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He Loops to Conquer Synopsis
Joe Murphy, having lost Kid Roberts, takes under his managerial wing a new protégé and "find," Kid Robertson, whom he matches against the Amazon Panther. The Kid and Ptomaine Tommy, his trainer, are doing some roadwork when they meet a motion-picture unit. The Kid falls for the star and accepts her invitation to appear in her picture. Too many close-ups under the glaring Klieg lights injure the Kid's eyes, which the ingenue tries to heal, she having fallen in love with the Kid. The night of the fight arrives, but no Kid Robertson. Joe learns he has been asked to make some scenes in a plane, and he and the girl rush to the flying field and see the pilot "stunting" in order to make the Kid dizzy, and the whole movie stunt being framed to keep the Kid from winning his battle. They rush the Kid to the ring where he gets the worst of it the first few rounds, finally managing to win by a lucky punch.
Into the Light Synopsis
A simple country girl, brutally mistreated by her stepfather, awakens first the sympathy, then the love, of The Boy. The Spider, who lusts after The Girl, makes a bargain with the stepfather and takes her to the city where, kept prisoner, she is soon broken in health and spirit. Cast out and near death, she is taken in by The Boy. Following the demise of The Spider, The Boy takes her to church, where he prays, and after many hours she is restored to health.
"He Loops to Conquer" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Into the Light" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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