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Romance Film, War Film, drama film, romance film, silent film, war film
thumb|left|thumbtime=20|The Big Parade (1925) thumb|left|thumbtime=31|The Big Parade (1925; 1929 sound re-release) In the United States in 1917, James "Jim" Apperson's idleness, in contrast to his hardworking brother, incurs the great disp…
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drama film, silent film
Before Pauline will agree to marry Harry, who proposes marriage to her on the tennis court, she says that she wishes to be allowed to embark upon activities of her choice for a year and then write about them afterward. She proceeds then to…
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Drama, Romance Film, boxing film, drama film, romance film, silent film
thumb|thumbtime=10|The Ring (1927) A previously undefeated fairground boxer named "One Round" Jack Sander (Carl Brisson) is beaten in the ring by a mysterious challenger, who later is revealed to be Australian Heavyweight champion Bob Corb…
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Fantasy, Horror
The film begins with a dying professor who leaves his great-nephew a collection of documents pertaining to the Cthulhu Cult. The nephew (Matt Foyer) begins to learn why the study of the cult so fascinated his great-uncle. Bit-by-bit he beg…
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Documentation, docufiction, documentary film, drama film, ethnographic film, silent film
Fantasy
Dorothy Gale and Imogene the Cow are chased by Hank the Mule on their farm. Dorothy runs to a cornfield and discovers that the family Scarecrow is alive. They realize a cyclone is approaching, so they all hide in a haystack.
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Drama, Gangster Film, crime film, drama film, silent film
thumb|220px|left|Lobby card thumb|thumbtime=1|The Racket (full film) Chicago Police Department officer James "Mac" McQuigg tries to keep the peace in Chicago during the Prohibition gang wars but is hampered by massive corruption. After a s…
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Fantasy, children's film, cinematic fairy tale, fantasy film, pirate film, silent film
Mrs. Darling (Ralston) is worried because she has seen a boyish face at the nursery window and found a shadow on the floor, but reluctantly goes to a party with her husband (Chadwick). Because Mr.
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Drama, drama film, silent film
thumb|left|thumbtime=56|Reconstructed version of Queen Kelly Prince Wolfram is betrothed to mad Queen Regina V of Kronberg. As punishment for partying with other women, he is sent on maneuvers. He sees Kitty Kelly walking with other conven…
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Drama, Horror, Melodrama, drama film, horror film, silent film
thumb|left|thumbtime=20|The Unknown, 2022 George Eastman Museum reconstruction. "Alonzo the Armless" is a circus freak who uses his feet to toss knives and fire a rifle at Nanon, the daughter of the circus's owner. Alonzo actually has arms…
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Drama, drama film, silent film
thumb|thumbtime=14|The Crowd (1928) by King Vidor|left Born on the Fourth of July, 1900, John Sims loses his father when he is twelve. At 21, he sets out for New York City, where he is sure he will become somebody important, just as his fa…
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Drama, drama film, romance film, silent film
Marie St. Clair and her fiancé, aspiring artist Jean Millet, plan to leave their small French village for Paris, where they will marry. On the night before their scheduled departure, Marie leaves her house for a rendezvous with Jean.
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Romance Film, drama film, race film, silent film
Sylvia Landry, a young African-American woman, visits her cousin Alma in the North. Sylvia is waiting for the return of Conrad as they plan to marry. Alma also loves Conrad.
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Drama, melodrama, silent film, thriller film
The film is set in Kentucky, where J. P. Pettigrew's wife had died giving birth to their son Edward, born disabled.
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Classical Western, Western film, drama film, romance film, silent film
The action is set in 1848. Two caravans of expatriates unite in Kansas and travel 2,000 miles west to start a new life in Oregon. The leader of the settlers is the elderly father and natural authority, Wingate.
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American football film, Komödie, Sport, comedy film, silent film
thumb|thumbtime=15|The Freshman (1925)|left Harold Lamb (Harold Lloyd), a bright-eyed but naive young man, enrolls at Tate University. On the train there, he meets Peggy (Jobyna Ralston). They are attracted to each other.
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Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, horror film, science fiction film, silent film
thumb|thumbtime=12|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) Dr.
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Drama, Romance Film, drama film, silent film
thumb|thumbtime=16|He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Paul Beaumont is a scientist who labored for years alone to prove his radical theories on the origin of mankind. Baron Regnard becomes his patron, enabling him to do research while living in hi…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
thumb|left|thumbtime=6|A near-complete 1934 version of the film. Nearly three minutes of pre-Code footage was deleted and presumably lost. In 1874, Disraeli's ambitious foreign policy, aimed at extending the British empire, is voted down b…
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Komödie, Romantic Comedy
thumb|left|thumbtime=16|Full film Buster, a sidewalk tintype portrait photographer in New York City, develops a crush on Sally, a secretary who works for MGM Newsreels. To be near her, he purchases an old film camera, emptying his bank acc…
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Drama, Melodrama, drama film, melodrama, romance film, silent film
Anna is a poor country girl who is tricked by handsome man-about-town Lennox into a fake wedding. When she becomes pregnant, he reveals the truth of their relationship and leaves her. She has the baby, named Trust Lennox, on her own in a b…
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Adventure, Romance Film
220px|thumb|right|The full film thumb|262x262px|Don Juan ad in 1926 Film Fun In the prologue, Don José, warned of his wife's infidelity, seals his wife's lover alive in his hiding place and drives her from the castle. His jealous last mist…
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drama film, silent film
drama film, romance film, silent film, war film
thumb|thumbtime=10|The Last Command (1928) In 1928 Hollywood, director Leo Andreyev looks through photographs for actors for his next movie. When he comes to the picture of an aged Sergius Alexander, he pauses, then tells his assistant to …
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