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The artistic legacy of Cecil B. DeMille was forever changed by The Little American, the thematic layers of this 1917 classic invite a wider exploration of the genre. This list serves as a bridge to other cult experiences that are just as potent.
The vintage appeal of The Little American to reinvent the tropes of cult cinema for a global audience.
A young American has her ship torpedoed by a German U-boat but makes it back to ancestral home in France, where she witnesses German brutality firsthand.
Based on the unique cult status of The Little American, our vault has identified these titles as the most compelling follow-up experiences for fans of cult cinema:
Dir: Cecil B. DeMille
A venal, spoiled stockbroker's wife impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the charity she chairs and desperately turns to a Burmese ivory trader to replace the stolen money.
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Dir: Cecil B. DeMille
Horace and Ethel Simpson, wealthy siblings touring Europe, fall prey to Russian conmen, one of who plans a marriage with Ethel. The executor of their fortune Daniel Pike, assisted by Grand Duke Vasill, exposes the Russians for what they are.
Dir: Cecil B. DeMille
The father of San Francisco waif Meg runs an illegal liquor club and supports "English" Hal in scheme to blackmail a wealthy girl. Meg is put on probation to Benjamin Merton, father of the girl to be blackmailed. When she discovers her father's plan she reveals all, risking expulsion from her new home and the company of its very attractive son Tom.
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Dir: Cecil B. DeMille
A young girl travels west to live with her uncle during the California Gold Rush only to find that he has been killed by Indians and his identity assumed by an outlaw.
Dir: Cecil B. DeMille
Ramon loves Catalonian peasant Maria Rosa. He uses a knife belonging to her love Andreas to kill fisherman Pedro, so Andreas goes to jail for ten years. Maria will wait for him, but Ramon convinces her Andreas dies in prison so she agrees to marry him. On their wedding day Ramon is paroled. Maria then stabs Ramon.
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Dir: Cecil B. DeMille
Soda jerk Harvey is the most popular man in Blakeville, New York, and deliriously happy through three years of poverty-stricken marriage to Nellie. When a musical-comedy comes through town, Nellie becomes and actress and tag-along Harvey becomes "What's His Name." When Nellie falls for a millionaire and goes to Reno for a divorce, Harvey takes their child Phoebe home, where her later illness brings her parents back together.
Dir: Cecil B. DeMille
Pregnant tenement dweller Maggie Schultz is being used by burglars and fears that though "I stole to keep my baby from being born in this rat hole... now he's going to be born in jail." But the tenement owner may refuse to prosecute.
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Dir: Cecil B. DeMille
Jack Hale, a revenue agent, is sent into the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to track down illegal alcohol producers - "moonshiners." His task is complicated when he falls in love with June Tolliver, daughter of one his intended quarry.
Dir: Cecil B. DeMille
Mary Denby becomes a seamstress after her husband Steve wastes their money on booze. Her employer provides her as an escort to accompany millionaire Roger Manning. Her husband tries blackmailing Manning and is later killed by the police, leaving Mary free to wed the millionaire.
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Dir: Cecil B. DeMille
In order to help her smuggler kinsmen, a sultry gypsy seduces and corrupts an officer of the Civil Guard turning him into a traitor and murderer.
View DetailsAnalysis relative to The Little American
| Film Title | Atmosphere | Complexity | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cheat | Gothic | Linear | 98% Match |
| The Man from Home | Surreal | Linear | 97% Match |
| The Dream Girl | Tense | Layered | 98% Match |
| A Romance of the Redwoods | Surreal | Dense | 87% Match |
| Maria Rosa | Ethereal | High | 94% Match |
This guide was algorithmically generated using the cinematic metadata of Cecil B. DeMille's archive. Last updated: 5/8/2026.
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