documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...

Alfred E. Green Alfred Edward Green (July 11, 1889 – September 4, 1960) was an American film director. Green entered film in 1912 as an actor for the Selig Polyscope Company. He became an assistant to director Colin Campbell. He then started to direct two-reel ...

Beyond the Rocks ''Beyond the Rocks'' is a 1906 novel by Elinor Glyn. The novel was later adapted into a 1922 silent film in which Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino (credited as Rodolph Valentino) starred together for the only time. The film was direct ...

Sam Wood Samuel Grosvenor Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director and producer who is best known for having directed such Hollywood hits as ''A Night at the Opera (film), A Night at the Opera'', ''A Day at the Races (fi ...

Gloria Swanson Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most f ...

Constance Binney Constance Binney (June 28, 1896 – November 15, 1989) was an American stage and film actress and dancer. Biography Born in New York City, Binney was educated at Westover School, a private college preparatory boarding school for girls in M ...

Mal St. Clair Malcolm St. Clair (May 17, 1897 – June 1, 1952) was a Hollywood film director, writer, producer and actor. Biography A disciple of Mack Sennett, St. Clair was an actor in many films primarily comedies. At 6'7" he can be seen in such Sennet ...

Blood and Sand Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. Blood in the c ...

Fred Niblo Fred Niblo (born Frederick Liedtke; January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer. Biography He was born Frederick Liedtke (several sources give "Frederico Nobile", apparently erroneously) in Yo ...

George Terwilliger George Walter Terwilliger (February 27, 1882 – December 12, 1970) was an American film director, screenwriter, and journalist.Marion Davies *'' The Burning Soil (Der brennende Acker)'', directed by F. W. Murnau – (

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

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*'' The Card'', directed by

A. V. Bramble Albert Victor Bramble (1884–1963) was an English actor and film director. He began his acting career on the stage. He started acting in films in 1913 and subsequently turned to directing and producing films. He died on 17 May 1963. Filmogra ...

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Clarence Clarence may refer to: Places Australia * Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division * Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow * Clarence River (New South Wales) * Clarence Strait (Northern Territory) * City of Clarence, a loca ...

'' (lost), directed by William C. deMille, starring Wallace Reid, Agnes Ayres and May McAvoy *''

Cocaine Cocaine (from , from , ultimately from Quechua: ''kúka'') is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant mainly used recreationally for its euphoric effects. It is primarily obtained from the leaves of two Coca species native to South Am ...

'', directed by Graham Cutts – ( GB) *''

Cops Cop or Cops commonly refers to: * Police officer Cop and other variants may also refer to: Art and entertainment Film * ''Cop'' (film), a 1988 American thriller * ''Cops'' (film), an American silent comedy short starring Buster Keaton * ''The ...

'', directed by

Edward F. Cline Edward Francis Cline (November 4, 1891 – May 22, 1961) was an American screenwriter, actor, writer and director best known for his work with comedians W.C. Fields and Buster Keaton. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and died in Hollywood, Cal ...

and Buster Keaton, starring Buster Keaton *''

Crainquebille ''Crainquebille'' is a 1922 French silent film directed by Jacques Feyder. The film was known as ''Bill'' in the US and as ''Old Bill of Paris'' and ''Coster Bill of Paris'' in the UK. The restored film is now known for its cinematic realism com ...

(Coster Bill of Paris)'', directed by Jacques Feyder – (

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

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*'' A Dangerous Adventure'', 15-part serial directed by Sam Warner and Jack L. Warner, starring Grace Darmond *''Danse Macabre'', directed by Dudley Murphy *'' Day Dreams'', directed by

Edward F. Cline Edward Francis Cline (November 4, 1891 – May 22, 1961) was an American screenwriter, actor, writer and director best known for his work with comedians W.C. Fields and Buster Keaton. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and died in Hollywood, Cal ...

and Buster Keaton, Starring Buster Keaton and Renée Adorée *'' A Debt of Honour'', directed by

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He ...

