Underground Favorites Parallel to the Artistry of A Fight for Millions: Cult Guide

Dir: William Duncan

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: William Duncan

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: William Duncan

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: William Duncan

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

The adventures of fur trappers in the Pacific Northwest, as they fight Indians, the elements and each other.

Dir: William Duncan

When sawmill owner Helen Cole is kidnapped by bandits, it falls on lumberjack Dan Stevens to rescue her, but "Wirenail" Hedges is not willing to give up without a fight.

Dir: William Duncan

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

Re-edited version of the 1919 serial of the same name, released as a feature.

Dir: William Duncan

Roaming cowboy Jerry Hoskins wins Old Man Webb's newspaper in a poker game and resolves to help rid the town of crooked Sheriff Gideon. In the guise of "Terrible Terry," Jerry robs stagecoaches, ridicules Gideon as a coward, and proclaims his fear of Bill Rucker. Rucker is elected sheriff; Jerry discloses his ruse and wins Beth Webb.

Dir: William Duncan

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

A group of ranchers band together to construct a railroad through a western valley but are met with opposition by a rival railroad's owner and his henchmen who raid and destroy their efforts. The ranchers hire construction engineer, Bruce Boyd (William Duncan) to finish their project but he has only limited time and money to work with.

Dir: William Duncan

In a prologue, Jim Gorson, a handsome woodcutter, persuades the wife of Richard Stratton to elope with him. Twenty years later, Dick Stratton, Richard's son, a Northwest Mounted Policeman, is ordered to capture Bill and Doug Gorson. Circumstantial evidence points to the Gorsons as murderers of Dick's father, but the Gorsons escape, leaving behind their father wounded by the Mounties. Elizabeth Stratton, who has adopted two orphan children, Anne and Ethel, is abducted by Bill and "Sledge" Morton, a czar of the river district. Meanwhile Dick tracks down Doug Gorson, but he releases him on his pledge to aid in rescuing Ethel and Anne. Following an extended fight with Morton and Bill Gorson, the Gorsons explain that the elder Stratton died of heart failure; the 20-year-feud is ended, and after the death of Elizabeth, Dick and Doug return to civilization with the girls.

Dir: William Duncan

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.