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I Am Guilty Synopsis
Connie a chorus girl, meets Robert MacNair an up-and-coming lawyer. Four years into their marriage, though still in love, MacNair neglects Connie. She attends a party while he is away on business, and when the host, Garrick, makes a play for her, she is burned accidentally trying to get away. A thief, hiding nearby, plants a revolver in her hand, and it thus appears that she has shot Garrick, but Dillon, the thief, is arrested. MacNair takes the case and through her burn discovers his wife's involvement. At the trial she confesses her part in the affair, but MacNair provides evidence that Trixie, Garrick's mistress, is the murderer.
The Key to Power Synopsis
Bruce Wendell, the son of West Virginia coal mine owner James Wendell, graduates from West Point and prepares to lead a fighting unit to the front during World War I. As his father lies dying, however, he convinces Bruce to remain at home and guard the mine. Bruce's fiancée Ann Blair assumes that he is a coward and breaks off their engagement, but her brother Bobbie remains Bruce's loyal friend. Meyer, a German agent, persuades railroad president Parrish to refuse to transport Wendell's coal, but when Bruce adamantly refuses to close the mine, the spy's men decide to blow it up. While Ann is being abducted by Meyer, Bobbie is buried in an explosion at the mine. Bruce rescues Bobbie and then sends a plea to Lieutenant Parrish to rescue Ann. Meyer and his gang are captured and Ann renews her vow of love to Bruce.
"I Am Guilty" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Key to Power" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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