Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "silent-film-actress"

1. Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)

PG | 124 min | Drama, Romance

The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa.

Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern

Votes: 31,252 | Gross: $44.14M

2. Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)

Passed | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, History

Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marries an actor, so Connors fires them. She asks for him as director of her next film. Many silent stars shown making the transition to sound.

Directors: Irving Cummings, Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Alice Faye, Don Ameche, J. Edward Bromberg, Alan Curtis

Votes: 455

3. Dreamboat (1952)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy

Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor, is plagued when his old movies are shown on TV and sets out with his daughter to stop it. However, his former co-star is the hostess of the TV show playing his films and she has other plans.

Director: Claude Binyon | Stars: Clifton Webb, Ginger Rogers, Anne Francis, Jeffrey Hunter

Votes: 959

4. Valentino (1951)

Approved | 102 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Italian immigrant Rudolph Valentino makes it big in silent Hollywood, but he ends up struggling between his career and the woman he loves.

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Eleanor Parker, Richard Carlson, Patricia Medina, Joseph Calleia

Votes: 339

5. Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor (2018)

62 min | Documentary

Mary Astor has to make a difficult choice after learning her personal diaries have been stolen.

Director: Alexa Foreman | Stars: Lee Grant, Molly Haskell, Leonard Maltin, Ken Bass

Votes: 295

6. Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002 TV Movie)

Unrated | 87 min | Documentary

In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, it is learned why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as the "Mommie Dearest" caricature she has become. ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Fitzgerald | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Diane Baker, Charles Busch, Ben Cooper

Votes: 562

7. Talking the Pictures (2019)

126 min | Comedy, Drama, History

Set in early 20th Century Japan, the movie follows the adventures of a young man who wants to get into the movie business -- but in a job unique to his country: a dramatic narrator for ... See full summary »

Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Ryo Narita, Yuina Kuroshima, Kengo Kôra, Mao Inoue

Votes: 443

8. Star Power: The Creation of United Artists (1998 Video)

Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary, Biography

The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and 1919.

Director: Hugh Munro Neely | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Marc Wanamaker, Christopher Sanders, Joy Noe

Votes: 28

9. Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)

Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Biography

A chronicle of the life and career of silent film star Mary Pickford.

Director: Nicholas Eliopoulos | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Walt Disney, Amelia Earhart, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Votes: 223

10. Chaplin's Art of Comedy (1966)

G | 85 min | Documentary, Comedy

A survey of Charles Chaplin's early career using re-edited footage from his classic silent shorts.

Director: Samuel M. Sherman | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Ben Turpin, Edna Purviance, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson

Votes: 17

11. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: David Hartman, Paula Kelly (1973)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights of this show include "This Is Your Lifetime" (a spoof of "This Is Your Life"); George is sick in "George and Zelda"; and Carol ironically sings "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" but her car has many issues.

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 85

12. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: John Byner and Helen Reddy (1973)

TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family

This evening, Carol is joined by guests Helen Reddy and John Byner. Highlights include a sketch where Nora Desmond thinks she is dying; and "The Seventh Annual 'Carol Burnett Show' Awards ... See full summary »

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 41

13. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Ken Berry and Carl Reiner (1974)

TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Included in this show is "Disaster '75" (a spoof of "Airport 1975").

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Carl Reiner

Votes: 47

14. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Tim Conway and the Pointer Sisters (1975)

TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights of this show include Stella Toddler as a game show contestant on "Up Your Income"; and Nora Desmond's butler Max finds a substitute for himself.

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway

Votes: 42

15. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Alan King and Lena Zavaroni (1974)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights include: guest Alan King as a baseball fan who is being pestered by a woman who has more interest in him than in the game; two former silent screen stars (Carol, Harvey) are ... See full summary »

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Alan King

Votes: 38

16. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Steve Lawrence and Dick Martin (1971)

TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Steve Lawrence and Dick Martin are Carol's guests this evening. Highlights include a salute to Disney (with Carol as Peter Pan); Steve as a Presidential advisor; and parodies of "Tea and ... See full summary »

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 36

17. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Pearl Bailey and Tim Conway (1972)

TV-G | 50 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights include: a sequel to last season's "Sunset Blvd." parody with Nora Desmond (Carol) offered to do a commercial for bug spray; guest Tim Conway as rabbit attorney F. Lee Bunny ... See full summary »

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 50

18. Halvbroren (2013)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2013)

44 min | Drama, Mystery

Liberation day, 1945. The three women residing in Kirkeveien, Vera, Boletta and the Elder, prepare for a celebration of the peace. However, when Vera heads to the attic to fetch dresses ... See full summary »

Director: Per-Olav Sørensen | Stars: Nicolai Cleve Broch, Frank Kjosås, Mariann Hole, Marianne Nielsen

Votes: 23

19. America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode: 39-33 (2010)

Documentary, Crime, History

Our look at mysteries that have baffled America continues with a look at the greatest unsolved art theft in history, the unexplained death of America's first mystery writer and if Bigfoot exists.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Michael Newton, Troy Taylor, Rick Beyer, Paul Aron

20. Becoming Frida Kahlo (2023)
Episode: The Making and Breaking (2023)

58 min | Documentary, Biography

Explore Frida Kahlo's early life, from school, her tragic bus wreck through her marriage to Diego Rivera. Following near death, while bedridden with serious injuries, Frida overcame her suffering and taught herself to paint.

Votes: 14