Masterpiece Selection that Capture the Essence of Patria: Cult Guide

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

A daredevil flyer delivers the night mail despite threats from weather and robbers.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Cyclone Smith's Comeback perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

Gold miner Jim Golden is in love with Miss Dot, the local postmistress, but he has a reputation for being somewhat lazy and shiftless. One day he finds a baby that had been abandoned by local Indians, adopts it, and begins to work his claim again. Parky, a local thief and swindler, finds out that Jim has finally struck gold, and schemes to trick Jim out of his claim and kidnap Miss Dot while he's at it.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of 'If Only' Jim perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

This opens with election day scenes at Sunset City and goes on to picture the exciting manner in which Eddie helps to clean up a nest of bandits.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

Tempest is the chief peace officer of a wild western town.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Down But Not Out perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

Douglas MacLeod of the Royal North West Mounted Police is in love with Suzanne Foucharde, who has adopted an abandoned Indian baby, the illegitimate child of Louis La Rocque and Na Fa Kowa. When La Rocque insinuates that the baby is Suzanne's, her brother Henry defends his sister's honor and kills the villain. In spite of his love for Suzanne, it is Douglas' duty to arrest Henry. He does so, but later allows him to escape, taking the bullet himself that was fired after Henry by Constable Burke. Meanwhile, the dead body of Na Fa Kowa is found, accompanied by a note proving that the Indian was the baby's mother. In the spring, when Douglas recovers from his wounds, he and Suzanne are married.

Dir: Jacques Jaccard

A 20 part 2-reel Western film serial.