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The Manicure Girl Synopsis

Manicurist in the beauty shop of a large metropolitan hotel, Maria Maretti is engaged to Antonio Luca, an electrician who operates a small radio repair business. At the hotel, Maria meets James Morgan, a wealthy guest who, when Maria will not go out with him, sends her ten dollars for theater tickets. Over Antonio's objections, Maria does not return the money; instead she and Antonio go to a play. After the performance, Antonio is too miserly to hire a taxi; and while he is chasing his hat down a windy street, Maria accepts a ride with Morgan. Later, she and Antonio fight, and she goes to Morgan for solace, belatedly discovering that he is married. Maria reunites Morgan with his wife, then gladly returns to the repentant Antonio.

The Great Shadow Synopsis

Jim McDonald, the foreman of a shipbuilding plant and head of the labor union, strives to combat the anarchistic propaganda being put forth by Klimoff, the leader of a Bolshevik gang whose goal is to disrupt the country with strikes and anarchy. Despite McDonald's efforts, a strike is called, resulting in chaos. McDonald's child is knocked down by runaway horses abandoned by their striking driver, and dies. Mob scenes take place in America, as well as in Russia. Eventually, the unrest is quelled with an armistice called between Capital and Labor for a year, during which time wages are to be increased to reflect the cost of living, and leaders are to work out a common plan for their mutual advantage. The strikers now realize that they have been pawns of the Bolsheviks and call off the strike, agreeing to the plan.