The Auteur's Selection In the Shadow of The Heart of a Child: Cult ...

Dir: Harold M. Shaw

A maid plots to wed her mistress to a poor Irishman instead of a rich Lord.

Dir: Harold M. Shaw

John Briggs, an Englishman employed as a chauffeur to a member of the Russian nobility, is forced to escape Russia during the Bolshevik revolution. He comes across the dead body of a Russian officer identified as Alexis Triona and finds a diary on the body that details his exciting adventures among the Bolsheviks. Upon his return to England, Briggs continues to work as a chauffeur while trying to become a writer, but his manuscripts are met with rejections from every publisher. He decides to use some of the stories he found in Triona's diary. This time publishers are much more receptive, and "his" stories become best-sellers. To keep up the charade, he passes himself off as the real Triona. Complications ensue.

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

Dir: Harold M. Shaw

A sacked clerk inherits £3,000 a year, tries society, and returns to his working-class sweetheart.

Dir: Harold M. Shaw

This feature film from 1916 tells the story of South Africa's Boer pioneers in their epic trek across southern Africa in search of new land. It concentrates on the struggle against Zulu inhabitants, which the Boers eventually won at the Battle of Blood River in 1938.

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

Dir: Harold M. Shaw

A private wins a sweepstakes and a VC, lets his girl wed his friend, and saves him from the cardsharp who killed his father.

Dir: Harold M. Shaw

John Hampstead gives up his career as an actor and his actress sweetheart, Marian Dounay, to become a minister in a western town. Marian appears, and failing to win him back, she tries to ruin his reputation. Hampstead is accused of stealing some jewelry, thought he is actually protecting the scapegrace brother of his current sweetheart Bessie. He's about to give up his church at the request of his congregation when the brother comes forward to confess.

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

Dir: Harold M. Shaw

A blacksmith's adopted son is accused of killing his cardsharping brother.

Dir: Harold M. Shaw

A hypnotist makes an artist's model sing, but cannot force her love.

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

Dir: Harold M. Shaw

An old merchant tries to save his firm by attempting to kill his ward.

Dir: Harold M. Shaw

A rich heir poses as a bookseller's lodger to save his cousins from a lustful tradesman.