Subgenre Sampler
Silent Cinema: 151 Films to Buy & Rent
Hunchback Of Notre Dame,The (1923)
- Dir. William Worsley
Feat. Lon Chaney
- Perhaps the first classic version of Victor Hugo's novel about a hunchback who becomes lovestruck with a gypsy lass in 18th century Paris. Features…
Our Hospitality / Sherlock Jr. (1923)
- Dir. Buster Keaton
Feat. Buster Keaton
- A pair of classic cinematic comedies from deadpan master Buster Keaton.
'Our Hospitality' – Keaton plays the youngest member of a Southern…
Three Ages, The (1923)
- Dir. Buster Keaton
Feat. Buster Keaton, Wallace Beery, Margaret Leahy
- Dir. Keaton's debut effort is an original and often hilarious satire of cinema 'epic' cliche, already well–developed in 1923 courtesy of…
Beyond the Rocks (1922)
- Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson, Edythe Chapman…
- Silent–era romantic drama that was considered a lost film until a nitrate print was discovered in the Netherlands in 2003 and restored to…
Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler (1922)
- Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel, Lil Dagover
- Lang's first foray into ze evil exploits of Dr. Mabuse is a visually dazzling example of German expressionism, involving the master criminal's plan…
Foolish Wives (1922)
- Dir. Erich von Stroheim
Feat. Erich von Stroheim
- Sophisticated blend of realism and decadence elevates this early silent classic from the notorious Erich Von Stroheim. A con–man masquerading…
Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 3 (Why Worry?, Dr. Jack, Feet First) (1922-1930)
- Dir. Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor, Clyde Bruckman
Feat. Harold Lloyd
- Three classic Harold Lloyd features/shorts. Includes, WHY WORRY?, the tale of a hypochondriac whose retreat to a Paradise island lands him in the…
Lotte Reiniger: The Fairy Tale Films (1922-1961)
- Dir. Lotte Reiniger
- THE FAIRY TALE FILMS is an inspired collection of animated shorts by renowned director Lotte Reiniger, whose signature style incorporated black and…
Nosferatu (1922)
- Dir. F.W. Murnau
Feat. Max Schreck, Alexander Granach
- Max Schreck is unforgettable as the titular vampire in this exquisitely chilling, silent forerunner to Lugosi's Dracula. A milestone of early…
Wizard of Oz, The (1922)
- Dir. Larry Semon
Feat. Oliver Hardy, Larry Semon
- Original adaptation of the L Frank Baum story, conjures up more laughs than the Judy Garland version, with Oliver Hardy as the Tin–Man, and…