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The Wedding Song Synopsis
Hayes Hallan leaves the Pacific island where he was born for San Francisco to dispose of a fortune in pearls he has accumulated. He is befriended by confidence man Paul Glynn, who, learning about the pearls, arranges for his "family" to meet them in San Francisco. Following Glynn's plans, Hayes falls in love with and marries Glynn's sister, Beatrice. The newlyweds and the bogus family go to the island, where Beatrice has a change in heart and refuses to go along with the scheme. Glynn, however, makes her open Hayes's safe. Hayes appears and forces them at gunpoint to leave the island. Beatrice learns that a bomb has been planted under Hayes's house, retrieves it, and throws it off a cliff. The explosion creates a landslide, which sinks the crooks' ship. Beatrice and Hayes are reunited.
The Key to Power Synopsis
Bruce Wendell, the son of West Virginia coal mine owner James Wendell, graduates from West Point and prepares to lead a fighting unit to the front during World War I. As his father lies dying, however, he convinces Bruce to remain at home and guard the mine. Bruce's fiancée Ann Blair assumes that he is a coward and breaks off their engagement, but her brother Bobbie remains Bruce's loyal friend. Meyer, a German agent, persuades railroad president Parrish to refuse to transport Wendell's coal, but when Bruce adamantly refuses to close the mine, the spy's men decide to blow it up. While Ann is being abducted by Meyer, Bobbie is buried in an explosion at the mine. Bruce rescues Bobbie and then sends a plea to Lieutenant Parrish to rescue Ann. Meyer and his gang are captured and Ann renews her vow of love to Bruce.
"The Wedding Song" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Key to Power" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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