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The Old Homestead Synopsis
When Lem Holbrook steals some money from his father, Eph Holbrook, to give to Rose, Reuben Whitcomb is accused and jailed. There he meets Happy Jack, and they escape; but Reuben's father, Uncle Josh, is forced to mortgage his farm to Eph to cover the loss. Reuben's sweetheart, Ann, is disturbed by reports that he has gone to meet Rose, but Uncle Josh hears from Happy Jack that he has actually gone to China. Happy Jack goes to search for Reuben while Uncle Josh finds it harder and harder to meet his payments. Just as he is about to sell out, a violent storm levels all of the town except Uncle Josh's farm, prompting Lem to confess to the robbery. Reuben returns, and all are reconciled.
Too Many Millions Synopsis
Walsingham Van Dorn, a rather unsuccessful book agent, is stunned to learn that he has inherited forty million dollars from his two uncles. Van Dorn asks his attorney Wilkins to handle the responsibilities entailed in managing the fortune and then retires to his mansion. One evening, however, he is awakened by a young woman named Desiree Lane, who refuses to leave until the two million dollars that his uncles swindled away from her father is restored. Van Dorn tries to return the money but discovers that Wilkins has stolen it and fled. Van Dorn and Desiree set out to find him, but when the hotel in which they have stopped for the night burns down, they are left standing in the street clad only in pajamas. To avoid a scandal, they marry and happily settle down. Two years later, Wilkins, unable to handle the fortune, returns it, but the young couple wonders whether they will continue to be happy as millionaires.
"Too Many Millions" is currently leading in ratings, making it a stronger choice for newcomers to the genre.
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The Old Homestead