1920s Movies

Released in January of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

When her husband's arrest leaves her penniless, a woman accepts an invitation to move in with a strange couple.

Francin, manager of a small-town brewery, has a charming wife whose abundant blonde locks are an adornment to the town. Maryska looks ethereal but...

Sam-po is a gambler living without concern for how his wife will manage their houselhold without his earning money. In order to get food and...

Narrated by historian, critic and filmmaker Elvis Mitchell, this documentary reflects the development of the iconic filmmaker's signature style,...

Based on stories of strange aquatic monsters—such as Nessie in Scotland and Nahuelito in Argentina—this feature-length documentary...

A woman reminisces about her teenage years in the 1920s, when she fell in love with her teacher.

Released on April 11, 1920. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.

February 1927: Félix Leclerc's last year with his family before attending a private college in the fall. Accompanied by Fidor, his faithful...

Based on the novel by Allen Raine - In Wales, a girl loves a manager but weds her employer who dies in a fire lit by a jealous madwoman.

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, is remembered as the instigator of the October Revolution of 1917 and, therefore, as one of the men...

In the South Seas, Samoan village life is portrayed with a painterly eye. Blending ethnographic detail with a romanticized 'Gauguin idyll', the film...

Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn) is a 1928 German-Swiss silent drama film co-directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio...

A century after two convicts are swallowed by a cursed forest, a group of ex-reform school survivalists reunite at their decaying Hell camp. Their...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Polish actress Stanislawa Uminska is put on trial in 1920s Paris for shooting her dying fiancé, and the electrifying criminal case captivated...

Based on the life and career of novelist Fumiko Hayashi, she bitterly struggles for literary recognition in the first half of the 20th-century...

Despite both their desires to meet a future partner, Yan and Kong develop an animosity toward one another after a troubled meeting during 'Affinity...

A walk through the landscapes of the province of Barcelona, Spain, as well as a testimony of the daily life and customs of its inhabitants.