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The Girl from Nowhere Synopsis
Mavis Cole defies her grandfather and runs away with Herbert Whitman, a man of high social standing but poor character. Herbert plants a stolen necklace on Mavis and attempts to have her arrested when he comes under suspicion. Mavis seeks refuge in a hunting lodge with young Jimmy Ryder, and she claims to be Mrs. Ryder, Jimmy agrees to make the title legal. Meanwhile, Herbert bribes ex-convict Steve La Marche to steal a jewel from Dorothy Grosscup. Jimmy captures the thief, who at first refuses to confess. Dorothy accuses Mavis of the theft, but she is cleared by Steve, resulting in Herbert's arrest.
The Divine Sacrifice Synopsis
Dr. David Carewe's already unhappy marriage is made worse when his wife Helen's refuses to have children. Helen poses as the wife of gambler Robert Spencer in Europe, while David falls in love with Spencer's wife Madeline. When news reaches David that Spencer and his supposed wife have been killed, he weds Madeline and they have a daughter, June. Helen suddenly reappears, but David renounces her and continues to live happily with Madeline. Eighteen years later, June falls in love with a young man who is revealed as the son of Spencer and a woman to whom he was married before Madeline. Rather than ruin the budding romance, Madeline asks Helen to pose as June's mother, which restores June's name and allows the young lovers to marry.
"The Girl from Nowhere" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Divine Sacrifice" offers its own unique cult appeal.
Suggested Watch:
The Girl from Nowhere