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Tag Archives: 1920s
Brother AKA Brüder (1929) Werner Hochbaum, Gyula Balogh, Erna Schumacher, Ilse Berger
“Brüder”, a film directed by Herr Werner Hochbaum ( who was a remarkable film director in the talkie 30’s ) Read More »
The Better ‘Ole (1926) Charles Reisner, Syd Chaplin, Harold Goodwin, Jack Ackroyd
The adventures of Old Bill and his friends Bert and Alf in the trenches of the first World War. Read More »
Exit Smiling (1926) Sam Taylor, Beatrice Lillie, Jack Pickford, Doris Lloyd
A maid who works for a traveling theatrical troupe wants desperately to be an actress Read More »
The Indian Tomb: Part I, the Mission of the Yogi AKA Das indische Grabmal erster Teil – Die Sendung des Yoghi (1921) Joe May, Olaf Fønss, Mia May, Conrad Veidt
First part of a serial spectacle, in which the unfaithful wife of a cruel Indian prince attempts to escape from his domination. Read More »
West of Zanzibar (1928) Tod Browning, Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan
Magician Phroso’s wife Anna leaves him for another man, named Crane, who fights with Phroso and leaves him paralyzed. Read More »
So This Is College (1929) Sam Wood, Elliott Nugent, Robert Montgomery, Cliff Edwards
Biff and Eddie are the best of friends. They are college seniors; roommates at the Fraternity; and star teammates on the USC Football team. Read More »
The Strongest AKA Den starkaste (1929) Axel Lindblom, Alf Sjöberg, Anders Henrikson, Bengt Djurberg, Gun Holmqvist
Skipper Larsen and his assistant Ole, are planning the season’s seal and bear-hunting trip to Spetzbergen with the ship “Viking”. Read More »
Beau Geste (1926) Herbert Brenon, Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton, Ralph Forbes
Michael “Beau” Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. Read More »
The Flying Fool (1929) Tay Garnett, William Boyd, Marie Prevost, Tom O’Brien
Bill Taylor, World War I flying ace is a hot-shot barnstormer, with his kid-brother, Jimmy, as one of his crew members. Read More »
Kiki (1926) Clarence Brown, Norma Talmadge, Ronald Colman, Gertrude Astor
Kiki, a poor young woman who sells newspapers on the street corners of Paris, is able to land a job singing and dancing at a nearby theater. Read More »
Carmen (1926) Jacques Feyder, Raquel Meller, Fred Louis Lerch, Gaston Modot
Carmen has neither a past nor a future. She lives only in the present. For her love is of no importance, just a passing whim. Read More »
Merry-Go-Round (1923) Rupert Julian, Erich von Stroheim, Norman Kerry, Mary Philbin, Cesare Gravina
Life’s merry-go-round goes full tilt for Agnes, a virtuous carny at Vienna’s Prater just before the Great War. Read More »
The Younger Generation (1929) Frank Capra, Jean Hersholt, Lina Basquette, Ricardo Cortez
Young Morris Goldfish follows his immigrant father into business. Read More »
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) Fred Niblo, Charles Brabin, Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy
Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults Read More »