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Dir: Harry Revier

Through a real estate purchase Daniel Gaynor acquires all rights in the waterway leading from Moose River to the mill. The original owner has never made use of his rights, but Gaynor, whose one thought is to get power, refuses to allow logs to be floated down the river running through his property. The men resent this injustice, and there is a fight between Gaynor and Bill Jackson, Bill representing the lumbermen. The ruthless way in which Gaynor deals with the men loses for him the sympathy of his one friend, Mary Alden, a widowed school teacher, with whom he is in love. The loggers are forced to sell their output to Gaynor, getting a poorer price for it than ever before. He in turn sells it to the ship company in the city at a lower figure than they have ever paid. Gaynor has had to get the assistance of the sheriff and deputies to protect his interests, and he has won the victory only after many brutal fights. Delighted with Gaynor's executive ability, the firm offers him the position of general manager, at a large salary, and he goes to the city. Mary Alden refuses to accompany him as his wife, for she does not believe that happiness can be built on a foundation of injustice. At the shipyards Gaynor continues in the high-handed way he has begun. He cuts wages, speeds up the work of the men to a cruel degree, and in other ways makes himself a tyrant. So successful is he that in ten years' time he is president of the company. Bessie Alden, Mary's daughter, comes to the city to seek her fortune. She meets Dick Grant, who is employed in the office of the ship building firm, and they are instantly attracted to each other. They are married, and Dick goes to Gaynor and asks for a raise in salary. It is refused. Dick's old grandmother falls ill, and he finds his added responsibilities more than he can manage. A child is born, and Dick is at his wit's end to provide comforts for the child and Bessie. About this time Gaynor's health fails and he is obliged to go to the woods to recuperate. This facilitates the carrying out of the plan that has tempted Dick, and he takes a certain sum out of the cash box each week, telling Bessie that Gaynor has increased his salary. Returning to his old home, Gaynor finds himself thoroughly hated. He is beaten and thrown into the river, but is rescued by Mary. He begins to realize that his power has not brought him the real things in life. Dick's theft is discovered by his superior in the office, and reported to Gaynor on his return. He goes to Dick's house, telling the detective to follow later. Bessie surprises him by thanking him profusely for her husband's raise, and telling all it has done for them. The baby climbs up into his arms and pats his face. Bessie tells him the child has been named for him. It is the first affection that has been shown Gaynor for many long years, and it overwhelms him. When the detective comes, he tells him there has been a mistake, and that there has been no theft. Then, having established the happiness of Dick and Bessie, he goes to Mary Alden and finds happiness for himself.

Dir: Reggie Morris

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: F. Martin Thornton

In Paris an orphan cartoonist loves a man with a mad wife, who dies in time to prevent her marriage to a jilted Comte.

Dir: Harry Revier

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

A ranch foreman innocently works for a crooked horse dealer. When he discovers the truth about his boss, and about the boss's plans to rob a young woman, the foreman quits his job and offers his services to the young woman. The task she presents him is to rescue her herd of Kentucky thoroughbred horses from the crooked dealer's bandits.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

Douglas MacLeod of the Royal North West Mounted Police is in love with Suzanne Foucharde, who has adopted an abandoned Indian baby, the illegitimate child of Louis La Rocque and Na Fa Kowa. When La Rocque insinuates that the baby is Suzanne's, her brother Henry defends his sister's honor and kills the villain. In spite of his love for Suzanne, it is Douglas' duty to arrest Henry. He does so, but later allows him to escape, taking the bullet himself that was fired after Henry by Constable Burke. Meanwhile, the dead body of Na Fa Kowa is found, accompanied by a note proving that the Indian was the baby's mother. In the spring, when Douglas recovers from his wounds, he and Suzanne are married.

Dir: Charley Chase

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

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.

Dir: Hal Roach

An American book salesman (Lloyd) is persuaded to go to the kingdom of Thermosa to impersonate the Prince. He is greeted by a peasants' revolt before the real prince shows up to claim his throne and princess. The revolution succeeds, and the American is elected president of the new republic.

Dir: Raoul Walsh

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

Dave Henderson, an orphan who has become the beneficiary of a rich man's will, falls in with race-track crooks Martin Tydeman and Bokky Sharvan who bilk him out of his $100,000 inheritance. In retaliation, Dave steals the money from Tydeman's safe, but is caught and sentenced to five years in jail. In prison, Dave becomes friendly with Millman, who is about to be released, and reveals the money's hiding place to him, arranging to rendezvous at the end of Dave's term. Once released, Dave is hounded by members of Tydeman's gang as well as the police, who are waiting for him to retrieve his bounty. While taking refuge at the house of Capriano, an old bomb maker, Dave falls in love with the old man's daughter Teresa. However, Capriano sets a trap for Dave, who awakens in a drugged state to find the $100,000 missing. With the help of Millman and Teresa, Dave recovers the money, turns it over to the police and resolves to go straight.

Dir: Eduardo Notari

A crime drama in the Gennariello-series. The police detective in Naples that is confronted with modern gangsters and crime events.

Dir: Colin Campbell

Although separated at birth, Siamese twins Fabien and Louis de Franchi remain united emotionally. One day, Parisian Emilie de Lesparre arrives in their Corsican village with her father, and both brothers fall in love with her. Louis goes to Paris to study law and sees Emilie often, but Emilie loves Fabien who has remained in Corsica with their mother. While attending a dinner given by another admirer of Emilie's, M. Chateau Renaud, Louis is drawn into a duel with Renaud and killed. Back home, Fabien senses what has happened and journeys to Paris to avenge his brother's death. After he kills Renaud in a duel, Emilie finally confesses her love to Fabien.