Director F.W. Murnau and scriptwriter Thea von Harbou both took a change of pace Read More »
Tag Archives: 1920s
The Sheik (1921) George Melford, Rudolph Valentino
Sheik Ahmed (Valentino) desperately wants fiesty British socialite Diana (Ayres), therefore that he abducts Read More »
Where Lights Are Low (1921) Colin Campbell, Sessue Hayakawa, Tôgô Yamamoto, Goro Kino
The Chinese prince T’Su Wong Shih loves Quan Yin, the daughter of a gardener Read More »
The Pagan (1929) W.S. Van Dyke, Ramon Novarro, Renée Adorée, Donald Crisp
Henry, the pagan son of a white father and native mother, has inherited land and a store, but he prefers the simple life. Read More »
Smouldering Fires (1925) Clarence Brown, Pauline Frederick, Laura La Plante, Malcolm McGregor
A successful businesswoman falls in love with one of her (much younger) factory workers. Read More »
The Iron Mask (1929) Allan Dwan, Belle Bennett
King Louis XIII of France is thrilled to have born to him a son – an heir to the throne. Read More »
Raggedy Rose (1926) Richard Wallace, Mabel Normand, Carl Miller, Max Davidson
Rose, who works for a penny-pinching junk dealer Read More »
Beyond the Rocks (1922) Sam Wood, Gloria Swanson, Rudolph Valentino, Edythe Chapman
Love, duty, and the scent of narcissus. Theodora, a penniless young aristocrat Read More »
Lady of the Pavements (1929) D.W. Griffith, Lupe Velez, Jetta Goudal, Albert Conti
Karl, a German diplomat in Paris, discovers that his fiancee, Diane, has been cheating on him. Read More »
Secrets (1924) Frank Borzage, Norma Talmadge, Eugene O’Brien, Patterson Dial
An old woman’s memories are rekindled as she rereads her diary. Read More »