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Mighty Lak' a Rose Synopsis

Blind violinist Rose Duncan unknowingly falls in with a gang of crooks who use her as a decoy. Under her influence they all--especially Jimmy Harrison--resolve to go straight but decide to pull one more job so that Rose may have surgery. Jimmy is caught and goes to prison while Rose, now cured, successfully pursues her musical career. On the night of her debut Jimmy is released and reunited with Rose.

The Barricade Synopsis

Unnerved by the superiority of John Cook, the new president of the Securities Company, Wall Street business leader Amos Merrill begins to speculate with the trust funds in his control, ultimately losing all the funds. Amos, faced with discovery and disgrace, lies to his daughter Hope that Cook has ruined him; soon after, Hope meets Cook and conceives a plot for revenge. In the meantime, Cook has protected the frail Merrill from prosecution and paid back his debt after sending him away on a vacation to recover his health. Hope, knowing nothing of this, marries Cook and makes his life unbearable, finally conspiring with his business rival Gerald Hastings to ruin her husband and gain control of his funds. When Amos returns from his vacation, he is stunned at what Hope has done and reveals that his lie has resulted in a terrible mistake. Hope begs forgiveness from Cook and they go West together to begin a new life.