Masterpiece Selection Resonating with the Themes of When a Woman St...

Dir: Roy Clements

Happy Hanes, a ranch hand, comes between a crooked foreman and the new ranch owner Frances Powell. The foreman and his "half-breed" accomplice Cholo kidnap Frances.

Dir: Roy Clements

Jack Hardy, Sr., sends his son West to make a man of him. Jack falls in love with Miss Benson, ranch secretary. Taunted by the girl, he breaks an intractable horse to prove his courage. When Tex Fuller and his gang try to get Jack, Deerfoot, his half-breed brother, takes the missiles intended for his brother. Jack fights the gang and brings them to justice. But Miss Benson is not yet won. She thinks of the girl back East to whom Jack was engaged. Jack's father arrives and announces that he is engaged to the Eastern girl. Miss Benson surrenders.

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

Dir: Roy Clements

A novice learns to drive on a rental Ford to impress a girl.

Dir: Roy Clements

When a revolution breaks out in a small European monarchy, the king sends his crown jewels to an American banker, Maxwell Grey, to keep them out of danger. However, Madame Levine, the head of an international jewel theft ring, finds out and plans to steal the jewels. She poses as a wealthy society matron and befriends Grey. Young French refugee Diana De Lille, who at first was taken in by Madame Levine, begins to suspect that the woman is not who she says she is, and confides her suspicions to Kenneth Grey, the banker's son, who has fallen in love with her.

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

Dir: Roy Clements

During World War I, Jane Whiting, a bright young lawyer who is engaged to Senator Wheeler, is assigned by the district attorney to expose a gang of spies who are collecting money for the German government through the operation of a fraudulent charity organization. Wheeler's son Frank has fallen in love with Lola Schram, whose pro-German mother is forcing the girl to work for Frederick Kube, the head of the spy ring, but when Kube learns of the romance, he orders Mrs. Schram to break it off. When Lola finally confesses her activities to Frank, Kube kills her and then frames Frank for the murder. Meanwhile, Jane, through the help of Jimmy and Tilly Ware, has discovered Kube's headquarters and modus operandi . By means of a carefully set trap, she finally succeeds in clearing Frank's name and bringing Kube and his gang to justice.

Dir: Roy Clements

Velvet Joe, a sinister influence in the town of Moneymint, attempts to frighten mine owners and thus take over their claims; Jack Logan and his partner seek the sheriff's aid, but he refuses to give it, making Jack a marshal and leaving him to fight his own battle. A nearby claim mined by Mollie Benton is also threatened, and when she finds Logan in a compromising situation, she believes him to be her persecutor. Unaware of his design, Mollie solicits the aid of Joe in the town, but Jack rides into the saloon and speeds away with her to the mine, where they are followed by Joe and his henchman. Jack convinces her of Joe's perfidy; and with her aid, he wins a battle against the men.

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

Dir: Roy Clements

This one starts with Will coming out presumably before a Follies audience and telling them that he has brought back from Hollywood some "big moments" from well known films for their enjoyment. Accordingly, a screen is dropped and scenes from "Blood and Sand," "Robin Hood" and finally the old "Keystone Cops" are shown with Rogers, of course, in the leading roles. Of course, the action is all burlesqued and many laughs afforded.

Dir: Roy Clements

The Governor has been invited to dinner, but a stock promoter named McGovern appears at the door at the expected time and the mistake is not discovered until Ambrose signs and becomes the owner of a considerable lot of bricks.

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

Dir: Roy Clements

A young married couple (Glenn Tryon and Blanche Mehaffey) with no money and lots of time for fighting try to impress the husbands boss.

Dir: Roy Clements

Silas Warner, Jr., playboy son of a wealthy New York broker, is disinherited and sent from home by his father when he assumes the blame for a near-theft committed by his brother, Archie. In a western mining community, he is inducted into the "Ornery and Worthless Men of the World," a fraternity of fortune seekers, and a compromising situation forces him to marry Sally Bleeker. Sally is sent away to finishing school when her father dies; there she meets Louise, Silas' sister; and the girls become pals. While visiting the Warner home, Sally recognizes Silas, Jr.'s, picture, and when her miner-guardians come to New York to bring her home, there is a final meeting of the order and a happy reconciliation of Silas with his family.