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The Arizona Romeo Synopsis
John Wayne and Sam Barr, two New York City financiers, plan to merge their holdings by arranging the marriage of John's daughter, Sylvia, to Sam's son, Richard. Although Sylvia refuses, Sam is wise in the ways of women and decides that the best way to change her mind is to oppose Richard as a suitor. Sylvia immediately runs away to Arizona, where she arranges to meet Richard. To pass the time, Sylvia and her maid offer manicures sat the barbershop. When Tom Long, a local rancher, discovers that all his men are getting manicured, he rides into town to put a stop to the practice. At the barbershop, Tom falls in love with Sylvia after defending her from the advances of a local tough. Richard arrives from the East, closely followed by a telegram from John, which offers a reward for the prevention of the marriage. Believing that Sylvia is truly in love with Richard, Tom helps them elude the sheriff. However, when he accidentally learns that Sylvia is marrying Richard only to spite her father, Tom pursues the train carrying the eloping couple, jumps aboard from his galloping horse, and declares his love for Sylvia. She realizes that she truly loves Tom and agrees to marry him.
The Road Through the Dark Synopsis
Gabrielle Jardee, daughter of a conservative Parisian family, is in love with an American, John Morgan, who her parents disapprove of. She is sent away from Paris to a small village, where her aunt lives with her sister and brother. The war comes and the Germans enter the town. She becomes the mistress of a German Kommandant. By means of a code which John understands she supplies the French Government with valuable information. In Berlin, she kills Karl and makes her escape to Paris, where she meets John, who offers her the love she thought she had lost. Moving Picture World
"The Arizona Romeo" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Road Through the Dark" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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The Arizona Romeo