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Dir: Ben F. Wilson

Deals with beautiful girl who, through no fault of her own, leads a double life. Her inherited love for pearls brings her in conflict with great detective. He effects her reform and wins her love. Mystery melodrama.

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.

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

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 Mine to Keep perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Drew Halliday, stage driver, is abashed when the little girl he admires returns from finishing school a beautiful young woman. When a sporty gambler and saloon keeper forces his attentions on the young lady, Drew comes to her defense. Because of his courageous handling of the gambler, Drew is elected sheriff. He acquires more responsibility when he takes Hela for his wife after her father dies. Soon afterward her brother is jailed for a murder that the gambler committed. The gambler again makes advances toward Hela: this time he is caught by his own girl, who in a rage shoots him. Hela is accused of the killing; Drew takes the blame; but when the woman confesses all, the innocent are freed.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

During a feud between sheep-men and cattle ranchers, Sheriff Richards is murdered by a man with the ace of spades tattooed on his arm. Chick Richards returns from college upon learning of his father's death and impresses the townspeople as a foppish "dude" with no interest in avenging the murder. Soon after Chick's return, a mysterious, white-robed figure appears in town, fighting for the rights of the oppressed sheep-men. Black Morgan, the leader of the cattlemen, attacks Alice Norris, Chick's former sweetheart, and the White Rider appears, besting Morgan in a brutal fight. The mysterious stranger then removes his robe, reveals himself to be Chick, and arrests Morgan, who has the ace of spades tattooed on his arm. Afterward, Alice and Chick are married.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

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

Homer Joy wants to steal his wife's fortune after he dies, but he is murdered under mysterious circumstances.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

A Western which first depicts hero in business with his father, much sought after by mothers in the city, who have marriageable daughters. To no avail, since young man has already made his choice secretly. His father is involved in financial scandal, innocently enough, through clever crook, and the one girl hero believed would understand refuses to see him. Going West, eventually he finds gold and the girl, who is only too glad to be reunited with rugged, brave lover.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

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

Joe Dayton is in charge of building a railroad through a section of northwestern Canada. Jacques Durand, a bandit whose territory the railroad is to run though, knows that if it is completed it will bring law and order and drive him out, so he sets out to stop it any way he can--and the fact that he and Dayton look enough like each other to be twins makes his job somewhat easier.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

Jim Marlow's brother, Chet, who has come west to manage the family mining properties, cheats Pete Daley out of his property. Pete enters Chet's office at night and robs the safe, being seen in the act by Tom Crowley. Pete hides the strongbox and sends a letter to his daughter, Marion, stating its location. Jim gets the letter and finds the strongbox, running afoul of Crowley, who shoots him. The sheriff arrests Jim for stealing the box, and Crowley attempts to take the box from the sheriff at gunpoint. The sheriff shoots Crowley, and Crowley, mortally wounded, tells the sheriff that Pete Daley was the man responsible for the original theft of the box. A lawyer who has been investigating Chet discovers that he has cheated Jim out of the substantial part of his rightful inheritance; Chet is sent to jail, and Jim settles down with Marion Daley.

Dir: Ben F. Wilson

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.