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The Heart of the North Synopsis
Orphan twins found in a snowstorm by Father Ormounde are adopted from a Montreal orphanage by an officer of the Northwest Mounted Police and Pierre Maupome, a leader of desperadoes. Twenty years later, one of them, "Bad" Maupome, has become leader of a gang of thieves, and the other, John, has become a lieutenant in the Northwest Mounted Police. John meets Patricia Graham and falls in love with her after rescuing her from a forest fire. Meanwhile, having directed the looting of an Indian village, "Bad" goes to De Brac's trading post and roughs up the trader when he objects to his seeing his daughter; however, the infatuated Rosa goes to "Bad's" cabin where Father Ormounde discloses the bandit's identity. Maupome steals a police uniform and robs and wounds Miss Graham's father. John is arrested, but he escapes and trails his brother, who is killed by a falling tree in a storm. John is cleared by the girl's testimony, and they are happy together.
Into the Light Synopsis
A simple country girl, brutally mistreated by her stepfather, awakens first the sympathy, then the love, of The Boy. The Spider, who lusts after The Girl, makes a bargain with the stepfather and takes her to the city where, kept prisoner, she is soon broken in health and spirit. Cast out and near death, she is taken in by The Boy. Following the demise of The Spider, The Boy takes her to church, where he prays, and after many hours she is restored to health.
"The Heart of the North" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Into the Light" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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