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Not a Drum Was Heard Synopsis
Jack Mills loses his sweetheart, Jean Ross, to his friend, Bud Loupel. Behind in his payments on a house, Bud steals money from the bank where he works. The owner finds out, but Jack takes the blame by holding up the bank and pretending to rob it of the money Bud has already taken. Bud shoots the owner and is severely wounded himself. Jack takes the rap at the trial, but Bud admits he is guilty before dying from his wounds. Jack promises to care for Jean and the baby.
A Sister to Salome Synopsis
When famous opera singer Elinore Duane undergoes an operation on her throat, she has a series of ether-induced visions. In one, she is transported to ancient Rome where she appears as a much-admired woman in love with Paul, a young heretic, and at odds with Lutor, the high priest. To save her love, she poisons Lutor with her ring. After several other visions which involve variations on this love triangle, Elinore awakens to discover that Lutor is actually her doctor, Sascha Jaccard, and that Paul is the son of a friend who has come to visit the recovering prima donna.
"Not a Drum Was Heard" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "A Sister to Salome" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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