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This collection of surviving works from the multi-hyphenate pioneer opens with the Ivers-scripted spy saga "The Intrigue" (1916), where a European countess (Lenore Ulrich) goes undercover to stop a naive American engineer (Cecil Van Auker) from putting his weapons technology on the open market. Florence Vidor co-stars; Frank Lloyd directs. Ivers directed and scripted "A Son of Erin" (1916), where the dreams of a poor Irishman (Dustin Farnum) to become a New York cop are hit with cold water after he emigrates. The Ivers-written "Ben Blair" (1916) offers Farnum in the title role of a conflicted cowboy determined to make his father pay for his mother’s death; Ivers’ primary collaborator William Desmond Taylor directs. Also included is the one extant reel from writer-director Ivers’ "The Majesty of the Law" (1916). 3 1/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: music score; audio commentary. Silent with music score.