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    Never Weaken 1921 POSTER

    Never Weaken

    1921

    English

    7.5

    6

    83%

    83%

    Action

    Comedy

    silent film

    Thriller

    Fred C. Newmeyer Fred C. Newmeyer Director Mildred Davis Mildred Davis as The Girl Roy Brooks Roy Brooks as The Other Man Tiny Ward Tiny Ward as (uncredited) Robert Emmett O'Connor Robert Emmett O'Connor as (uncredited)
    Our hero is infatuated with a girl in the next office. In order to drum up business for her boss, an osteopath, he gets an actor friend to pretend injuries that the doctor "cures", thereby building a reputation. When he hears that his girl is marrying another, he decides to commit suicide and spends the bulk of the film in thrilling, failed attempts.
    The Haunted Castle 1921 POSTER

    The Haunted Castle

    1921

    German

    6.1

    5

    40%

    31%

    Action

    castle

    Crime

    Drama

    fratricide

    Horror

    hunt

    Mystery

    uninvited guest

    F.W. Murnau F.W. Murnau Director Olga Tschechowa Olga Tschechowa as Baronin Safferstätt Lulu Kyser-Korff Lulu Kyser-Korff as Centa V. Vogelschrey - von Vogelschrey's Frau Victor Bluetner Victor Bluetner as Der Pater Faramund Lothar Mehnert Lothar Mehnert as Graf Johann Oetsch
    The 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!
    Four Around the Woman 1921 POSTER

    Four Around the Woman

    1921

    German

    5.9

    2

    Action

    Drama

    silent film

    Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Director Paul Rehkopf Paul Rehkopf as 2. Gauner Lilli Lohrer Lilli Lohrer as Dienerin von Florence Lisa von Marton Lisa von Marton as Margot Robert Forster-Larrinaga Robert Forster-Larrinaga as Meunier
    Harry Yquem buys his beloved wife some jewelry in a place where underworld middlemen trade in fake and stolen goods. By chance, he spots a man with whom his wife had an affair in the past.
    Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law 1921 POSTER

    Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law

    1921

    German

    6.7

    4

    Action

    Adventure

    Fantasy

    india

    leprosy

    maharajah

    suicide

    tomb

    Joe May Joe May Director Conrad Veidt Conrad Veidt as Ayan III, the Maharajah of Bengal Olaf Fønss Olaf Fønss as Herbert Rowland Paul Richter Paul Richter as MacAllan - englischer Offizier / an English Officer Erna Morena Erna Morena as Saviti - die Fürstin / Princess
    Rowland falls sick with leprosy while Mac Allan is captured by the Maharajah, who offers Irene a deal: one night with him in exchange for letting Rowland to be cured. She accepts, but tries to commit suicide.
    Mysteries of India, Part I: Truth 1921 POSTER

    Mysteries of India, Part I: Truth

    1921

    German

    6.7

    5

    Action

    Adventure

    Fantasy

    india

    maharajah

    silent

    tomb

    Joe May Joe May Director Conrad Veidt Conrad Veidt as Ayan III / Fürst von Eschnapur / The Majarajah of Bengal Olaf Fønss Olaf Fønss as Herbert Rowland Mia May Mia May as Irene Amundsen - Herberts Braut / Fiancée Paul Richter Paul Richter as MacAllen - englisher Offizier / an English Officer
    Ayan, Maharajah of Eschnapur, believes that his wife, Princess Savitri, has been unfaithful to him with officer Mac Allan. He decides to bury her alive, so he sends the Yogi Ramigani to England to look for Herbert Rowland, an architect; but when he orders him to build a tomb, Rowland refuses.
    What Do Men Want? 1921 POSTER

    What Do Men Want?

