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Movies of the 1920s

Top 500 films from the 1920s (out of 797 in catalog), ranked by TMDB rating.

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Metropolis1,927Fritz LangDrama, Science Fiction8.13,037GermanGermanyIn a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
The Kid1,921Charlie ChaplinComedy, Drama8.12,311EnglishUnited States of AmericaA tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
The Gold Rush1,925Charlie ChaplinAdventure, Comedy, Drama81,784EnglishUnited States of AmericaA gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
Sherlock Jr.1,924Buster KeatonAction, Comedy, Mystery81,132EnglishUnited States of AmericaA film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
The Passion of Joan of Arc1,928Carl Theodor DreyerDrama, History81,060FrenchFranceA classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari1,920Robert WieneDrama, Horror, Thriller, Crime7.91,730GermanGermanyFrancis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
The General1,926Clyde BruckmanAction, Adventure, Comedy, War, Romance7.91,380EnglishUnited States of AmericaDuring America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.
The Circus1,928Charlie ChaplinComedy, Romance, Drama7.9872EnglishUnited States of AmericaCharlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
Faust1,926F. W. MurnauFantasy, Drama, Horror7.9384GermanGermanyGod and Satan wager on the soul of a learned and prayerful alchemist as part of their eternal war over Earth.
One Week1,920Buster KeatonComedy7.9312XXUnited States of AmericaNewlyweds receive a build-it-yourself house as a wedding gift—and the house can, supposedly, be built in "one week". A rejected suitor secretly re-numbers packing crates, and the husband struggles to assemble the house according to this new 'arrangement' of its parts.
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans1,927F. W. MurnauDrama, Romance7.8880EnglishUnited States of AmericaA married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
Man with a Movie Camera1,929Dziga VertovDocumentary7.8785RussianSoviet UnionA cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.
The Cameraman1,928Edward SedgwickComedy, Romance7.8422EnglishUnited States of AmericaA photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.
The Phantom Carriage1,921Victor SjöströmDrama, Fantasy, Horror7.8349SwedishSwedenAn alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.
Napoleon1,927Abel GanceDrama, History, War7.8213FrenchFranceA biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.
The Great White Silence1,924Herbert G. PontingDocumentary7.854EnglishUnited KingdomHerbert Ponting travelled to Antarctica with Captain Scott’s ill-fated South Pole expedition and filmed the stunning images that make up this extraordinary documentary. (Originally released in 1912 as With Captain Scott in the Antarctic, the material was re-edited and re-issued by Ponting in 1924 as The Great White Silence.)
Nosferatu1,922F. W. MurnauHorror, Fantasy7.72,396GermanGermanyThe mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.
Safety Last!1,923Fred C. NewmeyerComedy, Romance7.7561EnglishUnited States of AmericaWhen a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.
The Last Laugh1,924F. W. MurnauDrama7.7344GermanGermanyAn aging doorman, after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel, is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbours and society.
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried1,924Fritz LangAdventure, Drama, Fantasy7.7155GermanGermanySiegfried, son of King Siegmund of Xanten, travels to Worms, capital of the Burgundian kingdom, to ask King Gunther for the hand of his sister, the beautiful Kriemhild.
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life1,925Ernest B. SchoedsackDocumentary7.730EnglishUnited States of AmericaA silent documentary which follows a branch of the Bakhtiari tribe of Persia as they and their herds make their epic seasonal journey to better pastures.
Faces of Children1,925Jacques FeyderDrama, Family, Romance7.720FrenchFranceA young boy living in the Swiss Alps struggles to come to terms with his mother's death and his father's remarriage which brings a new mother and step-sister into his family.
Battleship Potemkin1,925Sergei EisensteinDrama, History, War7.61,266RussianSoviet UnionA dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre.
Häxan1,922Benjamin ChristensenDocumentary, Horror, History7.6425SwedishSwedenGrave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious-- instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.
Steamboat Bill, Jr.1,928Charles ReisnerComedy, Romance7.6381EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe just-out-of-college, effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he's not seen since he was a child.
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler1,922Fritz LangCrime, Thriller7.6207GermanGermanyDr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.
The Crowd1,928King VidorDrama, Romance7.6192EnglishUnited States of AmericaJohn, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.
He Who Gets Slapped1,924Victor SjöströmDrama, Thriller, Romance7.6101EnglishUnited States of AmericaAfter a baron steals his scientific discoveries, runs away with his wife, and slaps him in public, a man joins a Parisian circus sideshow as a clown whose act consists of being slapped repeatedly and becomes infatuated with a showgirl colleague whose father intends to marry her off to the baron.
Lucky Star1,929Frank BorzageRomance, Drama7.642EnglishUnited States of AmericaMary, a poor farm girl, meets Tim just as word comes that war has been declared. Tim enlists in the army and goes to the battlefields of Europe, where he is wounded and loses the use of his legs. Home again, Tim is visited by Mary, and they are powerfully attracted to each other; but his physical handicap prevents him from declaring his love for her. Deeper complications set in when Martin, Tim's former sergeant and a bully, takes a shine to Mary.
Seven Chances1,925Buster KeatonComedy, Romance7.5315EnglishUnited States of AmericaStruggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.
Our Hospitality1,923Buster KeatonComedy, Romance7.5310EnglishUnited States of AmericaA young man falls for a young woman on his trip home; unbeknownst to him, her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.
Pandora's Box1,929G.W. PabstDrama, Crime, Romance7.5253GermanGermanyThe rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.
The Adventures of Prince Achmed1,926Lotte ReinigerAnimation, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance7.5228GermanGermanyTaken from The Arabian Nights, a wicked sorcerer and the beautiful prince Achmed battle one against the other during a series of wondrous adventures.
The Unknown1,927Tod BrowningDrama, Thriller, Romance, Horror7.5206EnglishUnited States of AmericaOn the lam, criminal Alonzo hides in the circus as The Armless Wonder – a performer who uses his feet to hurl knives. Alonzo keeps the arms he really has concealed to hide his identity. Meanwhile, ringmaster's daughter Nanon has a phobia of being touched by men, but is romantically pursued by not only Alonzo but the strongman Malabar. Alonzo's desperation to remain with Nanon will only end in tragedy.
The Scarecrow1,920Edward F. ClineComedy7.5159EnglishUnited States of AmericaTwo farmhands compete for the love of the farmer's daughter.
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City1,927Walter RuttmannDocumentary7.5125GermanGermanyA day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue at the time.
The Big Parade1,925King VidorRomance, War, Drama7.5123EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl.
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge1,924Fritz LangAdventure, Drama, Fantasy7.5118GermanGermanyWhen Kriemhild, thirsty for revenge, marries to Etzel, king of the Huns, she invites King Gunther and his court to visit them, intending to finally take the life of the man responsible of her disgrace.
The Wildcat1,921Ernst LubitschComedy, Drama, Romance7.546GermanGermanyA charismatic lieutenant newly assigned to a remote fort is captured by a group of mountain bandits, thus setting in motion a madcap farce that is Lubitsch at his most unrestrained. A wonderfully anarchic and playfully subversive satire of military life from one of the great comedy filmmakers.
Misdeal1,928Jean GrémillonDrama7.511FrenchFranceMaldone is a canal worker, happy with his life after running away from his family estate. He falls in love with Zita, a young gypsy girl, during a local fete. However, after his brother dies, Maldone is called back to manage the estate. There, he takes up the life of a landowner and marries a neighbor's daughter. Years later Maldone is still restless on the estate, and becomes obsessed with Zita, after meeting her by chance one evening.
Un Chien Andalou1,929Luis BuñuelHorror7.41,389FrenchFranceUn Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.
The Skeleton Dance1,929Walt DisneyAnimation, Family, Music, Comedy, Horror7.4317EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe clock strikes midnight, the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for four skeletons to come out and dance a bit.
Strike1,925Sergei EisensteinDrama7.4241RussianSoviet UnionWorkers in a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia go on strike and are met by violent suppression.
Destiny1,921Fritz LangDrama, Fantasy7.4168GermanGermanyAs a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and is sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman finds a mystic entrance and is met by Death, who tells her three separate stories set in exotic locales, all involving circumstances similar to hers.
Ménilmontant1,926Dimitri KirsanoffDrama7.491FrenchFranceA pair of sisters leave the country for the city after their parents are slaughtered in a mysterious axe murder.
Rain1,929Mannus FrankenDocumentary7.478DutchNetherlandsA lyrical portrait of Amsterdam and its changing appearance during a rain-shower.
Lonesome1,928Pál FejősRomance, Drama7.473EnglishUnited States of AmericaTwo lonely people in the big city meet and enjoy the thrills of an amusement park, only to lose each other in the crowd after spending a great day together. Will they ever see each other again?
The Lighthouse Keepers1,929Jean GrémillonDrama7.417FrenchFranceIn a lighthouse off the coast of Brittany, a young man slowly goes mad following a bite by a rabid dog while his father looks on helplessly. Thwarted by a raging sea, they are prisoners of the lighthouse. In a rustic Brittany village, a young bride waits, unaware of the tragedy.
The White Stadium1,928Arnold FanckDocumentary7.414GermanSwitzerlandA profile of the 1928 Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
A Strong Man1,929Henryk SzaroThriller, Crime, Drama7.414PolishPolandBielecki becomes determined to become a famous writer, but the means he employs in achieving his goal are far from ethical. Bielecki discourages his friend Jerzy Gorski by telling him his new work is rather poor, driving him into despair. But Bielecki is such a good friend that he even provides Gorski with the morphine so he can overdose too. With Gorski out of the way, Bielecki can now peddle his friend's book as his own. However, it doesn't take long for Bielecki's evil ways to catch up to him.
In Youth, Beside the Lonely Sea1,925UnknownDrama7.411EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn early widescreen film that was told by cutting the two sides of the image off and replacing them with a different image.
Bardelys the Magnificent1,926King VidorAction, Drama, Romance7.411EnglishUnited States of AmericaRafael Sabatini's story of the swashbuckling era and of Bardeleys, the handsome courtier who could win any woman he set his mind to...and was not above boasting about it to all who would listen.
Steamboat Willie1,928Walt DisneyAnimation, Comedy7.3595EnglishUnited States of AmericaMickey Mouse, piloting a steamboat, delights his passenger, Minnie Mouse, by making musical instruments out of the menagerie on deck.
The Man Who Laughs1,928Paul LeniDrama, Romance, Horror7.3219EnglishUnited States of AmericaWhen a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
Greed1,924Erich von StroheimDrama, Crime7.3196EnglishUnited States of AmericaWhen housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.
The Thief of Bagdad1,924Raoul WalshRomance, Adventure, Fantasy7.3174EnglishUnited States of AmericaA recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.
A Page of Madness1,926Teinosuke KinugasaHorror, Drama7.3164JapaneseJapanA man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.
The Wind1,928Victor SjöströmDrama, Western, Romance, Thriller7.3127EnglishUnited States of AmericaWhen Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors leave Letty increasingly disturbed.
Diary of a Lost Girl1,929G.W. PabstDrama7.3120GermanGermanyThymian Henning, an innocent young girl, is raped by the clerk of her father's pharmacy. She becomes pregnant, is rejected by her family, and must fend for herself in a harsh, cruel world.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1,925Fred NibloAdventure, Drama, Romance7.3111EnglishUnited States of AmericaErstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.
7th Heaven1,927Frank BorzageDrama, Romance7.3109EnglishUnited States of AmericaIn 1910s Paris, a sewer worker disillusioned with Christianity feels his prayers have been answered when he chances upon a street waif and they fall in love.
Speedy1,928Ted WildeComedy7.3106EnglishUnited States of AmericaA hapless young man living in New York City rallies to save his girlfriend's grandfather's horse-drawn trolley, the last in the city, from being put out of business by a railroad company.
Spies1,928Fritz LangThriller, Romance7.389GermanGermanyThe mastermind behind a ubiquitous spy operation learns of a dangerous romance between a Russian lady in his employ and a dashing agent from the government's secret service.
The Last Command1,928Josef von SternbergDrama, History, War, Romance7.388EnglishUnited States of AmericaA former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.
La Roue1,923Abel GanceDrama, Romance7.364FrenchFranceSisif, a railwayman, saves a young girl named Norma orphaned by a train crash and raises her as his own daughter alongside his son, Elie. As she becomes an adult, Sisif grapples with whether to tell Norma the truth about her parentage.
Asphalt1,929Joe MayDrama7.348GermanGermanyStarring Betty Amann in her most famous leading role, Joe May's Asphalt is a luxuriously produced German Expressionist classic where tragic liaisons and fatal encounters are shaped alongside the constant roar of Berlin traffic.
Beyond the Barricade1,920Holger-MadsenDrama7.347DanishDenmarkFamily man Poul Berg is tempted by a questionable investement offer and indebts himself to a point where suicide seems like the only way out. His widow struggles to maintain even a simple standard of living for herself and their three children, who are fatally marked by their fathers deed. (stumfilm.dk)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh1,928Herbert BrenonDrama7.338EnglishUnited States of AmericaA despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman.
The Mysterious Lady1,928Fred NibloAdventure, Drama7.335EnglishUnited States of AmericaA beautiful Russian spy seduces an Austrian military officer in order to obtain secret plans. When she falls in love with him, both are placed in danger.
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg1,928Ernst LubitschDrama, Romance7.331EnglishUnited States of AmericaA young prince falls in love with a beautiful barmaid while at university in old Heidelberg.
Nothing but Time1,926Alberto CavalcantiDocumentary, Drama7.319FrenchFranceThe life of a great city (Paris) from dawn until dusk, including the beautiful and the ragged, the rich and the poor.
Wings1,927William A. WellmanDrama, Action, War, Romance7.2312EnglishUnited States of AmericaTwo young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a hometown girl who's the lovestruck lifelong next door neighbor of one of them pines away.
Cops1,922Buster KeatonComedy, Family, Adventure7.2218EnglishUnited States of AmericaBuster Keaton gets involved in a series of misunderstandings involving a horse and cart. Eventually he infuriates every cop in the city when he accidentally interrupts a police parade.
The Goat1,921Buster KeatonComedy7.2167EnglishUnited States of AmericaA series of misadventures occur when Buster is mistaken for a criminal on the lam.
Woman in the Moon1,929Fritz LangDrama, Science Fiction, Romance7.2112GermanGermanyA scientist discovers that there's gold on the moon. He builds a rocket to fly there, but there's too much rivalry among the crew to have a successful expedition.
Tartuffe1,926F. W. MurnauDrama, Comedy7.274GermanGermanyA young man shows his millionaire grandfather a film based on Molière's play "Tartuffe" in order to expose the old man's hypocritical governess who covets the young man's inheritance.
Flesh and the Devil1,926Clarence BrownDrama, Romance7.263EnglishUnited States of AmericaWhen lifelong best friends Leo and Ulrich return home after completing their military training, Leo meets the stunning Felicitas at a railway station and is mesmerized by her beauty. A scandal follows, for which Leo is sent away. Returning home three years later, he discovers that much has changed.
Cœur fidèle1,923Jean EpsteinDrama, Romance7.251FrenchFranceThe good guys win out in this sweet tale about a young orphan who is abused for much of her life but who eventually finds happiness when she marries an honest man who extricates her from her situation.
The Parson's Widow1,920Carl Theodor DreyerComedy, Drama7.245SwedishSwedenA newly elected village parson is required to marry his predecessor's widow. However, he's already married, and the woman is old enough to be his grandmother.
A Cottage on Dartmoor1,929Anthony AsquithThriller, Drama, Crime7.227EnglishSwedenA jealous barber's assistant becomes enraged by the attentions the manicurist he's obsessed with and a repeat customer pay to one another.
Four Sons1,928John FordWar, Drama7.223EnglishUnited States of AmericaA family saga in which three of a Bavarian widow's sons go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany's eventual opponent. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with L'Imaginne Ritrovato and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 1999.
The Pearl1,929Henri d'UrselFantasy7.222FrenchBelgiumA silent, surreal short involving a man buying a pearl necklace. He meets a woman who also desires the necklace.
The Love of Jeanne Ney1,927G.W. PabstDrama7.222GermanGermanyIn the Crimea, the Reds and the Whites aren't done fighting, and Jeanne discovers that the man she loves is a Bolshevik (when he kills her father). Penniless, she returns to Paris where she works for her uncle. Soon after, her lover Andreas is in France to organize the sailors in Toulon. So also is a thief, traitor, and libertine, Khalibiev, who wants to seduce Jeanne. His schemes, Jeanne and Andreas's naivete, and a lost diamond bring the lovers to the brink of tragedy.
The River1,929Frank BorzageRomance, Drama7.216EnglishUnited States of AmericaPassion carried an innocent boy and a worldly woman beyond the barriers of conscience.
The Devious Path1,928G.W. PabstDrama7.215GermanGermanyNeglected by her husband, an ambitious lawyer, Irene seeks variety in Berlin's nightlife-- An evening of dancing, dolls, cocaine and immoral passion. Irene takes the "devious path" as she seeks to make her husband jealous.
