Masterpiece Selection Resonating with the Themes of The Village Smi...

Dir: F. Richard Jones

Framed for stealing some pearls while staying at the country home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Dennison, Delsie O'Dell ( Dorothy Gish ) is banished from their house. Delsie along with her bulldog, Violet, follows Oscar, the actual thief, to an old haunted house, which is the hideout for a gang of thieves. A series of humorous escapades follows as she first hides from the thieves, then pretends to be a ghost, terrorizing them. Eventually she retrieves the pearls, clears her name, and is safe once again in the arms of Bill, Dennison's secretary.

Dir: F. Richard Jones

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Reilly's Wash Day perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: F. Richard Jones

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: F. Richard Jones

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Trying to Get Along perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A small town girl dreams of movie stardom. A switched photo wins her a movie contract. However, when she arrives Hollywood, she is assigned to the props department. Her parents visit and invest some money with a very shifty individual.

Dir: F. Richard Jones

An Irish washerwoman's daughter falls in love with one of America's most eligible bachelors, much to the chagrin the young doctor's fiancée. The two girls attend a masked ball in similar costumes, where Molly is mistaken for her rival.

Dir: F. Richard Jones

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

In old California, Don Fernando and Don Diego hope to consolidate their adjoining ranches by betrothing their children, Ramón and Dolores. However, Ramón is in love with Suzanna, the daughter of a peon on his father's ranch, and Dolores is interested in Pancho, a toreador. When Suzanna learns that she and Dolores were switched in infancy, making her Don Diego's actual daughter, she keeps silent. Ramón finally rebels and steals Suzanna from the altar as she is about to marry Pancho. Following the necessary explanations, Ramón marries Suzanna and Dolores marries Pancho.

Dir: F. Richard Jones

The comic difficulties encountered by the proprietor of a small hotel when he tries to run a "speakeasy" in the cellar.

Dir: F. Richard Jones

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Molly O' perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Behind enemy lines, Captain Bob White disguises himself as a woman in order to fool members of the German High Command, including the Kaiser himself.

Dir: F. Richard Jones

Charlie, as the proprietor of a delicatessen, finds it impossible to resist the attractions of a pretty little manicurist next door and equally impossible to carry on his flirtation without getting into trouble with his wife.

Dir: F. Richard Jones

Country girl Jolanda has lost her boyfriend, Nathaniel Huggins, to a "flapper" from the city. Jolanda blackmails Nathaniel's father into giving his permission for he and Jolanda to be married--but circumstances arise that may make Jolanda rethink her position.