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The Mutiny of the Elsinore Synopsis
When Captain Nathaniel Somers is killed during an attack by thugs, his loyal first mate Pike promises to care for the captain's son Dick. Pike, aware that Dick has squandered his life on having a good time, sequesters the wastrel aboard The Elsinore and sets sail. Mellaire, one of the thugs responsible for the captain's death, is also on board, as is Margaret West, whom all three men love. The crew is a bad lot, and during a heavy storm, Mellaire, with his accomplice, The Rat, start a mutiny. In the battle on deck, Pike fights the rebellious sailors single-handedly until helped by Dick, whose experiences have transformed him into a man. Mellaire and The Rat are washed overboard and Pike, now severely injured, gives both command of the ship and Margaret's hand to Dick.
Lone Star Synopsis
Lone Star, an Indian lad of superior intelligence, marvels at the efficacy of the white man's medical methods. He later goes East to secure an education and release his tribe from the practices of the medicine man. After a medical course in college Lone Star goes to New York and here becomes a noted surgeon. He meets Helen Mattes, the daughter of a rich New Yorker, and falls in love with the girl. Her father objects to his daughter mating with an Indian and he brings Helen to the same conclusion. A short time after the girl has told Lone Star that she can never marry him he saves her life by a very delicate operation. Then, disgusted with so-called "high society." he returns to the Indian village and there sets about to give them the benefit of his education.
"The Mutiny of the Elsinore" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Lone Star" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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The Mutiny of the Elsinore