Scaramouche1,923Rex IngramHistory, Romance, Adventure, Drama7.215EnglishUnited States of AmericaA law student becomes an outlaw French revolutionary when he decides to avenge the unjust killing of his friend. To get close to the aristocrat who has killed his friend, the student adopts the identity of Scaramouche the clown.
The White Shadow1,924Graham CuttsDrama7.210EnglishUnited KingdomThe White Shadow is a British drama film directed by Graham Cutts based on the novel "Children of Chance" by Michael Morton. Alfred Hitchcock worked on it as assistant director and also handled the writing, editing, and art direction. The film was long thought to be lost. In August 2011, it was announced that the first three reels of the six-reel picture had been found in a garden shed and donated to the NFPF. The film cans were mislabled Two Sisters and Unidentified American Film and only later identified. The film was restored by Park Road Studios and is now in the New Zealand Film Archive. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with National Film Preservation Foundation in 2012.
Crainquebille1,922Jacques FeyderDrama7.210FrenchFranceJérôme Crainquebille, is an ageing vegetable seller who has sold groceries from his cart in in Paris for over 40 years. One day, he is harassed by a policeman who insists that he moves on. When he protests, Crainquebille is arrested, supposedly for swearing at the policeman.
The Phantom of the Opera1,925Rupert JulianHorror, Music7.1389EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog1,927Alfred HitchcockCrime, Thriller, Mystery7.1326EnglishUnited KingdomLondon. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the Bunting family and rents a room.
Nanook of the North1,922Robert FlahertyDocumentary, Drama7.1321EnglishUnited States of AmericaThis pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captures the beautiful, if unforgiving, frozen landscape of the Great White North, far removed from conventional civilization.
The Navigator1,924Donald CrispComedy, Action, Adventure, Romance7.1267EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe wealthy and impulsive Rollo Treadway decides to propose to his beautiful socialite neighbor, Betsy O'Brien. Although Betsy turns Rollo down, he still opts to go on the cruise that he intended as their honeymoon. When circumstances find both Rollo and Betsy on the wrong ship, they end up having adventures on the high seas.
Neighbors1,920Buster KeatonComedy, Romance7.1149EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe Romeo and Juliet story played out in a tenement neighborhood with Buster and Virginia's families hating each other over the fence separating their buildings.
The High Sign1,921Buster KeatonCrime, Comedy7.1120EnglishUnited States of AmericaBuster is thrown off a train near an amusement park. There he gets a job in a shooting gallery run by the Blinking Buzzards mob. Ordered to kill a businessman, he winds up protecting the man and his daughter by outfitting their home with trick devices.
Mother1,926Vsevolod PudovkinDrama7.179RussianSoviet UnionA Soviet woman is caught between her husband and son, who find themselves on opposing sides of the Russian Revolution.
The Mark of Zorro1,920Fred NibloWestern, Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance7.169EnglishUnited States of AmericaDon Diego Vega pretends to be an indolent fop as a cover for his true identity, the masked avenger Zorro. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
Show People1,928King VidorComedy, Romance7.152EnglishUnited States of AmericaHollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.
Beggars of Life1,928William A. WellmanAdventure, Drama, Crime7.142EnglishUnited States of AmericaAfter killing her treacherous step-father, a girl tries to escape the country with a young vagabond. She dresses as a boy, they hop freight trains, quarrel with a group of hobos, and steal a car in their attempt to escape the police, and reach Canada.
Finis Terræ1,929Jean EpsteinDrama7.133FrenchFranceOn the islet Bannec, off the coast of Brittany, four fishermen have set up camp for three months to harvest seaweed. If processed correctly, the ash of the seaweed can be sold for high prices. It is therefore burnt in several large piles on the island. Problems arise when one of them gets an infected thumb.
The Scarlet Letter1,927Victor SjöströmDrama, History7.131EnglishUnited States of AmericaIn Puritan Boston, seamstress Hester Prynne and kindly Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale fall in love. After Dimmesdale must go away for a time to England, he returns to discover that Hester has given birth to their child and is the focus of local censure.
Hamlet1,921Svend GadeDrama7.118GermanGermanyA free adaptation of Shakespeare′s drama. The Danish queen masquerades her daughter as a boy, and thus, the girl lives her life as 'Prince' Hamlet. Her father poisoned by a venomous snake placed by the treacherous Claudius, Hamlet fakes madness to investigate without suspicion.
Record 9571,928Germaine DulacMusic7.113FrenchFranceDulac’s three 1929 "abstract" films, Record 957, Αrabesques, and Themes and Variations, were the results of a long period of reflection by the filmmaker, who sought to create a "pure" or "integral" cinema that would capture the essence of the new medium and owe nothing to the other arts. Each of these three studies was designed to be played silent. The first one, Record 957, is conceived of as a "visual impression […] in listening to Frédéric Chopin's Preludes n. 5 and 6." Its title and its opening shot of lightplay on a spinning record not only announce the film's dominant cyclical motif, but also evoke one of the filmmaker’s major sources of inspiration in Loie Fuller's serpentine dances.
The Golem: How He Came Into the World1,920Carl BoeseFantasy, Horror7232GermanGermanyIn 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
Pay Day1,922Charlie ChaplinComedy7155EnglishUnited States of AmericaA bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.
Entr'acte1,924René ClairComedy, Fantasy7148FrenchFranceStop-motion photography blends with extreme slow-motion in Clair's first and most 'dada' film, composed of a series of zany, interconnected scenes. We witness a rooftop chess match between Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, a hearse pulled by a camel (and chased by its pallbearers) and a dizzying roller coaster finale. A film of contradictions and agreements.
The Fall of the House of Usher1,928Jean EpsteinHorror7137FrenchFranceConvinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Allan arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.
The Freshman1,925Fred C. NewmeyerComedy, Romance7124EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn unathletic college freshman ridiculed by his peers for his mannerisms strives to become popular by making the football team.
Way Down East1,920D.W. GriffithDrama, Romance7109EnglishUnited States of AmericaA naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.
Underworld1,927Josef von SternbergDrama, Crime, Romance785EnglishUnited States of AmericaBoisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.
Perfect Day1,929James ParrottComedy770EnglishUnited States of AmericaTwo families embark on a pleasant Sunday picnic but manage to run into a variety of issues with their temperamental automobile. Each incident requires repeated exits and reboardings by Laurel, Hardy, their wives and grouchy, gout-ridden Uncle Edgar.
Girl Shy1,924Sam TaylorComedy, Romance768EnglishUnited States of AmericaHarold Meadows is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guidebook, The Secret of Making Love, for other bashful young men. Fate has him meet rich girl Mary, and they fall in love. But she is about to wed an already married man, so our hero embarks upon a hair-raising daredevil ride to prevent the wedding.
Street Angel1,928Frank BorzageDrama, Romance755EnglishUnited States of AmericaA spirited young woman finds herself destitute and on the streets before joining a traveling carnival, where she meets a vagabond painter.
The Little Match Girl1,928Jean RenoirDrama, Fantasy751FrenchFranceAn impoverished girl tries to sell matches on NYE. Shivering with cold and unable to sell her wares, she sits in a sheltered nook. Striking a match to keep warm, she sees things in the flame.
L'Argent1,928Marcel L'HerbierDrama741FrenchFranceAdapted from the novel L'Argent by Émile Zola, the film portrays the world of banking and the stock market in Paris in the 1920s.
The Wedding March1,928Erich von StroheimDrama, Romance740EnglishUnited States of AmericaAgainst the backdrop of Vienna's hidebound caste system, aristocrat and army officer Nicki is attracted to peasant Mitzi, although he knows it cannot last. Acquiescing to familial pressure, he ultimately gives her up to marry the more socially acceptable – albeit crippled – heiress Cecelia. Mitzi, for her part, is heartbroken and must resign herself to marrying churlish butcher Schani Eberle.
Sparrows1,926William BeaudineDrama738EnglishUnited States of AmericaMolly, the eldest child of a group of orphans being used as slaves on a farm hidden deep in a swamp, must rescue the others when their cruel master decides that one of them will be disposed of.
The Late Mathias Pascal1,925Marcel L'HerbierDrama726FrenchFranceMathias Pascal, only son of a once-rich family, marries beautiful Romalinda, who has a terrible mother-in-law. She controls her daughter, and soon his home life becomes a nightmare. His only moments of lights are his mother and baby, but both die on the same day. Shocked, he leaves his hometown and goes to Monte Carlo, where he wins a fortune at the casino. Returning home, he reads his own obituary in a paper. They have found a corpse in a creek and connected it with his disappearance. Mathias, noticing that he is now free from all ties to his old life, decides to start a new one.
The Epic of Everest1,924J.B.L. NoelDocumentary723EnglishUnited KingdomThe official record of Mallory and Irvine's 1924 expedition. When George Mallory and Sandy Irvine attempted to reach the summit of Everest in 1924 they came closer than any previous attempt. Inspired by the work of Herbert Ponting (The Great White Silence) Captain Noel filmed in the harshest of conditions, with specially adapted equipment, to capture the drama of the fateful expedition.
Hell's Heroes1,929William WylerWestern720EnglishUnited States of AmericaThree bank robbers on the run happen across a woman about to give birth in an abandoned covered wagon. Before she dies, she names the three bandits as her newborn son's godfathers. Remade as Three Godfathers (1936) and 3 Godfathers (1949).
Ella Cinders1,926Alfred E. GreenRomance, Comedy720EnglishUnited States of AmericaPoor Ella Cinders is much abused by her evil step-mother and step-sisters. When she wins a local beauty contest she jumps at the chance to get out of her dead-end life and go to Hollywood, where she is promised a job in the movies. When she arrives in Hollywood, she discovers that the contest was a scam and the job non-existent. But through pluck, luck, and talent, she makes it in the movies anyway, and finds true love.
My Best Girl1,927Sam TaylorDrama, Comedy, Romance719EnglishUnited States of AmericaJoe Merrill, son of the millionaire owner of a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores, poses as Joe Grant, and takes a job in the stockroom of one of his father's stores, to prove that he can be a success without his father's influence. There he meets stockroom girl Maggie Johnson, and they fall in love. This causes problems, because Mrs. Merrill had planned for her son to marry Millicent Rogers, a high society girl.
The Street1,923Karl GruneDrama, Crime718GermanGermanyThe movie follows two distinct plot lines until the two eventually merge: the first is that of the bored middle-aged man seeking a departure from monotony in his life; the second is that of the blind man and the little boy, his grandson, who are interdependent. None of the characters have been given names and are therefore referred to only by description. The city is an expressionistic nightmare, a dangerous and chaotic place.
Little Lord Fauntleroy1,921Jack PickfordDrama716EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.
Stella Dallas1,925Henry KingDrama715EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn eccentric lower class woman struggles to gain respect in high society after marrying a wealthy man, and the problem gets worse when their daughter starts growing up.
The Godless Girl1,928Cecil B. DeMilleDrama, Crime713EnglishUnited States of AmericaHigh school students led by the Girl and Boy turn from Christianity toward secret atheistic meetings. When a girl is accidentally killed by a stairway collapse, the Girl and Boy go to reform school where they are treated brutally.
Invitation to a Journey1,927Germaine DulacDrama712FrenchFranceA woman enters a nightclub and slowly begins to open herself up.
The White Sister1,923Henry KingDrama, Romance712EnglishUnited States of AmericaAngela Chiaromonte is the daughter of a wealthy Italian prince who is killed in a fall from his horse. Though Angela stands to inherit half of a large estate, her older half-sister burns the will and thus inherits everything herself, throwing Angela into poverty. Fortunately, Angela is engaged to marry dashing Captain Giovanni Severi - but he soon is captured by Arabs while on an expedition to Africa. Believing him dead, Angela, dedicating her life to his memory, becomes a nun, unaware that her lover has escaped his captors and is returning to Italy. The dramatic climax takes place against a backdrop of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
The Dance of the Paroxysms1,929Jorge Brum do CantoDrama, Fantasy711PortuguesePortugalThis film tells the story of Gonthramm, a young knight who sought in vain for the Holy Grail and, on the way back to join his bride, Galeswithe, is met by Queen Banschi in the nightmarish realm of the Sylphs. Brum do Canto based the story on Charles-Marie Leconte de Lisle's Les Elfes.
Should Men Walk Home?1,927Leo McCareyComedy, Crime710EnglishUnited States of AmericaMabel plays an out-and-out crook, a "Girl Bandit," no less. And she quickly hooks up with a male partner in crime, in this case a Gentleman Crook played by perpetually grinning Creighton Hale. Mabel seems a little livelier in this film than in some of her other late works. In the very first scene we find her hitch-hiking, and she's forced to make a mad dash for cover when Hale's car nearly hits her. Soon they team up and crash a swanky party in a mansion to steal a jewel from the host's safe.
A Christmas Carol1,923Edwin GreenwoodN/A710EnglishUnknownA 1923 version of the Charles Dickens classic with Russell Thorndike playing Scrooge.
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)1,928Grigori AleksandrovDrama6.9215RussianSoviet UnionSergei M. Eisenstein's docu-drama about the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. Made ten years after the events and edited in Eisenstein's 'Soviet Montage' style, it re-enacts in celebratory terms several key scenes from the revolution.
Go West1,925Buster KeatonComedy, Western6.9147EnglishUnited States of AmericaWith little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.
The Docks of New York1,928Josef von SternbergDrama, Romance6.9113EnglishUnited States of AmericaA blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.
The Kid Brother1,927Ted WildeComedy, Drama6.997EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe timid youngest son of the most important family in town must use his wits to win the respect of his strong father and the love of a beautiful new woman in town.
The Cat and the Canary1,927Paul LeniComedy, Horror, Mystery6.983EnglishUnited States of AmericaRich old Cyrus West's relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. But he stipulates that his will be read 20 years after his death. On the appointed day his expectant heirs arrive at his brooding mansion. The will is read and it turns out that Annabelle West, the only heir with his name left, inherits, if she is deemed sane. If she isn't, the money and some diamonds go to someone else, whose name is in a sealed envelope. Before he can reveal the identity of her successor to Annabelle, Mr. Crosby, the lawyer, disappears. The first in a series of mysterious events, some of which point to Annabelle in fact being unstable.
It1,927Clarence G. BadgerComedy, Romance6.972EnglishUnited States of AmericaA flapper shopgirl woos her rich boss with animal magnetism -- the captivating personal quality otherwise known as "it."
Master of the House1,925Carl Theodor DreyerDrama6.963DanishDenmarkWhen a man becomes tyrannical towards his family, the women of the house decide to teach him a lesson in gratitude.
Liberty1,929Leo McCareyComedy6.960EnglishUnited States of AmericaWhile changing clothes in a getaway car, escaped convicts Stan and Ollie mistakenly put on each other's pants. They spend the rest of the film trying to exchange pants in various unlikely settings.
The Penalty1,920Wallace WorsleyCrime, Drama, Thriller6.955EnglishUnited States of AmericaBlizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld.
Unaccustomed as We Are1,929Lewis R. FosterComedy6.949EnglishUnited States of AmericaLaurel and Hardy try to entertain a female neighbor, unbeknown to Hardy’s wife.
For Heaven's Sake1,926Sam TaylorComedy6.940EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister.
An Eastern Westerner1,920Hal RoachComedy, Western6.939EnglishUnited States of AmericaA young man in New York has exasperated his father because of his constant carousing and irresponsibility, so his father sends him to his uncle's ranch in the west. The young man arrives in the town of Piute Pass, which is being terrorized by Tiger Lip Tompkins and his gang, the Masked Angels. The Easterner befriends a young woman whose father is being held captive by Tompkins, and he decides to help her.
Tol'able David1,921Henry KingDrama6.921EnglishUnited States of AmericaYoung David Kinemon is a good-natured, easy-going lad in a mountain village. Circumstances force him to take his brother's place as mail carrier for the community, and this brings him into deadly contact with the vicious Hatburn brothers.
Little Annie Rooney1,925William BeaudineComedy, Drama6.920EnglishUnited States of AmericaA feisty little girl, the daughter of a beat cop, faces the challenges of growing up in a tough city neighborhood. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with the Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, in 2014.
Underground1,928Anthony AsquithDrama, Romance6.920EnglishUnited KingdomA working-class love story set in and around the London Underground of the 1920s. Two men – gentle Bill and brash Bert – meet and are attracted to ...
Shooting Stars1,928Anthony AsquithDrama6.918EnglishUnited KingdomThe husband and wife acting team of Mae Feather and Julian Gordon is torn apart when he discovers she is having an affair with the screen comedian Andy Wilks.
Spirals1,926Oskar FischingerAnimation6.916EnglishGermanyIn 'Spirals' Oskar Fischinger designed visual patterns of extreme complexity which often develop in overlapping cycles, yet he interrupts these patterns with radical editing of single frames of contrasting imagery. 'Spirals' exists as a fragmentary unfinished experimental film. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2001.
Beau Brummel1,924Harry BeaumontDrama6.915EnglishUnited States of AmericaGeorge Bryan Brummel, a British military officer, loves Lady Margery, the betrothed of Lord Alvanley. Despite her own desperate love for Brummel, she submits to family pressure and marries Lord Alvanley. Brummel, broken-hearted, embarks upon a life of revelry.
