Extremely rare work of Robert Wiene. From the director and year of excellent “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” this work was eventually overshadowed by the success of Caligari. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1920s
The Hands of Orlac / Orlacs Hände (1924) Robert Wiene, Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina, Fritz Strassny, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Orlac is a world famous pianist. One day he is badly hurt in a big train wreck. He is in danger of losing both his hands so his wife begs the doctors to save them. Read More »
Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination / Warning Shadows (1923) Arthur Robison, Alexander Granach, Max Gülstorff, Lilli Herder, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
During a dinner, given by a wealthy baron and his wive, attended by four of her suitors in a 19th century German manor Read More »
The Strong Man (1926) Frank Capra, Harry Langdon, Priscilla Bonner, Gertrude Astor, Comedy
A meek Belgian soldier (Harry Langdon) fighting in World War I receives penpal letters and a photo from “Mary Brown”, an American girl he has never met. Read More »
Flying Luck (1927) Herman C. Raymaker, Monty Banks, Jean Arthur, Jack W. Johnston, Comedy
Monty Banks wants to be like his hero Charles Lindbergh, and will do anything to learn to fly a plane. Read More »
Roaring Rails (1924) Tom Forman, Harry Carey, Frankie Darro, Edith Roberts, Action, Drama
A railroad engineer adopts a French orphan while he’s fighting in the army in World War I, and takes him back to the US when the war ends. Read More »
Branded a Bandit (1924) Paul Hurst, Yakima Canutt, Judge Hamilton, Wilbur McGaugh, Action, Adventure, Mystery, Romance, Western
Falsely accused of murdering a prospector and on the lam from the law, rancher Jess Dean (Yakima Canutt) not only tracks down the real culprit (shifty-eyed Wilbur McGaugh) but earns the love and respect of his enemy’s daughter (Aly Murrell). Read More »
Eld ombord / The Hell Ship (1923) Victor Sjöström, Jenny Hasselqvist, Matheson Lang, Drama
Jan Steen is the owner of a ship that returns home and found her hife’s ex-lover in the house. Read More »
Körkarlen / The Phantom Carriage (1921) Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
It’s New Year’s Eve. Three drunkards evoke a legend. The legend tells that the last person to die in a year, if he is a great sinner Read More »
Upstage (1926) Monta Bell, Norma Shearer, Oscar Shaw, Tenen Holtz, Drama, Romance
Dolly Havens, a small-town girl with big-town ambitions that are larger than her talents, hooks up with Johnny Storm, a vaudeville performer, whose talents make the act a success. Read More »
The Jazz Singer (1927) Alan Crosland, Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Drama, Musical, Romance
Cantor Rabinowitz is concerned and upset because his son Jakie shows so little interest in carrying on the family’s traditions and heritage. Read More »
The Circus (1928) Charles Chaplin, Merna Kennedy, Al Ernest Garcia, Comedy, Romance
The Tramp finds himself at a circus where he is promptly chased around by the police who think he is a pickpocket. Read More »
1925 Studio Tour (1925) Mrs. M.F. Lee, Carey Wilson, Howard Hawks, Documentary, Short
Untitled and without any crew credits, this 32-minute silent documentary takes you on a tour of MGM in 1925, meeting the people who create the movies, and watching some of them do it. Read More »
The General (1927) Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, War, Western
Johnnie loves his train (“The General”) and Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War begins he is turned down for service because he’s more valuable as an engineer. Read More »
The Temptress (1926) Fred Niblo, Mauritz Stiller, Greta Garbo, Antonio Moreno, Marc McDermott, Drama, Romance
In a masked ball in Paris, Manuel Robledo, a young Argentinian architect, meets Elena, the Marquess of Torre Blanca. Read More »