    1921

    English

    6.3

    6

    80%

    Drama

    Lois Weber Lois Weber Director George Hackathorne George Hackathorne as Arthur Claire Windsor Claire Windsor as Hallie Esther Ralston Esther Ralston as (uncredited) Hallam Cooley Hallam Cooley as Yost
    According to this Lois Weber production, men don't really seem to know what they want at all -- first Frank (J. Frank Glendon) wants to be an inventor. Then he wants to marry his childhood sweetheart, Hallie (the lovely Claire Windsor). Then he wants children. Then, when his inventions bring him financial success, he becomes restless, so he takes up with another woman. Eventually he figures out that the woman's reputation is less than squeaky clean, so he wants his wife back.
    Too Wise Wives 1921 POSTER

    Too Wise Wives

    1921

    English

    5.8

    2

    Action

    Drama

    jealousy

    mistrust

    opportunist

    reconciliation

    redemption

    silent film

    Lois Weber Lois Weber Director Louis Calhern Louis Calhern as Mr. David Graham Phillips Smalley Phillips Smalley as Mr. John Daly Claire Windsor Claire Windsor as Mrs. David Graham Mona Lisa Mona Lisa as Mrs. John Daly
    An insecure wife fears her husband may be straying back to an old flame.
    Destiny 1921 POSTER

    Destiny

    1921

    German

    7.6

    11

    79%

    88%

    Action

    china

    death

    Drama

    Fantasy

    fiancé

    Horror

    self sacrifice

    silent film

    Thriller

    wall

    Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Director Marie Wismar Marie Wismar as Alte Frau Károly Huszár Károly Huszár as China's Emperor / Kaiser Paul Rehkopf Paul Rehkopf as Grave-Digger / Küster Lothar Müthel Lothar Müthel as Messenger / Vertrauter
    As 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.
    The Goat 1921 POSTER

    The Goat

    1921

    English

    7.7

    7

    90%

    90%

    Action

    buster keaton

    Comedy

    elevator

    food line

    mistaken identity

    police

    silent film

    Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Director Joe Keaton Joe Keaton as Minor Role Jean C. Havez Jean C. Havez as Minor Role Buster Keaton Buster Keaton as The Goat Virginia Fox Virginia Fox as The Police Chief's Daughter
    A series of misadventures occur when Buster is mistaken for a criminal on the lam.
    Hard Luck 1921 POSTER

    Hard Luck

    1921

    English

    6.9

    6

    77%

    77%

    Comedy

    short

    short film

    silent film

    suicide attempt

    Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Director Bessie Wong Bessie Wong as Chinese Wife Joe Roberts Joe Roberts as Lizard Lip Luke Buster Keaton Buster Keaton as Suicidal Boy Bull Montana Bull Montana as Virginia's Husband
    A 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.
    The Wildcat 1921 POSTER

    The Wildcat

    1921

    German

    6.9

    73%

    73%

    Comedy

    Drama

    german expressionism

    masochist

    Romance

    silent film

    Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch Director Victor Janson Victor Janson as Kommandant der Festung Tossenstein Paul Heidemann Paul Heidemann as Leutnant Alexis Max Gronert Max Gronert as Masilio Paul Graetz Paul Graetz as Zofano
    A 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.
    The Sheik 1921 POSTER

    The Sheik

    1921

    English

    6.2

    3

    79%

    56%

    Adventure

    Drama

    Romance

    silent film

    George Melford George Melford Director Loretta Young Loretta Young as Arab Child Adolphe Menjou Adolphe Menjou as Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert Agnes Ayres Agnes Ayres as Lady Diana Mayo Sidney Bracey Sidney Bracey as Officer talking with Diana at Party
    Sheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious tent-palace in the desert. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Later, allowed to go into the desert, she escapes and makes her way across the sands...
    The Three Musketeers 1921 POSTER

    The Three Musketeers

    1921

    Xx

    6.9

    5

    91%

    76%

    Action

    Adventure

    black and white

    Family

    france

    musketeer

    Romance

    silent film

    swordplay

    Fred Niblo Fred Niblo Director Eugene Pallette Eugene Pallette as Aramis Douglas Fairbanks Douglas Fairbanks as D'Artagnan Adolphe Menjou Adolphe Menjou as Louis XIII George Siegmann George Siegmann as Porthos
    In 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.
    The Blot 1921 POSTER

