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The Rough Diamond Synopsis

When he loses his job as ranch hand for singing during work hours, Hank Sherman takes his pet mule and joins a circus. There he meets Gloria Gómez, with whom he had indulged in a mild flirtation, and emerges victorious from a tangle with circus employees. Gloria's father, the ex-president of the Republic of Bargravia, admires Hank's valor and selects him as leader of a counter-revolutionary movement in his country. Gloria forces her fiancé, Pedro, whom she dislikes, to accept Hank, but Pedro becomes jealous and has his rival kidnapped. Hank succeeds in escaping and embarking for Bargravia; there, Pedro attempts to foil Hank's plans but is defeated. After desperate fighting, Gloria's father regains his post and she weds Hank.

Mary's Ankle Synopsis

While walking along the street one day, Arthur P. Hampton, an impoverished young doctor, and his chums, Stub Masters and Johnny Stokes, are persuaded to part with their last remaining funds by tag day solicitor Mary Jane Smith, with whom the doctor promptly falls in love. Doc's friends then hit upon a get-rich-quick scheme. Knowing that his Uncle George has promised a large sum of money upon his nephew's marriage, they persuade Doc to send out fake wedding invitations naming Mary Jane as the blushing bride. Uncle George, elated at the good news, writes to Mary Jane's aunt, Angelica Burns, an old sweetheart, to invite Mary Jane and Angelica to be his guests on an ocean voyage. Meanwhile, Mary Jane pays a visit to the doctor's office and, upon seeing the wedding invitations, becomes so flustered that she trips and sprains her ankle. Doc comes to her rescue and then begs her to pose as his wife. She agrees, but at ship-side, Stub and Johnnie confess all to Uncle George, who flies into a rage until Doc announces that he and Mary Jane have chosen a wedding at sea.