Top-Tier Alternatives Exploring the Legacy of Ehrenschuld: Cult Guide

Dir: Paul L. Stein

A glittering drama of Imperial Russia in the days before the Revolution and the reckless life of the aristocracy in the days of the Czar, featuring gorgeous gowns, beautiful women, and spectacular settings.

Dir: Paul L. Stein

Eddie Kehoe is a young vaudeville hoofer who thinks his inability to hit the big time is the fault of stage managers, agents, musicians...everybody but himself. Eddie likes to tell others how good he is, but seldom shows them. Kitty Mayo, an old-time burlesque queen, who is with the McNary Vaudeville Company, advises Eddie to get himself a partner, as his solo abilities can only be stretched so far. He decides to follow her advice and, while in a theatrical supply shop, he sees Rita Carey rehearsing her dancing act that includes a trained duck. Eddie tells Rita he is a good friend of McNary's, and, with him as her partner, her future in show business will be secured. She agrees to join him and Eddie promptly names the act "Eddie Kehoe and Partner". Despite his conceit, Rita likes Eddie, as do others in the troupe, including Cleo a little gold-digger.

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

Dir: Paul L. Stein

A plain secretary works for a womanizing divorce lawyer who only dates married women. To avoid having to deal with the matrimonial pursuits of any of his potential romances, he offers her financial support if she marries him in name only.

Dir: Paul L. Stein

Haver, a newspaper reporter persuades a judge to release the suspected killer of a wealthy racetrack owner.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Sin Takes a Holiday perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Paul L. Stein

A war officer who is thought dead returns to the woman he loves, only to find that she has remarried.

Dir: Paul L. Stein

The Duchess of Aragon (Irene Rich) is wooed by King Ferdinand VII of Spain, much to the displeasure of his mistress Countess Veya (Myrna Loy), who forces the Duchess out of Spain and into Puerto Rico, where she is forced to behave in very unladylike manners, such as riding horses like a cowboy , and dueling with and fending off various brigands and bandits.

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

Dir: Paul L. Stein

Captain Alex Pastitsch falls into huge debts trying to ensure the expensive mistress. When the situation threatened his career, Colonel Stradimirovitsch has an idea how to fix it.

Dir: Paul L. Stein

Farm girl Hattie dreams of a day when she will be delivered from the drudgery of the farm work foisted on her by her foster parents. Her friend Millie, who has experienced city life, returns to town and teaches Hattie the ways of the city.

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

Dir: Paul L. Stein

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Paul L. Stein

Sundered lovers meet again amid tragic irony at a mining camp in northern Norway.