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Polly of the Circus Synopsis

When circus aerialist Polly Fisher is injured, she is taken to the nearby home of minister John Hartley. The two fall in love and marry secretly. But when the news leaks out, the minister loses his pastorate over disdain by the parishioners for Polly's background as a performer. Polly must decide whether to stay with the man she loves or leave him for the good of his calling.

No Trespassing Synopsis

Roscoe Paine owns the lane that runs through the Cape Cod fishing village in which he lives, but he allows anyone to use it out of gratitude for the many kindnesses shown to him and his invalid mother. James Colton and his wife arrive in Cape Cod, with their daughter, Mabel. Mrs. Colton is ill and is under doctor's orders to "take rest." James offers to buy Roscoe's serene property, but Roscoe declines, until he desperately needs the money. While the men conduct the closing deal on a launch, Victor Carver, who is in the village to get information for Colton's Wall Street rival, inadvertently causes their boat to explode. Mabel Colton rows to their rescue; Colton is severely burned and incapacitated. While the financier recovers, Roscoe advises Mabel what financial decisions to make to save her father's stock market investments. Carver confesses his villainy, and Mrs. Colton is suddenly cured. After James heals, he bestows his new property on the town and offers Roscoe a fine position. Romance blooms between Roscoe and Mabel.