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Ranger of the Big Pines Synopsis
Virginia Weatherford returns home after leaving the Western town of Sulfur Springs ten years earlier. She is shocked to discover that her mother, who operates a hotel with a rough clientele, has become as hardened as her tenants. Virginia soon falls in love with Ross Cavanagh, a forest ranger who reconciles her to her new life. However, Ross runs afoul of cattle baron Sam Gregg, who resents the new government tax on cattle grazed on public land. Sam orders his men to persuade Ross, by whatever means necessary, to ignore the tax. After Pinkie, a waiter at the hotel, overhears Sam planning an attack on the ranger, Virginia comes to Ross's aid, along with a wanted criminal who confides in the ranger that he is Virginia's father. Sam is defeated in the ensuing battle, which also leaves Virginia's father dead. Ross returns to the East, taking Virginia and her mother with him, but continues to keep the dead man's secret.
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.
"Ranger of the Big Pines" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "A Sister to Salome" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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