The Cult Collection Inspired by the Vision of Schneeschuhbanditen: Cult Guide

Dir: Robert Thornby

Mary Willard takes over her father's railroad after his death. Her major competitor is a ruthless crook named Harvey Judson. She arranges for Judson to be kidnapped and taken to an isolated spot deep in the forest and turned loose to fend for himself. She accompanies the kidnappers to the wild and Judson, not knowing who she is, begins to fall in love with her. Complications ensue.

Dir: Vernon Stallings

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

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

Dir: Uwe Jens Krafft

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Harry F. Millarde

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Die Herrin der Welt 6. Teil - Die Frau mit den Millionarden perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Desperate because a wealthy man has reduced her father to thievery, Rhoda agrees to rob the poor box of the church, although she finds the act abhorrent. During the robbery, Rhoda's father is shot and dies in the priests's arms, seeking absolution, while the man who ruined him looks on. Penitent, the man appoints Rhoda as his representative to return the ill-gotten gains to those he has robbed. Rhoda enters the underworld as an angel of mercy, gaining the sobriquet of "The White Moll." After many thrilling escapades, she brings The Dangler, the leader of a gang of crooks, to justice, saves others from death and finally wins The Pug, the man of her choice.

Dir: Reggie Morris

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Frank Moser

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

The simple story is about two siblings, little brother Bud and big sister Susie. After they've been reading "Huckleberry Finn" they dream of adventures on the Mississippi River.

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.

Dir: Jerome Storm

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

Ne'er-do-well Homer Cavender ventures to the city from Mainsville in an effort to find fame and fortune. Both elude him, and after clerking for two years, Homer returns home for a vacation. Impressed by his flashy clothes, the townspeople assume that Homer has achieved success. Attempting to win Rachel Prouty from his rival, Arthur Machim, Homer continues the deception by announcing that his employer, Kort and Bailly, has dispatched him to enroll stockholders for a proposed new plant to be built in Mainsville. Machim discovers the sham and denounces Homer as a crook. Meanwhile, Homer returns to New York, convinces his employers of the merits of his plan and comes home triumphant, with a proposal for both the new plant and for Rachel's hand in marriage.

Dir: Maurice Campbell

Carver Endicott, a young sophisticate, is rejected by his fiancée for being too foppish and dull. When she feigns an interest in his father, Carver attempts to disgrace his family name by working as a farmhand and later as a busboy in a hotel. However, the newspapers only praise him for his self-sacrificing principles; and finding that he cannot bring shame to the family through menial labor, he takes up with a notorious actress. But when this maneuver also fails, he returns to his former fiancée, who has no further complaint about his being an inexperienced dullard.

Dir: Uwe Jens Krafft

This film is a biblical epic written, directed by and starring Ernst Reicher in the title role of the King, alongside his wife Stella Harf. This film is slightly different to the biblical book, and starts with the scenes of Haman and the Queen plotting against the Jews when Mordecai refuses to bow down to Haman. They convince the King to decree that all the Jews in the land should worship the same God as the King, all the while as Haman plots with the Queen to make himself King. The proclamation goes out and the Jews decide to present a young Virgin to the King to find favour on their behalf. Esther is chosen to be presented to the King and Mordecai, her guardian, is told. They hope that Esther can use her influence with the King to save them all. When it is time to present all the young maidens to the King, the Queen tries to prevent Esther from being seen because of her beauty. The King disapproves of the choices and so Esther is presented and the King falls for her. She is chosen to be the new Queen and a huge banquet is thrown. Meanwhile Haman and Queen Vashti plot to kill the king as he sleeps. Queen Vashti throws a banquet and invites the King and Haman and entertains them with wine and dancing girls but the King finds out about the plot to kill him and orders the capture of Haman who flees. The queen begs forgiveness and the King calls for Mordecai to issue a proclamation to release the Jews from their persecution. Haman is judged by the people and executed and Queen Vashti along with him.