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The Last Man Synopsis
After a tour of duty in the Philippines, Major Harvey, an army surgeon, returns to his home in Montana to discover his wife Lorna has begun an affair with Lieutenant Horne, whom she marries after Harvey divorces her. Weary of his former wife's high society sophistication, Harvey falls in love with Jeanne MacDonald, a young woman from the mountains, and, giving her a job as an army nurse, returns with her to the Philippines. Meanwhile, Horne has also been stationed there, and brings Lorna with him. The Philippine rebels attack the Americans, and the two couples find themselves under siege together. During the fighting, Lorna, tired of Horne, begins flirting with her ex-husband. After the rebels have been defeated, however, Harvey rejects Lorna and marries Jeanne.
The Wild Strain Synopsis
Although the prominent Hollywood family prides itself on its illustrious family tree, young Winifred Hollywood exhibits a fondness for wild adventures that greatly disturbs her parents. When Winifred becomes engaged to bank official Harold Burton, his equally snobbish parents visit the Hollywood home and are shocked by the young woman's spirited outbursts and mischievous tricks, and the engagement is broken after she decides to perform bareback feats with a traveling circus. On an evening ride, Winifred overhears two men planning to rob a bank, but when she attempts to phone for help, they make her their prisoner. In trying to rescue Winifred, Harold proves an able fighter, and with the aid of the circus crew, she is freed and the crooks apprehended. The Hollywoods then reveal that one of their ancestors was a bandit, while the Burtons admit that their line included a noted pugilist, and the young people are allowed to resume their romance.
"The Last Man" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Wild Strain" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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The Last Man