Rare Cinematic Gems Exploring the Legacy of Miyaa Biwi: Cult Guide

Dir: Edward F. Cline

A series of mishaps leads to a young man being chased by a big city's entire police force.

Dir: Chester M. Franklin

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

While visiting China, an American man falls in love with a young Chinese woman, but he then has second thoughts about the relationship.

Dir: Charles Chaplin

The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy.

Dir: Winsor McCay

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

Fragment from an unreleased film that was presumably produced between 1918 and 1921. In it, Gertie the dinosaur encounters the modern era. She has an encounter with a cable car and tells her dinosaur friends about it.

Dir: Robert F. McGowan

The Mystic J.J.J.'s challenge Ernie's bravery; he spins a tale of saving a rich young girl from kidnappers and of creating a utopia called Freetown.

Dir: Robert F. McGowan

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Gertie on Tour perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Mrs. Pennington Van Renssalaer, a publicity-minded society matron, sponsors a children's outing, much to her and her chauffeur's eventual regret.

Dir: Carl Theodor Dreyer

A beautiful but imperious princess refuses all offers of marriage, often condemning her suitors to death. The prince of Denmark comes seeking her hand and, aided by magic objects given to him by a mysterious spirit, seeks to win her love.

Dir: George Pallu

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

Simão loves Teresa whose father wants her to marry cousin Baltazar instead. The two lovers meet secretly; Baltazar pays a thug to kill his rival, and Simão is badly wounded. Teresa is forced into a convent. Mariana - who secretly loves Simão - treats him, and helps him to escape. SPOILERS AHEAD Baltazar intervenes, and this time the two rivals fight, and one of them dies. The love story will end tragically to the survivors. Simão is sentenced to prison in India - which amounts to a death sentence. Mariana goes with him, but neither will survive the voyage. Teresa dies in her convent, after receiving a last love letter from Simão.

Dir: Paul Terry

Farmer Al Falfa is a patrolman rollerskating through the park. A day of misadventures climaxes with a monkey stealing his clothes.

Dir: Dave Fleischer

The Clown causes trouble for the Cartoonist, and a sculptor using the studio, when he escapes from his backdrop and hides in the wet clay of a bust.