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senses that someone is watching her, Marco never tries to approach her. Marco and
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crashes and destroys his cart. When he is unable to repay the loan shark, Marco is tortured. Desperate, Marco discovers that Maude
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an eye disease that can lead to blindness. Despite
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of the show needs to be Flora Mitchum, the African American girlfriend of Roscoe Haines. The producer reluctantly agrees, and Jacob tells him that he can own 100% of the show if he agrees to cast Nellie in one of his
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