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The Loaded Door Synopsis
When Bert Lyons (Hoot Gibson), returns to the Grainger spread from the "outside world," he learns his former employer is dead and the ranch in the possession of Stan Calvert (Joseph Harris), a notorious narcotics smuggler, and Blackie Lopez (Noble Johnson), a rustler who has his eyes on Molly Grainger (Gertrude Olmstead), Lyons' sweetheart. Bert tricks the outlaws as they are plotting his death and rescues Molly when she is kidnapped by Blackie. The gang is captured, and Lyons helps free Molly's brother Joe of a murder charge.
The Potum of Swat Synopsis
Leander Potts, a burlesque manager, has brought his Frivolous Frolickers to Greenville for a one-night stand at the Opera House. But there are bigger things ahead for Leander in Greenville. The natives have mistaken him for the Potum of Swat, a sturdy centenarian, who with his daughters, ranging in age from 70 to 85 years, is to give a lecture on how to live a thousand years. Leander and his burlesquers are given a royal welcome, and then and there he decides to assume the identity of the real Potum.
"The Loaded Door" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Potum of Swat" offers its own unique cult appeal.
Suggested Watch:
The Loaded Door