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Dir: Ben F. Wilson

When Tyler Burgess goes west to make his fortune, a marriage is arranged between Norma, his society sweetheart, and Brant, the son of a cattle and oil baron. With the aid of a renegade Indian, Burgess breaks up their wedding by casting aspersions on Brant's birth and killing Brant's father. Burgess then marries Norma, but they are unhappy. Brant exposes the frame-up, the Indian kills Burgess, and Brant and Norma are reunited.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

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

An amateur bullfighter fights cows and half-weight calves in a Spanish backwater town, but when he moves up to great fame, he spends his time fumbling a balcony serenade and going to a nightclub where he falls down a lot trying to Tango. The Senorita he's stepping out with turns out to be a Senora with a murderously jealous husband.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

John Murdock, haunted by the memory of what he believes to have been an unrequited love, neglects his work, resulting in a disastrous train wreck. Following his termination, John goes in search of the woman responsible for his downfall. Meanwhile in New York City, Mary Stanhope remains silent during her divorce hearing until the judge awards custody of their child to her husband. She then discloses a story of disloyalty, cruelty, and abuse, which compels the judge to reverse his decision. Later, Mary takes a trip to the Adirondack Mountains and encounters the destitute John, who recognizes her as the woman he loved and lost. When he attempts to kill her child, Mary reveals that John is the father. The child's charm inspires John to reform, leading to his reconciliation with Mary.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

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

Using a false accusation of unlawful land-squatting, Bill Edwards (Al Ferguson(1)') goes to the County Seat and has Sheriff Brown to swear out a warrant against sheep-herders Marie Valerian (Neva Gerber) and her father (Silver Tip Baker. The Sheriff sends a Deputy, "Thundering" Thompson (Cheyenne Bill_, back to serve the warrant. Thompson learns that Edwards is only trying to force the Valerians to sell their sheep to him at a cheap price, and comes back without serving the warrant. This enrages Edwards who enlists the aid of a local cattleman and his hands to drive off the sheep. Thompson sets out to keep this from happening.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

An Indian girl is in love with French trapper Pierre, but he is interested in a French orphan, Marie. Complications ensue.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

Former playboy Victor Olney becomes jealous of his wife's love soon after he and Constance are married. He is especially hostile toward Clint Mowbray, a former suitor. When Mowbray implies that there was an affair between Olney and a dancer who was injured at Olney's bachelor party, Constance leaves her husband to nurse the girl back to health. Olney's mother-in-law convinces him that Constance was not unfaithful. They are reconciled when Olney goes to Constance and it is ascertained that there was nothing between him and the dancer.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

Yak arrives at the Gilmore ranch where rustling has occurred. Gilmore blames a wild horse when it is actually his foreman Mays. After Yak catches and tames the wild horse, Mays gets Yak out of the way by having him arrested for murder. Mays and his men can now make one last raid.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

Carmen, a prospector's wife, tires of living in the wilderness and, disobeying her husband, attends a dance, where she meets up with slick gambler Flash Kirby. Her husband's friend Bill Carson rescues her from Kirby's advances, but then he and Carmen form an attachment. Complications ensue.