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Yellow Fingers Synopsis
In the south seas a respected trader, Captain Shane, has a young ward named Saina that he has taken care of since infancy. She is the half caste daughter of the Captain's long dead business partner, but she doesn't know this until she overhears him tell a white girl he is in love with. Siana lashes out and plots to put the girl into the hands of an evil Chinese master criminal.
The Lincoln Highwayman Synopsis
In a prologue, the evolution of banditry from the road agent to the modern automobile bandit is depicted. In the main story, Marian Calvert, traveling along the California coast with her uncle and his family to a weekend party, becomes infatuated with the infamous Lincoln Highwayman when he robs them of their jewelry and leaves in his high powered auto. At the party, when late arrival Jimmy Clunder drops one of the stolen jewels, Marian's suspicions are aroused even though he explains he found it on the road. Steele, a secret service man at the party, who is in love with Marian, vows to capture the criminal, while the Governor of California appoints Captain Claver from the Sacramento police and his assistant to catch him. When Jimmy, with the help of his very intelligent dog Spike, holds up Steele and Marian to prove Steele's incompetence, Marian, convinced that Jimmy is the thief, falls more in love with him. After Jimmy, masquerading as a paymaster of a copper mine, captures the real thieves, the policemen, he wins a reward and Marian's love.
"Yellow Fingers" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Lincoln Highwayman" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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Yellow Fingers