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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 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 Fighting Three" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Key to Power" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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