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West of the Water Bucket Synopsis
Jack O'Day and his orphans are on a farm in a small town. He takes them to a visiting circus and there engages in a ring encounter with a fakir who holds himself up as the real champ. Jack makes this battle a real comedy, taking off his shoes and wearing his brown derby all through the fight until the last, when he finds it necessary to wade in. It gets in the papers that Jack is defeated and his manager turns up just in time to find the facts and disclose his real identity, to the disappointment and horror of villagers.
A Sister to Salome Synopsis
When famous opera singer Elinore Duane undergoes an operation on her throat, she has a series of ether-induced visions. In one, she is transported to ancient Rome where she appears as a much-admired woman in love with Paul, a young heretic, and at odds with Lutor, the high priest. To save her love, she poisons Lutor with her ring. After several other visions which involve variations on this love triangle, Elinore awakens to discover that Lutor is actually her doctor, Sascha Jaccard, and that Paul is the son of a friend who has come to visit the recovering prima donna.
"West of the Water Bucket" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "A Sister to Salome" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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West of the Water BucketBoth films share