Summary
In an era brimming with patriotic fervor and the imperative to bolster national coffers, "Red Crossed" unfurls a captivating, if somewhat lighthearted, domestic skirmish. The narrative pivots on an ingenious contest of wills between a husband and wife, each vying to amass funds for the war effort through their own distinct, yet equally audacious, methodologies. The wife, a figure of surprising resourcefulness and strategic cunning, masterminds a daring, quasi-legal maneuver. Alongside her loyal confederates, she orchestrates a theatrical charade, infiltrating her husband's clandestine poker game under the guise of law enforcement. This audacious raid, while perhaps straining the bounds of verisimilitude in its comedic execution, proves remarkably effective. By leveraging the element of surprise and the implicit threat of exposure, she deftly compels her husband and his card-playing companions to surrender their accumulated wagers. The prize for their silence? The substantial sum she appropriates, which, in a neat turn of events, not only covers the initial stake but also secures her triumph in this most unconventional of marital fundraising duels.
Synopsis
This is the story of a competition between a man and his wife on the gathering of funds for patriotic purposes. A raid on a poker game being played by the husband and friends, by his wife and her comrades disguised as police officers provides an unconvincing bit of comedy despite of the fact that the wife gathers enough money to cover the wager in payment for a promise of silence,
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