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Sailor's Luck Synopsis
On shore leave in San Pedro, U.S. sailor Jimmy Harrigan meets and falls for Sally Brent. She promises to wait for him when he ships out to San Francisco, but Jimmy becomes jealous and tells her off when he learns that she has entered a marathon dance contest sponsored by a lecherous snake named Baron Portola. Along with several of his Navy pals, Jimmy goes to the ballroom the night of the dance marathon to try to change Sally's mind and win her back.
The Serpent Synopsis
Peasant girl Vania is assaulted by a duke who murders her lover and sends her away to London. There she becomes a famous actress. The Duke, seeing her perform but not recognizing her, hears that his son is wounded. "If anything should happen to my boy, I think it would kill me." That's all the motivation Vania needs to go to the front, find the one-armed paralyzed boy and marry him. Next she arranges to make love to his father just as the boy enters the room, causing the young man to blow out his brains.
"Sailor's Luck" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Serpent" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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Sailor's Luck