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Hearts and Spangles Synopsis

Steve Carris, a medical student, is expelled from college, disowned by his father and joins a circus. He makes friends with Peg Palmer, and makes an enemy of Barclay, who has a yen for Peg himself. Steve works as a clown when old Harry Riley, the regular clown, is ill. Bobby, Riley's grandson, is also a pal of Steve's. After Barclay makes advances on Peg and turns the lions loose on Steve, when the circus is playing Steve's hometown, it is discovered that Bobby is the son of Steve's brother, Steve and his father are reconciled, and Steve becomes a doctor.

The Great Shadow Synopsis

Jim McDonald, the foreman of a shipbuilding plant and head of the labor union, strives to combat the anarchistic propaganda being put forth by Klimoff, the leader of a Bolshevik gang whose goal is to disrupt the country with strikes and anarchy. Despite McDonald's efforts, a strike is called, resulting in chaos. McDonald's child is knocked down by runaway horses abandoned by their striking driver, and dies. Mob scenes take place in America, as well as in Russia. Eventually, the unrest is quelled with an armistice called between Capital and Labor for a year, during which time wages are to be increased to reflect the cost of living, and leaders are to work out a common plan for their mutual advantage. The strikers now realize that they have been pawns of the Bolsheviks and call off the strike, agreeing to the plan.