Othello1,922Dimitri BuchowetzkiDrama6.912GermanFranceBased on Shakespeare's play: The treacherous Iago plans to ruin the life of Othello by provoking him to jealousy.
Images of Ostend1,929Henri StorckDocumentary6.910FrenchBelgiumStructured in visual chapters: the port, anchors, the wind, the spray, the dunes, the North Sea… A series of images that need no anecdote or explanation. Storck offers a glimpse of Ostend, aspects that order its multiple constitutive elements; The water, the sand, the waves, vital cinematic language displayed in simple pictures. A poetic and kinetic shock, without fiction or sound, which relieves film from its narrative obligation and restores it to the world of sensations that it can alone carry.
The Pilgrim1,923Charlie ChaplinComedy, Western6.8151EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe Tramp is an escaped convict who is mistaken as a pastor in a small town church.
The Play House1,921Buster KeatonComedy, Fantasy6.8139EnglishUnited States of AmericaUpon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works.
Three Ages1,923Buster KeatonComedy6.8138EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe rituals of courtship, romantic rivalry, and love play out three times as a man vies with a villain for the girl. In the Stone Age, the rivalry is set off by dinosaurs, a turtle used as a ouija board, and a round of golf with stones. In ancient Rome, the men display their brawn through a chariot race, using dogs instead of horses. In contemporary times, the man finds himself overcome by modernity, including a very fragile car.
The Hands of Orlac1,924Robert WieneHorror, Thriller, Mystery6.8107GermanAustriaA world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he is horrified to learn they once belonged to a murderer.
Battling Butler1,926Buster KeatonComedy, Romance6.899EnglishUnited States of AmericaA meek millionaire masquerades as a boxing star to win a girl's heart.
Hard Luck1,921Buster KeatonComedy6.898EnglishUnited States of AmericaA down on his luck young man makes several attempts at committing suicide but fails them too. He then finds himself becoming more confident through a series of petty adventures, to such an extent that this becomes his undoing.
Orphans of the Storm1,921D.W. GriffithDrama, History, Romance6.897EnglishUnited States of AmericaFrance, on the eve of the French Revolution. Henriette and Louise have been raised together as sisters. When the plague that takes their parents' lives causes Louise's blindness, they decide to travel to Paris in search of a cure, but they separate when a lustful aristocrat crosses their path.
The Starfish1,928Man RayRomance6.864FrenchFranceThe romantic relationship between a man and a woman.
Emak-Bakia1,926Man RayDocumentary6.861FrenchFranceEmak-Bakia (Basque for Leave me alone) is a 1926 film directed by Man Ray. Subtitled as a cinépoéme, it features many techniques Man Ray used in his still photography (for which he is better known), including Rayographs, double exposure, soft focus and ambiguous features. The film features sculptures by Pablo Picasso, and some of Man Ray's mathematical objects both still and animated using a stop motion technique.
Ghosts Before Breakfast1,928Hans RichterAnimation, Comedy6.859XXGermanyHans Richter, noted for his abstract shorts, has everyday objects rebelling against their daily routine.
The Fall of the House of Usher1,928Melville WebberHorror6.854EnglishUnited States of AmericaConvinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her nameless traveller fiancé arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.
The Battle of the Century1,927Clyde BruckmanComedy6.853EnglishUnited States of AmericaFight manager takes out an insurance policy on his puny pugilist and then proceeds to try to arrange for an accident so that he can collect.
They Go Boom!1,929James ParrottComedy6.850EnglishUnited States of AmericaStan and Ollie try to sleep in a room-for-rent. Ollie, suffering from a cold, coughs frequently, while Stan snores. Both of them have trouble falling asleep because of this. They try to solve their problems, but this results in total chaos.
Phantom1,922F. W. MurnauDrama, Romance, Fantasy6.850GermanGermanyLorenz Lubota is a city clerk with no direction in life. One day on his way to work he is run over by a woman driving a chariot and he is immediately infatuated with her.
Peter Pan1,924Herbert BrenonFamily, Adventure, Fantasy6.847EnglishUnited States of AmericaPeter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads them off to Never Never Land, where they meet the nefarious Captain Hook.
The Finishing Touch1,928Clyde BruckmanComedy6.846EnglishUnited States of AmericaStan and Ollie are hired to build a house in just one day. When they are done, a bird lands on the house and it collapses. Naturally, the owner wants his money back.
Never Weaken1,921Fred C. NewmeyerComedy6.846EnglishUnited States of AmericaA young man schemes to drum up business for his girlfriend's employer but after seeing her being intimate with another man, he attempts to commit suicide.
3 Bad Men1,926John FordRomance, Western6.846EnglishUnited States of AmericaThree outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.
Lady Windermere's Fan1,925Ernst LubitschComedy, Drama6.841EnglishUnited States of AmericaA society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved.
West of Zanzibar1,928Tod BrowningDrama, Thriller, Mystery6.841EnglishUnited States of AmericaA magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.
H₂O1,929Ralph SteinerDocumentary6.838EnglishUnited States of AmericaA cinematic tone poem, showcasing the dynamic nature of water through its various forms.
Seven Years Bad Luck1,921Max LinderComedy6.836EnglishUnited States of AmericaAfter breaking a mirror in his home, superstitious Max tries to avoid situations which could bring bad luck, but in doing so causes himself the worst luck imaginable.
The Inhuman Woman1,924Marcel L'HerbierDrama, Science Fiction6.832FrenchFranceA famous singer Claire Lescot, who lives on the outskirts of Paris, is courted by many men, including a maharajah, Djorah de Nopur, and a young Swedish scientist, Einar Norsen. At her lavish parties she enjoys their amorous attentions but she remains emotionally aloof and heartlessly taunts them. When she is told that Norsen has killed himself because of her, she shows no feelings. At her next concert she is booed by an audience outraged at her coldness and she decides to visit the vault in which Norsen's body lies.
Dr. Jack1,922Sam TaylorComedy, Romance6.831EnglishUnited States of AmericaCountry doctor Jack Jackson is called in to treat the Sick-Little-Well-Girl, who has been making Dr. Saulsbourg and his sanitarium very rich after years of unsuccessful treatment.
Hot Water1,924Fred C. NewmeyerComedy6.830EnglishUnited States of AmericaLloyd's look at married life and the issues of the in-law. Adventures include a ride on a crowded trolley with a live turkey; A wild spin in a new auto with the in-laws in tow. Finally, a sequence in which Hubby accidentally chloroforms his mother-in-law and becomes convinced that he's killed her!
Invisible Ink1,921Dave FleischerComedy, Animation6.827EnglishUnited States of AmericaKoko The Clown continually interrupts an animator, who turns his attention to trapping the clown.
KoKo's Earth Control1,928Dave FleischerComedy, Animation6.827EnglishUnited States of AmericaKo-Ko the Clown and his dog Fitz walk into a building where levers that control various aspects of the Earth are located. After Fitz presses a particular lever, the world goes topsy-turvy and out-of-control. Note that this cartoon contains strobe flashing.
The White Hell of Pitz Palu1,929Arnold FanckDrama, Adventure6.825GermanGermanyDr. Johannes Krafft climbs a 12,000-foot mountain over and over again to search for his wife, who was lost on their honeymoon. Another couple makes the dangerous climb with him.
Serpent1,925Buntarō FutagawaDrama, Action6.823JapaneseJapanThis is the story of a samurai who falls on hard times due to misunderstandings and follows the plots of his enemies.
There It Is1,928Charles R. BowersHorror, Comedy, Animation, Mystery6.820EnglishUnited States of AmericaWhen a mysterious figure appears to cause a series of disruptions at the Frisbie Home in New York, word goes out to Scotland Yard that the Fuzz-Faced Phantom is at work. Soon, Charley MacNeesha and his assistant MacGregor are sent across the ocean to investigate.
Carrot Top1,925Julien DuvivierDrama, Comedy6.816FrenchFranceThe suffering and rebellion of 12-year-old François Lepic, nicknamed "Carrot Top" by his mother, who hates him. Occupied with the council elections, his father appears unaware that the young boy is increasingly tempted by suicide.
Be My Wife1,921Max LinderComedy6.815EnglishUnited States of AmericaMax is determined to woo Mary, despite her Aunt Agatha's disapproval. Then, Max and Mary become embroiled in the world of Madam Coralie, a prominent dressmaker-bootlegger.
Sunny Side Up1,929David ButlerComedy, Music, Romance6.812EnglishUnited States of AmericaMolly and Bee, sweet young 'working girls,' live in a cheap room over a New York grocery store. Molly's idol, wealthy Jack Cromwell, lives in a Long Island mansion but is markedly less happy, since his fiancée Jane won't discourage her other admirers. Fleeing in his car, Jack ends up in an urban block party where he meets you-know-who.
Across to Singapore1,928William NighAdventure, Drama6.811EnglishUnited States of AmericaWhile Joel and his older ship's captain brother Mark are at sea, the latter is abandoned in Singapore by devious ship's mate Finch who, upon their return, convinces the townspeople that Joel abandoned his brother. Joel, determined to not only find Mark but to see justice done, returns the ship to Singapore.
The Show1,922Larry SemonComedy, Action6.811EnglishUnited States of AmericaA harried propman backstage at a theater must put up with malfunctioning wind machines, roosters that spit nitroglycerine, and a gang planning to rob the theater's payroll.
Monte Cristo1,929Henri FescourtAdventure6.810FrenchFranceThis epic adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo was directed by Henri Fescourt, and stars Jean Angelo, Lil Dagover, Pierre Batcheff, the beautiful Marie Glory, and Bernhard Goetzke as the Abbé Faria.
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate1,923Charlie ChaplinDrama, Romance6.7191EnglishUnited States of AmericaWhen Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city as a mistress of the wealthy Pierre Revel, she is reunited with Jean by chance. This leaves her with the choice between a glamorous life in Paris, and the true love she left behind.
The Lost World1,925Harry O. HoytAdventure, Fantasy, Drama, Romance, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller6.7163EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1,920John S. RobertsonHorror, Science Fiction, Drama6.7159EnglishUnited States of AmericaA doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.
Convict 131,920Edward F. ClineComedy6.7130EnglishUnited States of AmericaA young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak.
College1,927James W. HorneDrama, Comedy, Romance6.7125EnglishUnited States of AmericaA bookish college student dismissive of athletics is compelled to try out sports to win the affection of the girl he loves.
The Idle Class1,921Charlie ChaplinComedy6.7111EnglishUnited States of AmericaAt an upper class golf resort, a tramp discovers he's the lookalike of a rich man with a beautiful, unhappy wife.
The Electric House1,922Edward F. ClineComedy6.7106EnglishUnited States of AmericaBotany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home.
The Love Nest1,923Edward F. ClineComedy6.798EnglishUnited States of AmericaIn an attempt to forget his lost sweetheart, Buster takes a long trip at the sea when he's caught by pirates.
Manhatta1,921Charles SheelerDocumentary6.776EnglishUnited States of AmericaMorning reveals New York harbor, the wharves, the Brooklyn Bridge. A ferry boat docks, disgorging its huddled mass. People move briskly along Wall St. or stroll more languorously through a cemetery. Ranks of skyscrapers extrude columns of smoke and steam. In plain view. Or framed, as through a balustrade. A crane promotes the city's upward progress, as an ironworker balances on a high beam. A locomotive in a railway yard prepares to depart, while an arriving ocean liner jostles with attentive tugboats. Fading sunlight is reflected in the waters of the harbor. The imagery is interspersed with quotations from Walt Whitman, who is left unnamed.
The Crazy Ray1,925René ClairComedy, Science Fiction6.774FrenchFranceA night watchman on the Eiffel Tower wakes up to find the entire population of the city frozen in place.
Spite Marriage1,929Edward SedgwickComedy6.759EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn unimpressive but well-intentioned man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.
The Unholy Three1,925Tod BrowningCrime, Thriller, Drama6.759EnglishUnited States of AmericaThree sideshow performers form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" - a ventriloquist, midget, and strongman working together to commit a series of robberies.
Arsenal1,929Oleksandr DovzhenkoDrama, War6.758RussianSoviet UnionA soldier returns to Kyiv after surviving a train crash and encounters clashes between nationalists and collectivists. The story of the suppression of the Bolshevik uprising at the Arsenal factory in Kyiv by the Central Council troops.
The Black Pirate1,926Albert ParkerAdventure, Drama, Action6.758EnglishUnited States of AmericaA nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father by the hands of pirates. To this end, he infiltrates the pirate band; Acting in character, he single-handedly captures a merchant vessel, but things are complicated when he finds that there is a beautiful young woman of royal blood aboard.
Berth Marks1,929Lewis R. FosterComedy6.755EnglishUnited States of AmericaStan and Ollie are musicians attempting to travel by train to Pottsville.
Two Tars1,928James ParrottComedy6.750EnglishUnited States of AmericaTwo sailors on shore leave rent a car and go on a drive with their dates, but soon get involved in a huge traffic jam with dozens of ill-tempered motorists. A minor collision sets off an escalating series of retaliations.
Joyless Street1,925G.W. PabstDrama6.749GermanGermanyIn 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.
Kino Eye1,924Dziga VertovDocumentary6.742RussianSoviet UnionThis documentary promoting the joys of life in a Soviet village centers on the activities of the Young Pioneers. These children are constantly busy, pasting propaganda posters on walls, distributing hand bills, exhorting all to "buy from the cooperative" as opposed to the Public Sector, promoting temperance, and helping poor widows. Experimental portions of the film, projected in reverse, feature the un-slaughtering of a bull and the un-baking of bread.
The Merry Widow1,926Erich von StroheimDrama, Romance6.740EnglishUnited States of AmericaPrince Danilo falls in love with dancer Sally O'Hara. However, his uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco, forbids the marriage due to her being a commoner. Thinking she's been jilted by her prince, Sally marries lecherous old Baron Sadoja, whose wealth has kept the kingdom afloat. When he suddenly dies, Sally must be wooed all over again by Danilo.
Men O' War1,929Lewis R. FosterComedy6.738EnglishUnited States of AmericaSailors Stan and Ollie offer to buy sodas for two women they meet in a park, even though they are short on cash. Luckily Stan wins the jackpot on a slot machine and the boys have enough money to rent a boat to cruise on a lake. They soon tangle with other boaters and everyone ends up in the water.
Wrong Again1,929Leo McCareyComedy6.736EnglishUnited States of AmericaStable hands Stan and Ollie are tending a thoroughbred named "Blue Boy." But when they overhear two men talking about a $5000 reward for the return of the stolen "Blue Boy," they miss the part about it being the painting, not the horse. They take the horse to the owner's house to claim the reward. The owner instructs them to put "Blue Boy" on the piano and Ollie explains, "these millionaires are peculiar."
Double Whoopee1,929Lewis R. FosterComedy6.732EnglishUnited States of AmericaStan and Ollie wreak havoc at an upper class hotel in their jobs as footman (Hardy) and doorman (Laurel). They partially undress blonde bombshell Jean Harlow (in a brief appearance) and repeatedly escort a stuffy nobleman into an empty elevator shaft.
The Iron Mask1,929Allan DwanAdventure, History6.730EnglishUnited States of AmericaKing Louis XIII of France is thrilled to have born to him a son - an heir to the throne. But when the queen delivers a twin, Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for revolution, and has him sent off to Spain to be raised in secret to ensure a peaceful future for France. Alas, keeping the secret means sending Constance, lover of D'Artagnan, off to a convent. D'Artagnan hears of this and rallies the Musketeers in a bid to rescue her. Unfortunately, Richelieu out-smarts the Musketeers and banishes them forever.
Anna Boleyn1,920Ernst LubitschHistory, Drama6.726GermanGermanyThe story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious turmoil in England.
Mighty Like a Moose1,926Leo McCareyComedy, Romance6.724EnglishUnited States of AmericaAfter a homely married couple separately undergo plastic surgery, they unwittingly plan an extramarital affair with each other.
The Last Warning1,928Paul LeniHorror, Mystery, Thriller6.724EnglishUnited States of AmericaA producer decides to reopen a theater, that had been closed five years previously when one of the actors was murdered during a performance, by staging a production of the same play with the remaining members of the original cast.
The Patsy1,928King VidorComedy, Romance, Drama6.723EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn awkward teenager hopelessly in love with her older sister's boyfriend tries to make him notice her.
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness1,927Ernest B. SchoedsackDocumentary, Adventure, Drama6.723EnglishUnited States of AmericaElephants disrupt the lives of a family deep in the jungles of Northern Siam, and an entire village.
Sailors, Beware!1,927Hal RoachComedy6.722EnglishUnited States of AmericaA con artist and a midget dressed as her infant son, are unmasked aboard a ship by a steward.
Maciste in Hell1,925Guido BrignoneFantasy, Horror, Drama, Adventure6.721ItalianItalyThe devil takes Maciste down to hell in an attempt to corrupt and ruin his morality.
Au secours !1,924Abel GanceComedy, Horror6.720FrenchFranceMax accepts a wager that he cannot remain in a haunted castle for one hour (11 PM to midnight) without crying for help. As soon as he arrives he encounters strange and nightmarish visions, but he is nevertheless on the verge of winning the bet when a phone-call brings startling news.
