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    The Symbol of the Unconquered 1920 POSTER

    The Symbol of the Unconquered

    1920

    English

    5.9

    2

    22%

    22%

    black white relations

    Drama

    mixed race child

    Romance

    silent film

    Oscar Micheaux Oscar Micheaux Director James Burrough James Burrough as Jim Burris Jim Burris as George Catlin George Catlin as Dick Mason Edward Fraction Edward Fraction as Peter Kaden
    Eve Mason, a white-passing black woman, moves to a remote cottage she inherited from her late father. She makes the acquaintance of her neighbor, a dashing black settler named Hugh Van Allen, and quickly falls for him. Trouble brews as the local cadre of racist hucksters want the valuable land Van Allen lives on, and will do anything to take it from him.
    Sidewalk Stories 1989 POSTER

    Sidewalk Stories

    1989

    English

    7.2

    3

    79%

    67%

    black and white

    Comedy

    new york city

    silent film

    street artist

    witness

    witness to murder

    Charles Lane Charles Lane Director Ellia English Ellia English as Bag Lady Luis Antonio Ramos Luis Antonio Ramos as Kidnapper #1 Bill Sage Bill Sage as Man in Carriage Edie Falco Edie Falco as Woman in Carriage
    A New York City street artist rescues a baby girl after her father is murdered. He then sets off to find the mother, but has to first learn how to care for the child. Ultimately he ends up in a horse drawn chase for the murderers.
    The King of Kings 1927 POSTER

    The King of Kings

    1927

    English

    7.3

    8

    73%

    69%

    big budget

    Biography

    crucifixion

    Drama

    epic

    Family

    History

    messiah

    resurrection

    silent film

    Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMille Director Otto Lederer Otto Lederer as Eber - A Pharisee Ernest Torrence Ernest Torrence as Peter Sidney D'Albrook Sidney D'Albrook as Thomas - The Doubter Marjorie Bonner Marjorie Bonner as (uncredited)
    The 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.
    Fanchon, the Cricket 1915 POSTER

    Fanchon, the Cricket

    1915

    English

    6.4

    2

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    silent film

    James Kirkwood James Kirkwood Director Gertrude Norman Gertrude Norman as Fadette Mary Pickford Mary Pickford as Fanchon Jack Standing Jack Standing as Landry Jack Pickford Jack Pickford as Young Bully
    A young wild girl, Fanchon, lives in a forest with her eccentric grandmother who is suspected by the villagers of being a witch. The unkempt Fanchon suffers from her grandmother's sorceress reputation. One day the girl rescues a boy from drowning and they fall in love, but Fanchon won't agree to marry him unless his father asks her. A year later the boy has fallen very ill and it is only the presence of the enchanting Fanchon that helps to restore his health.
    Die Nibelungen: Siegfried 1924 POSTER

    Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

    1924

    German

    8.1

    20

    Action

    Adventure

    based on song, poem or rhyme

    Drama

    Fantasy

    folk hero

    iceland

    nibelungen

    nordic mythology

    silent film

    Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Director Hans Adalbert Schlettow Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Hagen Tronje Paul Richter Paul Richter as Siegfried Yuri Yurovsky Yuri Yurovsky as The Priest Frida Richard Frida Richard as The Runes Maid
    Siegfried, 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.
    Wonderstruck 2017 POSTER

    Wonderstruck

    2017

    English

    6.2

    35

    68%

    55%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    Family

    Mystery

    new york city

    silent film

    Todd Haynes Todd Haynes Director James Urbaniak James Urbaniak as Dr. Kincaid, Rose's Father Michelle Williams Michelle Williams as Elaine Julianne Moore Julianne Moore as Lillian Mayhew / Rose Millicent Simmonds Millicent Simmonds as Rose
    The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.
    The Desert Bride 1928 POSTER

