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New Love for Old Synopsis
At a mountain resort, Kenneth Scott falls in love with Marie Beauchamp, an older woman who merely amuses herself with him. When she deserts him to open a roadhouse, he sadly leaves the mountains and, in the company of an old wandering poet named "Doc" Podden, travels to a little village in the woods. There he meets and soon gives his heart to Daphne Sawyer, the storekeeper's daughter. Daphne also is loved by Louis Bracchi, but Kenneth finally saves her from his forced attentions. In the end, Kenneth learns that his new love is the younger sister of Marie, the woman who abandoned him.
The Cricket Synopsis
Spurred on by her young actor friend Pascal, Cricket, a young girl, accepts the starring role in a juvenile play. Her smashing success is overshadowed, however, by her mother's death. Orphaned, Cricket grows to adulthood under the tutelage of her artist friends Saveline, Pinglet, and Caesar. Their idyllic family life ends when the three foster fathers decide that Cricket shall marry a banker's son, while she is determined to marry her old friend Pascal. Cricket leaves her foster fathers for Pascal and their estrangement endures several years, until the three men attend a stage performance given by Pascal and Cricket. An usher asks if they would take care of one of the actor's children and, recognizing Cricket's daughter, their old feelings of friendship are rekindled and a reconciliation occurs.
"The Cricket" is currently leading in ratings, making it a stronger choice for newcomers to the genre.
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New Love for Old