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The City of Masks Synopsis
After emigrating to America, several European nobles find themselves living and working as common laborers. They join together one night a week to maintain the Continental style to which they were once accustomed.
The Scales of Justice Synopsis
District attorney Robert Darrow is in love with young widow Edith Russell Dexter. Her wealthy grandfather, Judge Philip Russell, wants her to marry his business manager, Walter Elliot, who has actually been embezzling from Russell's company. During a garden party, Edith and the judge fight over her attentions to Robert, Elliot and a maid mistakenly thinks that Edith is threatening him. That night, the judge is murdered and Edith is the prime suspect until old horse thief Bill Crump is found hiding on the property. Later, when Edith rejects Elliot, he hires a private detective to plant false evidence against her. While Edith is in jail, Bill is befriended by Edith's little daughter Alice. During the trial, when Robert breaks down and cannot cross-examine Edith, Bill comes forward to say that he saw the real murderer during a robbery. In the end, Bill willingly goes to jail, and Robert and Edith are free to marry.
"The City of Masks" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Scales of Justice" offers its own unique cult appeal.
Suggested Watch:
The City of Masks