The Burning Crucible1,923Ivan MosjoukineComedy, Drama, Mystery6.714FrenchFranceA woman, named simply "Elle" and her husband, a wealthy industrialist, are not on the best of terms. While she enjoys the way he caters to her every whim, she wonders whether he really loves her. He, on the other hand, torments himself by imagining rivals. One morning she awakens from a nightmare in which she has been pursued by a man in various guises, who turns out to be the famous Detective Z, whose memoirs she has been reading. When she and her husband quarrel over leaving Paris permanently for a country estate, he goes to the "Trouve Tout" Agency and hires, of all people, Detective Z, to win back her affection.
Spiritual Constructions1,927Oskar FischingerAnimation6.713GermanGermanyOne of Oskar Fischinger's earliest films, Seelische Konstruktionen (as it is known in German), clearly points the way to the masterpieces of musically-blended experimental animation he would conceive in the decades to come. The sense of masterful timing and rhythm, the easy and natural -- though patently Fischinger-esque -- character traits of the subjects, and the smooth precision of both line and movement are all present already. Unique is the black-silhouetted, semi-cartoon characters (not nearly as rigidly self-contained as Lotte Reiniger's cut-out forms) which seem to adhere to no physical limitations whatsoever. Morphing into shapes, structures, objects, patterns, and even one another, as though they were made of pure mercury and set to music. As for the "story", it's rather non-sensical, and certainly silly, but also has a slightly dark and devious tinge to it as well; men becoming monsters, uncontrollable shape-shifting and the constant, almost desperate movement.
Modeling1,921Dave FleischerComedy, Animation6.712EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe Clown causes trouble for the Cartoonist, and a sculptor using the studio, when he escapes from his backdrop and hides in the wet clay of a bust.
The Wild Party1,929Dorothy ArznerComedy, Drama, Romance6.712EnglishUnited States of AmericaWild girls at a college pay more attention to parties than their classes. But when one party girl, Stella Ames, goes too far at a local bar and gets in trouble, her professor has to rescue her. Gossip linking the two escalates until Stella proves she is decent by shielding an innocent girl and winning the professor's respect.
The Younger Generation1,929Frank CapraDrama6.711EnglishUnited States of AmericaSoap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of them. Young Morris Goldfish follows his immigrant father into business. His ruthless business practices cause him to become a big success, and he moves the family to Park Avenue. They go, but were happier back on the East Side. Morris is ashamed of this parents and his humble origins, but learns in the end that there is more to life than money.
Wax Experiments1,927Oskar FischingerAnimation6.711GermanGermanyFor the production of this film, Oskar Fischinger tinted various layers of hot wax. After cooling, the resulting lump of wax resembled a marble cake. Fischinger then began to cut off slices from the lump, photographing each step.
Rebus-Film Nr. 11,925Paul LeniAnimation6.711GermanGermanyAn "extra" shown in two parts at the movie theater, before and after a feature: part one gives the clues to six words in a crossword puzzle, part two gives the answers. In addition to the visual clues, which are clips of a party, an Asian country, a European city, table games, winter, and bullfighting, there are montages of street scenes and spinning objects. A simple cartoon character, Mr. Rebus, walks the audience through the clues, and title cards encourage the participation of the theatergoers.
The Treasure1,923G.W. PabstDrama6.711GermanGermanyOn the surface a straightforward tale of the search for a buried treasure, the film is a textbook example of German expressionism, with the passions of the protagonists conveyed as much through symbolism as action.
Melody of the World1,929Walter RuttmannDocumentary6.711GermanGermanyAn impression of the state of the world in 1929, contrasting similarities and differences in religion, customs, art and entertainment from all over the world. The film is constructed like a symphony.
The Open Road1,926Claude Friese-GreeneDocumentary6.710XXUnited KingdomIn the summer of 1924 Claude Friese-Greene, a pioneer of colour cinematography, set out from Cornwall with the aim of recording life on the road between Land’s End and John O’Groats. Entitled The Open Road, his remarkable travelogue was conceived as a series of shorts, 26 episodes in all, to be shown weekly at the cinema. The result is a fascinating portrait of inter-war Britain, in which town and country, people and landscapes are captured as never before, in a truly unique and rich colour palette.
The Sorrows of Satan1,926D.W. GriffithDrama, Romance6.710EnglishUnited States of AmericaGeoffrey is desperately in love with Mavis, who lives at his boardinghouse and is also pursuing a writing career. Unable to marry her because of his poverty, in his anger he curses God for abandoning him. Soon Geoffrey meets Prince Lucio de Rimanez, a wealthy, urbane gentleman who informs Geoffrey that he has inherited a fortune, but that he must place himself in the Prince's hands in order to enjoy the fruits of his inheritance. What Geoffrey doesn't know is that Prince Lucio is actually Satan.
The Haunted House1,921Edward F. ClineComedy, Horror6.6139EnglishUnited States of AmericaA bank teller becomes involved with a hold-up, counterfeiters and a theatrical troupe posing as spooks in a haunted house.
The Boat1,921Buster KeatonComedy6.6118EnglishUnited States of AmericaA boat builder and his family attempt to set sail in his handmade boat, 'The Damfino'.
The Blacksmith1,922Buster KeatonComedy6.6105EnglishUnited States of AmericaBuster clowns around in a blacksmith's shop until he and the smithy get in a fight which sends the smithy to jail. Buster helps several customers with horses, then destroys a Rolls Royce while fixing the car parked next to it.
Big Business1,929James W. HorneComedy6.6100EnglishUnited States of AmericaStan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into an escalating feud with grumpy would-be customer James Finlayson, with his home and their car being destroyed in the melee.
The Haunted House1,929Walt DisneyAnimation, Comedy, Horror6.699EnglishUnited States of AmericaMickey seeks shelter from a storm in a house that turns out to be haunted. The skeletons command him to play the organ; they dance and play along.
The Iron Horse1,925John FordWestern, Drama, History, Romance6.674EnglishUnited States of AmericaBrandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by a party of Cheyenne. One of them, a white renegade with only two fingers on his right hand, kills Brandon and scalps him. Davy is all alone now.
The Seashell and the Clergyman1,928Germaine DulacDrama, Fantasy6.671FrenchFranceObsessed with a general's wife, a clergyman has strange visions of death and lust, struggling against his own eroticism.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse1,921Rex IngramWar, Romance, Drama6.658EnglishUnited States of AmericaSet in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Following the death of the family patriarch, the man's two daughters and their families resettle to France and Germany, respectively. In time the Great War breaks out, putting members of the family on opposing sides.
The Hoose-Gow1,929James ParrottComedy6.651EnglishUnited States of AmericaStan and Ollie arrive as new inmates at a prison after apparently taking part in a hold-up raid, a raid they tell a prison officer they were only watching. The usual mayhem ensues.
Variety1,925E.A. DupontDrama, Crime, Romance6.640GermanGermanyThe murderer “Boss” Huller – after having spent ten years in prison – breaks his silence to tell the warden his story.
The End of St. Petersburg1,927Vsevolod PudovkinDrama6.638RussianSoviet UnionShortly before the outbreak of WWI, a peasant from rural Russia arrives in St. Petersburg to find work.
Hallelujah1,929King VidorMusic, Drama6.637EnglishUnited States of AmericaA black laborer turns preacher after accidentally killing a man.
High and Dizzy1,920Hal RoachComedy6.635EnglishUnited States of AmericaA tipsy doctor encounters his patient sleepwalking on a building ledge, high above the street.
Moana1,926Robert FlahertyDocumentary6.634EnglishUnited States of AmericaRobert J. Flaherty’s follow-up to Nanook of the North shifts from the Arctic to the South Seas, portraying Samoan village life with a painterly eye. Blending ethnographic detail with a romanticized “Gauguin idyll,” the film celebrates daily rituals, communal traditions, and the passage into adulthood, suffused with what Flaherty called “pride of beauty, pride of strength.”
Habeas Corpus1,928James ParrottComedy6.631EnglishUnited States of AmericaLoony scientist hires Laurel and Hardy to raid the cemetery to keep him supplied with dead bodies for his experiments.
Their Purple Moment1,928James ParrottComedy6.629EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe boys sneak out for a night on the town, unaware that Stan's wife has switched her grocery coupons for Stan's secret stash of mad money. The boys run up a huge tab treating a couple of girls to dinner at a snazzy nightclub and much trouble ensues.
Number, Please?1,920Hal RoachComedy6.628EnglishUnited States of AmericaWhile at an amusement park, trying vainly to forget the girl he has lost, a young man sees the girl with her new boyfriend. When her dog gets loose in the park, both suitors have to help her catch it. Then, the girl's uncle, a balloonist, gives her a pass for two in his balloon, provided that her mother approves. She then offers to take along the first of her admirers who is able to get her mother's consent.
A Sixth Part of the World1,926Dziga VertovDocumentary6.627RussianSoviet UnionThrough the travelogue format, it depicts the multitude of Soviet peoples in remote areas of USSR and details the entirety of the wealth of the Soviet land. Focusing on cultural and economic diversity, the film is in fact a call for unification in order to build a "complete socialist society".
Sex1,920Fred NibloDrama6.627EnglishUnited States of AmericaA Broadway actress uses her sex appeal to ruin a marriage only to dump her lover for a richer prospect.
The Finances of the Grand Duke1,924F. W. MurnauComedy, Drama6.627GermanGermanyThe likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service the State's debt; the main creditor is looking forward to expropriating the entire Duchy. The marriage with Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia, would solve everything, but a crucial letter of hers about the engagement has been stolen. Besides, a bunch of revolutionaries and a dubious businessman have other plans regarding the Grand Duke. With the intrusion of adventurer Philipp Collins into the Grand Duke's affairs, a series of frantic chases, plots and counter-plots begins.
That's My Wife1,929Lloyd FrenchComedy6.625EnglishUnited States of AmericaOliver stands to inherit a large fortune from his rich Uncle Bernal, with the condition that he be happily married. But when Mrs. Hardy walks out just before Uncle Bernal is due for a visit, Stanley is pressed into duty (and into drag) to impersonate Oliver's loving spouse.
The Student of Prague1,926Henrik GaleenHorror, Drama6.624GermanGermanyFor Balduin, going out to beer parties with his fellow students and fighting out disputes at the tip of the sword have lost their charms. He wants ...
Cinderella1,922Lotte ReinigerAnimation, Fantasy, Romance6.623GermanGermanyLotte Reiniger's interpretation of Grimm's recorded version of Aschenputtel (Cinderella) from 1922.
White Shadows in the South Seas1,928W.S. Van DykeRomance, Adventure, Drama6.623EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn alcoholic doctor on a Polynesian island, disgusted by white exploitation of the natives, finds himself marooned on a pristinely beautiful island.
The Bride of Glomdal1,926Carl Theodor DreyerDrama, Romance6.621NorwegianNorwayTore, son of a poor farmer, loves Berit, daughter of a rich one, but she's promised to another man whom she does not love and thus refuses to marry.
The Telltale Heart1,928Charles KleinDrama, Horror6.619EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn insane man first loves then grows to hate his neighbor, an old man whose penetrating gaze unnerves the insane man. He plans a perfect crime and executes it one night. The next day, two officers knock on the insane man's door, investigating a shriek heard in the night. The insane man invites them in, answers their questions, and submits to an examination of his eyes by one of the officers, who proclaims him innocent. The insane man invites them to stay and relax awhile, then regales them with his theories of crime. His heart begins to beat louder. Angles on the set are skewed to suggest the man's internal disarray.
Don Q Son of Zorro1,925Donald CrispWestern, Adventure, Romance6.619EnglishUnited States of AmericaDon Cesar De Vega crosses swords with a vicious member of the Queen's Guard, and steals the affection of a young heiress. When the officer frames the young upstart for murder, Don Cesar fakes his own death and retreats to the crumbling ruins of the family castle he plots his vengeance.
El Dorado1,921Marcel L'HerbierDrama6.618XXFranceIn Granada in Spain, Sibilla works as a dancer in a squalid cabaret called El Dorado, struggling to earn enough to care for her sick child. The boy's father Estiria, a prominent citizen, refuses them both help and recognition, fearful of jeopardising the engagement of his adult daughter Iliana to a wealthy nobleman. Iliana however slips away from her engagement party to meet her real lover Hedwick, a Swedish painter. Sibilla, in desperation after a further rejection by Estiria, sees an opportunity to blackmail him by locking the lovers overnight in their meeting-place in the Alhambra.
Walking from Munich to Berlin1,927Oskar FischingerDocumentary6.617GermanGermanyIn 1927, motivated by a longing for freedom, Fischinger set off on a walking trip from Munich to Berlin. Covering the distance in nearly four weeks, he captured the country’s hidden beauty. His voyage serves as a symbolical transition and underlines a belief that people are the same everywhere.
Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness1,929Phil JutziDrama6.616GermanGermanyMutter Krause, her daughter Erna and her son Paul live in a tenement in the poorer section of Berlin's Wedding district. Along with them lives "the Tenant", his soon-to-be bride Friede, who works as a prostitute, and her child whose name isn't revealed in the film. Mutter Krause is a quiet, long-suffering old woman who earns what little she can delivering newspapers. However, Paul is an alcoholic and spends all her money on drink. Mutter Krause can't pay back the money she owes the man whose newspapers she delivered and he accuses her of stealing and threatens her with arrest. Mutter Krause must then pawn her last valuable possession, a treasured memento of her late husband. Paul then breaks into the same pawn shop. He gets away but is later arrested. Meanwhile, Erna begins dating a young man with Communist views, who turns Erna to Communism and also helps her earn the money her mother needs by more honest means.
Hangman's House1,928John FordThriller, Drama, Romance6.616EnglishUnited States of AmericaForced by her mean-spirited father, Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien, to marry a man she doesn't love, Connaught O'Brien gives up hope of ever with her true love, Dermot McDermot. After her father dies and a hunted rebel leader returns to town, however, Connaught finds a renewed hope that the tides of oppression will shift and she might again find happiness. This silent romantic drama, set in Ireland, is the first film in which a then-unknown John Wayne is clearly visible.
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride1,925Scott PembrokeComedy6.615EnglishUnited States of AmericaStan Laurel before Laurel and Hardy, in this "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"-inspired story, which was released 30 July 1925.
The Beloved Rogue1,927Alan CroslandDrama, Action, Adventure, History6.615EnglishUnited States of AmericaFrançois Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot.
Lazybones1,925Frank BorzageWar, Romance, Drama6.615EnglishUnited States of AmericaSteve Tuttle, the titular lazybones, takes on the responsibility of raising a fatherless girl, causing a scandal in his small town. Many years later, having returned from World War I, he discovers that he loves the grown-up girl.
The Trespasser1,929Edmund GouldingDrama6.613EnglishUnited States of AmericaA stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives birth to a child. Her former boss helps her out to ensure the child's welfare, which starts gossip that she is a "kept woman."
The Mystic1,925Tod BrowningDrama6.612XXUnited States of AmericaZara, a phony psychic in a Hungarian carnival who, under the guidance of a Svengali-like con man crashes — and proceeds to swindle — American high society.
Uncle Tom's Cabin1,927Harry A. PollardDrama6.611EnglishUnited States of AmericaIn 1856, slave Eliza plans to marry George with the consent of the Shelbys, her masters, but George's owner prevents the wedding. A few years later, Eliza flees with her son, Harry, after learning the Shelbys plan to hand them over to a crooked creditor to prevent foreclosure. George also escapes and goes on the run while Eliza and Harry are captured and brought back home. Mother and son are separated as George tries to find them both.
Blackmail1,929Alfred HitchcockDrama, Thriller, Crime6.5271EnglishUnited KingdomLondon, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame1,923Wallace WorsleyRomance, Drama, Horror6.5131EnglishUnited States of AmericaIn 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
The Cocoanuts1,929Robert FloreyComedy, Music6.5122EnglishUnited States of AmericaDuring the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.
Ballet Mécanique1,924Fernand LégerFantasy6.5111FrenchFranceA pulsing, kaleidoscope of images set to an energetic soundtrack. This is a world in motion, dominated by mechanical and repetitive images, with a few moments of solitude in a garden.
Day Dreams1,922Edward F. ClineComedy6.590EnglishUnited States of AmericaIn order to impress the father of a girl he is keen on, a young man goes to the city in search of work. In his letters home he writes of his various jobs which her imagination expands into much nobler ones than those that he is actually attempting.
The Ten Commandments1,923Cecil B. DeMilleDrama, History6.590EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The second part shows the efficacy of the commandments in modern life through a story set in San Francisco. Two brothers, rivals for the love of Mary, also come into conflict when John discovers Dan used shoddy materials to construct a cathedral.
Storm Over Asia1,928Vsevolod PudovkinDrama, War, History6.562RussianSoviet UnionIn 1918 a young and simple Mongol herdsman and trapper is cheated out of a valuable fox fur by a European capitalist fur trader. Ostracized from the trading post, he escapes to the hills after brawling with the trader who cheated him. In 1920 he becomes a Soviet partisan, and helps the partisans fight for the Soviets against the occupying British army. However he is captured by the British when they try to requisition cattle from the herdsmen at the same time as the commandant meets with a reincarnated Grand Lama. After the trapper is shot, the army discovers an amulet that suggests he is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. They find him still alive, so the army restores his health and plans to use him as the head of a puppet regime. The trapper is thus thrust into prominence as he is placed in charge of the puppet government. By the end, however, the "puppet" turns against his masters in an outburst of fury.
