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The Unknown Synopsis

Dick Talmadge leads a double life: normally he is the indolent son of Parker Talmadge, the controlling power in the flour market, but sometimes he masquerades as "The Unknown," a masked champion of the people and leader of the fight against high prices. Parker Talmadge and sugar baron J. Malcolm Sweet agree that Dick should marry J. Malcolm's daughter, Sylvia Sweet, but Sylvia disapproves of Dick's worthlessness and considers The Unknown the man of her dreams. A raid on the profiteers' stored goods causes a panic among financiers, who unsuccessfully set detectives on The Unknown's trail, then stage a grand reception as a trap for their populist enemy. The plot fails, but Dick is unmasked in a fight. Sylvia changes her mind about the young man, and all ends happily.

Blackmail Synopsis

Confidence artist Flossie Golden attempts to fleece foolish but wealthy James Venable with a breach-of-promise suit. Venable's shrewd attorney, Richard Harding, outwits Flossie by proposing that she marry Venable and live on an allowance of $3,000 per year. Flossie is determined to get even with Harding for ruining her plans. In an attempt to con him, she poses as Innocence Page, but falls in love and marries him instead. Larry, Flossie's former accomplice, endeavors to blackmail her with her errant past, but Harding is already cognizant of the facts and Larry fails.