The Best Movies of the 1920s
Here they are. The movies I consider to be the absolute best motion pictures of the 1920s.
One little thing on a personal note: I do not think that most of the movies I put on this list are, what you would generally call, "enjoyable". Those are silent films we are talking about here, after all, and sadly, as I have found out for myself, it takes some considerable amount of patience to truly watch them. If you however take the time to "sit through" them, you might be in for some surprises. Not only did the film makers create images which stood the test of time surprisingly well - especially considering how much time has passed since their creation; but which also make you wonder how they were created in the first place, taking into account the limited techniques film crews had to utilize at the beginning of cinematography.
So in a way this is my most frustrating list of films, since there are definately rewards to be gained by watching these entries - but, nevertheless, it can be tedious at times as well.
Feel free to comment on my choice of movies.
PS: The movies are sorted by year and not necessarily by my preference. This list is by no means complete as I will add new worthwhile films as I stumble across them.
One little thing on a personal note: I do not think that most of the movies I put on this list are, what you would generally call, "enjoyable". Those are silent films we are talking about here, after all, and sadly, as I have found out for myself, it takes some considerable amount of patience to truly watch them. If you however take the time to "sit through" them, you might be in for some surprises. Not only did the film makers create images which stood the test of time surprisingly well - especially considering how much time has passed since their creation; but which also make you wonder how they were created in the first place, taking into account the limited techniques film crews had to utilize at the beginning of cinematography.
So in a way this is my most frustrating list of films, since there are definately rewards to be gained by watching these entries - but, nevertheless, it can be tedious at times as well.
Feel free to comment on my choice of movies.
PS: The movies are sorted by year and not necessarily by my preference. This list is by no means complete as I will add new worthwhile films as I stumble across them.
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- DirectorRobert WieneEstrellasWerner KraussConrad VeidtFriedrich FeherEl doctor Caligari, un hipnotista, usa a Cesare, sonámbulo, para cometer asesinatos.
- DirectorFred NibloEstrellasDouglas FairbanksMarguerite De La MotteNoah Beery¡El Zorro protege a los oprimidos!
- DirectorTod BrowningEstrellasPriscilla DeanWheeler OakmanLon ChaneyIn this early collaboration with director Tod Browning (Dracula, Freaks), Chaney delivers a dual performance of dramatic intensity, starring as Ah Wing, a kind-hearted student of Confucian philosophy, and Black Mike Sylva, a murderous rake of the San Francisco underworld.
- DirectorWallace WorsleyEstrellasCharles ClaryDoris PawnJim MasonA deformed criminal mastermind plans to loot the city of San Francisco as well as revenge himself on the doctor who mistakenly amputated his legs.
- DirectoresPaul WegenerCarl BoeseEstrellasPaul WegenerAlbert SteinrückErnst DeutschEn la Praga del siglo XVI, un rabino crea un Golem, una criatura hecha de barro. Por medio de la brujería, hace que la criatura cobre vida para proteger a los judíos de Praga de ser perseguidos.
- DirectorCecil B. DeMilleEstrellasThomas MeighanGloria SwansonBebe DanielsRobert and Beth Gordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with Sally's superficiality, Beth strives to improve her looks. The original couple falls in love again at a summer resort.
- DirectorHanns Walter KornblumEstrellasPaul BildtWilly Kaiser-HeylTheodor LoosDocumentary on physics and astronomy.
- DirectorVictor SjöströmEstrellasVictor SjöströmHilda BorgströmTore SvennbergEn el Día de Año Nuevo, el conductor de un carruaje fantasma hace que un hombre borracho reflexione sobre su egoísta y malgastada vida.
- DirectorFritz LangEstrellasBernhard GoetzkeLil DagoverWalter JanssenCuando el prometido de una mujer desaparece, la muerte le da tres oportunidades para salvarlo de su destino.
- DirectorCharles ChaplinEstrellasCharles ChaplinEdna PurvianceJackie CooganCharlot cuida de un niño abandonado, pero una serie de eventos comprometen su relación con él.
- DirectorHenry KingEstrellasRichard BarthelmessGladys HuletteWalter P. LewisWhen three thuggish men are responsible for the death of his father and the crippling of his brother, young David must choose between supporting his family or risking his life and exacting vengeance.
- DirectorF.W. MurnauEstrellasMax SchreckAlexander GranachGustav von WangenheimEl vampiro conde Orlok manifiesta su interés por una nueva residencia y por la esposa del agente inmobiliario Hutter.
- DirectorBenjamin ChristensenEstrellasBenjamin ChristensenElisabeth ChristensenMaren PedersenDocumental dramatizado que retrata la evolución de la brujería, de sus raíces paganas a su confusión con la histeria en la Europa de la modernidad.
- DirectorFritz LangEstrellasRudolf Klein-RoggeAud Egede-NissenGertrude WelckerArch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin. Detective Wenk sets out to stop him.
- DirectorWallace WorsleyEstrellasLon ChaneyPatsy Ruth MillerNorman KerryIn 15th-century Paris, the brother of the archdeacon plots with the gypsy king to foment a peasant revolt. Meanwhile, a freakish hunchback falls in love with a gypsy dancer.
- DirectoresFred C. NewmeyerSam TaylorEstrellasHarold LloydMildred DavisBill StrotherUn chico deja su pueblo y se dirige a la gran ciudad para buscar trabajo.
- DirectorRobert WieneEstrellasConrad VeidtAlexandra SorinaFritz StrassnyA world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he doesn't know they once belonged to a murderer.
- DirectoresLeo BirinskyPaul LeniEstrellasEmil JanningsConrad VeidtWerner KraussUn museo de cera contrata a un escritor para que le cuente historias a las esculturas. El escritor se imagina a sí mismo y a la hija del propietario del museo en las historias.
- DirectorHerbert BrenonEstrellasBetty BronsonErnest TorrenceGeorge AliPeter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads them off to Never Never Land, where they meet the nefarious Captain Hook.
- DirectorRaoul WalshEstrellasDouglas FairbanksJulanne JohnstonSnitz EdwardsUn ladrón reincidente compite con un engañoso gobernante mongol por la mano de una bella princesa.
- DirectorFritz LangEstrellasPaul RichterMargarete SchönTheodor LoosSigfrido, hijo del rey Siegmund de Xanten, emprende un peligroso viaje al reino de Borgoña para pedirle al rey Gunther la mano de su hermana, la bella princesa Kriemhild.
- DirectorFritz LangEstrellasMargarete SchönGertrud ArnoldTheodor LoosPrincess Kriemhild vows to avenge her husband's murder but must overcome her brothers who swore allegiance to Hagen. She marries Etzel, King of the Huns, and persuades his army to attack Hagen, but she loses more than she bargained for.
- DirectorVictor SjöströmEstrellasLon ChaneyNorma ShearerJohn GilbertA bitter clown endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous baron who once betrayed him.
- DirectorF.W. MurnauEstrellasEmil JanningsMaly DelschaftMax HillerEl portero de un edificio se encuentra ante la burla de sus amigos tras ser despedido de su trabajo en un hotel de alto lujo.
- DirectorCharles ChaplinEstrellasCharles ChaplinMack SwainTom MurrayUn buscador de oro se va en busca de fortuna al Klondike, y encuentra oro y mucho más.
