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Quicker'n Lightnin' Synopsis
A cowboy named Quicker'n Lightnin' searches for his sweetheart, Helen Harlow, after she is abducted by Mowii, a notorious renegade. Morella, a Native American girl, informs Lightnin' and his friend, Al McNutt, that Mowii has taken Helen to his hideout in a deserted Pueblo village. Along the way, they learn that Morella's father has been murdered. Mowii and his gang capture the group, but Lightnin' escapes and instructs Morella's lover, Truxillo, to send the sheriff with a posse. Following a heated battle, most of the gang members are captured. Lightnin' comes to the rescue as Mowii's mother, known as the Squaw, is about to sacrifice Helen to the sun god. He grabs the arrow and impales Mowii's arm, then ties him up until the sheriff arrives. Afterward, Lightnin' takes Helen home.
A Sister to Salome Synopsis
When famous opera singer Elinore Duane undergoes an operation on her throat, she has a series of ether-induced visions. In one, she is transported to ancient Rome where she appears as a much-admired woman in love with Paul, a young heretic, and at odds with Lutor, the high priest. To save her love, she poisons Lutor with her ring. After several other visions which involve variations on this love triangle, Elinore awakens to discover that Lutor is actually her doctor, Sascha Jaccard, and that Paul is the son of a friend who has come to visit the recovering prima donna.
"Quicker'n Lightnin'" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "A Sister to Salome" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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