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The Rebellious Bride Synopsis

Carefree Ozark Mountain girl Cynthy Quimby rebels against her grandfather's decision that she must marry overweight schoolteacher Tobe Plunkett. Cynthy persuades disreputable villager Jeff Peters to break up the wedding ceremony, then Cynthy's grandfather demands that she marry the first man she meets, who happens to be Arthur Calloway, a stranded aviator from St. Louis. Arthur only consents to the marriage at the point of a gun. Left alone in a cabin, Cynthy locks Arthur in a closed room, but he manages to escape repeatedly, and each time repairs his airplane. He finally flies away after three days, but back at home he realizes he misses Cynthy. She soon arrives at his home, and Arthur and Cynthy become husband and wife in earnest.

The Show Down Synopsis

Inconsiderate millionaire John Benson, philanthropist Oliver North, courageous Langdon Crane, wealthy idler Robert Curtis, and Lydia Benson are among the passengers on an ocean liner that is sunk by a German submarine. Carried away by the currents to a tropical island, the castaways endure hardships which bring out their true natures. Benson becomes kind and considerate underneath his gruff exterior, North exhibits a meanness and smallness, Crane turns into a coward and slacker when he is confronted by hard work, and Curtis develops into a dynamo of activity whose strength and consideration prompt Lydia to fall in love with him. Finally, they are rescued and all return home, where Lydia and Curtis are married.