The Viking (1928)
Synopsis: In Pre-Columbian times, Vikings enslave an English aristocrat, Lord Alwin (LeRoy Mason), and take him to Norway. Alwin becomes the protegé of Viking Leif Ericsson (Donald Crisp, How Green […]
Tag Archives: Silent
Films with no recorded sound and no spoken dialogue
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 […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s 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 […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s 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 […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s 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 village. It takes […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s 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 […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s 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 a French Riviera vacation, Larita […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s Downhill (1927)
Synopsis: Roddy Berwick, played by Ivor Novello (The Lodger), is expelled from a prestigious school after he willingly takes the rap for his best friend’s misconduct. Shunned by family and […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
Synopsis: In London, England, the police is on the hunt for a serial killer dubbed “The Avenger.” Meanwhile, a mysterious man (Ivor Novello, Downhill) rents a room and his landlady […]
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, The Black Pirate), who according to the legend stole from the rich in order to help the poor, and battled […]
