Raised by his grandfather to adhere to the ancient laws of China, Mandarin Wu is a strict authoritarian. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1920s
Prostitute / Prostitutka (1927) Oleg Frelikh, Olga Bonus, Mark Donskoy, L. Krasina
“Prostitutka” (1927) is a Bolshevist silent rarity, unusual because of its subject matter Read More »
Captain Fracasse / Le capitaine Fracasse (1929) Alberto Cavalcanti, Henry Wulschleger, Pierre Blanchar, Lien Deyers, Charles Boyer
Capt. Fracasse, a down-on-his-luck nobleman, gives shelter at his estate one night to a troupe of traveling actors. Read More »
Crossroads / Jûjiro (1928) Teinosuke Kinugasa, Akiko Chihaya, Junosuke Bandô, Yukiko Ogawa
After falling in love with a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a fight in a brothel. Read More »
The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920) Oscar Micheaux, Iris Hall, Walker Thompson, Lawrence Chenault
Eve Mason, a very light-skinned negro, leaves Selma, Alabama for the northwest town of Oristown Read More »
Aelita (1924) Yakov Protazanov, Yuliya Solntseva, Igor Ilyinsky, Nikolai Tsereteli
A mysterious radio message is beamed around the world, and among the engineers Read More »
White Gold (1927) William K. Howard, Jetta Goudal, Kenneth Thomson, George Bancroft
A beautiful young Mexican girl marries an Arizona sheep rancher and returns Read More »
Fighting Eagle (1927) Donald Crisp, Rod La Rocque, Phyllis Haver, Sam De Grasse
Based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories. The exploits of Brigadier Gerard who helps Read More »
The Blot (1921) Lois Weber, Philip Hubbard, Margaret McWade, Claire Windsor
The Professor dispenses the wisdom of the ages and does not make a living wage. Read More »
Behind That Curtain (1929) Irving Cummings, Warner Baxter, Lois Moran, Gilbert Emery
Sir George hires Hillary Gatt to find out more about Eric who wants to marry Lois. Read More »