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Dir: King Baggot

A cute young flapper enjoys the company of high-society gentlemen until she finds love with a rugged man of the mountains. After he rescues her from snakes, she decides that city boys simply don't suffice anymore.

Dir: King Baggot

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

Ida is married to small-time Montana prospector Gregory Compton. She's bored and lonely, so a friend, wealthy widow and woman of the world Ora Blake, easily gets her to share a trip to Europe. There, Ida lives the high life amid the continent's rich and carefree, but soon grows weary of it, wishing she were home again with her true love. Back in Butte, Gregory has hit a gold strike and telegraphs Ida of his luck. Ora however, with a secret love for Gregory, sabotages Ida's response by rewriting the return cable to indicate Ida will return, but only for a share in the gold. When the travelers return to Montana, Ida has found out about what backstabbing Ora has done, and fight it out at the mine, but unaware of their presence, the now-disillusioned Gregory intends on blowing up the mine at the same time.

Dir: King Baggot

Dave Martin, receiving teller in a Wall Street bank, marries Adele, secretary to the office manager, Frederick Vibart, who visits their home and shows continued interest in her. When a loss of $50,000 is discovered at the bank, Dave comes under suspicion and is arrested and convicted. Just before his release from prison, he sees Adele and Vibart together in a newsreel and becomes bitterly jealous. When released, he rushes to confront them as they are leaving for South America. Adele, however, has evidence that Vibart actually stole the money, and as Vibart is arrested she confesses to Dave that she lured Vibart so as to prove her suspicions.

Dir: King Baggot

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

A cynical businessman, Hiram Ward, is having trouble with his employees when Caroline Weatherbee arrives and claims to be a distant relative. Her genuine enchanting personality brings about a peaceful settlement of a strike, but she returns to her southern home for fear of bringing scandal to Hiram. However, he soon follows and they become happily married.

Dir: King Baggot

City confidence woman Barbara Kaye visits the Logan farm in the Ozarks for the purpose of marrying Tom Logan for the fortune in coal beneath the Logan property. Paul, Tom's father, is suspicious of Barbara and disinherits Tom after his marriage. Angry with Logan and restless from the monotony of farm life, Barbara succumbs to the temptation of her former lover, Benton, and she returns to the city with the ex-convict and her daughter when Benton kills Paul Logan and Tom is imprisoned for the murder. Eventually, Barbara repents, confesses the truth, and is reconciled with Tom, who rescues his wife from the brutal Benton and takes his family back to the farm.

Dir: King Baggot

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

A lumber camp foreman, known as Tornado, encounters Ruth, his former sweetheart, and Ross Travers, whom Tornado thought to be his best friend. He learns that Ross tricked Ruth into marrying him with the story of Tornado's death in the war and that their marriage is an unhappy one for Ruth. Threatened with his just deserts if he should further mistreat Ruth, Ross leaves with his wife on a train, which is tossed from a bridge by a tornado. The hero arrives in time to rescue Ruth from the swirling water, but his efforts to save Ross are in vain.

Dir: King Baggot

Sonya (Carmel Myers) arrives as immigrant to the United States and works in her father's ghetto grocery store, where she gains the affections of a young settlement worker, David Dahlman (Allan Forrest). But she loves Mischa, a young doctor who soon arrives from Odessa, and to aid him financially, she distinguishes herself in the local Yiddish theater. Mischa turns her down for a wealthy heiress, however, and owing to the jealousy of Yazurka, a prominent Polish actress, Sonya is refused an important role. During a performance, attended by David, there is a boiler explosion that causes panic in the theater, and Sonya comes from backstage and calms the crowd. Later, rescued by David, she accepts his love.

Dir: King Baggot

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: King Baggot

A British Army officer finds his wife in another mans room, so he kills him. Although she is innocent of any wrongdoing, the wife claims to be guilty in order to save her husband from a death sentence.

Dir: King Baggot

The government will grant a fringe of terrain for the settlers who want to live and work there. The starting sign will be a gunshot which will initiate the run for the best fields and claims.