    The Desert Bride

    1928

    English

    5.2

    4

    Action

    Drama

    Romance

    silent film

    Walter Lang Walter Lang Director Frank Austin Frank Austin as Beggar Betty Compson Betty Compson as Diane Duval Harry Semels Harry Semels as Kassim's Henchman Roscoe Karns Roscoe Karns as Pvt. Terry
    Captain Maurice de Florimont, a French Army intelligence officer, is captured by Arab nationalists while on an espionage mission. His sweetheart Diane Duval is also taken prisoner. Both are tortured by Kassim Ben Ali, leader of the Arab nationalists, but they refuse to divulge any information. They are finally rescued by French troops who storm the fortress and kill Kassim.
    Putting Pants on Philip 1927 POSTER

    Putting Pants on Philip

    1927

    English

    6.5

    5

    31%

    31%

    black and white

    Comedy

    kilt

    scotland

    short film

    silent film

    tailor

    Clyde Bruckman Clyde Bruckman Director Jack Hill Jack Hill as Extra Bob O'Connor Bob O'Connor as Extra Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as J. Piedmont Mumblethunder Stan Laurel Stan Laurel as Philip
    Pompous 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.
    Why Girls Love Sailors 1927 POSTER

    Why Girls Love Sailors

    1927

    English

    6.0

    4

    50%

    50%

    black and white

    bottle

    Comedy

    harbor

    sailor

    short film

    silent film

    Fred Guiol Fred Guiol Director Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing as Amorous Sailor Anita Garvin Anita Garvin as Captain's Wife Anna May Wong Anna May Wong as Delamar Malcolm Waite Malcolm Waite as Sea Captain
    Stan is a sailor whose girl gets kidnapped by a rough sea captain. Stan dresses in drag and seduces the captain but the captain's wife catches him. Stan and his girl beat a hasty retreat as the captain's wife fires off a parting shot.
    Duck Soup 1927 POSTER

    Duck Soup

    1927

    English

    6.5

    5

    50%

    50%

    black and white

    Comedy

    short film

    silent film

    Fred Guiol Fred Guiol Director Stuart Holmes Stuart Holmes as Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Moving man Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Oliver Hardy aka Colonel Buckshot Stan Laurel Stan Laurel as Stan Laurel aka Agnes
    Fleeing 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.
    Variety 1925 POSTER

    Variety

    1925

    German

    7.4

    2

    100%

    79%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    prison

    Romance

    silent film

    son

    trapeze artist

    Ewald André Dupont Ewald André Dupont Director Georg Baselt Georg Baselt as Alex Hyde and his Original New York Jazz Orchestra Alex Hyde and his Original New York Jazz Orchestra as Alex Hyde and His Original New York Jazz Orchestra Paul Rehkopf Paul Rehkopf as Zuschauer auf dem Jahrmarkt Trude Hesterberg Trude Hesterberg as Zuschauerin imm Varieté
    The murderer “Boss” Huller – after having spent ten years in prison – breaks his silence to tell the warden his story.
    Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge 1924 POSTER

    Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

    1924

    German

    7.9

    11

    Adventure

    attila

    based on song, poem or rhyme

    Drama

    Fantasy

    huns

    nibelungen

    nordic mythology

    silent film

    Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Director Hans Adalbert Schlettow Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Hagen Tronje Iris Roberts Iris Roberts as The precious boy Yuri Yurovsky Yuri Yurovsky as The Priest Hubert Heinrich Hubert Heinrich as Werbel, the play man
    When 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.
    So This Is Love 1928 POSTER

    So This Is Love

    1928

    English

    5.6

    3

    Adventure

    Comedy

    Romance

    silent film

    Sport

    Frank Capra Frank Capra Director Paul Power Paul Power as Announcer William Collier Jr. William Collier Jr. as Jerry McGuire Ernest Hilliard Ernest Hilliard as Minor Role Johnnie Walker Johnnie Walker as Spike Mullins
    So This is Love? was another early Frank Capra production for fledgling Columbia Pictures. The hero, dress designer Jerry McGuire (William Collier Jr.), is tired of being considered a wimp. After business hours, Jerry secretly takes boxing lessons, enabling him to knock the stuffings out of his burly rival Spike Mullins (Johnnie Walker). Jerry's newfound pugilistic skills wins him the affections of store clerk Hilda Jensen (Shirley Mason), who's just car-razy about "cave men." Filmed in a fast three weeks, So This is Love? was completed before Frank Capra's Matinee Idol but released afterward. Leading lady Shirley Mason was the sister of Viola Dana, who starred in Capra's initial Columbia effort, That Certain Thing.
    The Red Kimono 1926 POSTER

