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October : 10 Days That Shook the World (1928)
Dir. Sergei Eisenstein
Feat. Nikandrov , N. Popov, Boris Livanov
A brilliant reconstruction of the momentous events of 1917, when revolutionary soldiers overthrew the provisional Government bringing Lenin and the…
Cat and the Canary, TheCat and the Canary, The (1927)
Dir. Paul Leni
Feat. Laura La Plante, Tully Marshall
Seminal haunted house flick centres around the gathering of greedy contestants to the will of a rich relative. Imaginative thrills are executed with…
WingsWings (1927) Recommended
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…
MotherMother (1926) Recommended
Dir. Vsevolod Pudovkin
Feat. Vera Baranovskaya, Nikolai Batalov
In one of the masterpieces of early Russian cinema, a fable of pre–revolutionary worker–resistance and Tsarist oppression is heightened…
Son of the SheikSon of the Sheik (1926)
Dir. George Fitzmaurice
Feat. Rudolph Valentino
Rudolf Valentino's most famous and best outing is a high camp romp in the desert in which he plays the dual role of father and son, no doubt to…
GreedGreed (1925) Recommended
Dir. Erich von Stroheim
Feat. ZaSu Pitts, Gibson Gowland, Jean Hersholt
One of the great silent masterpieces paints a savagely ironical portrait of a mismatched marriage in oldtime San Francisco, ruined through greed of…
Lost World, TheLost World, The (1925)
Dir. Harry Hoyt
Feat. Bessie Love, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone
An inventive precursor to KING KONG, based on Arthur Conan Doyle's adventure story. Prehistoric monsters abound in this showcase of pioneering…
Wizard of Oz, TheWizard 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…
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20s (1920-1929)
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
A Robert Youngson compilation of shorts from the formidable comedy duo.
Mark of Zorro, The (1920)
Dir. Fred Niblo
Feat. Douglas Fairbanks
First outing for the Californian masked righter–of–wrongs established Douglas Fairbanks' swashbuckling screen persona in the public eye.…

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