Essential Cult Cinema Drawn from the Same DNA as Vanity and Vengean...

Dir: Gregory La Cava

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Gregory La Cava

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

Ma is chasing a milk devouring fly, while uncle, in the garden, is sweeping the carpet with a vacuum cleaner. Then he falls beneath a tree near a beehive. The twins immediately suck the bees into the vacuum, and go in search of Pa, who, worn out from painting the outhouse also slumbers. Awakened by a dose of angry bees, Pa and Ma give chase, and after great trouble the twins are captured and dealt with in a manner befitting their crimes.

Dir: Gregory La Cava

Charlie is a small town druggist trying to wait on trade and play a social game of poker in the back room.

Dir: Gregory La Cava

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Gregory La Cava

When Ignatz Mouse throws the brick at the Smelly Skunk and cashing him.

Dir: Gregory La Cava

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Judge Rummy's Miscue perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Gregory La Cava

As Prohibition takes effect, an irate wife throws away all of the Judge's liquor and sends him to a temperance lecture. While waiting for it to start, he tries the liquor substitute from the establishment across the street.

Dir: Gregory La Cava

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

When a bashful suitor attempts to ask father, who is a judge, he is mistaken for a man who is seeking to get revenge.

Dir: Gregory La Cava

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Gregory La Cava

A young man gains possession of a letter of introduction intended for someone else and on the strength of it proceeds to get a job. He manages to cause any number of complications through his well-meant efforts, which provide the basis for a number of ingenious gags. Raymond McKee appears as "the nuisance" in question, with Mary Anderson opposite as the boss's daughter. Charles Murray appears as the father, and is good for a number of laughs with his characteristic business.