Deep Archive Finds in the Vein of Scheine des Todes: Cult Guide

Dir: Lothar Mendes

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Lothar Mendes

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

The story of life in the 18th century Jewish ghetto of Wurtemburg. Suess tries to better himself with the help of an evil Duke.

Dir: Lothar Mendes

Bound for Africa the next day, Captain Ferréol visits Gilberte Boismartel, his former sweetheart who is now married to Rochemore, a French magistrate, to return her love letters. Leaving he witness the murder of Rochemore.

Dir: Lothar Mendes

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

A vaudeville magician and his lady assistant break up their team, when he becomes infatuated with a socialite, only to get back together when she is almost killed in her new act gone wrong.

Dir: Lothar Mendes

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Lothar Mendes

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

A society gigolo goes after a rich mother and her daughter, but tries to find true happiness with his girlfriend, who is neither rich nor in "society."

Dir: Lothar Mendes

Reported killed in action, Philip lives under an assumed name in London. Deborah, a former lover, discovers him. She still loves Philip and is jealous of his wife Faith, who has since married Sir John. So Deborah tries to blackmail Faith.

Dir: Lothar Mendes

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Lothar Mendes

While in Italy, the Duke of Chatsfield secretly marries a peasant girl, and they have a child, Francis. The boy's parents die after having separated, and he is reared in a monastery. When he is 20, Francis takes his final vows, while his uncle, a duke, learns that Francis is the true heir to the dukedom; a dispensation is granted by the Pope, and the boy assumes the title. In London, Mario, a penniless novice, masquerading as Baron Giordano, hopes to marry Monica, Francis' beautiful cousin; and to eliminate his rival he engages Dolores, his ex-mistress, to ensnare Francis. He succumbs to her wiles but on a visit to his relatives falls in love with Monica, and they become engaged; Monica, however, breaks off the betrothal after finding that Dolores loves him. Francis returns, embittered, to London and embarks on a series of flirtations; but learning of Monica's acceptance of Mario's offer, he returns to the monastery. Dolores tells Monica of the Baron's scheming, kills herself, and the lovers are reconciled.

Dir: Lothar Mendes

A man poisons his nephew out of desperation for money.