Visionary Picks Drawn from the Same DNA as His Fatal Bite: Cult Guide

Dir: James H. Clemens

George has an opportunity to show his skill as a burlesque dancer who is hired as a "hoofer" through his ability to interpret the classical as well as the modern steps.

Dir: James H. Clemens

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

George, seated on a bench outside, discovers a badge which he wears-a symbol of a secret order. It results in good fortune at first, but he soon finds himself in a mysterious house where he goes through weird experiences.

Dir: James H. Clemens

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: James H. Clemens

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

George is seeking divers ways of committing suicide because his sweetheart has given him the mitten. While attempting to find a painless way of ending his life, he encounters a bathing girl by the name of Chlorine who soon makes him change his mind about wishing to leave this wicked world. Just to relieve his former sweetheart Lillian's mind, he sends her a wire which reads that he is changing his mind and taking chlorine instead. Then George walks home, having in his despondency given away his money to a beggar. Too weary to disrobe, he falls asleep on his bed. When Lillian receives the telegram, she thought chlorine meant poison, so with a bunch of her girl friends, she goes to George's home to inspect the remains. She finds him "dead to the world" but alive. She wants a doctor so she telephones to a "Dr. Hitchem." While waiting for the physician, Lillian regrets that she hadn't accepted the supposed suicide. Soon the doctor arrives with prayer book in hand, for it is a D.D. instead of an M.D. to which Lillian has telephoned. The wedding is held immediately.

Dir: James H. Clemens

Harry has a falling-out with his bride-to-be when a baby arrives on his doorstep.

Dir: James H. Clemens

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

Introduced first are two women friends, one married and one single. The latter scorns the former's complete faith in her husband, and the two hatch a plan to test him. The single friend makes a date to meet him in a café. Unknown to her he sends a friend and the fun is on. Misunderstandings come, of course, the married folks getting deep into difficulties with the wife's belief that her husband did fall victim to another's charms, and the trouble tangles until all is cleared and the single folks brought into each other's arms and happiness restored to the married ones.

Dir: James H. Clemens

A stranded troupe of players are offered a substitute for their ordinary mode of gaining a livelihood, in the managing of a beauty institution.

Dir: James H. Clemens

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Don't Blame the Stork perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

George is a chef whose main occupation consists in keeping on friendly terms with a trained oyster.

Dir: James H. Clemens

George and another married man try to get into their apartments at an unconventional hour, without their wives being aware of it. George tries to bluff it when he is caught, but wifey detects a note pinned to the silk stocking he would offer her and he is betrayed. The resulting trouble is finally patched up, but not until after several girls in pajamas have appear.

Dir: James H. Clemens

A kitchen maid is in love with the butler. To make him jealous, she claims the photograph of a young lady's sweetheart as her own, and when the young man calls, things start to happen.