Masterpiece Selection that Capture the Essence of Srikanta: Cult Guide

Dir: Edward F. Cline

Buster and his family go on a voyage on his homemade boat that proves to be one disaster after another.

Dir: Dave Fleischer

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

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.

Dir: Robert F. McGowan

An unethical merchant moves into town and steals customers from the widowed owner of an established store; the gang steps in to help.

Dir: Edward F. Cline

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

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

Dir: Wilhelm Prager

Fairy tale about a tailor with three sons: the fat one, the tall one and the idiot one. The three decide to go on a journey to try their luck.

Dir: Chester M. Franklin

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Cops 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: Fred Niblo

Cardinal Richelieu, engaged in intrigue at the court of Louis XIII, attempts to rule by threatening the queen, who is secretly in love with the Duke of Buckingham. From Gascony comes D'Artagnan to join the King's Musketeers in his quest for adventure. He wins the right to membership by proving his prowess with the sword and forms an eternal alliance with Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, the Three Musketeers. After many adventures, he embarks on a dangerous mission to England to recover a diamond brooch, a gift of the king, which the queen has given to Buckingham as a token of affection. He recovers it and returns in time to save the queen from the wrath of Louis, defeat the cardinal's intrigue, and win Constance, the queen's seamstress.

Dir: George Pallu

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Tischlein deck dich, Eselein streck dich, Knüppel aus dem Sack 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: Charles Chaplin

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

Dir: Allan Dwan

A nobleman becomes the vigilante Robin Hood who protects the oppressed English people from the tyrannical Prince John.