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Toboggan Synopsis
Pessimistic drama of a struggling young boxer and a mistress who craves a luxury he cannot provide for her. In its evocation of the smell of the crowded ring, compared by historian Raymond Chirat to the similar Warners B films of the era.
Into the Light Synopsis
A simple country girl, brutally mistreated by her stepfather, awakens first the sympathy, then the love, of The Boy. The Spider, who lusts after The Girl, makes a bargain with the stepfather and takes her to the city where, kept prisoner, she is soon broken in health and spirit. Cast out and near death, she is taken in by The Boy. Following the demise of The Spider, The Boy takes her to church, where he prays, and after many hours she is restored to health.
"Toboggan" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Into the Light" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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