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The Million Dollar Handicap Synopsis

John Porter, a southern horse breeder, buys a filly named Dixie after she puts up a strong showing in a race, discovering later that the animal had been doped for the contest. Porter is paralyzed later from a fall from a horse, and his son, Alan, embezzles a sum of money from the bank in order to straighten out the family finances. George Mortimer, who is in love with Alan's sister, Alis, takes the blame for the crime and is discharged from his job. Alis enters Dixie in a race and, disguised as a boy, rides the horse to victory. Alis' father is cured by the excitement, Alan's accounts are balanced, and George looks forward to a life with Alis.

Dangerous Nan McGrew Synopsis

Nan is the soda fountain queen in Dead Dog. She is in love with Billy, but she got a letter from a New York lawyer saying that she and her cousin, Hezekiah, a New England school teacher, would have to marry in order to share a bequest of some thousands of dollars. Hezekiah was on his way west and because Nan would lose the money if she turned him down, she conceived the idea of rejuvenating the wildness of Dead Dog to frighten poor Hezey out of marrying her. With the scene all set and Hezekiah duly shocked, Nan made her entry, riding her horse up the steps and into the bar. In spite of his terror, Hezekiah was willing to go on with the ceremony, and just as Nan and he were about to say "I do," Billy made his entry and began to shoot up the place. This was too much for Hezekiah, and he started running, caught the observation platform of a train starting for the east.