, starring Isobel Elsom and Clive Brook – ( GB) *'' The Dictator'' (lost), directed by James Cruze, starring Wallace Reid and Lila Lee *''

Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler ''Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'' (german: Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler) is the first film in the Dr. Mabuse series about the character Doctor Mabuse who featured in the novels of Norbert Jacques. It was directed by Fritz Lang and released in 1922. The film ...

(Dr. Mabuse the Gambler)'', directed by

Fritz Lang Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), known as Fritz Lang, was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety'', August 4, 1976, p. 6 ...

, starring Rudolf Klein-Rogge, based on the 1921 novel by Norbert Jacques – (

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

) *'' Dr. Jack'', directed by

Fred C. Newmeyer Fred C. Newmeyer (August 9, 1888 – April 24, 1967) was an American actor, film director and film producer. Biography A native of Central City, Colorado, Newmeyer is best known for directing a handful of films in the ''Our Gang'' series and fo ...

, starring

Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films.Obituary '' Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influential film c ...

*''Don Juan et Faust'', directed by Marcel L'Herbier, based on an 1828 play by

Christian Dietrich Grabbe Christian Dietrich Grabbe (11 December 1801 – 12 September 1836) was a German dramatist of the '' Vormärz'' era. He wrote many historical plays conceiving a disillusioned and pessimistic world view, with some shrill scenes. Heinrich Heine ...

– (

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

) *'' The Dungeon'' (lost), written and directed by

Oscar Micheaux Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (; January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled ...

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*''Estrellita del Cine'', directed by José Nepomuceno – (

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

) *'' The Electric House'', directed by

Edward F. Cline Edward Francis Cline (November 4, 1891 – May 22, 1961) was an American screenwriter, actor, writer and director best known for his work with comedians W.C. Fields and Buster Keaton. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and died in Hollywood, Cal ...

and Buster Keaton, starring Buster Keaton *'' Esmeralda'' (lost), directed by

Edwin J. Collins Edwin J. Collins (1875 – 14 January 1937) was a British film director of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Doing His Bit'' (1917) * ''Tom Jones'' (1917) * ''God and the Man'' (1918) * ''Calvary'' (1920) * ''Miss Charity'' (1921) * ...

, starring Sybil Thorndike, based on the 1831 novel '' The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' by

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

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*''

Fair Lady ''Fair Lady'' is often considered as the sister publication to the Afrikaans ''Sarie''. With their offices in Cape Town, this title is one of the most popular female reads in South Africa. History and profile ''Fair Lady'' was established in 1965 ...

'', directed by

Kenneth Webb Kenneth is an English given name and surname. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a by ...

*''Faust'', directed by Challis Sanderson, based on the 1808 play by

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as tr ...

– ( GB) *''Faust'', directed by

Gérard Bourgeois Gérard Bourgeois (born August 18, 1874, in Geneva, Switzerland (from French parents), and died December 15, 1944, in Paris, France) was a leading French film director during the silent era. After ten years in the theater, Gérard Bourgeois bec ...

, based on the 1808 play by

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as tr ...

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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

) *'' La Femme de nulle part (The Woman from Nowhere)'', directed by Louis Delluc – (

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

) *'' Flames of Passion'', directed by Graham Cutts, starring Mae Marsh and C. Aubrey Smith – ( GB) *'' Flesh and Blood'', directed by

Irving Cummings Irving Caminsky (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor and director. Career Born in New York City, Cummings started his acting career at age 16 in ''Diplomacy (play), Diplomacy''. His Broadway theatre, Broadway, p ...

, starring Lon Chaney and

Noah Beery Sr. Noah Nicholas Beery (January 17, 1882 – April 1, 1946) was an American actor who appeared in films from 1913 until his death in 1946. He was the older brother of Academy Award-winning actor Wallace Beery as well as the father of promine ...

*'' Foolish Wives'', starring and directed by Erich von Stroheim *''

The Frozen North ''The Frozen North'' is a 1922 American short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. The film is a parody of early western films, especially those of William S. Hart. The film was written by Keaton and Edward F. Cline (credited as ...

