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Dir: Dudley Murphy

In Camille Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre visual symphony, the desperate young lovers, Youth and Love try to evade Death's cold grip, as the terrible Black Plague devastates Spain.

Dir: Lee De Forest

The Ben Bernie and All the Lads band, featuring pianist Oscar Levant, perform songs by Vincent Youmans and George Gershwin in a short film produced in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Ben Bernie and All the Lads perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Unknown Director

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Dave Fleischer

Ko-Ko the clown and Fitz the Dog lead the audience in an early follow-the-bouncing-ball sing-along.

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

Dir: Lotte Reiniger

A handsome prince rides a flying horse to faraway lands and embarks on magical adventures, which include befriending a witch, meeting Aladdin, battling demons and falling in love with a princess.

Dir: Rupert Julian

A mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of In the Good Old Summer Time perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Heinz Goldberg

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Lee De Forest

This experimental talking short shows Cantor in his vaudeville act.

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

Dir: J. Searle Dawley

In a rare filmed record, the famed songwriters and vaudevillians perform. One of De Forest's earliest experimental sound films.

Dir: Unknown Director

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.