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The Count of Luxembourg Synopsis
Duke Rutzinoff is prevented from marrying Angele Didier, an actress, by her lack of title. To obtain a title for her, the duke persuades her to marry the impoverished Count of Luxembourg by proxy, preparing to divorce him immediately afterward, still sight unseen. Angele becomes the Countess of Luxembourg and goes to the Riviera, where she awaits the final decree. She meets the count there, and they fall in love. The enraged duke, thinking himself to have been betrayed, lets Angele know that the man with whom she has fallen in love is the same man who married her for selfish gain. Angele walks out on the count, but when she learns that he sold his title only in order to pay for a friend's operation, she returns to him and they are reconciled.
The Key to Power Synopsis
Bruce Wendell, the son of West Virginia coal mine owner James Wendell, graduates from West Point and prepares to lead a fighting unit to the front during World War I. As his father lies dying, however, he convinces Bruce to remain at home and guard the mine. Bruce's fiancée Ann Blair assumes that he is a coward and breaks off their engagement, but her brother Bobbie remains Bruce's loyal friend. Meyer, a German agent, persuades railroad president Parrish to refuse to transport Wendell's coal, but when Bruce adamantly refuses to close the mine, the spy's men decide to blow it up. While Ann is being abducted by Meyer, Bobbie is buried in an explosion at the mine. Bruce rescues Bobbie and then sends a plea to Lieutenant Parrish to rescue Ann. Meyer and his gang are captured and Ann renews her vow of love to Bruce.
"The Count of Luxembourg" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Key to Power" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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