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The Wrong Woman Synopsis
Distinguished musician William Marshall has a daughter, Doris, and a ward, Viola Sherwin. Franklyn White, who is engaged to Doris, becomes smitten with Viola, but she is not interested and leaves for Philadelphia, where she becomes a reporter and meets wayward Harold Foster, who falls in love with her and proposes a secret marriage. Later, Harold attends a ball in New York, given by his mother; disregarding his marriage, he falls in love with Doris, to whom he becomes engaged. To save Doris, Viola confronts Harold at the Barrett home, and it appears that she has shot and killed him. However, Peter Barrett confesses to the crime, committed in the jealous belief that Viola was his wife Lauretta, whom Harold had previously courted. Viola is free and Doris and Franklyn are reconciled.
The Immortal Flame Synopsis
Ada Forbes loves Eugene Cory, but she marries Stapleton, a political boss who promises Ada's father a Senate seat in return for his daughter. After several years of an unhappy marriage, Ada leaves Stapleton and returns to Cory, now married to Alice Wood, to be his mistress. Alice finds out about the affair and confronts Ada, who promises never to see Eugene again. Then, Ada learns that her mother is dying. The double shock of losing Eugene and her mother brings on a breakdown, and Ada is put under a doctor's care. Her round-the-clock nurse falls asleep, however, and a half-insane Ada wanders away, falls into a river and drowns.
"The Wrong Woman" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Immortal Flame" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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The Wrong Woman