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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 77.

Thunderbolt Jack (1920)

Western film, serial film, silent film

left|thumb|219x219px|Hoxie in the film As described in a film magazine, Jack's parents are tricked into a sale of their land through the conniving of Bull Flint (Frank), the big man of the small town near the home of the Holidays. Oil has …

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Wife Savers (1928)

silent film

Louis Hozenozzle and 2d Lieut. Rodney Ramsbottom, two American soldiers, are stationed in Switzerland after World War I. Ramsbottom is in love with Colette, a pretty Swiss girl, and when he receives orders to leave Switzerland he orders Ho…

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Wild Justice (1925)

adventure film, silent film

As described in a film magazine reviews, Bob Blake kills the prospector, Hadley, and seizes his cabin. The dog Arno, Hadley’s pal, hates Blake and Blake sells him to Dr. Dave Wright.

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Beauty and Bullets (1928)

silent film

Joe Kemp and his gang attempt a robbery on the express company's payroll, only to be thwarted by Bill Allen. Bill recognizes one of the bandits as Frank Crawford, the brother of his sweetheart, Mary Crawford. After breaking up the robbery …

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Guilty of Love (1920)

drama film, silent film

As described in a film magazine, Thelma Miller (Dalton) becomes the governess in the Florida home of Goddard Townsend (Lane) and is met, loved, betrayed, and deserted by Norris Townsend (Langford), the uncle of the children. Learning that …

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The Great Victory (1919)

silent film

A young Alsatian is forced to enlist in the German Army on the outbreak of the war. Appalled by the atrocities committed by his colleagues, including against his own sister, he deserts having fallen in love with an American nurse. Vowing r…

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The Woman Who Walked Alone (1922)

drama film, silent film

As described in a film magazine, Lady Iris Champneys is forced into an unwelcome marriage to the old and cranky but wealthy Earl of Lemister (Ratcliffe) by her penniless parents and almost immediately he divorces her when he discovers her …

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A Gutter Magdalene (1916)

drama film, silent film

Maida Carrington goes to a city with a gambler but runs away after she witnesses the gambler steal money from Steve Boyce. The woman takes a job with the Salvation Army and after that she meets Steve again because he now has no money and n…

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A One Man Game (1927)

silent film

As described in a film magazine, Fred Hunter, the uncouth and unshaven owner of Black Butte Ranch and one of the directors of the local bank, makes a bitter enemy of Steve Balan when he casts the deciding vote against giving Balan a big lo…

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Fine Clothes (1925)

silent film

As described in a film magazine review, Peter operates an elaborate haberdashery when his wife elopes with his clerk and bank account. Peter soon becomes bankrupt and is given work by the Earl of Denham, who flirts with Paula, Peter's form…

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Handcuffs or Kisses (1921)

drama film, silent film

As described in a film magazine, Lois Walton (Hammerstein) is sent to a reformatory by scheming relatives and when she protests of the ill treatment of a weaker sister, she is flogged and dipped in ice cold baths. An investigation into the…

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Unclaimed Goods (1918)

silent film

A Wells Fargo & Co. express agent has to determine what to do with an unusual shipment (Vivian Martin) that has arrived at his office. The girl's father is being held prisoner by the villain, who is making a claim for the girl.

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Love's Penalty (1921)

drama film, silent film

In this melodramatic silent film, Janis Clayton seeks revenge for the death of her sister Sally and mother Martha. To accomplish this, Janis becomes the personal secretary of Steven Saunders, the man responsible for their deaths, and seduc…

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