Must-Watch List in the Vein of Up in Alf's Place: Cult Guide

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

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

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

There is a rivalry for the fair Louise's hand, rivalry that becomes riotous when she inherits a fortune.

Dir: F. Richard Jones

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

A crusade against women wearing clothes which are more abbreviated than the law allows results in policemen and jurists being captivated by their captives.

Dir: F. Richard Jones

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

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Are Married Policemen Safe? 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

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.

Dir: F. Richard Jones

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Yankee Doodle in Berlin perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A young man from the country travels to the city to find his fortune. Although he has a letter of introduction from his wealthy uncle, the best job he can find is that of a street cleaner. He catches the eye of his landlady, who somehow manages to get the man to propose to her, but he then falls in love with a pretty young socialite, and when his rich uncle dies finds himself being sued by a gold-digging vamp who wants to her her hands on his inheritance.

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

This short was a promo piece for Mack Sennett's Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919), with many of the same characters in addition to the Mack Sennett Bathing Beauties.