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The Net Synopsis
Allayne Norman's husband, Bruce, a gambler and a drinker, quarrels with her cousin, an artist, and kills him. Bruce flees, having exchanged identities with a stranger who, suffering from amnesia, wanders into the studio and falls unconscious. He persuades Allayne to tell the police that the senseless man is her husband, the murderer. She does, to protect her son. Bruce dies, the man regains his memory, his innocence is proven, and he marries Allayne.
The Rose of Blood Synopsis
After the death of Princess Arbassoff, Lisza Tapenko, a governess in the household of Prince Arbassoff, fills her place in everything but name. When the prince refuses to marry her because of the difference in their social positions, Lisza's former lover, Vassya, urges her to join the cause of the revolution. Smarting under the prince's refusal, she does so and leaves for Switzerland, the headquarters of the revolutionaries. The prince eventually yields to his son's pleas for Lisza's return and agrees to make her his wife. As Princess Arbassoff, Lisza still continues her activities with the revolutionaries, assassinating government officials and leaving a red rose on each of her victims. Torn between her love for the prince and her love of Russia when the revolutionaries order her to slay her husband, Lisza's devotion to the cause triumphs and she dynamites her house, meeting her death along with the prince's.
"The Net" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Rose of Blood" offers its own unique cult appeal.
Suggested Watch:
The Net