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Michael
7.1

Michael

Sep. 26, 1924

Michael

A mature and visually elegant period romance that remains one of the earliest and most compassionate overtly gay-themed films in movie history. ...
The Last Laugh
8

The Last Laugh

Dec. 23, 1924

The Last Laugh

An aging doorman, after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel, is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbours and society.
The Finances of the Grand Duke
6.2

The Finances of the Grand Duke

The likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service the State’s debt; the main creditor is ...
The Inhuman Woman
7.2

The Inhuman Woman

Dec. 12, 1924

The Inhuman Woman

A famous singer Claire Lescot, who lives on the outskirts of Paris, is courted by many men, including a maharajah, Djorah de Nopur, and a young ...
The Iron Horse
7.2

The Iron Horse

Oct. 04, 1925

The Iron Horse

Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which ...
Zaza
6.6

Zaza

Oct. 21, 1923

Zaza

Zaza is an actress and the favorite at an open-air theater in a small French town. When diplomat Bernard Dufresne comes to the village, he stays ...
White Tiger
6.1

White Tiger

Dec. 17, 1923

White Tiger

Three crooks pull off a magnificent crime. As they’re forced to hide out together they slowly begin to distrust each other.
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
6.9

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in ...
La Roue
7.5

La Roue

Feb. 17, 1923

La Roue

Sisif, a railwayman, saves a young girl named Norma orphaned by a train crash and raises her as his own daughter alongside his son, Elie. As she ...
The Ten Commandments
6.8

The Ten Commandments

Nov. 23, 1923

The Ten Commandments

The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the ...
Mälar Pirates
6.3

Mälar Pirates

Oct. 21, 1923

Mälar Pirates

Three boys steal a sailboat and sail away for a summer adventure on Lake Mälaren. Based on Sigfrid Siwertz’s novel.
Drifting
6.6

Drifting

Aug. 26, 1923

Drifting

In Shanghai, an American girl who helps run an opium ring meets an American agent disguised as a mining engineer. The two fall in love, and she ...
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.2

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame ...
The Loves of Pharaoh
6.5

The Loves of Pharaoh

Feb. 21, 1922

The Loves of Pharaoh

The Ethiopian King offers his daughter to a powerful Pharaoh to secure peace between the two countries.
Cœur fidèle
7.4

Cœur fidèle

Nov. 23, 1923

Cœur fidèle

The good guys win out in this sweet tale about a young orphan who is abused for much of her life but who eventually finds happiness when she ...
The Smiling Madame Beudet
6.6

The Smiling Madame Beudet

An unhappily married woman devises a scheme to get rid of her husband.
Timothy’s Quest
6.3

Timothy’s Quest

Sep. 16, 1922

Timothy’s Quest

Timothy and Gay, orphans from the slums of Boston, escape to Maine in search of a home and manage to thaw Avilda’s embittered, ...
Phantom
6.7

Phantom

Nov. 13, 1922

Phantom

Lorenz Lubota is a city clerk with no direction in life. One day on his way to work he is run over by a woman driving a chariot and he is ...
Sodom and Gomorrah
5.9

Sodom and Gomorrah

Oct. 13, 1922

Sodom and Gomorrah

Exposed to bad influences since childhood, Mary, a young girl is pushed by her mother to approach an elderly banker by the name of Harber. After ...
Oliver Twist
6.6

Oliver Twist

Oct. 30, 1922

Oliver Twist

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he’s hired out as an ...
Othello
6.3

Othello

Feb. 08, 1922

Othello

Based on Shakespeare’s play: The treacherous Iago plans to ruin the life of Othello by provoking him to jealousy.
Nanook of the North
7.6

Nanook of the North

Jun. 11, 1922

Nanook of the North

This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada’s northern Quebec region. Although the ...
Merry-Go-Round
6.6

Merry-Go-Round

Jul. 01, 1923

Merry-Go-Round

A nobleman posing as a necktie salesman falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer, although he’s already wed to the daughter of ...
Foolish Wives
7

Foolish Wives

Jan. 11, 1922

Foolish Wives

A con artist masquerades as Russian nobility and attempts to seduce the wife of an American diplomat.
Blood and Sand
6.3

Blood and Sand

Aug. 05, 1922

Blood and Sand

Juan is the son of a poor widow in Seville. Against his mother’s wishes he pursues a career as toreador. He rapidly gains national ...
What Do Men Want?
6.3

What Do Men Want?

Nov. 13, 1921

What Do Men Want?

According to this Lois Weber production, men don’t really seem to know what they want at all — first Frank (J. Frank Glendon) wants ...
Too Wise Wives
5.9

Too Wise Wives

May. 22, 1921

Too Wise Wives

An insecure wife fears her husband may be straying back to an old flame.
Four Around the Woman
5.9

Four Around the Woman

Feb. 03, 1921

Four Around the Woman

Harry Yquem buys his beloved wife some jewelry in a place where underworld middlemen trade in fake and stolen goods. By chance, he spots a man ...
The Sheik
6.2

The Sheik

Nov. 20, 1921

The Sheik

Sheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious tent-palace in the desert. ...
The Haunted Castle
6.1

The Haunted Castle

Apr. 07, 1921

The Haunted Castle

The sinister Count Oetsch scandalizes the aristocratic social gathering at Castle Vogelod as he announces his intention to “crash” ...