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Le marchand de plaisirs Synopsis
Poor young man lives with an alcoholic father and a ragged mother. He falls in love with a beautiful and rich lady. When his father breaks into her home to steal, he shoots him dead. She is thankful to him but marries her rich fiancee.
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.
"Le marchand de plaisirs" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Into the Light" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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