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Dir: George Loane Tucker

A Lord's mob kills the cleric who sought to save the soul of a beloved actress.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

The story of a happily married woman, Amy, who is greeted with temptation of riches beyond belief after her husband, Andrew, accepts a position at a Colorado Steel Mill.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Virtuous Wives perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

A gang consisting of the Frog, who can dislocate his limbs; the Dope, a drug addict; Rose, who poses as the Dope's brutalized mistress; and Burke, the leader; prey on the sympathies and contributions of Chinatown sightseers, until Tom, reading about a deaf, mute, and nearly-blind supposed faith-healer called the Patriarch, living upstate, plans to take greater advantage of the public's gullibility. and Rose poses as the patriarch's long-lost niece and the Frog fakes a cure, when a real crippled boy, inspired by seeing the Frog's contorted limbs healed, walks for the first time. When news spreads and other cures occur, the gang collects much money, but gradually, each member, influenced by the Patriarch and the country atmosphere, changes for the better. The Frog becomes a widow's adopted son, while the Dope falls in love. When Rose almost falls for a millionaire, Tom overcomes his murderous jealousy and, renouncing his past, declares his love. After the Patriarch dies, Tom and Rose marry.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

A Lord's son loves the daughter of a counterfeiter who steals necklaces.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Miracle Man perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

A detective who secretly heads a gang of jewel thieves loves an actress engaged to an Earl's son.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

A man poses as a boxer to impress a barmaid and is forced to fight the champion.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Under Suspicion perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

When the king is killed by his rival, his English double takes his place and is shot.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

The blind husband of an Italian doctor's mad ward 'sees' her brother murdered during a trance.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Sons of Satan perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

A squire tries to make his son deny he fathered a villager's child, and wed an heiress.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

Pete Quilliam, a fisherman on the Isle of Man, and his best friend, a lawyer named Philip Christian, are each in love with Kate Cregeen, an innkeeper's daughter. Pete is rejected by the girl's father and leaves for South Africa to seek his fortune. When Pete is reported dead, Kate is saddened yet relieved, for she really loves Philip. But Pete returns with enough wealth to overcome the father's objections. Obedient to her father, Kate weds Pete, hoping for the best.