Films and TV Shows from the 1920s

poster Long Pants
Long Pants
(3.2/5)
60mn - Comedy
Harry Shelby has been kept in knee pants for years by his overprotective parents, but the day finally comes when Harry is given his first pair of long pants. Almost immediately, he is expected to marry hi…
poster The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
(3.6/5)
132mn - Drama, War
Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Fo…
poster Speedy
Speedy
(3.8/5)
86mn - Comedy, Action, Family
A hapless young man living in New York City rallies to save his girlfriend's grandfather's horse-drawn trolley, the last in the city, from being put out of business by a railroad company.
poster An Eastern Westerner
An Eastern Westerner
(3.4/5)
28mn - Comedy, Western
A young man in New York has exasperated his father because of his constant carousing and irresponsibility, so his father sends him to his uncle's ranch in the west. The young man arrives in the town of Pi…
poster The Original Movie
The Original Movie
(3.2/5)
8mn - Animation
A prehistoric writer sells his masterpiece to a film company, which is butchered horribly in the process of getting made into a stone-age movie. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
poster The Chechahcos
The Chechahcos
(3.3/5)
87mn -
A fire engulfs a shipload of prospectors and adventurers making their way to Alaska. In the confusion, Mrs. Stanlaw is separated from her young daughter, who ends up in the care of 'Horseshoe' Riley and B…
poster Crazy Like a Fox
Crazy Like a Fox
(3.3/5)
22mn - Comedy
Two rich capitalists want to marry their children, but they don't like the idea at all. She tries to run away, and meets him at the station. They fall in love, unbeknownst to their real identities, and de…
poster Seven Years Bad Luck
Seven Years Bad Luck
62mn - Comedy
After breaking a mirror in his home, superstitious Max tries to avoid situations which could bring bad luck, but in doing so causes himself the worst luck imaginable.
poster The Lucky Dog
The Lucky Dog
(3/5)
25mn - Comedy
In their first screen appearance together, Stan plays a penniless dog lover and Oliver plays a crook who tries to rob him and his new paramour.
poster Nathan der Weise
Nathan der Weise
(3.5/5)
128mn - Drama, History
Silent movie adaptation of Lessing's play. Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, it describes how the wise Jewish merchant Nathan, the enlightened sultan Saladin and the (initially anonymous) Templar…
poster Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam
(3.5/5)
84mn - Comedy, Drama
Penrod and his gang don't want to let neighborhood "goodie-goodie" Georgie Bassett into their club, but Penrod's father pressures him to allow the boy in because his parents are wealthy and prominent memb…
poster The Worldly Madonna
The Worldly Madonna
(2.6/5)
62mn -
Ms. Young portrays two roles. As Janet, a convent novitiate, she agrees to exchange places with her sister, Lucy, a cabaret dancer, who believes she has killed a man.
poster Double Whoopee
Double Whoopee
(3.5/5)
19mn - Comedy
Stan and Ollie wreak havoc at an upper class hotel in their jobs as footman (Hardy) and doorman (Laurel). They partially undress blonde bombshell Jean Harlow (in a brief appearance) and repeatedly escort …
poster Bacon Grabbers
Bacon Grabbers
(3.5/5)
20mn - Comedy
Two debt collectors try to repossess a console radio.
poster The Saga of Gösta Berling
The Saga of Gösta Berling
(3.5/5)
183mn - Drama
Gösta Berling is a young and attractive minister. Because of his alcoholism and his daring sermons, he is eventually defrocked. He becomes tutor of countess Marta's stepdaughter and they fall in love. But…
poster Playmates
Playmates
7mn -
Baby Peggy and Brownie the Dog star in this adorable short.
poster Growth of the Soil
Growth of the Soil
(3.3/5)
107mn - Drama
In rural Norway in the early 20th century, the homesteader Isak makes a farm out of barren soil, together with his wife Inger and their two sons. Life is both harsh and fulfilling.
poster Peter Pan
Peter Pan
(3.6/5)
101mn - Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Peter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads them off to Never Never Land, where they meet the nefarious Captain Hook.
poster Manslaughter
Manslaughter
(3.2/5)
100mn -
Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia's fun comes to an end when she accidentally causes the death of motorcycle policeman.
poster Wine of Youth
Wine of Youth
(3.2/5)
72mn - Comedy, Drama
Based on a play be Rachel Crothers, WINE OF YOUTH is a solid drama about "the modern young generation" and how they think they know it all. It's also a play about love and marriage.