Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Silent Cinema: 131 Films to Rent on DVD
- Sunrise (1927)
- Dir. F.W. Murnau
Feat. George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Bodil Rosing
- The first American outing from the master of German Expressionism turned out to be perhaps his best film of all. He instils an electric charge on a…
- Underworld (1927)
- Dir. Josef von Sternberg
Feat. George Bancroft, Evelyn Brent, Clive Brook
- Josef von Sternberg’s breakthrough silent film arguably pioneered the American gangster genre, with George Bancroft cast as a criminal kingpin…
- Unknown, The (1927)
- Dir. Tod Browning
Feat. Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford, Nick De Ruiz…
- Lon Chaney is fantastically expressive in this Grand Guignol inspired silent horror, from frequent collaborators Chaney and director Tod Browning, in…
- Wings (1927)
- Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. Clara Bow, Charles Rogers, Gary Cooper
- Renowned silent film represents the epic struggles of the allied airforces in WWI, with brilliant aerial sequences, battle recreations and several…
- Adventures of Prince Achmed, The (1926)
- Dir. Lotte Reiniger
- The dashing Prince Achmed saves a lovely damsel from evil witches and mythical beasts, as well as discovering Aladdin's lamp, all in the primitive…
- Battling Butler (1926)
- Dir. Buster Keaton
Feat. Buster Keaton
- Buster Keaton's seventh feature film is based on a Broadway play in which he plays a love–struck weakling who must masquerade as a boxer in…
- Black Pirate, The (1926)
- Dir. Albert Parker
Feat. Billie Dove, Tempe Pigott, Donald Crisp…
- An excellent silent swashbuckler with Douglas Fairbanks at his racy best, sliding down sails and flashing his cutlass. Beautifully shot on early…
- Der Heilige Berg (The Holy Mountain) (1926)
- Dir. Arnold Fanck
Feat. Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker
- One of the landmark films of German Cinema, this is chiefly remembered as the awesome debut of Leni Riefenstahl who later became chief filmmaker for…
- Faust (1926)
- Dir. F.W. Murnau
Feat. Emil Jannings
- Innovative camera tricks and production design distinguish this rendering of the literary staple about a man who sells his soul to the devil.…
- Garbo Silents Collection, The (Flesh and the Devil, The Temptress, The Mysterious Lady) (1926-1928)
- Dir. Clarence Brown, Fred Niblo
Feat. Greta Garbo, John Gilbert
- Three MGM classics that well represent the great Greta Garbo as the ultimate silent movie icon:
Flesh and the Devil (1927, 112m.)
A gorgeous high…