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What Happened to Mary Synopsis
The forerunner of all serials, "What Happened to Mary" was a series of 12 monthly one-reel episodes, each a complete entity in itself, revolving its immediate dramatic and melodramatic problems within the framework of a single episode and designed more for story and suspense situations than action. Episode Titles (q.v.): #1: "The Escape from Bondage"; #2: "Alone in New York"; #3: "Mary in Stage Land"; #4: "The Affair at Raynor's"; #5: "A Letter to the Princess"; #6: "A Clue to Her Parentage"; #7: "False to Their Trust"; #8: "A Will and a Way"; #9: "A Way to the Underworld"; #10: "The High Tide of Misfortune"; #11: "A Race to New York"; #12: "Fortune Smiles."
The Sixteenth Wife Synopsis
Though the Turk has 15 wives, he yearns to make our heroine his 16th.
"What Happened to Mary" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Sixteenth Wife" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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What Happened to Mary