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Pasák holek Synopsis

During a steamboat disaster on the Vltava, rower Chrapot saves one of the passengers, Duschnitz, from drowning and takes him home. Chrapot's wife nurses Duschnitz back to health, but he then seduces her. From this relationship with the Chrapots, a son Jarda is born. He becomes a tramp. He has affairs with promiscuous girls and works briefly as a waiter in a bar. With Betka's help, he set up a nightclub. However, he is found by the police and imprisoned. Betka's sister Luisa loves Jarda, but after the death of her grandmother, she finds herself in a difficult situation and looks for a job with Agent Busch, who earns his living in the same way as Jarda. When Jarda learns after his release from prison that Busch wants to send Luisa to Bucharest, he thwarts her plans. He reconciles with his hated father-in-law and marries Luisa so they can start a new life together.

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.