The Essential Watchlist that Capture the Essence of The Double Hold...

Dir: Phil Rosen

A young bourgeois Dominique Prad spurns his family's lucrative silk business for the bohemian life of an artist. Fleeing his estate to join a band of gypsies, the mentally unstable painter falls in love with a pretty gypsy maiden, Silda.

Dir: Phil Rosen

A biographical film featuring the presidency and assassination of Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Phil Rosen

A young man raised in the American South discovers he is an Indian prince whose throne was taken by usurpers.

Dir: Phil Rosen

Mary Bird and Myron Sharpe are newlyweds and live happily in a small New England town until the birth of their children. Myron becomes dissatisfied as Mary's time becomes more devoted to her children than to making herself attractive for her husband. When Mary's old friend Pauline Dallas comes to visit, Myron finds himself attracted to her chic appearance. The two are on the threshold of a love affair when Mary becomes lost in a storm while boating. Believing that his wife has drowned, Myron realizes how deeply he loves her, and when Mary is rescued, the couple are reconciled.

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

Dir: Phil Rosen

The spoiled, arrogant and slow-witted son of a wealthy businessman falls in love with the daughter of his father's business manager.

Dir: Phil Rosen

Isabella Echevaria, whose beauty has won her a legion of disappointed admirers, arrives with her retinue of servants at a fashionable French hotel, and there she encounters Gerald Rexford, a young Briton who remains indifferent to her charms. Isabella becomes determined to bring Gerald to his knees and follows him to Paris, where she arranges a meeting with him through a mutual acquaintance. Gerald falls in love with her, and Isabella finds that she truly loves him in return. They share their idyllic love in a small house in the country until Gerald's mother persuades Isabella that Gerald will never find lasting happiness with her. Isabella then arranges with John Strong to make Gerald jealous by allowing Gerald to find her in John's embrace. Gerald discovers them together, suspects the worst, and leaves Isabella; Strong then has a change of heart and tells Gerald of Isabella's noble deception. Gerald returns to her in time to prevent her from poisoning herself and declares his intention to marry her immediately.

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

Dir: Phil Rosen

Josephine is called to her Western home from an Eastern college and brings a party of girls with her, accompanied by one man.

Dir: Phil Rosen

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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

Dir: Phil Rosen

Hal Whitney, an irresponsible young millionaire, befriends Timothy Payne, a wise old college professor whose life had been ruined by alcohol. After "adopting" Timothy as his father, Hal introduces him to his sweetheart, Helen Maynard. The outraged Helen breaks their engagement, certain that Timothy will be a bad influence on her hard-drinking fiancé. However, both men assist in each other's reformation, and Hal is soon reunited with Helen, while Timothy marries Hal's mother, Elizabeth, whom he had loved in his youth.

Dir: Phil Rosen

The marriage of Jim and Esther spirals downhill rapidly when Esther purchases a sable coat for herself. Hoping to live up to her expensive accessory, Esther soon is keeping company with caddish Morrell. Jim brings his wife's galavanting to an abrupt end by committing suicide. Esther as an object lesson for young Alice Kendall, returns the fur coat that she's bought on impulse.