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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 55.

The A.B.C. of Love (1919)

Drama, drama film, silent film

According to a film magazine, "Harry Bryant is driving in a country lane in his automobile when he chances upon a girl, with a tangled mass of blonde curls, astride a white horse. The girl, who is dressed in boys' clothes, gives her name a…

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Help Wanted (1915)

drama film, silent film

Jerrold D. Scott, a New York importer, takes him with him as a partner in his firm after his stepson Jack finishes college. On the first day, the young man meets Gertie, the daughter of a poor washerwoman, who has come to have a job interv…

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The Fair Barbarian (1917)

silent film

As described in a film magazine, Octavia Bassett of Bloody Gulch, after a breakup with her sweetheart, decides to visit her Aunt Belinda in Slowbridge. Her apparel and automobile shock the inhabitants of Slowbridge, and tongues are set wag…

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The Miracle of Love (1919)

drama film, silent film

As described in a film magazine, Clive (Standing), the younger brother of the Duke of Cheshire, is greatly relieved when the Duke marries an American woman of wealth. He then feels at liberty to pursue his conquest of the Duchess of Cheshi…

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His Private Life (1928)

silent film

Georges St. Germain (Adolphe Menjou), a suave Parisian, flirts with the reserved yet intrigued Eleanor Trent (Kathryn Carver), but she pointedly rebuffs his advances. Later, Georges discovers that Eleanor is close friends with Yvette Bérge…

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The Six Best Cellars (1920)

comedy film, silent film

As described in a film magazine, Henry Carpenter finds his supply of liquor getting low and the price far too prohibitive once national prohibition goes into effect. At the same time, the social set to which he and his wife Millicent belon…

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The Tree of Knowledge (1920)

drama film, silent film

After living with adventuress Belle in Paris, Nigel proposes, but she rejects him for a wealthier suitor. Nigel returns to England, where his friend Brian hires him to manage his estate. Nigel falls in love with Brian's ward Monica.

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