The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra1,928Robert FloreyDrama6.552EnglishUnited States of AmericaThis short experimental film tells the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to become a star, only to fail and be dehumanized. He is identified by the number 9413 written on his forehead.
Hell's Bells1,929Ub IwerksAnimation, Horror, Music6.549EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe demons of hell play music for Satan, whose delight turns to wrath when an insubordinate refuses to become food for Cerberus.
Why Worry?1,923Fred C. NewmeyerComedy6.543EnglishUnited States of AmericaA hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.
By the Law1,926Lev KuleshovDrama, Western, Mystery, Action6.541RussianSoviet UnionAfter a man kills two members of his Yukon gold prospecting team, the other two surviving members struggle to keep him subdued for the next several months until they can turn him over to the law.
The Racket1,928Lewis MilestoneCrime, Drama6.541EnglishUnited States of AmericaA renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
From Soup to Nuts1,928Edgar KennedyComedy6.540EnglishUnited States of AmericaInexperienced waiters (Laurel & Hardy) are hired for a swank dinner party.
Sadie Thompson1,928Raoul WalshDrama, Romance6.540EnglishUnited States of AmericaA young, beautiful prostitute named Sadie Thompson arrives on the South Pacific island of Pago Pago looking for honest work and falls for Timothy O'Hara, an American sailor who is unfazed by her unsavory past. However, Mr. Davidson, a missionary who arrived on the island at the same time, aims to "save" Sadie from her sinful life and petitions to have her separated from her beau and deported back to San Francisco.
Warning Shadows1,923Arthur RobisonThriller, Fantasy, Drama, Horror6.537GermanGermanyDuring a dinner given by a wealthy baron and his wife, attended by four of her suitors in a 19th century German manor, a shadow-player rescues the marriage by giving all the guests a vision what might happen tonight if the baron stays jealous and the suitors do not reduce their advances towards his beautiful wife. Or was it a vision?
Nana1,926Jean RenoirDrama, Romance6.534FrenchFranceCount Moffat becomes infatuated with Nana, a presumptuous stage actress, vulgar, hypocritical and promiscuous, willing to do anything to succeed.
The Holy Mountain1,926Arnold FanckDrama, Adventure6.533GermanGermanyIn the mountains, Diotima meets Karl and fall in love and have an affair. Karl's friend Vigo mistakenly believes she's in love with him, causing rifts in all relationships.
The Three-Sided Mirror1,927Jean EpsteinDrama, Romance6.532FrenchFranceA wealthy young businessman consecutively falls in love with a classy English woman (Pearl), a Russian sculptress (Athalia), and a naive working-class girl (Lucie).
The Saga of Gösta Berling1,924Mauritz StillerDrama, Romance6.532SwedishSwedenGösta Berling is a young and attractive minister. Because of his alcoholism and his daring sermons, he is finally defrocked. He becomes a tutor of countess Marta's stepdaughter and they fall in love. But the countess has a plan of her own.
The Ace of Hearts1,921Wallace WorsleyCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.532EnglishUnited States of AmericaA romantic rivalry among members of a secret society becomes even more tense when one of the men is assigned to carry out an assassination.
London After Midnight1,927Tod BrowningHorror, Mystery6.531XXUnited States of AmericaThe abandoned Balfour House, the owner of which was found dead five years earlier, comes back to life with the arrival of two suspicious sinister-looking tenants. This film was lost in the 1965 MGM vault fire; only a few stills exist.
The Mysteries of the Chateau of Dice1,929Man RayDocumentary6.529FrenchFranceMannequin hands hold a pair of dice. A castle is perched on a hilltop. Below it, a posh, modern villa. Meanwhile, far from Paris, two men with masked faces play dice in a bar. They decide to drive to Paris. Country roads, hills, fences. The posh "chateau" appears again: meticulous garden, fancy interior, odd sculptures. And at home? "No one, NO ONE." For the next two days, masked figures play dice, frolic by the pool, perform exercises with a ball. Two new figures arrive. Masked. They search and find the dice. They dance. Mannequin hands hold a pair of dice.
Bulldog Drummond1,929F. Richard JonesAction, Thriller, Drama6.523EnglishUnited States of AmericaBulldog Drummond is a British WWI veteran who longs for some excitement after he returns to the humdrum existence of civilian life. He gets what he's looking for when a girl requests his help in freeing her uncle from a nursing home. She believes the home is just a front and that her uncle is really being held captive while the culprits try to extort his fortune from him.
Love One Another1,922Carl Theodor DreyerDrama6.523GermanGermanyA look at various lives, one of which is Jewish girl Hanne Liebe, as she grows up and experiences the pains of living as a Jew in Russia, leading to a revolution.
The Temptress1,926Fred NibloRomance, Drama6.522EnglishUnited States of AmericaA seductive woman forsakes her husband and lover to pursue a young engineer.
Whirlpool of Fate1,925Jean RenoirRomance, Drama6.521FrenchFranceJean Renoir's directional debut and first silent film stars his wife, Catherine Hessling, as a young girl who manages to turn her tragic family life into one of joy and happiness.
Crossroads1,928Teinosuke KinugasaDrama6.520JapaneseJapanAfter falling in love with a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a fight in a brothel. Believing the blindness permanent and his opponent dead, Rikiya goes back home to his sister. Okiku, desperate to protect her brother who thinks himself a murderer, wants to sacrifice herself for him and become a prostitute to pay for Rikiya's treatment.
Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House1,921Winsor McCayComedy, Science Fiction, Animation, Fantasy, Adventure6.516EnglishUnited States of AmericaAfter eating a rarebit at a party, a woman has a strange dream in which her husband converts their home into a flying machine to escape having to pay the exorbitant interest on the mortgage, on a flight that takes them around the world and to the moon.
The Sea Hawk1,924Frank LloydAdventure, Drama, Romance6.514EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe adventures of Oliver Tressilian, who goes from English gentry to galley slave to captain of a Moorish fighting ship.
Manhandled1,924Allan DwanRomance, Comedy, Drama6.513EnglishUnited States of AmericaA comedy which concerns the struggles of an ambitious department store sales clerk who is caught up in New York high society.
The Loves of Pharaoh1,922Ernst LubitschHistory, Drama, Romance6.513GermanGermanyThe Ethiopian King offers his daughter to a powerful Pharaoh to secure peace between the two countries.
Why Be Good?1,929William A. SeiterComedy, Drama, Romance6.512EnglishUnited States of AmericaA flapper unwittingly falls for the boss' son.
Crime and Punishment1,923Robert WieneDrama6.512GermanGermanyFormer student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.
Little Old New York1,923Sidney OlcottComedy, Romance6.512EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.
In Spring1,929Mikhail KaufmanDocumentary6.512UkrainianSoviet UnionKyiv, 1929. Shots of the city as it wakes up... its awakening echoes with the lyrical pictures of the rebirth of nature. Kaufman’s attentive camera pauses for a long time on the smiling faces of children, painting a lyrical picture, a confession of love for Kyiv.
Mauprat1,926Jean EpsteinDrama, Romance6.511FrenchFranceRomantic novelist George Sand's Mauprat as adapted by cinema visionary Jean Epstein. As a child, orphan Bernard de Mauprat was adopted by Tristan, a brigand who brought him up with his biological sons to hate, kill and pillage. Hubert de Mauprat, the elder brother of Tristan, the very incarnation of nobility, and his daughter, the beautiful and intrepid Edmée, undertake to tear wild-eyed Bernard away from his uncle. Still uncouth and rough, Bernard endeavors to wrest the love of Edmée away from her betrothed.
Cloud Phenomena of Maloja1,924Arnold FanckDocumentary6.511GermanGermanyThe cloud phenomena of Maloja are so well-known that some of them have names, such as the Maloja snake, a cloud bank that winds its way through the Alpine pass like a river. Clouds pass overhead, Fanck films them, just sufficiently to get the idea, among the crags of the Engadine, and gradually he connotes the wider scene, peopling the solitude and stillness below with a person or two, boating.
Captain January1,924Edward F. ClineDrama6.511EnglishUnited States of AmericaDuring a tempestuous storm, a lighthouse keeper finds an infant girl who washes ashore tied to some wreckage. He adopts her and they become inseparable. Eventually her real family finds her and wants her to live with them.
Gunnar Hede's Saga1,923Mauritz StillerDrama6.511SwedishSwedenGunnar Hede is raised by a strict mother, who wants him to become respectable to match his family’s wealth. He is more interested in his grandfather, who started as an itinerant violin player, but got rich by leading a herd of wild reindeer south to market. He falls for a violinist working with a married couple of traveling performers and renounces his fortune to go with them. He then tries to earn a fortune by driving reindeer to market, but it doesn’t work out and he goes insane. He is finally restored to sanity by the violinist when she returns with the performers.
Her Night of Romance1,924Sidney FranklinRomance, Comedy6.510EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn impoverished British lord (Paul Menford) impersonates a doctor in order to woo an ailing American heiress (Dorothy Adams). The lord is in it for love, but his business associate (Joe Diamond) smells money.
Rosita1,923Ernst LubitschRomance, Comedy, History6.510EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe King tosses Rosita in jail and when Don Diego, who Rosita loves, tries to defend her, he too is thrown in jail. While Don Diego is sentenced to be executed, the King lusts after Rosita and decides to put her up in a luxurious villa. To give her a title, he marries her to a masked nobleman, who turns out to be Don Diego.
That Certain Thing1,928Frank CapraRomance, Comedy6.510EnglishUnited States of AmericaGold-digger Molly marries the heir to a fortune, but things go badly when he is disinherited and starts working as a ditch digger.
The Sad Sack1,928Jean RenoirComedy6.510FrenchFranceThe tale of a rich, flaky poet and his servant who both join the army and wind up in the same barracks.
Foolish Wives1,922Erich von StroheimDrama, Thriller6.4101EnglishUnited States of AmericaA con artist masquerades as Russian nobility and attempts to seduce the wife of an American diplomat.
Waxworks1,924Leo BirinskiFantasy, Horror6.468GermanGermanyA poet is hired by the owner of a wax museum in a circus to write tales about Harun al Raschid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper. While writing, the poet and the daughter of the owner, Eva, fantasize the fantastic stories and fall in love for each other.
The King of Kings1,927Cecil B. DeMilleDrama, History6.462EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent-era blockbuster. Featuring text drawn directly from the Bible, a cast of thousands, and the great showman’s singular cinematic bag of tricks, The King of Kings is at once spectacular and deeply reverent—part Gospel, part Technicolor epic.
Robin Hood1,922Allan DwanAdventure, Romance6.454EnglishUnited States of AmericaAmid big-budget medieval pageantry, King Richard goes on the Crusades leaving his brother Prince John as regent, who promptly emerges as a cruel, grasping, treacherous tyrant. Apprised of England's peril by message from his lady-love Marian, the dashing Earl of Huntingdon endangers his life and honor by returning to oppose John, but finds himself and his friends outlawed, with Marian apparently dead. Enter Robin Hood, acrobatic champion of the oppressed, laboring to set things right through swashbuckling feats and cliffhanging perils!
Trolley Troubles1,927Walt DisneyAnimation, Comedy6.452EnglishUnited States of AmericaOswald, the trolley conductor gets stopped in the tracks by a cow who refuses to move. He then faces a steep hill, which the trolley has trouble with. When it finally gets over the hill, the trolley speeds wildly out of control. Can Oswald's lucky rabbit's foot save him?
The Haunted Castle1,921F. W. MurnauDrama, Mystery, Crime, Horror6.449GermanGermanyThe sinister Count Oetsch scandalizes the aristocratic social gathering at Castle Vogelod as he announces his intention to "crash" the festivities. Baroness Safferstätt is expected shortly, and the guests are well-aware of the rumors that Count Oetsch murdered the baroness' late husband. Oetsch refuses to leave, vowing that he will reveal the identity of the real killer. Before the weekend is through, the Count and Baroness will reveal secrets too shocking to be believed!
Grandma's Boy1,922Fred C. NewmeyerComedy6.447EnglishUnited States of AmericaA meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his hometown.
The General Line1,929Sergei EisensteinDrama6.445RussianSoviet UnionAlso known as The Old and the New (Staroye i Novoye), The General Line illustrates Lenin’s stated imperative that the nation move from agrarian to industrial culture in an epic ode to farm-collectivization progress.
The Three Musketeers1,921Fred NibloAction, Adventure, Romance6.432XXUnited States of AmericaIn 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—and together, they become embroiled in the political intrigue surrounding King Louis XIII and his adversaries, particularly the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.
Piccadilly1,929E.A. DupontDrama, Crime6.432EnglishUnited KingdomA young Chinese woman, working in the kitchen at a London dance club, is given the chance to become the club's main act.
Duck Soup1,927Fred GuiolComedy6.431EnglishUnited States of AmericaFleeing a group of forest rangers, who are rounding up tramps to serve as firefighters, they take refuge in a mansion. The owner has gone on vacation and the servants are away, so Hardy pretends to be the owner and offers to rent the house to an English couple. Hardy gets Laurel to pose as the maid. Unfortunately, the owner returns and tells the would-be renters that he owns the house; Laurel and Hardy then flee again and are caught by the rangers and forced to fight wildfires.
The Three Must-Get-Theres1,922Max LinderRomance, Comedy, Action6.428EnglishUnited States of AmericaIn this movie, Max Linder parodies the famous novel "The Three Musketeers".
The City without Jews1,924H.K. BreslauerDrama6.427GermanAustriaIn the Republic of Utopia, because of the bad economic crisis ailing the nation, the Jews are made the scapegoats for the economic and social ills affecting the population; therefore, the government decides to expel them. Leo Strakosch is among the exiled. He is engaged to Counsellor's Linder's daughter. He gets into the Republic, in a clandestine way, to show to the society the wrongness of their anti-semitic prejudice. Bettauer's novel differs essentially from the film version. "Vienna" was named "Utopia." Even a happy ending was provided.
The Bat1,926Roland WestComedy, Mystery, Thriller, Horror6.427EnglishUnited States of AmericaA masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorizes the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer.
Angora Love1,929Lewis R. FosterComedy6.426EnglishUnited States of AmericaStanley and Oliver are adopted by a runaway goat, whose noise and aroma in turn get the goat of their suspicious landlord.
The Peasant Women of Ryazan1,927Olga PreobrazhenskayaDrama6.425RussianSoviet UnionThe picture compares the fate of two heroines Anna and her lively and energetic sister-in-law Vasilisa, who openly defies the old way of life.
A Woman of Affairs1,928Clarence BrownDrama, Romance6.424EnglishUnited States of AmericaChildhood friends Diana, Neville and David are caught in a love triangle as adults. Diana and Neville have long been smitten with each other, but her father disapproves of the relationship, resulting in her eventual marriage to David. It's not long after their wedding, however, that tragedy strikes, sending Diana on a downward spiral. When Neville reappears in her life, will he be able to save her from her own misery?
The Winning of Barbara Worth1,926Henry KingDrama, Romance, Western6.422EnglishUnited States of AmericaWhile building an irrigation system for a Southwestern desert community, an engineer vies with a local cowboy for the affections of a rancher's daughter.
Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet1,921Winsor McCayFantasy, Animation6.421EnglishUnited States of AmericaAfter eating a rarebit, a man falls asleep and dreams his wife adopts a mysterious animal with an insatiable appetite. The pet eats its milk, the house cat, the house's furnishings, rat poison, and passing vehicles, including airplanes and a blimp, while growing larger and larger. This cartoon is part of a Dream trilogy animated by Winsor McCay in 1921. (CBGP)
Just Pals1,920John FordDrama, Western6.421EnglishUnited States of AmericaBim seems to be his town's biggest loser, but when he takes a needy 13-year-old boy named Bill under his wing, it seems there may be some hope for Bim. After learning about Bill, a young teacher, Mary, whom Bim secretly adores, helps get the young boy into school. And when Bim then helps Mary repay a loan, defaulted on by shifty boyfriend, it becomes evident that Bim can reform. As the plot in this captivating film twist and turns, the stakes get higher, the action gets more intense and hope for Bim bounds upward.
Should Married Men Go Home?1,928James ParrottComedy6.421EnglishUnited States of AmericaMrs. Hardy throws Ollie and Stan out of the house. They try to impress two young ladies at a golf course and end up fighting with other golfers.
Get Out and Get Under1,920Hal RoachComedy6.420EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe comic adventures of a new car owner.
Arabesque1,929Germaine DulacFantasy6.419FrenchFranceThe film’s visual structure is principally composed of variations on the arabesque: arcs of light, water spouts, spider webs, burgeoning trees, flowers and foliage, a woman’s smile, arms stretching, an arm giving rhythm to a rocking chair. It uses natural elements (light, mirrors, water, and wind) and photographic techniques (multiple exposures and lenses) to distort the various elements, or to intensify their design.
