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Luck in Pawn Synopsis
To send her daughter Annabel to New York to develop her artistic abilities, poor farm widow Mrs. Lee increases her work. Annabel's inability to sell more than one painting leads her to consider quitting, but first she pawns a locket for money to visit a nearby resort to receive a famous artist's advice. On hearing his appraisal that she will never succeed financially, Annabel plans to go home, but she is persuaded to stay by a friend of the artist's, bored multi-millionaire Richard Norton, who has fallen in love with her. After Richard introduces Annabel to his mother as the sister of a friend, Annabel's pawnbroker Mr. Armsberg, who wants to break into society, arrives and agrees to finance her stay if she will introduce him as her uncle. Mrs. Vance, who wants Richard to marry her daughter, reveals Armsberg's identity to Mrs. Norton, but after Armsberg discloses that Mr. Vance attempted to pawn phony jewels, Mrs. Norton accepts Annabel as Richard's fiancée.
Honor's Altar Synopsis
After building a financial empire, Frederick Mallery feels chained to his wife Winnie, who stood by him during the years of poverty. As a result, he offers Warren Woods, a down-and-out former playboy, $50,000 to seduce Winnie, so that he will have an excuse for a divorce. Warren works hard at his job, but instead of weakening Winnie's devotion to Frederick, he himself falls in love with her. Needing the money, however, he boasts to Frederick of having seduced Winnie. Suddenly, Frederick becomes jealous, and after calling off the deal with Warren, he goes to Winnie and tells her that he loves her.
"Luck in Pawn" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Honor's Altar" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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Luck in Pawn