Essential Cult Cinema Mirroring the Impact of I Believe: Cult Guide

Dir: George Loane Tucker

With aid from her police-officer sweetheart, a woman endeavors to uncover the prostitution ring that has kidnapped her sister and the philanthropist who secretly runs it.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

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

The story of a happily married woman, Amy, who is greeted with temptation of riches beyond belief after her husband, Andrew, accepts a position at a Colorado Steel Mill.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

When the king is killed by his rival, his English double takes his place and is shot.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

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

The blind husband of an Italian doctor's mad ward 'sees' her brother murdered during a trance.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

A man poses as a boxer to impress a barmaid and is forced to fight the champion.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

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

Mabel plays Arabella Flynn, a shop girl who mistakenly thinks she is an heiress. She gets in a jam on a spending spree only to discover that she actually is an heiress and can marry the heir of a corset manufacturer.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

A Lord's mob kills the cleric who sought to save the soul of a beloved actress.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

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

A gang consisting of the Frog, who can dislocate his limbs; the Dope, a drug addict; Rose, who poses as the Dope's brutalized mistress; and Burke, the leader; prey on the sympathies and contributions of Chinatown sightseers, until Tom, reading about a deaf, mute, and nearly-blind supposed faith-healer called the Patriarch, living upstate, plans to take greater advantage of the public's gullibility. and Rose poses as the patriarch's long-lost niece and the Frog fakes a cure, when a real crippled boy, inspired by seeing the Frog's contorted limbs healed, walks for the first time. When news spreads and other cures occur, the gang collects much money, but gradually, each member, influenced by the Patriarch and the country atmosphere, changes for the better. The Frog becomes a widow's adopted son, while the Dope falls in love. When Rose almost falls for a millionaire, Tom overcomes his murderous jealousy and, renouncing his past, declares his love. After the Patriarch dies, Tom and Rose marry.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

Joseph Chandler, owner of the Tatlow Potteries is in serious financial trouble and is about to be closed down by his creditors, which will mean the ruin of the small town. Cyrus Blenkarn, an employee, has discovered a new transparent glaze that will revolutionize the industry, which Chandler pays him fifty pound for, uses it to new funding from his creditors, and takes all the credit for being the savior of the town. Blenkarn vows revenge and it comes, via a discovery in South Africa.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

Pete Quilliam, a fisherman on the Isle of Man, and his best friend, a lawyer named Philip Christian, are each in love with Kate Cregeen, an innkeeper's daughter. Pete is rejected by the girl's father and leaves for South Africa to seek his fortune. When Pete is reported dead, Kate is saddened yet relieved, for she really loves Philip. But Pete returns with enough wealth to overcome the father's objections. Obedient to her father, Kate weds Pete, hoping for the best.