The Auteur's Selection In the Shadow of The Face in the Watch: Cult...

Dir: Edward A. Kull

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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.

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

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.

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

Dir: Edward A. Kull

A "square" gambler first breaks and then saves the lover of a girl whom he later loves himself. The girl gives up her lover in favor of the gambler after learning the former's weakness and the latter's strength.

Dir: Edward A. Kull

The first of a series of eight two-reelers that present a vivid cross section of the drama of life among the white and yellow men who vie for fish and fortune in San Francisco Bay.

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

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

Mary Rebecca is induced by the captain of the Lancashire Queen to go aboard on the ruse that there is a sick man who needs attention. By this plan it is hoped Le Grant of the Fish Patrol will follow to save her and they will shanghai him.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Kaintuck's Ward perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Edward A. Kull

John Grant, an American, is visiting in England with the family of Sir George Latimer, in a fine house near London. Prince Narr, of the royal house of Numidia, is also a guest with his retainers. Prince Narr is possessed of a strong hypnotic power, which he demonstrates in the course of a reception. After a few days Prince Narr falls in love with Sir George's daughter, Beth, and asks for her hand in marriage. Sir George does not believe in intermarriage between the white and dark races and refuses the prince's offer of his hand. This arouses the latter's displeasure and he also becomes intensely jealous of Grant, who has saved Beth from death during a ride behind the hounds. To avenge himself Prince Narr presents Sir George with a jeweled dagger, and through hypnotic suggestion commands Sir George to commit murder. The crime is really committed by a servant of the Prince, but Sir George is made to believe himself guilty. He is forced, while under the spell, to write a confession across Beth's forehead, which confession is in indelible ink. This at first fades out, but later reappears and can only be removed by a solution concealed in the dagger. The latter weapon is stolen by Claypool, a notorious criminal, and brought to America, where the chief characters follow in due time.

Dir: Edward A. Kull

A girl thinks the individual known as the "Lone Rider" is her father and then later imagines it is her admirer, but both men prove innocent. She wins a reward by turning up the real bandit.