Rare Cinematic Gems Sharing the Atmosphere of The Counterfeit Trail: Cult Guide

Dir: Edward A. Kull

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Edward A. Kull

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

Mary Murphy, the eldest waif in an orphanage, steals a dress and $3, then escapes to the city. Grosset, the superintendent of the institution, steals $10,000 on the same night, and Mary is suspected of the theft. Mary manages to get a job as assistant to entomologist William Saxton, after she changes her appearance because the Professor dislikes pretty and fashionably dressed young ladies, but his nephew David sees her true beauty and falls in love with her. Grosset arrives at the Professor's house and threatens to expose Mary. Mary discovers Grosset robbing the safe, but he places the blame on her. Saxton was actually hiding behind the curtain the whole time and heard the truth. Grosset is arrested, and Mary weds David.

Dir: Edward A. Kull

Charley Le Grant comes upon Big Alec fishing at night with illegal nets. They fight, but Big Alec's boat is the faster one and he gets away. Mary Rebecca sees the chase and later chides Charley for his poor sailing tactics. Charley bravely confronts Big Alec in a sailor's dive. Big Alec is defiant; he acknowledges he is without the law, but defies Charley, and says he will continue to fish. Yellow Handkerchief decides to take a hand. Under cover of darkness he places a half-submerged piece of piling near buoy number four, planning that either Charley's or Big Alec's boat will run amuck. Charley engages a new and faster boat. The next day he chases Big Alec and has almost caught him when his boat jams the submerged pile. The boat goes over, and Charley, stunned, is thrown into the bay. Mary commands a boat and goes to his rescue, saves him; Charley is grateful, Mary indifferent. Charley goes into the dive again after Big Alec.

Dir: Edward A. Kull

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Edward A. Kull

The mystery of finding thousands of dead fish washed up on the shore puzzles the coast patrol. Charley Le Grant is detailed to solve it. His experiences involve getting mixed up with a Chinese gang, an explosion at sea, entanglement in the fishing net and a final reunion with a sea-going girl.

Dir: Edward A. Kull

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

A gang of thugs raid an oyster bed. The hero, a member of the fish patrol, learns of it and follows the raiders, catching them at work.

Dir: Edward A. Kull

The Chinaman, Yellow Handkerchief, seeks to make peace with Big Aleck so they may take advantage of the run of salmon on Sunday, a day on which fish might not be legally netted. Le Grant of the Fish Patrol hears of the plot and manages to catch the poachers with their own nets.

Dir: Edward A. Kull

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

An exciting account of the capture of a band of Chinese fishermen who are disobeying the coast laws.

Dir: Edward A. Kull

The hero assumes the blame for a murder in order to shield a woman's name. The woman's son grows up and seeks revenge upon the hero, but the mother finally speaks.

Dir: Edward A. Kull

The government is about to buy a secret formula for a powerful gas. The formula is divided into three parts and three agents start for a central point with each separate part, where it is to be tested. A band of conspirators attempt to secure the various parts of the formula by fair means or foul.