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Dir: George Loane Tucker

Schooled by her wealthy brother-in-law William Hollins, Christine Bleeker plans to marry Ralph Lincourt when he is divorced. He, however, is equally pursued by Nancy Barron, whom Christine dislikes. Ned Klegg loves social secretary Barbara, and resents the attention paid her by Barron, Nancy's elderly husband. Nell Martin, a servant in the Hollins home, is in love with the gardener but is persecuted by the butler. Aviator Mulvain and his mechanic Le Prim arrive, and Le Prim absconds with Nancy in an auto, pursued by Mulvain and Christine, who force him to release her. Christine announces her engagement to Mulvain, who declares he is a poor man. In the resulting commotion, it transpires that Nell, threatened with exposure, has drowned herself. The shock brings a change of emotion: Barbara rejects Barron and accepts Klegg, and Christine accepts Mulvain, content to share his poverty.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

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

Joseph Chandler, owner of the Tatlow Potteries is in serious financial trouble and is about to be closed down by his creditors, which will mean the ruin of the small town. Cyrus Blenkarn, an employee, has discovered a new transparent glaze that will revolutionize the industry, which Chandler pays him fifty pound for, uses it to new funding from his creditors, and takes all the credit for being the savior of the town. Blenkarn vows revenge and it comes, via a discovery in South Africa.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

Pete Quilliam, a fisherman on the Isle of Man, and his best friend, a lawyer named Philip Christian, are each in love with Kate Cregeen, an innkeeper's daughter. Pete is rejected by the girl's father and leaves for South Africa to seek his fortune. When Pete is reported dead, Kate is saddened yet relieved, for she really loves Philip. But Pete returns with enough wealth to overcome the father's objections. Obedient to her father, Kate weds Pete, hoping for the best.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

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

A Lord's mob kills the cleric who sought to save the soul of a beloved actress.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

A fanatical Boer farmer mistreats his young wife.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

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

A student of divinity who is brought back to life is found to have no soul but has it given back to him as a result of prayer.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

When the king is killed by his rival, his English double takes his place and is shot.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

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

A Lord's son loves the daughter of a counterfeiter who steals necklaces.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

The blind husband of an Italian doctor's mad ward 'sees' her brother murdered during a trance.

Dir: George Loane Tucker

A man poses as a boxer to impress a barmaid and is forced to fight the champion.