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Tag Archives: 1920s
The Last Laugh (1924) F.W. Murnau, Emil Jannings, Maly Delschaft, Max Hiller
Emil Jannings is the doorman of the elegant Atlantic Hotel. He is proud of his uniform and function, and respected by his community. Read More »
Rio Rita (1929) Luther Reed, Bebe Daniels, John Boles, Bert Wheeler
Capt. James Stewart pursues the bandit “The Kinkajou” over the Mexican border and falls in love with Rita. He suspects, that her brother is the bandit. Read More »
Harbor Drift (1929) Leo Mittler, Lissy Arna, Paul Rehkopf, Fritz Genschow
A pre-Depression slice of proletarian life from Weimar Germany, Harbour Drift is unusually interesting Read More »
Noah’s Ark (1928) Michael Curtiz, Darryl F. Zanuck, Dolores Costello, George O’Brien, Noah Beery
After a short split prologue showing riches as the root of evil in ancient and modern times Read More »
Bridal Procession In Hardanger (1926) Rasmus Breistein, Aase Bye, Gunhild Schytte-Jacobsen, Henry Gleditsch
Based on the novel “Marit Skjølte” by Kristofer Janson, this Norwegian silent movie tells the story of young Marit and her love Read More »
Syncopation (1929) Bert Glennon, Barbara Bennett, Bobby Watson, Morton Downey
Benny and Flo are a husband and wife dance team, Sloane and Darrel, traveling around the country as part of a revue. Read More »
Sweetie (1929) Frank Tuttle, Nancy Carroll, Helen Kane, Stanley Smith
Chorus girl Barbara Pell (Nancy Carroll) inherits a school for boys Read More »
Miss Lulu Bett (1921) William C. de Mille, Lois Wilson, Milton Sills, Theodore Roberts
Wlliam deMille produced and directed Miss Lulu Bett, a film of extraordinary conviction and insight. Read More »
Casanova (1927) Alexandre Volkoff, Ivan Mozzhukhin, Suzanne Bianchetti, Diana Karenne
The main plot concerns itself with political intrigue, as Casanova travels from Venice to Russia and back again on a variety of “secret missions.” Read More »
The Mysterious Lady (1928) Fred Niblo, Greta Garbo, Conrad Nagel, Gustav von Seyffertitz
In Vienna, in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, Captain Karl von Raden and his partner Captain Max Heinrich learn in the box office Read More »
Flesh and the Devil (1926) Clarence Brown, John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson
Leo and Ulrich are life long friends. Home, on leave from their military training, Leo sees the beautiful Felicitas at the railroad station. Read More »
The Boob (1926) William A. Wellman, Gertrude Olmstead, George K. Arthur, Joan Crawford
Idealistic farm boy Peter loves Amy whose fancy is urbane Harry. Read More »
L’Atlantide (1921) Jacques Feyder, Jean Angelo, Stacia Napierkowska, Georges Melchior
Lost legionnaire André de Saint-Avit (Georges Melchoir) is rescued from the desert sands. Read More »
Howdy Broadway (1929) Charles J. Hunt, Tommy Christian, Ellalee Ruby, Johnny Kane
A story about wild youth is framed in this early musical from Poverty Row company Rayart that includes such songs as “I Want You to Know I Love You” Read More »