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More Pay - Less Work Synopsis

Betty, the daughter of ship owner Cappy Ricks, falls in love with Willie Hinchfield, the son of Cappy's hated business rival. When the son and daughter start to work for their respective parents, business difficulties increase, and many comic situations result from their efforts to conduct a secret romance. Willie steals one of the best customers of the Ricks line, and one of Cappy's tugs goes to the rescue of a steamer near the Golden Gate. The steamer makes port on schedule for the delivery of cargo, and Willie explains his actions to Betty, who agrees to accept his marriage proposal. Ricks and Hinchfield decide they will have to become business partners in order to avoid conflicting business interests.

The Great Shadow Synopsis

Jim McDonald, the foreman of a shipbuilding plant and head of the labor union, strives to combat the anarchistic propaganda being put forth by Klimoff, the leader of a Bolshevik gang whose goal is to disrupt the country with strikes and anarchy. Despite McDonald's efforts, a strike is called, resulting in chaos. McDonald's child is knocked down by runaway horses abandoned by their striking driver, and dies. Mob scenes take place in America, as well as in Russia. Eventually, the unrest is quelled with an armistice called between Capital and Labor for a year, during which time wages are to be increased to reflect the cost of living, and leaders are to work out a common plan for their mutual advantage. The strikers now realize that they have been pawns of the Bolsheviks and call off the strike, agreeing to the plan.