Films and TV Shows from the 1920s

poster Hurdy Gurdy
Hurdy Gurdy
7mn - Animation
Pete is a organ grinder, until Oswald spits out his gum and Pete's monkey gets tangled in the gum. Pete then uses Oswald as the monkey..
poster Permanent Wave
Permanent Wave
6mn - Animation, Comedy
Rough seas makes it difficult for Captain Peg Leg Pete. Oswald tries to make his captain soup, but a duck steals Pete's dinner.
poster The Adventures of Prince Achmed
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
65mn - Drama, Animation, Adventure
Taken from The Arabian Nights, a wicked sorcerer and the beautiful prince Achmed battle one against the other during a series of wondrous adventures.
poster Opus IV
Opus IV
4mn - Animation
An abstract animation by Walter Ruttmann.
poster Rhythm 23
Rhythm 23
3mn - Animation
We watch white shapes dancing on black background, which changes when the white shape fills up the screen completely, and black lines and figures bounce around on the now white background.
poster Lightning Love
Lightning Love
20mn - Comedy
The storm, which takes up most of the second reel, is a trial run for the storm sequence in The Wizard Of Oz which Semon would make in 1925. Fox released a comedy that was an exact copy of Lightning Love…
poster Two Tars
Two Tars
20mn - Comedy
Two sailors on shore leave rent a car and go on a drive with their dates, but soon get involved in a huge traffic jam with dozens of ill-tempered motorists. A minor collision sets off an escalating series…
poster Ubasuteyama
Ubasuteyama
18mn - Drama, Family, History
Based on a Japanese legend, this animated short tells the story of a farmer who attempts to hide his mother from the wrath of a Lord who forces all people 60 and older from his village.
poster Tusalava
Tusalava
9mn - Animation
With the screen split asymmetrically, one part in positive, the other negative, the film documents the evolution of simple celled organic forms into chains of cells then more complex images from tribal cu…
poster Woos Whoopee
Woos Whoopee
7mn - Animation, Comedy
One of Otto Messmer's most unusual Felix cartoons. It portrays Felix as an inebriated feline being chased by all kinds of demons only to be welcomed by the greatest demon of all, the angry wife.
poster Frolics at the Circus
Frolics at the Circus
6mn - Animation
Felix Frolics at the Circus is an American animated short film featuring Felix the Cat and released on September 26, 1920.
poster Diagonal Symphony
Diagonal Symphony
7mn - Animation
A tilted figure, consisting largely of right angles at the beginning, grows by accretion, with the addition of short straight lines and curves which sprout from the existing design. The figure vanishes an…
poster The Trespasser
The Trespasser
(3.3/5)
90mn - Drama
In her first talking picture, Gloria Swanson stars as a stenographer whose love for a wealthy man leads to scandal, sacrifice, and a fight for her dignity in this Oscar-nominated pre-Code drama.
poster Applause
Applause
(3.6/5)
80mn - Drama, Music
A burlesque performer struggles with personal sacrifice and the seedy reality of show business as she tries to secure a better future for her daughter.
poster Дурман Демьяна
Дурман Демьяна
6mn - Animation
The main character of the satirical cartoon, the worker Demian, spent all his salary on alcohol. The film describes the city through the eyes of a drunkard: he sees swaying street lamps with serpent heads…
poster A Small Town Idol
A Small Town Idol
70mn - Comedy
Sam, a young man in a small town, is accused of being a thief. Unable to prove his innocence--and not knowing that he's being framed by a local villain to keep him away from pretty young Mary, the town be…
poster White Shadows in the South Seas
White Shadows in the South Seas
(3.4/5)
88mn - Drama, Romance
An alcoholic doctor finds redemption on a remote Polynesian island where the natives revere him as a god, while he struggles to protect them from the exploitation of white traders.
poster Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark
(3.3/5)
100mn - Drama, War
In this epic biblical spectacle, a contemporary story of romance and betrayal during the Great War parallels the ancient tale of Noah and his struggle to save humanity from the divine deluge.
poster The Tyranny of Hate
The Tyranny of Hate
(2.6/5)
93mn - Drama
It's the beginning of the 1800s. A feud between the people of Ödemo and Rävgården has been going on since the dawn of time and now it's worse than ever.
poster The Mill
The Mill
(3.2/5)
108mn - Drama
The wife of a dull-witted miller is in her deathbed and the miller must find a new woman to marry. He is expected to marry the sister of a local forester, a refined woman he wants to love. She is gentle a…