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Iron Horse, TheIron Horse, The (1924) Recommended
Dir. John Ford
Feat. George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy
An early silent western presenting an idealised portrayal of the development of the first American transcontinental railroad. Its romantic,…
Kean (1924)
Dir. Alexandre Volkoff
Feat. Ivan Mosjoukine
A French silent film depicting the life of Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean, played by Ivan Mosjoukine, focusing on his romance with countess Elena de…
MichaelMichael (Mikael) (1924)
Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer
Feat. Nora Gregor, Walter Slezak, Benjamin Christensen
A landmark in gay silent cinema from Carl Theodor Dreyer, starring Walter Slezak as the young assistant and model to the artist Claude Zoret…
Navigator, TheNavigator, The (1924) Aro Favourite
Dir. Buster Keaton, Donald Crisp
Feat. Buster Keaton
One of Buster Keaton's most evocative silent comedies, playing a naive youth who becomes marooned upon a gigantic yacht drifting out to…
SiegfriedSiegfried (Die Nibelungen Pt. 1) (1924)
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Paul Richter, Margarete Schon, Theodor Loos
First part of Dir. Lang's recreation of the German Nibelungen myth cycle (that inspired Wagner's 'Ring'), features fire–breathing dragons,…
StrikeStrike (1924)
Dir. Sergei Eisenstein
Feat. Grigori Alexandrov
Eisenstein's first feature is a depiction of a violent factory strike in Czarist Russia, filmed with a protoform version of his 'montage' theories in…
Thief of BagdadThief of Bagdad (1924)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Douglas Fairbanks, Anna May Wong, Brandon Hurst
Douglas Fairbanks Snr. stars in this original version of the Arabian Nights fable about a young Indian native who out–smarts an evil magician.
A Woman of ParisA Woman of Paris (1923)
Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Edna Purviance, Adolphe Menjou, Charles Chaplin
Chaplin's early attempt at drama is a mostly successful tale of a woman, who despite serious intentions, ends up the mistress of a boozing lecher in…
Burning Crucible, TheBurning Crucible, The (Le Brasier Ardent) (1923)
Dir. Ivan Mosjoukine
Feat. Ivan Mosjoukine
Melodrama styled as a semi–comic Kafkaesque nightmare. The film that inspired Jean Renoir to start directing.
Buster Keaton BoxsetBuster Keaton Boxset (1923-1928)
Dir. Buster Keaton, Charles Riesner, James W. Horne
Feat. Buster Keaton
Classic boxset includes four of Buster Keaton's most revered silent comedies: THE GENERAL, STEAMBOAT BILL JR, THE THREE AGES and COLLEGE.

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