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Making the Grade Synopsis

At the behest of his father, fun-loving Eddie Ramson joins an expedition to Vladivostok, Russia, under the command of Captain Carleton. Unable to take his duties seriously, Eddie runs afoul of his commanding officer, but also wins the heart of peasant schoolteacher Sophie Semenoff. A series of merry chases result in Eddie's marriage to Sophie, followed by a brief sentence in the guard house. Eddie returns to the U.S. with his new bride, who is met with disapproval by her snobbish mother-in-law. Sophie is then kidnapped by Soviet agents, but Eddie soon comes to the rescue. Afterward, Sophie reveals that she is a member of the deposed Russian aristocracy, and Mrs. Ramson happily accepts her into the family.

Mary's Ankle Synopsis

While walking along the street one day, Arthur P. Hampton, an impoverished young doctor, and his chums, Stub Masters and Johnny Stokes, are persuaded to part with their last remaining funds by tag day solicitor Mary Jane Smith, with whom the doctor promptly falls in love. Doc's friends then hit upon a get-rich-quick scheme. Knowing that his Uncle George has promised a large sum of money upon his nephew's marriage, they persuade Doc to send out fake wedding invitations naming Mary Jane as the blushing bride. Uncle George, elated at the good news, writes to Mary Jane's aunt, Angelica Burns, an old sweetheart, to invite Mary Jane and Angelica to be his guests on an ocean voyage. Meanwhile, Mary Jane pays a visit to the doctor's office and, upon seeing the wedding invitations, becomes so flustered that she trips and sprains her ankle. Doc comes to her rescue and then begs her to pose as his wife. She agrees, but at ship-side, Stub and Johnnie confess all to Uncle George, who flies into a rage until Doc announces that he and Mary Jane have chosen a wedding at sea.