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Passion's Playground Synopsis

Mary Grant, a convent girl, goes to Monte Carlo, and because of her winnings becomes the center of attraction. Prince Angelo Della Robbia falls in love with Mary, and introduces her to his brother. Prince Angelo, whose bride turns out to be Mary's friend Marie Grant, who had run away from the convent with a married man, Mary moved by her schoolmate's pleas, keeps her secret. Idina Bland, however, enraged at Prince Angelo's marriage, exposes the scandal. In the absence of Prince Vanno, Marie falsely asserts that the story is not hers, but that of Mary Grant who, by her silence, seems to admit guilt. Mary leaves Monte Carlo, but an old friend, Molly Maxwell, arrives and exposes the truth. Prince Vanno goes in search of the innocent Mary, arriving in time to save his love from adventurers who are attempting to steal her wealth.

The Fear Woman Synopsis

When her drunken father dies from falling downstairs on the night of her engagement announcement, Helen Winthrop finds a note from him warning that drinking has ruined the family's past four generations. She breaks her engagement to lawyer Robert Craig so that she can test herself as she fears that her children might inherit the habit. After sacrificing her reputation to save that of her adulterous married friend Stella Scarr, Helen goes to a resort hotel where she wins a tennis tournament and flirts with Percy Farwell, the son of social climber Mrs. Honorah Farwell. In order to break up her son's romance with a supposedly disgraced woman, Mrs. Farwell hires Robert Craig. During a party, Percy announces their engagement, and Helen acts intoxicated to test Robert's feelings for her. When Mrs. Farwell convinces Stella's husband Sidney to accuse Helen of wrongdoing, Robert fights him. Helen then accepts Robert's love and admits she was only drinking ginger ale.