Cinematic Discoveries Following the Footsteps of Ball im Savoy: Cul...

Dir: Louis J. Gasnier

Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself.

Dir: Harry Beaumont

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

A pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt.

Dir: Unknown Director

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: James A. FitzPatrick

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

A Scots lass parts regretfully from her lad as he goes to make his mark in the world. The lad meets an old man who warns him against leaving his beloved. He returns to her and they are married. Then the old man, who loves the girl's mother, asks that she be his wife. Thereafter another marriage is arranged.

Dir: Alan Crosland

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.

Dir: Frank Urson

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

A wild jazz-loving and boozing wife Roxie Hart kills her boyfriend in cold blood after he leaves her.

Dir: Anton Gunnarsson

The story begins in a pawnshop owned by a middle-aged woman whose daughter is a cocaine addict. The woman is divorced and has just begun an affair with her sales assistant, a young man with extravagant habits. In the second act, we find the pawnbroker, her husband, daughter and sales assistant in one of the city's dance halls, the Eldorado. Suddenly, the police raid the place, and one of the cocaine addicts is so frightened that he pulls out a gun and shoots himself. In the third act, the whole group is in custody. However, it all ends happily when a decent police officer, who knows the pawnbroker from before, ensures that they are released.

Dir: David Hand

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

Hiya, pal. Laugh along with Mickey Mouse and all his friends in these timeless cartoon shorts.

Dir: Hanns Schwarz

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Edward F. Cline

A lighthouse keeper finds a little girl who is washed ashore tied to some wreckage. He adopts her and they become inseparable. Eventually her real family finds her and tries to take her away.