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Les grands Synopsis
A high school in the thirties: most of the students are leaving for the Easter holidays .However,one of them,Brassier,an A -student ,stays for sentimental reasons .He is desperately in love with the principal's wife who does not want to cheat on her husband ,and,above all,does not want the young man to ruin his good prospects .On a night he calls on her , a theft is committed ,in the principal's office .Although completely innocent , the good lad stands accused .He's got an alibi ,but it would compromise the reputation of the woman he is in love with.
Blackmail Synopsis
Confidence artist Flossie Golden attempts to fleece foolish but wealthy James Venable with a breach-of-promise suit. Venable's shrewd attorney, Richard Harding, outwits Flossie by proposing that she marry Venable and live on an allowance of $3,000 per year. Flossie is determined to get even with Harding for ruining her plans. In an attempt to con him, she poses as Innocence Page, but falls in love and marries him instead. Larry, Flossie's former accomplice, endeavors to blackmail her with her errant past, but Harding is already cognizant of the facts and Larry fails.
"Les grands" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Blackmail" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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