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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.

Man's Plaything Synopsis

While working as a flower girl in Devlin Maddox's nightclub, Nellie Vaughan meets wealthy young Pelton Van Teel and falls in love. Maddox, desirous of using Nellie to blackmail Van Teel, spreads a rumor that she is his mistress. This makes Nellie uncomfortable, and she demands that Van Teel marry her immediately, to which he agrees. Meanwhile, Van Teel has been losing money gambling to Maddox, who threatens to break up the marriage by producing a worthless check that the young husband has written. Venturing to Maddox's apartment for a showdown, Nellie pulls a gun and demands the check, accidentally shooting Maddox when he throws a lamp at her. Maddox plans to charge Nellie with assault, but when the police arrive, his butler, actually a detective employed by the elder Van Teel, exposes Maddox, who is then arrested, clearing the path for the couple's happiness.