Films and TV Shows from the 1920s

poster Rok 1863
Rok 1863
93mn - History, Drama
A Polish silent film from 1922, it was the first adaptation of Stefan Żeromski's 1912 novel "The Faithful River." The film's central theme is the love story of Prince Odrowąż, a wounded insurgent, and Sa…
poster Saturday's Lesson
Saturday's Lesson
20mn - Comedy
A man dressed as the devil scares the gang into minding their mothers.
poster Zeb vs. Paprika
Zeb vs. Paprika
24mn - Comedy
Stan Laurel as a harness racing jockey who must win a big race.
poster The Bakery
The Bakery
24mn - Crime, Comedy, Action
Well-meaning but accident-prone bakery employee Larry is involved in numerous slapstick mishaps on the job. After accidentally causing the bakery owner to fall into a vat of cake batter Larry finds his jo…
poster The Fighting American
The Fighting American
(2.7/5)
53mn - Adventure, Drama
On the wager that he will propose marriage to any girl selected by his fraternity brothers, Bill finds himself making love to Mary, an old-fashioned girl who is secretly in love with him…
poster The Fighting Coward
The Fighting Coward
(3.0/5)
66mn - Comedy
Southerner Tom Rumford was sent up north to be raised by relatives who happen to be Quakers. As a result, he returns home a passive, peace-loving young man, completely out of place in an area where men ki…
poster The Idol Dancer
The Idol Dancer
104mn - Drama
A religious zealot and his nephew are thrown together on a South Seas Island with an alcoholic beach comber and a native dancer. A battle to see who will "civilize" whom ensues.
poster The Non-Stop Fright
The Non-Stop Fright
(3.1/5)
7mn - Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Felix goes to Timbuctoo to win 50,000 buckaroos. Little does he know, his DIY airplane is about to be hi-jacked by terrorist fish. He finds a way out though, as usual. He also undresses an elephant in ord…
poster The Pony Express
The Pony Express
(3/5)
66mn - Western
The Pony Express is a silent 1925 Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by James Cruze and starred his wife Betty Compson along with Ri…
poster The Primitive Lover
The Primitive Lover
(3.2/5)
70mn - Comedy, Romance
A free-spirited girl is caught between her love for her husband and her attraction to a handsome adventurer.
poster The Symbol of the Unconquered
The Symbol of the Unconquered
(2.9/5)
59mn - Drama
Eve Mason, a white-passing black woman, moves to a remote cottage she inherited from her late father. She makes the acquaintance of her neighbor, a dashing black settler named Hugh Van Allen, and quickly …
poster Love 'Em and Weep
Love 'Em and Weep
23mn - Comedy
Titus Tillsbury is a successful businessman who is visited by a blackmailing old flame. He enlists a friend to keep her away from his home and wife.
poster Tiger Rose
Tiger Rose
(3.1/5)
61mn - Drama
Originally a Broadway play by Willard Macks, Lenore Ulric played the lead on Broadway and reprises her role for this film. At the Wutchi Wum trading post In the peaceful Loon River Valley, deep in the Can…
poster Wiggle Your Ears
Wiggle Your Ears
(3.6/5)
20mn - Comedy
This is a really strange, but thought provoking film. Here, beloved Mary literally lets Harry Spear kick her behind, spend her money on him, and forces her to push his kiddie car, all so that she could ge…
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 Danse macabre
Danse macabre
8mn - Drama, Horror, Music
The Black Death is ravaging Spain. As Camille Saint-Saëns's "Danse Macabre" plays on the soundtrack, a mix of animation and acted scenes tells the story of Youth and Love meeting one night. They dance, em…
poster Springtime
Springtime
6mn - Animation, Family, Comedy
Flowers, insects, and a crow family all dance to a jaunty tune celebrating spring. After a brief storm, grasshoppers, frogs, and spiders cavort to the Dance of the Hours.
poster The Woman from Nowhere
The Woman from Nowhere
(3.3/5)
61mn - Drama
A fifty year old woman, scarred by a life of disillusionment and regret, returns to the place where she lived twenty years before, to rekindle happier memories. She meets a young woman, the daughter of th…
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…