Accident1,928Ernö MetznerCrime, Drama6.419GermanGermanyA tense vignette about the fate of an unlucky man in poverty-stricken Weimar-era Germany.
Pass the Gravy1,928Leo McCareyComedy6.419EnglishUnited States of AmericaSchultz raises prize chickens and roosters that are always getting into neighbor Max Davidson's garden and eating the seeds, leading to constant feuding between the two men. When their children announce their engagement the two men decide to bury the hatchet and Davidson suggests a dinner at his house. He gives his young son, Ignatz, two dollars to buy a chicken but the boy pockets the money and kills Schultz' first place rooster instead. Once seated at the table all but Schultz discover what they are eating and desperately try to hide the bad news from Schultz who is sure to kill Davidson if he knows the truth.
The Octopus1,928Jean PainlevéDocumentary6.419FrenchFranceAn octopus slithers over objects on land—a doll, a skull—then oozes along the shore into the sea. It secretes its ink. The camera follows it along rocks into deeper water, watching closely as it breathes. Its eye is closed then open. Simple titles, in French and German, suggest what to watch. The octopus alternates the use of breathing tubes on either side. It changes color as cells on its skin contract or dilate. Extreme magnification helps us see these changes. Two struggle, one dies. On shore, fishermen catch them and put them in pails. A single tentacle still has life. Back in the sea, two octopi attack a crab. Soon only a couple of crab legs are visible in the mouth of the victor.
Tell It to the Marines1,926George W. HillAction, Comedy, Drama6.419EnglishUnited States of AmericaU.S. Marine Sergeant O'Hara has his hands full training raw recruits, one of whom, 'Skeets' Burns, is a particular thorn in his side. If Burns's lackadaisical approach to the military were not bad enough, he also makes advances on nurse Nora Dale, whom Sergeant O'Hara secretly loves. Nora is oblivious to O'Hara's feelings and is attracted to the handsome 'Skeet.' But an indiscretion turns her against him, and it takes an expedition to China and a battle with a warlord's bandit brigade to sort things out among the nurse and her two Marines.
Montparnasse1,929Eugène DeslawDocumentary6.418FrenchFranceCome take an avant-garde walk in the Montparnasse of the late 1920's. This district of Paris, filmed in a most unusual way, shows how dedicated it is to art. Visit its art galleries and exhibitions, take a glimpse of famous painter Fujita, of Luis Buñuel eyeing the legs of beautiful Parisian passing the terrace of the café where he sits, of Italian futurists Marinetti, Prampolini and Russolo.
The Matinee Idol1,928Frank CapraRomance, Comedy6.418EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe famous matinee idol and blackface comedian, Don Wilson, heads out of town to escape adulation. There, calling himself Harry Mann, he accidentally joins a traveling acting troupe, and falls in love with Ginger Bolivar, who runs the troupe and stars in their Civil War melodrama. Don's producer sees the play, and thinks it's a comic masterpiece, and just what Don's Broadway show needs. But when Ginger finds out she's been played for a fool, will she forgive Don? Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in 1997.
Kodachrome Two-Color Test Shots No. III1,922John G. CapstaffDocumentary6.417EnglishUnited States of AmericaThis two-color (green-blue and red) film was produced as a demonstration reel at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey, under the direction of Kodak scientist John Capstaff. It features leading actresses, including Mae Murray, Hope Hampton, and Mary Eaton, posing and miming for the camera to showcase the capability of the complex Kodachrome process to capture their translucent movie star complexions and colorful, high-fashion clothing.
The Red Mill1,927Roscoe ArbuckleComedy, Romance6.416EnglishUnited States of AmericaA servant girl plays matchmaker for the local burgomaster's daughter while setting her own sights on a visiting Irishman.
Condemned!1,929Wesley RugglesAction, Drama, Thriller6.416EnglishUnited States of AmericaSuave thief Colman is sent to Devil's Island, where he becomes romantically involved with the wife of sadistic warden Digges.
Clash of the Wolves1,925Noel M. SmithWestern, Adventure, Romance6.416EnglishUnited States of AmericaA fire in the mountains drives a wolf pack into the nearby desert where they terrorize the local residents. The leader of the wolf pack is Lobo, actually a halfbreed (Rin Tin Tin). When the pack is discovered hunting a herd of cows, a posse gives chase. Lobo leaves his pack to lead the posse away. He is injured and found by a local prospector, Dave Weston (Charles Farrell). The prospector nurses Lobo back to health and the two become close friends. Meanwhile, Weston has made a Borax find in the area. His girlfriend May Barstowe (June Marlowe), daughter of a wealthy rancher, is pleased. However, the local chemist, Borax Horton (Pat Hartigan), actually a claim jumper, plans to steal the claim.
Opus III1,924Walter RuttmannAnimation6.415GermanGermanyAn abstract animation from Walter Ruttmann.
The Salvation Hunters1,925Josef von SternbergDrama6.415EnglishUnited States of AmericaA hopelessly hopeful drifter, a bitter young woman, and a helpless child live on the docks, spending their days in poverty and listless wandering. Overhead, a dredge hauls up mud and trash from the nearby seabed-- the same mud and trash from the day before. They finally decide to leave for the city to seek fulfillment, only to encounter further privation, destitution, temptation.
Dynamite1,929Cecil B. DeMilleDrama6.414EnglishUnited States of AmericaWealthy Cynthia is in love with not-so-wealthy Roger, who is married to Marcia. The threesome is terribly modern about the situation, and Marcia will gladly divorce Roger if Cynthia agrees to a financial settlement. But Cynthia's wealth is in jeopardy because her trust fund will expire if she is not married by a certain date. To satisfy that condition, Cynthia arranges to marry Hagon Derk, who is condemned to die for a crime he didn't commit. She pays him so he can provide for his little sister. But at the last minute, Derk is freed when the true criminal is discovered. Expecting to be a rich widow, Cynthia finds herself married to a man she doesn't know and doesn't want to.
Don Juan1,926Alan CroslandAdventure, Romance6.414EnglishUnited States of AmericaIf there was one thing that Don Juan de Marana learned from his father Don Jose, it was that women gave you three things - life, disillusionment and death. In his father's case it was his wife, Donna Isobel, and Donna Elvira who supplied the latter. Don Juan settled in Rome after attending the University of Pisa. Rome was run by the tyrannical Borgia family consisting of Caesar, Lucrezia and the Count Donati. Juan has his way with and was pursued by many women, but it is the one that he could not have that haunts him. It will be for her that he suffers the wrath of Borgia for ignoring Lucrezia and then killing Count Donati in a duel. For Adriana, they will both be condemned to death in the prison on the river Tigre.
The Bridge1,929Charles VidorDrama6.413EnglishUnited States of AmericaA condemned man manages to avoid being hanged from a bridge over a river when the rope breaks. He falls into the water and his escape attempt ensues.
The Imaginary Voyage1,926René ClairComedy, Drama, Fantasy6.413FrenchFranceIn a daydream, a shy bank clerk is led by a fairy into a subterranean world where people transform into animals and waxworks come to life. Lucie, his office crush, follows him but a bad fairy is intent on keeping them apart.
Get Your Man1,927Dorothy ArznerDrama, Comedy6.412EnglishUnited States of AmericaA young American girl in Paris falls in love with a handsome nobleman, but he is about to wed in an arranged marriage. She hatches a plan to overcome that obstacle and get her man.
The Chechahcos1,924Lewis H. MoomawAdventure, Drama6.412EnglishUnited States of AmericaA fire engulfs a shipload of prospectors and adventurers making their way to Alaska. In the confusion, Mrs. Stanlaw is separated from her young daughter, who ends up in the care of 'Horseshoe' Riley and Bob Dexter.
Boxing Match1,927Charles DekeukeleireN/A6.412FrenchBelgiumAn avant-garde montage of a boxing match, based on a poem by Paul Werrie.
Nogent, Eldorado du dimanche1,929Michel SanvoisinDocumentary6.411XXFranceA short, early travel documentary about Nogent. The film starts with images of trains, buses, and railway tracks, which are juxtaposed to shots of deserted Paris streets, empty factories, and typewriters packed in slipcovers. It is a natural landscape organized by industrial infrastructure and populated by the urban crowds who are swimming, rowing, canoeing, sailing, fishing, or biking.
Plane Crazy1,929Walt DisneyAnimation, Comedy6.3131EnglishUnited States of AmericaReferred as the actual first Mickey Mouse short. Inspired by Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris, Mickey builds a plane to take Minnie for a trip.
Return to Reason1,923Man RayDrama6.3110FrenchFranceExperimental film, white specks and shapes gyrating over a black background, the light-striped torso of Kiki of Montparnasse (Alice Prin), a gyrating eggcrate. One of the first Dadaist films.
The Eagle1,925Clarence BrownAdventure, Romance, Comedy6.353EnglishUnited States of AmericaVladimir Dubrouvsky, a lieutenant in the Russian army, catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II. He spurns her advances and flees, and she puts out a warrant for his arrest, dead or alive. Vladimir learns that his father's lands have been taken by the evil Kyrilla Troekouroff, and his father dies. He dons a black mask, and becomes the outlaw The Black Eagle. He enters the Troekouroff household disguised as a French instructor for Kyrilla's daughter Mascha. He is after vengeance, but instead falls in love with Mascha.
Chess Fever1,925Vsevolod PudovkinComedy6.350RussianSoviet UnionWith an international chess tournament in progress, a young man becomes completely obsessed with the game. His fiancée has no interest in it, and becomes frustrated and depressed by his neglect of her, but wherever she goes she finds that she cannot escape chess. On the brink of giving up, she meets the world champion, Capablanca himself, with interesting results.
Felix in Hollywood1,923Otto MessmerAnimation6.343EnglishUnited States of AmericaA starving actor, reduced to trying his luck in the movies, travels to Hollywood. His cat, Felix, poses as a travel bag and comes along.
The Last of the Mohicans1,920Maurice TourneurAdventure, Drama, History6.342EnglishUnited States of AmericaAs Alice and Cora Munro attempt to find their father, a British officer in the French and Indian War, they are set upon by French soldiers and their cohorts, Huron tribesmen led by the evil Magua. Fighting to rescue the women are Chingachgook and his son Uncas, the last of the Mohican tribe, and their white ally, the frontiersman Natty Bumppo, known as Hawkeye.
Autumn Mists1,929Dimitri KirsanoffDrama6.340FrenchFranceAn early impressionist short featuring a woman who dreams of, and escapes into, an autumn forest.
The Marriage Circle1,924Ernst LubitschComedy, Romance6.340EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn unhappily married couple moves to Vienna, where the wife’s married best friend lives, and soon, sparks fly between the wife and the best friend’s husband.
Haunted Spooks1,920Alfred J. GouldingComedy6.337EnglishUnited States of AmericaAfter numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is looking for a stooge to stand in as a groom in order to secure an inheritance for his client (Davis). The inheritance is a house, which her scheming uncle "haunts" so that he can scare them off and claim the property.
Black and Tan1,929Dudley MurphyMusic, Drama6.333EnglishUnited States of AmericaDuke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in vain to dissuade his friend, dancer Fredi Washingto...
Putting Pants on Philip1,927Clyde BruckmanComedy6.333EnglishUnited States of AmericaPompous J. Piedmont Mumblethunder greets his nephew from Scotland who arrives in kilts. He is immediately taken to a tailor for a pair of proper pants.
The Girl with the Hat Box1,927Boris BarnetComedy6.331RussianSoviet UnionA Moscow hat shop girl chances upon a penniless young man who has arrived from the countryside for university and takes pity on him.
Do Detectives Think?1,927Fred GuiolComedy6.330EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to guard the judge.
The Strong Man1,926Frank CapraComedy, Romance6.327EnglishUnited States of AmericaA meek Belgian soldier (Harry Langdon) fighting in World War I receives penpal letters and a photo from "Mary Brown", an American girl he has never met. He becomes infatuated with her by long distance. After the war, the young Belgian journeys to America as assistant to a theatrical "strong man", Zandow the Great (Arthur Thalasso). While in America, he searches for Mary Brown... and he finds her, just as word comes that Zandow is incapacitated and the little nebbish must go on stage in his place.
Bacon Grabbers1,929Lewis R. FosterComedy6.325EnglishUnited States of AmericaTwo debt collectors try to repossess a console radio.
The Kiss1,929Jacques FeyderDrama, Romance6.324EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn unhappily married woman is caught up in scandal and murder when her affection toward a young man is misinterpreted.
The Blackbird1,926Tod BrowningCrime, Drama, Romance6.323EnglishUnited States of AmericaTwo thieves, the Blackbird and West End Bertie, fall in love with the same girl, a French nightclub performer named Fifi. Each man tries to outdo the other to win her heart.
The Bridge1,928Joris IvensDocumentary6.322DutchNetherlandsThe Hefbrug may not be a remarkably beautiful bridge, but through a mix of close-ups, long shots, bird’s eye views and low angles, Joris Ivens conveys a sense of the bridge’s structure, its intricate mechanisms and ways of operating, the way it fits into the overall transport infrastructure and therefore the immense importance of this bridge for the whole city of Rotterdam.
Sea Urchins1,929Jean PainlevéDocumentary6.322FrenchFranceA close-up look at sand urchins and rock urchins. At the seashore, a man digs up a sand urchin. We look closely. He sets it back in the sand, and it burrows out of sight. Its intestines take nutrients out of sand. Using magnification 200,000 times normal size, we see a rock urchin's spines with suckers on the end; a drawing illustrates how they work. A sea urchin walks toward a rock. We see three-fingered jaws—pedicellaria at the end of flexible stems—take in algae and other bits. We also see cilia less than 0.001 ml in length; their motion constant, creating whirlpools. On the shore again, we watch the setting sun. Occasional titles in French tell us what to watch for.
The Burning Soil1,922F. W. MurnauDrama6.322GermanGermanyWhen farmer Rog dies, his eldest Peter takes over the farm while his youngest Johannes is determined for a better life: he becomes secretary to Count Rudenberg and starts courting his daughter Gerda. When he learns that the Count, who is terminally ill, has bequeathed a piece of land under which lies a petroleum field to his second wife, he courts her instead.
Pollyanna1,920Paul PowellComedy, Drama, Family6.321EnglishUnited States of AmericaWhen Pollyanna is orphaned, she's sent to live with her crotchety Aunt Polly. Pollyanna discovers that many of the people in her aunt's New England hometown are as ill-tempered as her aunt. But Pollyanna's incurable optimism - exemplified by her "glad game", in which she looks for the bright side of every situation - brings a change to the staid old community.
Lambchops1,929Murray RothComedy, Music6.319EnglishUnited States of AmericaGeorge and Gracie enter an elegant drawing room, looking everywhere for something. Turns out, they're looking for the audience, and when George spots the camera, they start in on their patter. Gracie wants to convince George that she's smart, not dizzy - it's an uphill struggle of which she's blissfully unaware. Midway through, they break into song: "Do You Believe Me?" It includes a little bit of hoofing as the chatting continues. They end on a story Gracie whispers into George's ear.
The Prisoner of Zenda1,922Rex IngramAdventure, Drama6.319EnglishUnited States of AmericaA kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.
A Sailor-Made Man1,921Fred C. NewmeyerComedy6.318EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn idle, wealthy playboy foolishly joins the Navy when the father of the girl he wants to marry tells him to get a job to prove himself worthy.
Now You Tell One1,926Harold L. MullerFantasy, Comedy6.317EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe Liars Club is holding their contest to see who can tell the most unbelievable story, with a gold medallion waiting to be awarded to the winner. Disappointed with the other members' bland efforts, one member brings in Charley Bowers, who has an extraordinary tale to tell. Charley claims to have invented a magic potion that enables him to grow absolutely anything by a simple grafting process, and he proceeds to tell his story to the club.
Wild Orchids1,929Sidney FranklinRomance, Adventure6.317EnglishUnited States of AmericaA prince in Java tries to seduce his visitor's wife, but he's discovered.
Wild Oranges1,924King VidorDrama, Romance6.316EnglishUnited States of AmericaMillie Stope lives with her grandfather on a remote island. Man-child Nicholas, a fugitive from justice, also lives there and is terrorizing them - and he's interested in Millie. One day widower John Woolfolk, sailing on his yacht, happens upon the island. Soon he and Millie fall in love. Will jealous Nicholas stand for this?
La Bohème1,926King VidorRomance, Drama6.315EnglishUnited States of AmericaA group of starving artists try to survive in 1830s Paris, including a seamstress and the would-be playwright she loves.
Oliver Twist1,922Frank LloydDrama6.315EnglishUnited States of AmericaWhen 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
The Informer1,929Arthur RobisonDrama6.314EnglishUnited KingdomA man betrays his best friend, a member of a terrorist organisation, to the authorities and is then pursued by the other members of the organisation.
The Monastery of Sendomir1,920Victor SjöströmDrama6.314SwedishSwedenTwo riders on their way to Warsaw stop at a monastery for the night and ask an old monk there to tell them the story of its founding.
The Secret of the Marquise1,922Lotte ReinigerAnimation6.314GermanGermanyLotte Reiniger applies her charming cutout animation technique to this early advertisement for the Nivea skin care company.
