Must-Watch List in the Vein of Song of Love: Cult Guide

Dir: Erle C. Kenton

Ben Turpin's rival marries his college sweetheart played by Phyllis Haver.

Dir: Erle C. Kenton

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Tea: With a Kick! perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

To help raise funds needed to appeal her father's case, Bonnie Day opens a tearoom featuring a group of stranded choristers performing a cabaret revue. The father is in prison because of a trumped-up charge made by some stock swindlers. Aunt Pearl would like Bonnie to marry small-town capitalist Napoleon Dobbings, but Bonnie is in love with young lawyer Art Binger. Binger eventually effects a release from prison for Mr. Day just at the height of Bonnie's business career.

Dir: Erle C. Kenton

A timid man's domineering wife keeps catching him at what seem in be compromising situations with pretty young women, and she won't believe they're as innocent as he claims they are.

Dir: Erle C. Kenton

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of No Mother to Guide Him perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Si Jenks plays a village actor who has a limitless repertoire, including all the roles from the old-time thrillers. He leaves his home town in search of a career, but finds so much opposition that he finally returns - to be jilted by his sweetheart.

Dir: Erle C. Kenton

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Erle C. Kenton

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Erle C. Kenton

The rent collector presents his first bill to Mike, the celebrated man-killer of bill collectors.

Dir: Erle C. Kenton

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

Sam, a young man in a small town, is accused of being a thief. Unable to prove his innocence--and not knowing that he's being framed by a local villain to keep him away from pretty young Mary, the town beauty whom the villain wants for himself--he leaves town and goes to Hollywood to become an actor. He eventually returns home to town as a star, but once again finds himself the victim of the town villain, who this time abducts sweet young Mary. Sam must use all his acting skills to track down the villain and save Mary.

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.

Dir: Erle C. Kenton

A poor bank clerk is in love with his boss's daughter. To obtain funds for a vacation he takes some money, hides it and in a tough fight (with himself) subdues the supposed thief.