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Explore silent cinema and its distinctive storytelling.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 3,359 films · Page 36.

Hitchin' Posts (1920)

drama film, silent film

As described in a film magazine, Jefferson Todd (Mayo) and Louis Castiga (Harris), brothers-in-law, come to blows on a Mississippi River steamer when Todd discovers Castiga's presence there with a woman usurping the place of his wife, Todd…

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The Desert Bride (1928)

drama film, silent film

thumb|thumbtime=10|The Desert Bride (1928) In North Africa a French intelligence officer and his fiancée are taken prisoner by Arab Nationalists, whose leader tortures them before they are rescued by French troops.

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If I Were Single (1927)

silent film

After a year of marriage, Ted Howard and his wife May have come to the shared conclusion that marriage would be a wonderful institution—if only it weren't for husbands and wives. Though Ted is still fond of his charming and lively wife, hi…

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Dr. Plonk (2007)

comedy film, silent film

The story focuses on Dr Plonk, a scientist and inventor who, in 1907, determines that the world will end in 101 years. However, he is ridiculed for his beliefs and so invents a time machine in order to collect evidence from the future to p…

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His First Flame (1927)

comedy film, silent film

The story tells of Harry Howells (Langdon), a recent college graduate who's madly in love with his sweetheart Ethel (Kingston) and hopes to marry her. However, his woman-hating uncle, Fire Chief Amos McCarthy (Dent), tells his nephew to av…

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Brass Knuckles (1927)

crime film, drama film, silent film

Zac Harrison, a seasoned but principled convict, shares a prison cellblock with two vastly different men: the cocky pickpocket Velvet Smith, and the brutal gang leader "Brass Knuckles" Lamont. When Lamont persuades a trusty to arrange a da…

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The Sea Wolf (1926)

adventure film, drama film, silent film

While both on a ferry from San Francisco to Oakland, critic Humphrey Van Weyden and novelist Maud Brewster are both forced overboard when the ferry collides with another sailing vessel. Both "Hump" and Maud are marooned and later rescued b…

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The Flirt (1922)

comedy film, silent film

As described in a film magazine review, the Madison family is short of money though Papa Madison's name is good. Cora, one daughter, is selfish, lazy, and intolerant, but pretty. Her sister Laura is a reflection of her gentle mother, while…

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The Keeper of the Bees (1925)

drama film, silent film

James Lewis MacFarlane, a World War I hero, has been spending his post-war days in government hospitals, having his war wounds healed by the best doctors. However, he soon learns that he has only one year to live. With this information, Ja…

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The Making of O'Malley (1925)

drama film, silent film

As described in a film magazine review, Lucille tires of her time as a young society woman and takes a position in the public schools. She requests aid in capturing a band of bootleggers. Policeman O'Malley is sent with orders to obey Luci…

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The Rug Maker's Daughter (1915)

adventure film, silent film

As described in a film magazine, while in Constantinople, Bob Van Buren comes to the rescue when Demetra, an upper-class young Turkish woman, and her duenna are waylaid by robbers, which paves the way for romance between them. This is oppo…

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Watch Your Wife (1926)

silent film

As described in a film magazine review, James Langham and his wife Claudia are divorced, and Count Alphonse Marsac woos Claudia. James hires Gladys Moon from an agency that advertises "wives for rent," but really provides housekeepers for …

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Soft Boiled (1923)

Western film, comedy film, silent film

Tom Steele and his uncle John Steele both struggle with short tempers. While Tom has diligently worked to manage his temper, John decides to test his progress. He challenges Tom, betting that he cannot go an entire month without losing his…

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Officer 666 (1916)

silent film

In New York, millionaire Travers Gladwin learns of a plot to steal his collection of paintings by some art criminals led by Alfred Wilson. Gladwin pretends to leave to go on holiday, but actually remains in the area disguised as a policema…

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Sandra (1924)

drama film, silent film

As described in a review in a film magazine, Sandra Waring is a woman with two personalities. Her easy-going complacent husband David cannot understand her, for at times she is an affectionate home-loving wife and at other times she is exo…

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The Darling of New York (1923)

comedy film, silent film

As described in a film magazine review, Italian orphan Santussa is sent to New York City to be cared by for her grandfather. Accompanying Santussa is her Governess. In order to protect themselves and perhaps collect a large ransom, a gem s…

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A Welsh Singer (1916)

drama film, silent film

The Welsh shepherd Ieuan and his lover, the shepherdess Milfawny, separately move from rural Wales to London. Milfawny gains fame as a singer, while Ieuan becomes a noted sculptor. Ieuan falls in love with Milfawny again while in London, u…

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