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Strong Boy
UNITED STATES · 1929

Strong Boy

John Ford
heroism working-class romance ambition vs. contentment train robbery social aspiration
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Synopsis

"Strong Boy" is offered a promotion for saving a child from being crushed by a trunk, but to the frustration of his girlfriend Mary, he is not ambitious enough to take a white-collar position. But when he thwarts an attempted train robbery and saves the Queen of Lisonia's jewels, he is viewed as a hero and Mary finally agrees to marry him.

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