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The Devil to Pay Synopsis

Brent Warren, a power in the financial and political circle of the town of Hampton, sends George Roan, his employee and accomplice in crime, to the gallows. Meanwhile, Cullen Grant, the district attorney and ex-fiancé of Warren's sweetheart, Dare Keeling, gains criminal evidence against Warren and has him indicted. However, Dare remains loyal to Warren, as do most of the people of Hampton, forcing Grant to increase his efforts to discover more evidence. He is helped in this task by Dare's brother Larry. Warren, under continuous suspicion, begins to break down when mysterious phone calls accuse him of the murder for which Roan was hanged. Finally, Grant succeeds in bringing Warren to trial, using Roan, brought back to life through the miracle of surgery, as his star witness. Brought to justice, Warren commits suicide, and Dare turns to Grant for solace.

The Man Without a Country Synopsis

When Barbara Norton is left orphaned, she goes to live with her aunt and uncle. Time passes, now grown to adulthood, Barbara, becomes engaged to a wealthy young man who believes in pacifism. When the United States declares war on Germany, Barbara's fiance declines to enlist, and so Barbara gives him back his engagement ring and goes to France as a Red Cross nurse. En route, her steamer is torpedoed and Barbara is assumed to be drowned. Even this tragedy does not inspire the young man's patriotism and when solicited to enlist, he declares that the United States be damned. These sentiments shock an old friend of his father's, who brings the young man a copy of the book The Man Without a Country . Upon reading the book, the young man visualizes the story of Philip Nolan and is compelled to serve his country. As he is about to go to war, Barbara returns, and the two lovers embrace.