    The Red Kimono

    1926

    English

    6.5

    3

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    prostitute

    prostitution

    Romance

    silent film

    white slavery

    woman director

    Walter Lang Walter Lang Director Tyrone Power Sr. Tyrone Power Sr. as Gabrielle's Father George Siegmann George Siegmann as Mr. Mack Virginia Pearson Virginia Pearson as Mrs. Fontaine Mary Carr Mary Carr as The Matron
    A woman is abandoned by her lover and prostitution is the only way she has to survive.
    The Faithful Heart 1923 POSTER

    The Faithful Heart

    1923

    French

    7.4

    1

    72%

    72%

    Drama

    french impressionism

    Romance

    silent film

    Jean Epstein Jean Epstein Director Léon Mathot Léon Mathot as Jean Edmond Van Daële Edmond Van Daële as Little Paul Gina Manès Gina Manès as Marie Claude Benedict Claude Benedict as Mr. Hochon
    The 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 Mark of Zorro 1920 POSTER

    The Mark of Zorro

    1920

    English

    7.0

    8

    91%

    71%

    Adventure

    black and white

    Drama

    mexico

    Romance

    secret identity

    silent film

    sword fight

    swordplay

    Western

    Fred Niblo Fred Niblo Director Milton Berle Milton Berle as Boy John George John George as Prisoner in Jail Noah Beery Jr. Noah Beery Jr. as Seven Year Old Boy Jack Tornek Jack Tornek as Trial Spectator
    Don 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.
    Way Down East 1920 POSTER

    Way Down East

    1920

    English

    7.3

    13

    96%

    70%

    Action

    country girl

    Drama

    fake wedding

    Romance

    silent film

    waterfall

    D.W. Griffith D.W. Griffith Director Lillian Gish Lillian Gish as Anna Moore Richard Barthelmess Richard Barthelmess as David Bartlett Paul Porcasi Paul Porcasi as Party Guest Burr McIntosh Burr McIntosh as Squire Bartlett
    A 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.
    The Penalty 1920 POSTER

    The Penalty

    1920

    English

    7.3

    5

    83%

    77%

    amputee

    brain surgery

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    Horror

    mob boss

    san francisco, california

    silent film

    Thriller

    Wallace Worsley Wallace Worsley Director Claire Adams Claire Adams as Barbara Ferris Doris Pawn Doris Pawn as Barbary Nell Lon Chaney Lon Chaney as Blizzard Charles Clary Charles Clary as Dr. Ferris
    Blizzard, 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.
    The Younger Generation 1929 POSTER

    The Younger Generation

    1929

    English

    6.3

    2

    Drama

    generation gap

    manhattan, new york city

    Romance

    silent film

    Frank Capra Frank Capra Director Jean Hersholt Jean Hersholt as Julius Goldfish - Pa Donald Hall Donald Hall as Minor Role Jack Raymond Jack Raymond as Pinsky Clarence Burton Clarence Burton as Police Desk Sergeant
    Soap-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.
    The Doll 1919 POSTER

    The Doll

    1919

    German

    7.4

    5

    Action

    artificial intelligence

    artificial intelligence (a.i.)

    Comedy

    Fantasy

    romance

    Sci-Fi

    silent film

    Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch Director Josefine Dora Josefine Dora as Amme von Lancelot - Lancelot's Nanny Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch as Director in Prologue Ossi Oswalda Ossi Oswalda as Ossi - Tochter Hiarius - the Dollmaker's Daughter Victor Janson Victor Janson as Puppenfabrikant Hilarius - the Dollmaker
    The misadventures of an effete young man who must get married in order to inherit a fortune. He opts to purchase a remarkably lifelike doll and marry it instead, not realizing that the doll is actually the dollmaker’s flesh-and-blood daughter in disguise.
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