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The Secret Spring Synopsis
Grand Duchess Aurora if forced into an unhappy marriage with Grand Duke Rudolph. Rudolph prepares to leave for the Congo but he is murdered by his brother. Aurora goes to Paris be with her father and enters the gay revelries there until she hears of her husband's death. She returns to the Kingdom, where she meets a tutor who falls in love with her. Together they discover her brother-in-law's treachery, and she helps her lover escape from his vengeance. War is declared and the tutor loses his life at Verdun. Aurora goes to France and places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with the thought the tombs may be his.
The Child of Paris Synopsis
The young daughter of an army captain missing in action runs away from school and is kidnapped by Parisian lowlifes. When the kidnapper flees to Nice with the child, the kind-hearted employee of one of his accomplices sets off in pursuit.
"The Child of Paris" is currently leading in ratings, making it a stronger choice for newcomers to the genre.
Suggested Watch:
The Secret Spring