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Films with no recorded sound and no spoken dialogue

The Informer (1929)

March 18, 2021by Eric Binford 3 Comments

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 […]

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1929

The Black Pirate (1926)

February 24, 2021by Eric Binford 6 Comments

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 […]

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1926

The Viking (1928)

May 16, 2018by Eric Binford Leave a comment

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 […]

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1928

The End of the World (1916, aka Verdens Undergang)

March 30, 2018by Eric Binford 10 Comments

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 […]

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1916

The Manxman (1929)

March 21, 2016by Eric Binford Leave a comment

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 […]

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1929

Champagne (1928)

January 20, 2016by Eric Binford 2 Comments

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 dad hopes […]

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1928

The Farmer’s Wife (1928)

December 3, 2015by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: A lonely widower (Jameson Thomas, The Pleasure Garden) decides that it’s time to remarry, but he encounters all kinds of problems while looking for a wife. It takes the […]

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1928

The Ring (1927)

September 28, 2015by Eric Binford Leave a comment

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 […]

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1927

Easy Virtue (1927)

September 11, 2015by Eric Binford Leave a comment

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 […]

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1928

Downhill (1927)

July 27, 2015by Eric Binford Leave a comment

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, […]

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1927

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)

July 8, 2015by Eric Binford 4 Comments

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, […]

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1927

The Pleasure Garden (1925)

June 22, 2015by Eric Binford Leave a comment

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 […]

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1925

Robin Hood (1922)

June 10, 2015by Eric Binford 4 Comments

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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1922

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