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Ned McCobb's Daughter Synopsis
Rumrunner Babe Callahan uses his married brother George's home as a front for his operations. George's wife Carrie, unaware of the arrangement, runs a restaurant in part of the large house owned by her father, captain of the local ferry for while George collects the fares. George proves to be a bigger scoundrel than his bootlegging brother when he steals money from the fares to buy jewelry to purchase the affections of waitress Jennie. When a government official, Kelly, investigates the house's cellar, George kills him and hides the body in an apple bin. Prohibition officers arrive searching for Kelly but find instead trucks with false bottoms. The officials leave, staking-out nearby. Babe's first instinct is to flee, but he remains to protect Carrie and the children. George loads the trucks with the body and liquor, and he takes two of the children to avert suspicion. Carrie frantically enlists Babe's aid. A wild chase culminates with George plunging over a cliff to his death but not before Babe, racing alongside, rescues the children. Babe is arrested but promises Carrie he will return to her.
Blackmail Synopsis
Confidence artist Flossie Golden attempts to fleece foolish but wealthy James Venable with a breach-of-promise suit. Venable's shrewd attorney, Richard Harding, outwits Flossie by proposing that she marry Venable and live on an allowance of $3,000 per year. Flossie is determined to get even with Harding for ruining her plans. In an attempt to con him, she poses as Innocence Page, but falls in love and marries him instead. Larry, Flossie's former accomplice, endeavors to blackmail her with her errant past, but Harding is already cognizant of the facts and Larry fails.
"Ned McCobb's Daughter" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Blackmail" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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