Homecoming1,928Joe MayDrama6.311GermanGermanyFollowing World War I, after a long imprisonment, two German prisoner-of-war soldiers escape from a Siberian lead-mine. Karl manages to reach Germany before Richard, and is sheltered by Anna, wife of Richard. While Richard is still on his homeward trek, Karl and Anna fall in love. And then Richard comes home.
The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands1,927Walter SummersDrama, War6.310EnglishUnited KingdomThe film focuses on the naval warfare around the Battle of Coronel and Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. It was the last in a successful series of documentary reconstructions of First World War battles by British Instructional Films made between 1921 and 1927.
Love's Crucible1,922Victor SjöströmDrama6.310SwedishSwedenAt the end of the middle ages, Ursula is accused of having poisoned her own husband. She claims she is innocent, but to prove it, she must submit to a ritual: trial by fire, walking on fire along a path leading directly to a crucifix. A film that has been much commended for the visual creativity shown by the director in successive blending in of images involving Ursula, her husband, the Virgin Mary, and Jesus Christ. Much applauded, also: the performance of Jenny Hasselqvist, thus described by French director René Clair: “We shall never forget her flaming eyes, the severity of her spirit, her abrupt and alarmed expressions, like an animal under threat.”
The Ouija Board1,920Max FleischerHorror, Animation, Comedy6.310EnglishUnited States of AmericaMax Fleischer draws Koko and a haunted house, while his colleague and the janitor mess around with a Ouija board. When Max goes over to take a look, Koko is haunted by ghosts and inanimate objects, and escapes into the real-world studio.
Forbidden Fruit1,921Cecil B. DeMilleDrama, Romance6.310EnglishUnited States of AmericaMary Maddock works as a seamstress to bring home money while her husband Steve, unemployed, has no real prospects of earning money. Mary's employers, are trying to strike an oil related business deal with a rich man by the name of Nelson Rogers. The deal does not seem to be on the table, as Mr. Rogers is leaving town shortly and does not have the time to work out the details of such a deal. In an order to entice him to stay, Mrs. Mallory - wife of Mr. Mallory who is proposing the business deal - convinces Mary to be her guest at a dinner party with the intent of making Mr. Rogers fall for her and thus stay long enough for Mr. Mallory to make him agree to a business deal.
The Balloonatic1,923Buster KeatonComedy, Romance6.297EnglishUnited States of AmericaBuster and Phyllis endure a number of outdoor adventures trying to prove to each other their survival skills. The balloon, which lands Buster in the wilderness, later proves useful as their canoe is about go over a waterfall.
My Wife's Relations1,922Buster KeatonComedy6.296EnglishUnited States of AmericaBuster and a woman are mistakenly married and her initially unfriendly family begins to treat him nicely when they come to believe he has a large inheritance awaiting him.
The Frozen North1,922Buster KeatonComedy, Western6.285EnglishUnited States of AmericaA mix of guns and mistaken identity leads to chaos in this satirical parody of William S. Hart's melodramatic westerns, finding Buster in the frozen north - "the last stop on the subway".
Michael1,924Carl Theodor DreyerDrama, Romance6.250GermanGermanyA mature and visually elegant period romance that remains one of the earliest and most compassionate overtly gay-themed films in movie history. Based upon Herman Bang's 1902 novel, Dreyer's Michael refashions the classical Greek myth of Jupiter and Ganymede into a love triangle between an aging artist, Zoret, his protagonist Michael, and Princess Zamikoff, an aristocratic femme fatale as entranced by Michael’s youthful beauty as Zoret is.
Bed and Sofa1,927Abram RoomComedy, Drama6.237RussianSoviet UnionLife changes for a Moscow couple after they allow an old friend of the husband’s to move in.
The Second 100 Years1,927Fred GuiolComedy6.235EnglishUnited States of AmericaLaurel and Hardy are convicts making an escape from prison.
Zvenyhora1,928Oleksandr DovzhenkoDrama, Fantasy, History, Comedy6.231UkrainianSoviet UnionThe momentous film stars Mykola Nademskyi as the grandfather of Tymish, whom he alerts to the secret treasure buried in the mountains of Zvenygora – a treasure that rightfully belongs to his homeland. The film wonderfully blends both lyricism and politics and uses its central construct to build a montage praising Ukrainian industrialization, attacking the bourgeoisie, celebrating the beauty of the Ukrainian steppe and retelling ancient folklore. Sergei Eisenstein said of the film, "As the lights went on, we felt that we had just witnessed a memorable event in the development of the cinema".
Our Dancing Daughters1,928Harry BeaumontDrama, Romance6.231EnglishUnited States of AmericaA flapper who's secretly a good girl and a gold-digging floozy masquerading as an ingénue both vie for the hand of a millionaire.
Secrets of a Soul1,927G.W. PabstDrama6.230GermanGermanyScientist Martin Fellmann is tormented by an irrational fear of knives and the irresistible compulsion to murder his wife. Driven to the brink of madness by fantastic nightmares, he encounters a psychoanalyst who offers to treat the perplexing malady.
Body and Soul1,925Oscar MicheauxDrama6.229EnglishUnited States of AmericaA convict escapes to a Southern town and passes himself off as a reverend, giving him the perfect cover to swindle the townspeople and corrupt an innocent young woman.
The Toll of the Sea1,923Chester M. FranklinDrama, Romance6.229EnglishUnited States of AmericaA young Chinese woman saves an American man washed up onto the shore and the two fall in love, only for him to have second thoughts.
A Throw of Dice1,929Franz OstenDrama, Adventure, Romance6.229HindiGermanyTwo neighboring kings addicted to gambling, Ranjit and his cousin Sohat, vie for the same beautiful young woman, Sunita, daughter of the hermit Kanwa.
The Blot1,921Lois WeberDrama6.225EnglishUnited States of AmericaProfessor Griggs, teaching at the college, doesn't get paid a living wage; his next door neighbor, successful shoemaker Olsen, has money and plentiful food, while the Griggses have hardly any. When the professor's rich student Phil West falls for beautiful Griggs daughter Amelia and also befriends the poor Reverend Gates (a young man who is also in love with Amelia), he observes the difference in his life and theirs and tries to help make a difference.
Zaza1,923Allan DwanRomance, Drama, Comedy6.224EnglishUnited States of AmericaZaza is an actress and the favorite at an open-air theater in a small French town. When diplomat Bernard Dufresne comes to the village, he stays away for fear he will fall for her. But during one performance, while Zaza is singing on a swing, her rival cuts the rope and she falls. Zaza is badly injured and she makes Dufresne's acquaintance. A romance quickly springs up and he installs her in a villa. Their happiness is marred, however, when his wife appears.
The House on Trubnaya1,928Boris BarnetComedy6.224RussianSoviet UnionLife is short and full of oppression, but that doesn't mean Parasha can't find love and laughter when she leaves her country home to take a job as a maid in the overcrowded, overworked, and underpaid world in the big city.
Now or Never1,921Fred C. NewmeyerComedy6.224EnglishUnited States of AmericaA young man, unaccustomed to children, must accompany a young girl on a train trip.
A Daughter Of Destiny1,928Henrik GaleenDrama, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror6.222GermanGermanyHanns Heinz Ewers' grim science-fiction novel Alraune has already been filmed twice when this version was assembled in 1928. In another of his "mad doctor" roles, Paul Wegener plays Professor Brinken, sociopathic scientist who combines the genes of an executed murderer with those of a prostitute. The result is a beautiful young woman named Alraune (Brigitte Helm), who is incapable of feeling any real emotions -- least of all guilt or regret. Upon attaining adulthood, Alraune sets about to seduce and destroy every male who crosses her path. Ultimately, Professor Brinken is hoist on his own petard when he falls hopelessly in love with Alraune himself. Alraune was remade in 1930, with Brigitte Helm repeating her role, and again in 1951, with Hildegarde Knef as the "heroine" and Erich von Stroheim as her misguided mentor.
Souls for Sale1,923Rupert HughesComedy, Drama, Romance6.221EnglishUnited States of AmericaA young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.
The Lump1,929Yasuji MurataAnimation, Fantasy6.220JapaneseJapanAn old man with a huge lump on his face encounters a band of Tengu in the mountains.
The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty1,927Esfir ShubDocumentary, History6.220RussianSoviet UnionA compilation of newsreels shot between 1913 and 1917 - the years leading up to the Russian Revolution.
Egged On1,926Ted SearsFantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction, Animation6.220EnglishUnited States of AmericaCharley invents a machine that turns ordinary, breakable eggs into rubbery, unbreakable ones for transport. He builds a Rube Goldberg contraption of parts stolen from his neighbors. Rival egg companies want his invention, one of them stooping to sabotage to get it.
Oh, What a Knight1,928Walt DisneyAnimation6.220EnglishUnited States of AmericaOswald is riding along on his horse having a merry old time when the two of them fall down a hill, right up to a castle. Oswald whistles for the princess, who blows him a kiss as she appears on a balcony. He reaches her by lassoing the balcony and tying the other end of the rope to his horse's tail, using it as a tightrope. A rival knight suddenly appears and Oswald falls off the balcony, startled. He manages to climb back up and the two fight for the princess.
Noah's Ark1,928Michael CurtizDrama, War6.218EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.
Sound Test for Blackmail1,929Alfred HitchcockDocumentary6.217EnglishUnited KingdomA brief sound test made during production of Blackmail (1929), featuring Alfred Hitchcock playfully teasing lead actress Anny Ondra as she struggles to respond on camera. Photographed by Jack E. Cox, the clip was shot to test the new sound recording system for what would become Hitchcock’s first talkie.
The Centaurs1,921Winsor McCayFantasy, Animation, Romance6.217EnglishUnited States of AmericaA female centaur enters a clearing in the woods and picks flowers. She is met by a male centaur and the two romance each other. They then seek parental consent for their union. Surviving footage of a now lost film.
Backstairs1,921Leopold JessnerMystery, Drama, Thriller6.217XXGermanyIn a poor neighborhood of a big city, a crippled mailman is in love with a maid who lives in his building. However, she is in love with a wealthy and handsome young man, who soon disappears. The mailman provides the maid with letters that get her hopes up... but tragedy will soon befall all three.
The Bells1,926James YoungDrama, Crime, Horror6.216EnglishUnited States of AmericaA kindly but desperate Alsatian innkeeper named Mathias murders and robs a rich Jewish merchant staying at his inn, but the ghost of his victim wil...
Tempest1,928Sam TaylorDrama, Romance6.216EnglishUnited States of AmericaIn the final days of Czarist Russia, a peasant is raised from the ranks to Lieutenant. The other officers, aristocrats all, resent him, and make his life difficult. He falls in love with a princess, who spurns him. When he is caught in her room, he is stripped of his rank and thrown into prison. Then comes the Red Terror, and the tables are turned.
Shadows1,922Tom FormanDrama6.216EnglishUnited States of AmericaYen Sin, a humble Chinese, is washed ashore after a storm and finds himself an outsider in the deeply Christian fishing community of Urkey. Yen Sin elects to stay, despite his status as a despised 'heathen', only to reveal hypocrisy amid the self-righteous township.
Stride, Soviet!1,926Dziga VertovDocumentary6.215RussianSoviet UnionCommissioned by the Moscow Soviet as a documentary and information film for the citizens of Moscow prior to municipal elections, film is a tableau of Soviet life and achievements in the period of reconstruction following the Civil War of 1917-1921.
Old Ironsides1,926James CruzeHistory, Drama6.214EnglishUnited States of AmericaAn embellished account of the 1803 expedition by famed frigate U.S.S. Constitution--a.k.a. "Old Ironsides"--against the Barbary pirates then terrorizing American shipping, focusing on the crew and passengers of a fictional merchant ship, The Esther, who fall afoul of the same pirates and thus become involved with the Constitution's mission.
Stage Struck1,925Allan DwanComedy, Romance6.214EnglishUnited States of AmericaDaydreaming waitress Jennie Hagen fantasizes about becoming a famous actress, while in reality she and her cook boyfriend, Orme Wilson, hope to one day own their own diner. Although Orme loves Jennie, he also has a weakness for stage stars -- so when a riverboat theatrical crew comes to their town, he is smitten by lead actress Lillian Lyons. Desperate to keep Orme, Jennie insists on going onstage to best Lillian, but is soon out of her depth.
Kino-Pravda No. 16: Spring Pravda. A Lyrical View Newsreel1,923Dziga VertovDocumentary6.212RussianSoviet UnionDziga Vertov-directed Soviet newsreel covering: Arts and crafts exhibition / Actions against hunger / Eisenstein's first film "Dnevnik Glumova" ("Glumov's Diary") / Young Pioneers / May 1, parades
Moulin Rouge1,928E.A. DupontMusic, Drama6.212EnglishUnited KingdomAn odd and tightly directed tale of a singer/dancer at the Moulin Rouge, who meets her daughter's fiance, only to have him fall obsessively in love with her and she with him. Alienation, betrayal and near tragedy result.
Crazy Like a Fox1,926Leo McCareyComedy6.212XXUnited States of AmericaTwo rich capitalists want to marry their children, but they don't like the idea at all. She tries to run away, and meets him at the station. They fall in love, unbeknownst to their real identities, and decide each on their own that they have to wreck their parents plan. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
Monte Cristo1,922Emmett J. FlynnDrama, Romance6.212EnglishUnited States of AmericaA film adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to ...
Souls on the Road1,921Minoru MurataDrama6.212JapaneseJapanA small town boy dreams of being a famous fiddler; Meanwhile, two convicts escape from prison and hide in the woods.
The Last Performance1,929Pál FejősDrama, Horror, Romance6.212EnglishUnited States of AmericaA middle-aged magician is in love with his beautiful young assistant. She, on the other hand, is in love with the magician's young protege, who turns out to be a bum and a thief.
The Red Dance1,928Raoul WalshRomance, History, Drama6.211EnglishUnited States of AmericaTasia (Dolores del Río), a beautiful dancer lower class of Russia, falls heir to the throne Prince, Grand Duke Eugene (Charles Farrell), but only admired from a distance. At the outbreak of the Russian Revolution, the Duke falls in captivity and this allows Tasia be near him.
The Power of the Press1,928Frank CapraDrama6.211EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe naive newspaper cub Clem lands a scoop when he's sent out to cover a murder. In his enthusiasm he writes that the main suspect is Jane. When she confronts Clem, she convinces him to help her prove her innocence.
Isn't Life Wonderful1,924D.W. GriffithDrama, Romance6.211EnglishUnited States of AmericaA family from Poland has been left homeless in the wake of World War I. They move to Germany and struggle to survive the conditions there, during the Great Inflation. Inga is a Polish war orphan who has only accumulated a small amount of money from the rubble and hopes to marry Paul. Weakened by poison gas, Paul begins to invest in Inga's future and he serves as their symbol of optimism.
White Gold1,927William K. HowardDrama, Western6.210EnglishUnited States of AmericaA sheep farmer brings his new wife to his father's ranch and the old man takes an instant dislike to her.
Inflation1,928Hans RichterDocumentary6.210GermanGermanyInflation (1928) is an experimental silent film at eight minutes which is sometimes categorized as a documentary. By now Richter is well beyond playing with light & shadow. Inflation explores the subject of money through photographs & with with stop motion animation techniques, adding faces of people impoverished & enriched by the unpredictability of finance. It functions almost as a political cartoon in motion, building to a chaotic & catastrophic climax.
The Wonder1,922Walter RuttmannAnimation6.210GermanGermanyAn advertisement for Kantorowicz-Liköre, wherein our protagonists suffer no ill effects whatsoever from consuming alcohol.
La Tour1,928René ClairDocumentary6.210FrenchFranceA poetic documentary tribute to the famous Eiffel tower, built for the 1889 World Fair and intended to have been destroyed 20 years later. A vocal subset of Parisians (among which, one may surmise, Clair would've been counted) insisted the Tower remain above the River Seine, a continued display of French engineering excellence. Clair makes strategic use of double exposures and dissolves, capturing the mechanical exuberance of the Tower; The great swooping steel latticework edifice a bounding symbol of the modern age.
The Jazz Singer1,927Alan CroslandDrama, Music6.1245EnglishUnited States of AmericaA young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.
The Paleface1,922Buster KeatonWestern, Comedy6.198EnglishUnited States of AmericaA butterfly collector unwittingly wanders into an Indian encampment while chasing a butterfly, but the tribe has resolved to kill the first white man who enters their encampment because white oil tycoons are trying to force them from their land.
The Manxman1,929Alfred HitchcockRomance, Drama6.185EnglishUnited KingdomA fisherman and a rising lawyer who grew up together as brothers fall in love with the same woman.
Anemic Cinema1,926Marcel DuchampDrama6.182FrenchFranceA spiral design spins. It's replaced by a spinning disk. These two continue in perfect alternation until the end: a spiral design, a disk. Each disk is labelled and can be read as it rotates. The messages, in French, feature puns and whimsical rhymes and alliteration. The final message comments on the spiral motif itself.
The Garage1,920Roscoe ArbuckleComedy6.160EnglishUnited States of AmericaRoscoe and Buster operate a combination garage and fire station. In the first half they destroy a car left for them to clean. In the second half they go off on a false alarm and return to find their own building on fire.
