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The Fighting Three Synopsis
Mademoiselle Jeanne D'Arcy, the soubrette in a Parisian Follies company, marries Jack Conway, a good-natured cowhand, after he tows their stalled truck across the county line. While they are playing the local opera house, John D'Arcy is writing his will, naming Jeanne as beneficiary. D'Arcy's scalawag nephew, Steve Clayton, demands money from him and tries to force a revision of the will. Jack responds to D'Arcy's call for help and is framed by Steve for the old man's murder. Jack escapes and takes refuge in Jeanne's dressing room, where she disguises him as a mystic. Steve later convinces Jeanne that Jack killed her father, and she attempts to shoot her husband. The report of D'Arcy's death proves erroneous, and he recovers with an accusatory finger pointed at Steve.
The Great Shadow Synopsis
Jim McDonald, the foreman of a shipbuilding plant and head of the labor union, strives to combat the anarchistic propaganda being put forth by Klimoff, the leader of a Bolshevik gang whose goal is to disrupt the country with strikes and anarchy. Despite McDonald's efforts, a strike is called, resulting in chaos. McDonald's child is knocked down by runaway horses abandoned by their striking driver, and dies. Mob scenes take place in America, as well as in Russia. Eventually, the unrest is quelled with an armistice called between Capital and Labor for a year, during which time wages are to be increased to reflect the cost of living, and leaders are to work out a common plan for their mutual advantage. The strikers now realize that they have been pawns of the Bolsheviks and call off the strike, agreeing to the plan.
"The Fighting Three" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Great Shadow" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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