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Maryjka Synopsis

An example of an original Polish pre-war melodrama set in the Hutsul region. In the 1930s, the eastern regions of the multinational Republic of Poland, and in particular the areas located among the picturesque Eastern Carpathians at that time, became the object of interest not only to ethnographers and tourists, but also to artists. Documentaries were made about this region and books were written. In the end, a melodrama was shot, part of which became the customs of the Hutsul village.

The Key to Power Synopsis

Bruce Wendell, the son of West Virginia coal mine owner James Wendell, graduates from West Point and prepares to lead a fighting unit to the front during World War I. As his father lies dying, however, he convinces Bruce to remain at home and guard the mine. Bruce's fiancée Ann Blair assumes that he is a coward and breaks off their engagement, but her brother Bobbie remains Bruce's loyal friend. Meyer, a German agent, persuades railroad president Parrish to refuse to transport Wendell's coal, but when Bruce adamantly refuses to close the mine, the spy's men decide to blow it up. While Ann is being abducted by Meyer, Bobbie is buried in an explosion at the mine. Bruce rescues Bobbie and then sends a plea to Lieutenant Parrish to rescue Ann. Meyer and his gang are captured and Ann renews her vow of love to Bruce.