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Dir: Edgar Jones

A mail-order bride arrives at a Maine lumber camp but doesn't like her prospective husband.

Dir: Vernon Stallings

Krazy Kat is held in jail and Ignatz finally bails him out after encountering "guilt".

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

Dir: William F. Adler

A travelogue/documentary including explorations of the fauna and people of Siam, New Guinea, and Java, with interpolations of an apparently fictitious encounter between the filmmakers and cannibalistic natives of Frederick Henry Island in the South Pacific.

Dir: Jack Harvey

A clerk, or dub, for a Wall Street broker convinces his hometown friends that it is he himself who is the big-shot broker. So when the employer ends up visiting the dub's hometown, the clerk faces either exposure or unemployment.

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

Dir: Reggie Morris

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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

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: 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.

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

Dir: Jack Harvey

A wealthy manufacturer has two twin daughters. As a companion they have their cousin, a country girl, who makes the acquaintance of a vaudeville acrobat. When this undesirable relationship is discovered and broken by the manufacturer, the country girl meets and marries a young clerk, and the twins are sent to their Aunt Sally in the country while their father and mother are away on a trip. When a circus comes to the little town, they are much attracted by its tinsel display. The acrobat the girls met with their country cousin is now with the circus. He and his wife discover the girls and persuade them to join the circus. They become clever performers, and the acrobat rejoices in the distress their disappearance has occasioned their father, the manufacturer, who broke up his friendship with the little country girl. His hatred leads the acrobat into mailing a taunting, anonymous letter to the manufacturer. A clever detective traces the communication and the little girls are restored to their home and distracted parents.

Dir: Richard Smith

Two female candidates for Chief of Police live across the hall from each other, and their political rivalry follows them home, leading to plenty of hi-jinks.