Must-Watch List in the Vein of Die Marquise von Pompadour: Cult Guide

Dir: Ub Iwerks

Mickey Mouse is a mischievous deckhand on a riverboat that is under the command of the tyrannical Captain Pete.

Dir: James A. FitzPatrick

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

An innkeeper's daughter loves a shepherd boy and will not listen to her father's plea that she marry a rich young Londoner. The Londoner pleads with the girl, but she will not hear him. He goes back to London and the girl is happy with her shepherd.

Dir: Manuel Noriega

A woman who arrives Madrid fleeing from their abusive stepmother tries to help her cousin, who has an illegitimate child, pretending to be the real mother.

Dir: Willi Wolff

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Willi Wolff

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Hanns Schwarz

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Die Abenteuerin von Monte Carlo - 3. Der Mordprozeß Stanley perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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: Anton Gunnarsson

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

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: 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.

Dir: Unknown Director

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.