Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Silent Cinema: 145 Films to Rent
Lost 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…
Master of the House (Thou Shalt Honour Thy Wife, Du Skal Aere Din Hustru) (1925)
- Dir. Carl Dreyer
Feat. Johannes Meyer
- Deceptively simple, penetrating chamber piece from Dreyer, centered on an abusive husband who is dealt to by the long–suffering family’s…
Merry Widow, The (1925)
- Dir. Erich von Stroheim
Feat. Mae Murray, John Gilbert, Tully Marshall…
- Silent romantic comedy about a prince who falls in love with a dancer and commoner (Mae Murray) but after the marriage is forbidden she goes on to…
Seven Chances (1925)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
Feat. Buster Keaton
- Another of Buster Keaton's masterpieces is this romantic comedy in which he plays a man who is offered a seven million dollar fortune if he marries…
Variety (1925)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. E.A. Dupont
Feat. Emil Jannings, Lya de Putti
- A cautionary fable of romantic treachery set in the since–vanished vaudeville world, lent depth through its sophisticated visual style. Emil…
Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924)
- Dir. Yakov Protazanov
Feat. Nikolai Tseretelli, Valentina Kuindzhi
- Russian silent science–fiction film based on Alexei Tolstoy's novel about a young man in post–war Soviet Union given the chance to travel…
Great White Silence, The (90 Degrees South) (1924-1933)
- Dir. Herbert G Ponting
- Awe–inspiring footage from Robert Falcon Scott's disastrous expedition to the South Pole in 1910, covering the ship–voyage and…
Iron Horse, The (1924)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- 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,…
Michael (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, The (1924)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- 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…