Rare Cinematic Gems Exploring the Legacy of Kiss Me Goodbye: Cult G...

Dir: Alan Crosland

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.

Dir: Carmine Gallone

Grazia de Plessans abandons her studies in a convent following a mystical crisis. In her paternal house, she studies music together with maestro Claudio Morillot with whom she ends up falling in love.

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

Dir: Anton Gunnarsson

The story begins in a pawnshop owned by a middle-aged woman whose daughter is a cocaine addict. The woman is divorced and has just begun an affair with her sales assistant, a young man with extravagant habits. In the second act, we find the pawnbroker, her husband, daughter and sales assistant in one of the city's dance halls, the Eldorado. Suddenly, the police raid the place, and one of the cocaine addicts is so frightened that he pulls out a gun and shoots himself. In the third act, the whole group is in custody. However, it all ends happily when a decent police officer, who knows the pawnbroker from before, ensures that they are released.

Dir: James A. FitzPatrick

An innkeeper's daughter loves a shepherd boy and will not listen to her father's plea that she marry a rich young Londoner. The Londoner pleads with the girl, but she will not hear him. He goes back to London and the girl is happy with her shepherd.

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

Dir: Carmine Gallone

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Edward F. Cline

A lighthouse keeper finds a little girl who is washed ashore tied to some wreckage. He adopts her and they become inseparable. Eventually her real family finds her and tries to take her away.

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

Dir: Manuel Noriega

A woman who arrives Madrid fleeing from their abusive stepmother tries to help her cousin, who has an illegitimate child, pretending to be the real mother.

Dir: Mikhail Fokine

The last moments in the life of a swan.

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

Dir: Carmine Gallone

Alexandra swore to avenge her father's murder- and in a moment of frenzy, plunged a dagger into the heart of the man she believed guilty But he was innocent-and the law descended to force Alexandra to pay the full price for her crime.

Dir: Louis J. Gasnier

Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself.