Cinematic Discoveries Following the Footsteps of High Treason: Cult Guide

Dir: Maurice Elvey

Holmes and Watson match wits with an opera star intent on blackmailing a king.

Dir: Maurice Elvey

The dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth to their son.

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

Dir: André Deed

The story begins with a scientist creating a device shaped like a man that can be remote-controlled by a machine.

Dir: Maurice Elvey

Sherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near his estate and murders people.

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

Dir: Maurice Elvey

A Chinese merchant kills his daughter, kidnaps her seducer, and demands that the young man's mother choose either death for her son or her own daughter as payment for the disgrace to his family.

Dir: Bruno C. Becker

It is the year 1950; women have taken over men's jobs and have become the aggressors in romantic situations. Lizzie Hap stuffs the ballot box, defeats her opponent, Minnie Fish, and is thereby elected Fire Chief of the all female fire department, and succeeds in winning the hand of her fair loved one, Willie Wart.

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

Dir: Maurice Elvey

A family is at their dining room table, sitting upright and dressed for dinner--except they're all dead. Sherlock Holmes must figure out how--and, more importantly, why--they were murdered.

Dir: Maurice Elvey

An heiress weds a poor parson after his discharged agent hurts her during a hunt.

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

Dir: Maurice Elvey

A 1915 British silent historical film about Florence Nightingale, and her innovations in nursing care during the Crimean War.

Dir: Jan S. Kolár

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.