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The Ancient Highway Synopsis
Long thought dead, young Clifton Brant returns to his small town along the St. Lawrence River in Canada, after traveling around the world. He has come back to take revenge on millionaire Ivan Hurd, who has cheated his father. Hurd, however, sends the cops after Clifton, who manages to escape via "The Ancient Highway". He meets and falls for beautiful Antoinette St. Ives, who has also been taken advantage of by Hurd. Together, they hatch a plan by which they can both get their revenge.
The Guilty Man Synopsis
Marie Dubois, deeply in love with young lawyer Claude Lescuyer, entrusts her honor to him, but shortly before the birth of their child, he abandons her. In order to legitimize her daughter Claudine, Marie weds Flambon, the brutal owner of a Paris café. Eighteen years later, Flambon orders Claudine to work in the café, where she falls in love with Gaston, a waiter. Because Flambon owes a large sum of money to Jean, the café's former proprietor, he promises him the hand of his daughter in marriage. Claudine refuses to part with Gaston, which so enrages Flambon that he beats the girl and nearly kills Marie. To save her mother's life, Claudine shoots her stepfather and is subsequently tried for murder. The prosecutor, Claude Lescuyer, learns to his shame that the defendant is his own child, and in the courtroom, he names himself as the guilty man. The jury exonerates Claudine, and she is united with Gaston.
"The Ancient Highway" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Guilty Man" offers its own unique cult appeal.
Suggested Watch:
The Ancient Highway