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The Heart Breaker Synopsis
When the shortcomings of a member of the Bachelors' Club are revealed to him for becoming engaged, he wagers the club president that the latter cannot spend a week at a designated inn without becoming engaged. The president takes the bet and finds the inn run by women and with only women guests, most of them of the beauteous sort. That she may avoid an unwelcome suitor, one of the guests is disguised as a boy. The bachelor persuades her to don girl's attire, thinking her a boy, and to represent herself as being engaged to him, so that he may avoid the other girls. By the time he discovers she is really a girl, he has fallen in love with her. He helps her to evade the rejected suitor and her father and mother, who have made the match for her. The girl and the bachelor are finally married in the middle of the lake at the height of the chase.
A Fitting Gift Synopsis
The Judge needs a present for his wife's birthday, so Harry suggests a new corset. They go to the shop, but he's so embarrassed to ask the saleslady he hides in a phone booth.Harry goes in, but finds a GUY wearing one, and runs out.They both dress as women to get back in, but Mrs. Rummy gets there and chases him out.
"The Heart Breaker" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "A Fitting Gift" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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