Leaves from Satan's Book1,920Carl Theodor DreyerDrama, History, Fantasy, Horror6.143DanishDenmarkThe power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the execution of Marie Antoinette, and the Finnish War of Independence in 1918.
All Wet1,927Walt DisneyAnimation, Comedy6.140EnglishUnited States of AmericaOswald takes a job as a lifeguard to keep an eye on Miss Rabbit, who in turn stages a boating accident hoping Oswald will come to save her.
Salomé1,923Charles BryantDrama, Fantasy, Horror6.134EnglishUnited States of AmericaBased on Oscar Wilde's play, the films tells the story of how Salomé agrees to dance for King Herod in return for the head of John the Baptist.
The Son of the Sheik1,926George FitzmauriceAction, Adventure, Drama, Romance6.131EnglishUnited States of AmericaAhmed, son of Diana and Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, falls in love with Yasmin, a dancing girl who fronts her father's gang of mountebanks. She and Ahmed meet secretly until one night when her father and the gang capture the son of the sheik, torture him, and hold him for ransom.
The Magician1,926Rex IngramDrama, Horror, Fantasy6.130EnglishUnited States of AmericaA young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a handsome surgeon, Arthur Burdon, who has saved her from being a helpless cripple by performing a delicate operation on her spine.
With Love and Hisses1,927Fred GuiolComedy6.125EnglishUnited States of AmericaDimwitted Cuthbert Hope is enlisted in the army, and gets himself and his sergeant in constant trouble.
Sherlock Holmes1,922Albert ParkerDrama, Mystery6.124EnglishUnited States of AmericaSherlock Holmes is a master at solving the most impenetrable mysteries, but he has his work cut out for him on his latest case. As the famed detective investigates an alleged theft, he’s brought face to face with his most devious adversary yet — Professor Moriarty.
A Girl in Every Port1,928Howard HawksAdventure, Comedy6.123EnglishUnited States of AmericaTwo sailors with a rivalry over chasing women become friends. But when one decides to finally settle down, will this mysterious young woman come between them?
Daphnia1,928Jean PainlevéDocumentary6.122FrenchFranceTitles in French and English help us know what we're seeing. In all waters, daphnia abound. They are crustaceans about 2 ml long, with one eye that turns in all directions. Antennae enable daphnia to move: in a close up magnified 150,000 times, we see the muscles of the antennae pulse. We see the eye, the nerve mass, blood globules, and the heart, beating several times per second. The intestine forms a long line. All are females; eggs develop above the intestine. New generations come rapidly. Inside each daphnia are tiny infusoria; we watch them clean the intestine of a dead daphnia. An enemy, the hydra, approaches. A daphnia dies, but many remain.
So This Is Paris1,926Ernst LubitschComedy6.122EnglishUnited States of AmericaPaul and Suzanne Giraud are happily married and living in a quiet neighborhood. When Suzanne notices that their new neighbors are expressive dancers in revealing outfits, she demands Paul speak to them about their lack of morality. Paul discovers that the woman is Georgette Lalle, an old flame.
The Ocean Hop1,927Walt DisneyComedy, Animation6.122EnglishUnited States of AmericaOswald the Rabbit enters an airplane race with a makeshift aircraft and ends up riding a dachshund lifted into the air by balloons. Meanwhile, his peg-legged rival tries to cheat his way to victory.
Games on Reflection and Speed1,925Henri ChometteDocumentary6.119FrenchFranceA high-speed view of Paris via train-track; Zooming down the Seine by boat. Chomette's first film, Games of Reflections and Speed, traverses tunnels and elevated railways to produce a disarming rhythm.
Early to Bed1,928Emmett J. FlynnComedy6.118EnglishUnited States of AmericaOliver inherits a fortune and hires Stan as his butler and proceeds to torment him. Stan finally rebels and goes on a rampage, destroying Oliver's fancy furnishings.
Twenty-Four Dollar Island1,927Robert FlahertyDocumentary6.117EnglishUnited States of AmericaA visual celebration of Manhattan and its waterways on the 300th anniversary of purchase from the local Native Americans.
1925 Studio Tour1,925UnknownDocumentary6.116EnglishUnited States of AmericaA tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and gives viewers a glimpse at how movies are made.
The Covered Wagon1,923James CruzeAdventure, Western, Romance6.116EnglishUnited States of AmericaTwo wagon caravans converge at what is now Kansas City, and combine for the westward push to Oregon. On their quest the pilgrims will experience desert heat, mountain snow, hunger, and Indian attack. To complicate matters further, a love triangle develops, as pretty Molly must chose between Sam, a brute, and Will, the dashing captain of the other caravan. Can Will overcome the skeleton in his closet and win Molly's heart?
Opus IV1,925Walter RuttmannAnimation6.115GermanGermanyAn abstract animation by Walter Ruttmann.
Merry-Go-Round1,923Rupert JulianDrama, Romance6.115EnglishUnited States of AmericaA nobleman posing as a necktie salesman falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer, although he's already wed to the daughter of his country's war minister.
Seven Footprints to Satan1,929Benjamin ChristensenCrime, Comedy, Horror6.115EnglishUnited States of AmericaBefore a planned African expedition, a man's fiancée worries her father's guest plans to steal one of her father's rubies. The couple are kidnapped and held prisoner at a mysterious, creepy house. Strange things are afoot at Satan's house.
Along Came Auntie1,926Fred GuiolComedy6.115EnglishUnited States of AmericaA divorced couple try to pretend they are still happily married in order to get $100,000 from the woman's divorce-disapproving aunt.
Beau Geste1,926Herbert BrenonAction, Adventure, Drama6.114EnglishUnited States of AmericaMichael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is reunited with his two brothers in North Africa, where they face greater danger from their own sadistic commander than from the rebellious Arabs.
Gribiche1,926Jacques FeyderDrama6.112FrenchFranceGribiche, a young boy whose mother is a war widow, gets adopted by a rich woman. She wants to turn him into a perfect gentleman, but soon he feels unhappy.
The Red Lily1,924Fred NibloCrime, Drama6.112EnglishUnited States of AmericaJean and Marise, young lovers forced from their homes, flee to Paris. Irrevocably separated there, their lives deviate into the slums and hard labor of low-class French society. All the while, the two desperately search for one another.
Lorna Doone1,922Maurice TourneurDrama6.110EnglishUnited States of AmericaIn 17th-century England, an outlaw clan kidnaps a young girl, who grows up among them. The farm boy who met her just before the kidnapping eventually rescues her, and they fall in love.
Within Our Gates1,920Oscar MicheauxDrama, Romance, Crime6100EnglishUnited States of AmericaAbandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a traumatizing past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished black children.
Lichtspiel: Opus I1,921Walter RuttmannAnimation647XXGermanyAgainst a dark background, several bright, curved or rounded shapes pulse towards the center of the screen, one at a time. They are followed by many other shapes, some irregular, some pointed, others rounded. The abstract shapes move into or across the screen in harmony with the musical score.
Alice's Wonderland1,923Walt DisneyAnimation644EnglishUnited States of AmericaInstead of Wonderland, Alice visits the Walt Disney animation room.
Sumurun1,920Ernst LubitschAdventure, Drama, Romance629GermanGermanyThe favorite slave girl of a tyrannical sheik falls in love with a cloth merchant. Meanwhile, a hunchback clown suffers unrequited love for a traveling dancer who wants to join the harem.
From Morning to Midnight1,920Karlheinz MartinCrime, Comedy625GermanGermanyA cashier in a bank in a small German town is alerted to the power of money by the visit of a rich Italian lady. He embezzles 60,000 Marks and leaves for the capital city, where he attempts to find satisfaction in politics, sport, love and religion.
Applause1,929Rouben MamoulianMusic, Drama624EnglishUnited States of AmericaThis early example of the "backstage" musical genre tells the story of Kitty Darling, a fading burlesque star who tries to save her convent-educated daughter April from following in mom's footsteps.
Five Minutes of Pure Cinema1,926Henri ChometteDrama623FrenchFranceAvant-garde short focused on the pure elements of film like form, visual composition, and rhythm.
The Italian Straw Hat1,928René ClairComedy621FrenchFranceOn the day of Fadinard's wedding, his horse eats a lady's hat on a bush at the roadside, while the lady is hidden behind the bush with her lover Lieutenant Tavernier. Because she is married, she cannot return home hatless without being compromised, and Tavernier orders Fadinard to replace the hat with one exactly like it - or else he will wreck his new home. In an elaborate sequence of complications, Fadinard tries to find a hat while keeping to his marriage schedule
Alibi1,929Roland WestCrime, Drama621EnglishUnited States of AmericaChick Williams, a prohibition gangster, rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison. When a policeman is murdered during a robbery, he falls under suspicion. The gangster took Joan, a policeman's daughter, to the theater, sneaked out during the intermission to commit the crime, then used her to support his alibi. The detective squad employs its most sophisticated and barbaric techniques, including planting an undercover agent in the gang, to bring him to justice.
Danse macabre1,922Dudley MurphyDrama, Horror, Music620EnglishUnited States of AmericaThe Black Death is ravaging Spain. As Camille Saint-Saëns's "Danse Macabre" plays on the soundtrack, a mix of animation and acted scenes tells the story of Youth and Love meeting one night. They dance, embrace, and kiss. As the night wears on, exuberant Death, a skeletal figure with a violin, pursues the couple. They try to elude him. Eventually, Love swoons. Youth is powerless to protect her. Is she doomed?
Outside the Law1,921Tod BrowningCrime, Drama, Romance, Thriller620EnglishUnited States of AmericaSilent Madden and his daughter Molly have left the criminal underworld of San Francisco thanks to the wise teachings of Chang Low, a Confucian master. But the evil Black Mike Sylva is determined to frame Madden to avenge a mistake from the past…
L'Atlantide1,921Jacques FeyderMystery, Adventure, Fantasy618FrenchBelgiumTwo men, lost in the desert, meet Queen Antinea, ruler of Atlantis.
The Love of Zero1,928Robert FloreyDrama, Romance618EnglishUnited States of AmericaWhile playing his trombone one Sunday, the enthusiastic Zero sees Beatrix and falls in love. He returns the next week to express his feelings, and it's mutual. Over the next few months, they spoon, kiss, and find happiness. Then, she receives a letter from Kabul, demanding that she return to the palace of the Grand Vizier. The lovers part, heartbroken. Zero tries expressing himself to a woman on the street. He meets derision. Then, news of Beatrix. Does this romance end in smiles or tears?
Tokyo March1,929Kenji MizoguchiRomance, Drama618JapaneseJapanA classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in Taishō-era Japan, The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual experience set against the background of the title song, "Tokyo March." (Sadly, less than a half hour of the footage has been recovered and restored.)
The Flapper1,920Alan CroslandComedy616EnglishUnited States of AmericaA Southern teen at a ritzy boarding school gets into mischief while acting the sophisticated grownup to impress a suave gentleman and match wits with a pair of jewel thieves.
The Valiant1,929William K. HowardDrama615EnglishUnited States of AmericaA man condemned to execution tries to convince two women that he is not their son and brother, and that they must get on with their lives.
The Town Rat and the Country Rat1,927Władysław StarewiczAnimation, Comedy615FrenchFranceThe Country Rat visits his friend the Town Rat, but finds that life in the great metropolis is rather too hectic (and dangerous - there's a live cat among all the puppet rodents!)
The Black Watch1,929John FordDrama, Adventure, War614EnglishUnited States of AmericaCaptain Donald King is sent to India to carry out a secret mission while the Black Watch, his regiment, leaves for France at the outbreak of the First World War.
Africa Before Dark1,928Walt DisneyAnimation, Comedy613EnglishUnited States of AmericaOswald goes big game hunting in Africa.
The Sixth Sense1,929Eusebio Fernández ArdavínDrama613SpanishSpainCarlos and his girlfriend Carmen are a happy and fun couple; however, his friend León and his girlfriend Luisa are quite the opposite; so Carlos recommends León to visit the mysterious Kamus —an artist, a drunkard, a philosopher—, in the hope that he can free him from his depressing and contagious existential pessimism…
The Plastic Age1,925Wesley RugglesComedy, Romance613EnglishUnited States of AmericaHugh Carver is an athletic star and a freshman at Prescott College. He falls in love with Cynthia Day, a popular girl who loves to party, and finds that it's impossible to please her and still keep up with his studies and athletic training. Soon the two face some difficult decisions.
The Flying Ace1,926Richard E. NormanCrime, Action, Drama612EnglishUnited States of AmericaA veteran World War I fighter pilot returns home a war hero and immediately regains his former job as a railroad company detective. His first case: recover a stolen satchel filled with $25,000 of company payroll, locate a missing employee, and capture a gang of railroad thieves.
Themes and Variations1,928Germaine DulacN/A612FrenchFranceI evoke a dancing woman. A woman? No. A bouncing line with harmonious rhythm. I evoke a luminous projection on veils ! Precise matter! No. Fluid rhythms. Why should one disregard, on screen, the pleasure that movement brings us in the theatre? Harmony of lines. Harmony of light. Lines, surfaces, volumes evolving directly, without the artifice of evocation, in the logic of its forms, dispossessed of any overly human sense, allowing an elevation towards the abstract, thus giving more space to sensations and to dreams : integral cinema. —Germaine Dulac
The Show1,927Tod BrowningDrama, Romance612EnglishUnited States of AmericaCock Robin is the swaggering ballyhoo man of a Hungarian sideshow known as the Palace of Illusions. The highlight of the show is a reenactment of Salome's dance of the seven veils, replete with the beheading of Jokanaan. The performer portraying Salome is in love with Cock Robin. Jealous, sinister The Greek is determined to eliminate that competition.
Mantrap1,926Victor FlemingWestern, Comedy612EnglishUnited States of AmericaA sexy young manicurist living with her older backwoodsman husband in a small Canadian town finds herself attracted to a young, rich and famous divorce lawyer who comes to town on vacation.
Loves of Casanova1,927Alexandre VolkoffDrama, Adventure612FrenchFranceRepublic of Venice, 1760. Pursued by a vengeful husband, the intrepid womanizer Casanova, who symbolizes the decline of the city and its fall into debauchery, manages to escape and, by a circuitous route, arrives in Saint Petersburg, where he will be involved in the many plots that threaten the throne of Czar Peter III…
Character Studies1,927Roscoe ArbuckleComedy611EnglishUnited States of AmericaCarter DeHaven announces that he will perform a series of "impressions." For each we see him applying makeup and changing the combing of his hair or putting on a wig. When he tilts his head down during each supposed makeover, up pops the actual celebrity (Keaton, Lloyd, Arbuckle, Valentino, Fairbanks, Coogan) he appears to have been making himself up as.
The Greene Murder Case1,929Frank TuttleMystery611EnglishUnited States of AmericaPhilo Vance investigates when a murderer preys upon members of a wealthy family on New York's Upper East Side.
Stark Love1,927Karl BrownDrama610EnglishUnited States of America"Man is absolute ruler. Woman is working slave.” Such are the rigid attitudes framing this tale of a country boy’s beliefs about chivalry that lead him to try to escape a brutal father with the girl he loves
For the Term of His Natural Life1,927Norman DawnCrime, Drama610EnglishAustraliaA convict, wrongfully accused and sent a harsh prison colony, attempts to escape.
The Ring1,927Alfred HitchcockDrama, Romance5.9106EnglishUnited KingdomBoth Jack Sander and Bob Corby are boxers in love with Mabel. Jack and Mabel wed, but their marriage is flat. The young wife looks to Bob for comfort.
The Smiling Madame Beudet1,923Germaine DulacDrama5.989FrenchFranceAn unhappily married woman devises a scheme to get rid of her husband.
Aelita: Queen of Mars1,924Yakov ProtazanovScience Fiction, Drama, Fantasy5.979RussianSoviet UnionA young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of Queen Aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.
The Barn Dance1,929Walt DisneyAnimation, Comedy5.966EnglishUnited States of AmericaMinnie Mouse has to choose between two dance partners, as clumsy Mickey competes with the more experienced Pete for the pleasure of her company.
When the Cat's Away1,929Walt DisneyAnimation5.963EnglishUnited States of AmericaWhile Tom Cat goes away hunting, Mickey, Minnie, and their mouse friends break into his house and perform music. They play various tunes on the piano while the other mice hit household objects in tune to the music.
The Sheik1,921George MelfordAdventure, Drama, Romance5.961EnglishUnited States of AmericaSheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious tent-palace in the desert. T...
The Gallopin' Gaucho1,928Ub IwerksWestern, Comedy, Animation5.958EnglishUnited States of AmericaMickey rides up to a cantina and does a tango with Minnie. When a big cat steals her away, Mickey gives chase, riding a drunken ostrich. At the hideout, Mickey has a swordfight with the cat.
Leave 'Em Laughing1,928Clyde BruckmanComedy5.943EnglishUnited States of AmericaStan complains of a toothache and he and Ollie visit the dentist. Ollie gets his teeth pulled by mistake. Under the influence of laughing gas, they leave and cause much commotion on the road annoying a traffic cop.
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