Hidden Genre Gems for Fans of The Savage Woman: Cult Guide

Dir: Edmund Mortimer

Gabrielle Jardee, daughter of a conservative Parisian family, is in love with an American, John Morgan, who her parents disapprove of. She is sent away from Paris to a small village, where her aunt lives with her sister and brother. The war comes and the Germans enter the town. She becomes the mistress of a German Kommandant. By means of a code which John understands she supplies the French Government with valuable information. In Berlin, she kills Karl and makes her escape to Paris, where she meets John, who offers her the love she thought she had lost. Moving Picture World

Dir: Edmund Mortimer

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

"The Wickedest Place in the World - Tourists Welcome", so says the banner across main street. Bill Scott rides into the city looking for adventure. At the Palace Hotel, the wickedest place in Satan Town, Sue of the Salvation Army strives to reach one or two of the drunks, gamblers, and prostitutes that throng the saloon. Malamute, the bouncer at the bar, never shies from a fight, and what's more, he's never lost one. Sue, to her misfortune, has gotten on his nerves. Bill enters just in time to get between Malamute and Sue. After a brief but spirited battle, Malamute is bested.

Dir: Edmund Mortimer

A young woman finds herself trapped by a bandit gang. Rather than be raped by the gang, she commits suicide. When her brother finds out what happened, he turns to a life of banditry, hoping to find the gang responsible for his sister's death.

Dir: Edmund Mortimer

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

Tom Halloway, compelled through circumstances to become an outlaw, robs the express office on the day of his sister's arrival from the East and is seen at the scene of the crime by McTavish, a religious fanatic. Accompanying Tom in his escape from the posse is Sam Langdon, a prospector charged with McTavish's murder. He clears up the situation, wins a pardon for Tom, and wins May, Tom's sister.

Dir: Edmund Mortimer

Jimmy Valentine, a prisoner in Sing Sing for safe-cracking, although guilty, maintains his innocence. When he obtains a pardon, he goes straight, influenced by a beautiful girl named Rose.

Dir: Edmund Mortimer

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

The four grown children of prominent Judge Appleton each spend one hour of meditation at his funeral to honor his last request, which allows them to see their lives unfold before them. None of them achieved his high moral standards in their lives prior to his death, and their meditation allows them realize the importance of following their father's high moral tenets.

Dir: Edmund Mortimer

After manicurist Katie Malloy rehabilitates Peter Crandall from his life of drinking and gambling, Peter falls in love with her and they marry. When he is dispatched home to New York after he suffers a gunshot wound at the hands of one of Katie's disappointed suitors, Peter's wealthy family hopes to annul the marriage. Katie follows her husband East where her sincerity wins the sympathy of her brother-in-law, Henry Gilsey, who arranges for Katie's social education while Peter is attending to business in the South. Meanwhile, when Katie discovers that Henry's wife Edith is carrying on an affair with another man, she sacrifices her own reputation and happiness to save Edith from the wrath of her husband. However, Peter sees through the deception, and his family, finally recognizing Katie's noble character, welcomes her as a new member.

Dir: Edmund Mortimer

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

Paul Bonard an artist, loses his memory when he receives a blow on the head from one of two apaches fighting over Wildcat, a sultry stepper in a cafe. He becomes an apache himself, falls in love with Wildcat and paints her portrait--his masterpiece. Wildcat learns Paul's identity and restores him to his family, though realizing that she will lose him. Surgery restores Paul's memory, but some subconscious force guides him back to the cafe and Wildcat's love.

Dir: Edmund Mortimer

Syliva Joy, a talented cabaret dancer, must choose between a wealthy Producer and a promising young actor.

Dir: Edmund Mortimer

Richard Garbin, willful son of Judge Garbin, one of England's most prominent jurists, is railroaded into prison. He escapes, vowing vengeance against Corton, the man who framed him and caused the death of one of his friends. Changing his name to Ragland, he meets his father at a dinner party. Judge Garbin proposes that Richard finish his prison sentence on the estate of his friend, Hugh Dunster. There Richard meets and falls in love with Dunster's daughter, Joan. Joan discovers why Richard is there and prevents him from carrying out his plan of revenge against Corton; they obtain Judge Garbin's blessing and sail for Africa.