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Strangers in Love on a train to Los Angeles
Kathleen Manners travels to marry Martin when she meets Johnny Virginia on the train. He teases her with frank talk about social rules, reveals a long fascination with power and status, and forms a bond over a horse named Medicine Man before a tense goodbye. Martin awaits in California with a modest apartment and a hired housekeeper as Kathleen faces an uncertain path.
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Kathleen Manners
Los Angeles
Martin
Europe
Johnny Virginia
Johnny
Kathleen
Mar
John Virginia
John
Rogues’ Gallery
Vienna
Peru
Vanderbilts
Whitneys
Medicine Man
Squeegee
Johnny Hes
California
Mother