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Ladies of the Jury Synopsis

Society matron Mrs. Crane (Edna May Oliver) is selected as a juror in the trial of ex-chorus girl Yvette Gordon (Jill Esmond), who's accused of murdering her rich elderly husband. In court, Mrs. Crane is your unorthodox, disruptive juror. During the first ballot, Mrs. Crane brings in the only "not-guilty" vote, in spite of Evelyn Snow's (Helene Millard) damning testimony. Mrs. Crane and the other jurors are sent back to the jury room. Mrs. Crane persuades the other juror to take a closer look at the case and re-enact the night of Mr. Gordon's (Leyland Hodgson) demise.

Homer Comes Home Synopsis

Ne'er-do-well Homer Cavender ventures to the city from Mainsville in an effort to find fame and fortune. Both elude him, and after clerking for two years, Homer returns home for a vacation. Impressed by his flashy clothes, the townspeople assume that Homer has achieved success. Attempting to win Rachel Prouty from his rival, Arthur Machim, Homer continues the deception by announcing that his employer, Kort and Bailly, has dispatched him to enroll stockholders for a proposed new plant to be built in Mainsville. Machim discovers the sham and denounces Homer as a crook. Meanwhile, Homer returns to New York, convinces his employers of the merits of his plan and comes home triumphant, with a proposal for both the new plant and for Rachel's hand in marriage.