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Dir: Edward F. Cline

A lighthouse keeper finds a little girl who is washed ashore tied to some wreckage. He adopts her and they become inseparable. Eventually her real family finds her and tries to take her away.

Dir: Harry Beaumont

A pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt.

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

Dir: Hanns Schwarz

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Anton Gunnarsson

The story begins in a pawnshop owned by a middle-aged woman whose daughter is a cocaine addict. The woman is divorced and has just begun an affair with her sales assistant, a young man with extravagant habits. In the second act, we find the pawnbroker, her husband, daughter and sales assistant in one of the city's dance halls, the Eldorado. Suddenly, the police raid the place, and one of the cocaine addicts is so frightened that he pulls out a gun and shoots himself. In the third act, the whole group is in custody. However, it all ends happily when a decent police officer, who knows the pawnbroker from before, ensures that they are released.

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

Dir: Manuel Noriega

A woman who arrives Madrid fleeing from their abusive stepmother tries to help her cousin, who has an illegitimate child, pretending to be the real mother.

Dir: Alan Crosland

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.

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

Dir: Mikhail Fokine

The last moments in the life of a swan.

Dir: Unknown Director

Gus Van and Joe Schenck sing a few songs with piano accompaniment.

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

Dir: David Hand

Hiya, pal. Laugh along with Mickey Mouse and all his friends in these timeless cartoon shorts.

Dir: Ub Iwerks

Mickey Mouse is a mischievous deckhand on a riverboat that is under the command of the tyrannical Captain Pete.