    The Blot

    1921

    English

    6.6

    5

    100%

    50%

    Action

    chicken

    college

    Drama

    neighbor

    parent child relationship

    professor

    Romance

    social commentary

    Lois Weber Lois Weber Director Philip Hubbard Philip Hubbard as Andrew Theodore Griggs Larry Steers Larry Steers as Dinner Guest Louis Calhern Louis Calhern as Phil West William H. O'Brien William H. O'Brien as Student
    Professor 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.
    The Phantom Carriage 1921 POSTER

    The Phantom Carriage

    1921

    Swedish

    8.0

    27

    100%

    89%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    cemetery

    Drama

    Fantasy

    fight

    Horror

    new year's eve

    phantom

    poison

    Victor Sjöström Victor Sjöström Director Edvin Adolphson Edvin Adolphson as Man at the Inn Hilda Borgström Hilda Borgström as Mrs. Holm Helga Brofeldt Helga Brofeldt as Waitress Elof Ahrle Elof Ahrle as Young Man
    An 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.
    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1921 POSTER

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    1921

    English

    7.1

    3

    86%

    74%

    artist

    castle

    Drama

    epic

    nurse

    Romance

    tango

    War

    world war i

    Rex Ingram Rex Ingram Director Virginia Warwick Virginia Warwick as Chichí Desnoyers Alan Hale Alan Hale as Karl von Hartrott Stuart Holmes Stuart Holmes as Otto von Hartrott Fred Kelsey Fred Kelsey as Undetermined Role
    Set 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.
    Enchantment 1921 POSTER

    Enchantment

    1921

    Xx

    6.3

    1

    Comedy

    flapper

    silent film

    Robert G. Vignola Robert G. Vignola Director Marion Davies Marion Davies as Ethel Hoyt Huntley Gordon Huntley Gordon as Fairy Tale King Emmet Foy Emmet Foy as Male Flapper #2 Corinne Barker Corinne Barker as Nalia McCabe
    The frothy experiences of a vain little flapper. Her father induces an actor friend to become a gentlemanly cave man and the film becomes another variation of the 'Taming of the Shrew' theme.
    The Lucky Dog 1921 POSTER

    The Lucky Dog

    1921

    English

    5.9

    4

    48%

    48%

    accident

    black and white

    Comedy

    dog

    short film

    Jess Robbins Jess Robbins Director Jack Lloyd Jack Lloyd as Boyfriend Stan Laurel Stan Laurel as Brash young man accused of dognapping Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Masked bandit who confronts Laurel Florence Gilbert Florence Gilbert as Poodle owner
    In their first screen appearance together, Stan plays a penniless dog lover and Oliver plays a crook who tries to rob him and his new paramour.
    The Play House 1921 POSTER

    The Play House

    1921

    English

    7.4

    8

    backstage

    Comedy

    Fantasy

    short

    short film

    silent film

    Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Director Buster Keaton Buster Keaton as Audience / Orchestra / Mr. Brown - First Minstrel / Second Minstrel / Stagehand Joe Murphy Joe Murphy as One of the Zouaves Edward F. Cline Edward F. Cline as Orangutan Trainer Ford West Ford West as Stage Hand
    After waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works.
    The 'High Sign' 1921 POSTER

    The 'High Sign'

    1921

    English

    7.6

    3

    Action

    bodyguard

    Comedy

    oath

    secret society

    slapstick comedy

    train

    trapdoor

    Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Director Charles Dorety Charles Dorety as Gang Member Al St. John Al St. John as Man on Beach During Target Practice Bartine Burkett Bartine Burkett as Miss Nickelnurser Buster Keaton Buster Keaton as Our Hero
    Buster 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.
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