Cinematic Discoveries Resonating with the Themes of All at Sea: Cult Guide

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Our hero is a barber in a small Mexican town, wooing a local senorita, against the wishes of her mother.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Harold and Snub, camping in the wilds, prove too much for the Indians that take them captive.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Heap Big Chief perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Snub is a traffic cop and succeeds in mixing things up by trying to flirt with every pretty girl motorist.

Dir: Maurice Campbell

Carver Endicott, a young sophisticate, is rejected by his fiancée for being too foppish and dull. When she feigns an interest in his father, Carver attempts to disgrace his family name by working as a farmhand and later as a busboy in a hotel. However, the newspapers only praise him for his self-sacrificing principles; and finding that he cannot bring shame to the family through menial labor, he takes up with a notorious actress. But when this maneuver also fails, he returns to his former fiancée, who has no further complaint about his being an inexperienced dullard.

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

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Boy trying to impress girl, gets chased by her father and the police right into an ongoing marathon.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Stage hand Harold falls in love with the leading lady of a visiting theatrical troupe.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of An Amateur Devil perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Alfred J. Goulding

Harold and his rival fight over Bebe on her birthday, first at her home and then at a nearby skating rink.

Dir: Charley Chase

A young married couple volunteer to take charge of several orphans after the asylum has burned down. Of course they find their hands full with their troublesome charges.

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

Dir: Reggie Morris

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Unknown Director

The Judge needs a present for his wife's birthday, so Harry suggests a new corset. They go to the shop, but he's so embarrassed to ask the saleslady he hides in a phone booth.Harry goes in, but finds a GUY wearing one, and runs out.They both dress as women to get back in, but Mrs. Rummy gets there and chases him out.