The Cult Collection Inspired by the Vision of The Lad and the Lion:...

Dir: Alfred E. Green

Jack Malone, mate of the Langland, is accused of drunkenness by Crosby, a rival suitor of his sweetheart, Patty Thomas. He and the captain, who really was drunk, are both fired. He is finally vindicated by the children of the town, and Patty agrees to wait for him when he goes to sea in a ship his brothers have purchased for him and the captain.

Dir: Alfred E. Green

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

After his mining partner Joe Pelton's (MacDonald) death, wealthy bachelor Richard Chester (Thomas Meighan) adopts Joe's five young children and takes them East by train. The children upset the calmness of the passengers of the Pullman car en route to New York City, and when they arrive at Richard's home they drive the servants almost crazy. Richard enrolls them all in school except for the youngest. His fiancee Ethel McVae (Maude Wayne), a frosty society woman, refuses to have anything to do with the children and breaks their engagement when she sees how Richard reacts when his stenographer Sally Lockwood (Leatrice Joy) helps him nurse the youngest child through a night's illness. The secretary wins Richard's love through the baby.

Dir: Alfred E. Green

A young man and his manservant, escaping from a backwoods family feud, are persuaded by a beautiful young heiress to help her rid her newly-gained Spanish castle of ghosts. The ghostly sightings, however, are the handiwork of the Duke d'Alba, who hopes to seize the castle's hidden treasure and use it to win the hand of the heiress.

Dir: Alfred E. Green

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

Story of a war hero who preferred fishing to politics.

Dir: Alfred E. Green

Tom Macauley and his younger brother, Edwin, are directors in their father's bank. Edwin speculates with the bank's funds, but banker Lon Morris, a supposed friend, plots successfully to have Tom shoulder the blame. In prison, Tom becomes a trusty, but he breaks out when he learns that Morris is to marry Nora Brooks, his fiancee. He confronts Morris and Nora with the truth, beats up Morris for good luck, and returns to prison. His father dies heartbroken, and Tom is scorned by Edwin's wife when he is released. With the aid of two prison buddies (The Optimist and The Pessimist), Tom breaks into the Macauley bank (now controlled by Morris), steals funds, plants them in Morris' house, and notifies the bank examiners. Morris, who actually has been embezzling funds, goes to the bank to obtain more money before making a getaway. He is shot by a watchman; Tom learns that Nora has been a wife in name only; and he marries her.

Dir: Alfred E. Green

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

An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.

Dir: Alfred E. Green

Sally works at a cafe resort in Paris. After dancing at the cafe, Otis, an American theatrical agent, convinces her to pose as a Russian dancer. After being unmasked, she is offered a contract on Broadway.

Dir: Alfred E. Green

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Man Who Found Himself perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Tom Rockwood's brother and two sisters attempt to induce him to marry so that they may inherit money left to them by their father. Rockwood, a civil engineer, rescues Louise Halliday, a family friend and ward of Bleech, the Rockwood family lawyer, from a blasting site, and he is so attracted to the girl that he determines to marry her. Bleech attempts to break up the couple because he has nefarious plans for the money, but he fails, and Tom and Louise marry on the last day allotted to them by the will, thereby saving the family fortune.

Dir: Alfred E. Green

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Alfred E. Green

Harry Bullway is a careless young man, always after a good time. He nearly runs over a blind beggar with his car, but he shows no remorse. In response to his heartlessness, the beggar curses him, saying, "May you always have everything that you want."