Superb Films of the 1920's (14 titles)
A selection of superb films from the 1920's. They have appeared in many 'best films' lists, and for me, are particularly funny, moving or exciting. Each film listed is a 'satisfying watch'.
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Way Down East
1920: Stirring DW Griffith melodrama. Innocent Anna (Lillian Gish) is seduced into a sham marriage by a smooth-talking scoundrel (Lowell Sherman). Her trials include the celebrated rescue from an ice-floe as it drifts toward a roaring waterfall. A classic slice of 1920's melodrama. My favourite film of 1920.
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Way Down East
(1920)
Starring: Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Lowell Sherman
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Innocent Anna (Lillian Gish, in a terrific performance) is sent by her poverty-stricken mother to visit rich relations in Boston, where she is seduced into a sham marriage by a smooth-talking scoundrel (Lowell Sherman). When she becomes pregnant, he abandons her; later, the baby dies. Now a social ..read more »
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Charlie Chaplin - The Kid
1921: "A comedy with a smile--and perhaps a tear". Charlie Chaplin's tramp adopts an abandoned baby. More than just a 'kick in the pants' comedy - some real feeling between the little tramp and the child. My favourite film of 1921.
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Charlie Chaplin - The Kid
on DVD
(1921)
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Edna Purviance
Director: Charlie Chaplin
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One of Charlie Chaplin's most acclaimed feature film about a tramp who adopts an abandoned baby.
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Nosferatu
1922: Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife. Silent classic (unofficially) based on the story "Dracula." Scary photography makes this a riveting classic horror story. My favourite film of 1922.
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Nosferatu
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1922)
Starring: Max Schreck, Gustav Von Wangenheim, Gustav von Wangenheim
Director: F.W. Murnau
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The silent horror classic made on location in the Baltics. Black and White.
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Harold Lloyd Collection
1923: Safety Last ! (1923) Harold Lloyd's finest film. He is forced to climb a tall building for the sake of his job and his girlfriend. Iconic silent stunts and comedy. The finest of its type, and included on the first disk of this collection. My favourite film of 1923.
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Harold Lloyd Collection
(9 discs)
on DVD
(1923)
Starring: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strothers
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Collection comprising many of Harold Lloyd's most famous films, along short films and featurettes. Titles include A SAILOR-MADE MAN, DR JACK, GRANDMA's BOY, SAFETY LAST, WHY WORRY, GIRL SHY, HOT WATER, THE FRESHMAN, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, THE KID BROTHER, SPEEDY, WELCOME DANGER, FEET FIRST, MOVIE CRAZY,..read more »
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The Last Laugh
1924: Because of his age, an elderly doorman at a hotel finds himself ignominiously demoted to washroom attendant. Particularly galling to the poor man is the loss of his uniform, which gives him pride and prestige. Moving wihout being sentimental. Excellent central performance from Emil Jannings. My favourite film of 1924.
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The Last Laugh
on DVD
(1924)
Starring: Emil Jannings, Kurt Hiller, Emelie Kurtz
Director: F.W. Murnau
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One of the most brilliant of all German Expressionist silent films, Murnau's THE LAST LAUGH uses a constantly moving and subjective camera to capture the emotional anguish of a man whose life is suddenly devoid of meaning. Because of his age, an elderly doorman at a hotel finds himself ..read more »
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Battleship Potemkin
1925 (1st of 2 films): Based on historical events the film tells the story of a riot at the battleship Potemkin. What started as a protest strike when the crew was given rotten meat for dinner ended in a riot, murder and mutiny. Culural references to this film continue to appear through cinema history.
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Battleship Potemkin
on DVD
(1925)
Starring: Alexander Antonov, Vladimir Barsky, Grigori Alexandrov
Director: Sergei Eisenstein
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Sergei Eisenstein's film of the famed Odessa revolt has been one of the landmarks of cinema since its release. Commissioned by the government to commemorate the failed uprising of 1905, it's without stars or even actors in the usual sense, exemplifying the collectivism it celebrates. The Battleship ..read more »
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Charlie Chaplin - Gold Rush
1925 (2nd of 2 films): Charlie is in the Klondike searching for gold. The film maintains a careful balance of masterful slapstick, romantic tenderness, and wry social satire. Also contains the celebrated "dancing dinner rolls" rountine. My favourite film of 1925.
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Charlie Chaplin - Gold Rush
(1925)
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Georgina Hale, Mack Swain
Director: Charlie Chaplin
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THE GOLD RUSH (1925) - Chaplin stars as the Tramp who moves to the Klondike during the goldrush and sets about trying to find his fortune.
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The General
1926: Considered to be the last truly classic comedy of the silent film era. Set against the background of the railroads and our hero's great love - a locomotive known as 'The General'. Buster Keaton's deadpan delivery and timing is outstanding. My favourite film of 1926.
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The General
on DVD
(1926)
Starring: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavander
Director: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
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A young railroad engineer is prevented from enlisting in the Confederate Army because of his profession. A year later he is able to free his girlfriend who is a passenger on a train hijacked by Union soldiers. Historians consider this film to be the last truly classic comedy of the silent film era. ..read more »
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Metropolis
1927 (1st of 2 films): This visionary and elaborate spectacle by director Fritz Lang is an epic projection of a futuristic city divided into a working and an elite class. Future science-fiction films owe much to this defining film of the genre.
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Metropolis
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1927)
Starring: Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel
Director: Fritz Lang
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METROPOLIS, a visionary and elaborate spectacle by director Fritz Lang is an epic projection of a futuristic city divided into a working and an elite class. Its exhilarating climax brings the city to its knees, as the classes clash against each other.In the 21st-Century, a de-humanized proletariat ..read more »
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Sunrise
1927 (2nd of 2 films): A man agrees to take his wife into the city by rowboat...with plans to drown her on the way. This is one of the most visually gorgeous and emotionally rich silent films ever made. As good as a silent film could get before 'talkies' revolutionised film-making only weeks after this film was released. My favourite film of 1927.
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Sunrise
on DVD
(1927)
Starring: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston
Director: F.W. Murnau
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SUNRISE chronicles the murderous desires--and ultimate repentance--of a wayward husband. Deeply attracted by a sophisticated vamp who worms her way into the couple's simple country existence, the man agrees to take his wife into the city by rowboat... with plans to drown her on the way. In the ..read more »
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