The Informer (1929)
Synopsis: In Dublin, Ireland, IRA (Irish Republican Army) soldier Gypo Nolan helps authorities apprehend fellow IRA fighter and friend, Francis McPhillips, who had gone into hiding following the killing of […]
Tag Archives: Silent
Films with no recorded sound and no spoken dialogue
The Black Pirate (1926)
Synopsis: A band of pirates takes over a ship, killing almost everyone aboard. An aristocrat and his son (Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Robin Hood), somewhat survive the attack, but after the […]
The Viking (1928)
Synopsis: In pre-Columbian times, Vikings enslave an English aristocrat, Lord Alwin (LeRoy Mason, My Pal Trigger), and take him to Norway. Alwin becomes the protegé of well-respected Viking Leif Ericsson […]
The End of the World (1916, aka Verdens Undergang)
Synopsis: A newly discovered comet passing close to Earth threatens to destroy the planet. Various characters — an astronomer, a preacher, a wealthy man, a mine worker and his family […]
The Manxman (1929)
Synopsis: Set on the Isle of Man, a remote island located between Great Britain and Ireland, the film tells the story of two friends, a poor fisherman (Carl Brisson, The Ring) and a wealthy […]
Champagne (1928)
Synopsis: A spoiled champagne heiress (Betty Balfour, Croquette) is tricked by her own father (Gordon Harker, The Ring and The Farmer’s Wife) into believing that she’s no longer rich. The socialite’s father hopes […]
The Farmer’s Wife (1928)
Synopsis: A recently widowed farmer (Jameson Thomas, The Pleasure Garden) decides to remarry, but he encounters numerous problems as he tries to find a wife in his own village. It […]
The Ring (1927)
Synopsis: Jack “One Round” Sander (Carl Brisson, The Manxman) is a carny boxer who is trying to save up money to marry his girlfriend (Lillian Hall-Davis, The Farmer’s Wife). Things get […]
Easy Virtue (1927)
Synopsis: After enduring a scandalous divorce in England, Larita Filton (Isabel Jeans, Suspicion) moves to France, where she plans to rebuild her life. While on the French Riviera, Larita meets […]
Downhill (1927)
Synopsis: Roddy Berwick (Ivor Novello, The Lodger) is expelled from a prestigious school after he takes the rap for a friend’s misconduct. Shunned by family and friends, Roddy becomes destitute, […]
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
Synopsis: In London, England, cops are on the hunt for a serial killer dubbed “The Avenger.” Meanwhile, a landlady (Marie Ault, Major Barbara) begins to suspect that her new tenant (Ivor Novello, […]
The Pleasure Garden (1925)
Synopsis: A dancer at a music hall, Patsy Brand (Virginia Valli, The Shock), meets a penniless country girl, Jill Cheyne (Carmelita Geraghty, My Best Girl), and helps her land a […]
Robin Hood (1922)
Synopsis: The story of beloved folk hero Robin Hood (Douglas Fairbanks Sr., The Black Pirate), who according to the legend stole from the rich in order to help the poor, […]
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