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Picture Brides Synopsis
Expatriate miners in South America arrange for a riverboat full of blonde mail-order brides to arrive at their village. A lecherous German mine owner wants one of them and a teenage native girl for himself--and won't take no for an answer.
Under Northern Lights Synopsis
Douglas MacLeod of the Royal North West Mounted Police is in love with Suzanne Foucharde, who has adopted an abandoned Indian baby, the illegitimate child of Louis La Rocque and Na Fa Kowa. When La Rocque insinuates that the baby is Suzanne's, her brother Henry defends his sister's honor and kills the villain. In spite of his love for Suzanne, it is Douglas' duty to arrest Henry. He does so, but later allows him to escape, taking the bullet himself that was fired after Henry by Constable Burke. Meanwhile, the dead body of Na Fa Kowa is found, accompanied by a note proving that the Indian was the baby's mother. In the spring, when Douglas recovers from his wounds, he and Suzanne are married.
"Picture Brides" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Under Northern Lights" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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