Must-Watch List in the Vein of The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss: Cult Guide

Dir: Henry Edwards

A Cockney poses as his drowned double, who is saved and poses as a chauffeur.

Dir: Henry Edwards

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

A shepherdess becomes an opera star. A shepherd becomes a sculptor.

Dir: Henry Edwards

A boarding house skivvy helps a poor playwright, becomes an actress and saves him from an insane convict.

Dir: Maurice Campbell

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

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: Henry Edwards

A girl presumed drowned escapes from a lighthouse keeper to find her husband insane and framed for murder.

Dir: Frank Moser

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of An Amateur Devil 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: Henry Edwards

A poor author feigns marriage to please his dying father.

Dir: Reggie Morris

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Malcolm St. Clair

A dancing instructor gets involved with a newly rich family.

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.