'', directed by

Edward F. Cline Edward Francis Cline (November 4, 1891 – May 22, 1961) was an American screenwriter, actor, writer and director best known for his work with comedians W.C. Fields and Buster Keaton. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and died in Hollywood, Cal ...

and Buster Keaton, starring Buster Keaton

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*'' The Ghost Breaker'' (lost), directed by

Alfred E. Green Alfred Edward Green (July 11, 1889 – September 4, 1960) was an American film director. Green entered film in 1912 as an actor for the Selig Polyscope Company. He became an assistant to director Colin Campbell. He then started to direct two-reel ...

, starring Wallace Reid and Lila Lee, based on the 1909 play by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard *'' A Gipsy Cavalier'', directed by J. Stuart Blackton, starring

Georges Carpentier Georges Carpentier (; 12 January 1894 – 28 October 1975) was a French boxer, actor and World War I pilot. He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and heavyweight in a career lasting from 1908 to 1926. Nicknamed the "Orchid Man", he stood and ...

and Flora le Breton – ( GB) *'' Grandma's Boy'', directed by

Fred C. Newmeyer Fred C. Newmeyer (August 9, 1888 – April 24, 1967) was an American actor, film director and film producer. Biography A native of Central City, Colorado, Newmeyer is best known for directing a handful of films in the ''Our Gang'' series and fo ...

, starring

Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films.Obituary '' Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influential film c ...

*'' The Grass Orphan'', directed by Frank Hall Crane – ( GB)

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*''The Haunted House'', directed by Erle C. Kenton *'' Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages'', starring and directed by

Benjamin Christensen Benjamin Christensen (28 September 1879 – 2 April 1959) was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor, both in film and on the stage. As a director, he is best known for the 1922 film ''Häxan'' (aka ''Witchcraft Through the Ages'' ...

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Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establishe ...

) *'' The Headless Horseman'', directed by Edward D. Venturini, starring

Will Rogers William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklaho ...

, based of the 1820 short story '' The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' by

Washington Irving Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories " Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and " The Lege ...

*'' Heroes of the Street'', directed by

William Beaudine William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres. Life and car ...

, starring Wesley Barry and Marie Prevost

I

*'' In the Name of the Law'' (lost), directed by Emory Johnson, starring Ralph Lewis and Claire McDowell

L

*'' Laborer's Love (láogōng zhī àiqíng)'', directed by Zhang Shichuan – ( China) *'' Lorna Doone'', directed by Maurice Tourneur, starring Madge Bellamy *'' The Loves of Pharaoh (Das Weib des Pharao)'', directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Emil Jannings – (

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

) * '' Lucrezia Borgia'', directed by Richard Oswald, starring

Conrad Veidt Hans Walter Conrad Veidt (; 22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German film actor who attracted early attention for his roles in the films '' Different from the Others'' (1919), ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920), and '' The Man Who Laug ...

and Liane Haid – (

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

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*'' The Man from Beyond'', directed by Burton L. King, starring

Harry Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician ...

*''

Manslaughter Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is sometimes said to have first been made by the ancient Athenian lawmaker Draco in the 7th ...

'', directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Thomas Meighan and Lois Wilson *'' Marizza'' (lost), directed by F. W. Murnau – (

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

) *'' The Marriage Chance'', written and directed by Hampton Del Ruth *''Money To Burn'' (lost), directed by

Rowland V. Lee Rowland Vance Lee (September 6, 1891 – December 21, 1975) was an American film director, actor, writer, and producer. Biography Early life Born in Findlay, Ohio, Lee was the son of a suffragette who founded a newspaper. He studied at Columbi ...

*'' Moran of the Lady Letty'', directed by

George Melford George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMil ...

, starring Dorothy Dalton and Rudolph Valentino *''

More to Be Pitied Than Scorned ''More to Be Pitied Than Scorned'' is a lost film, lost 1922 silent film, silent film melodrama starring Alice Lake and Rosemary Theby. It was directed by Edward LeSaint and produced by Harry Cohn.Edward LeSaint *'' Mud and Sand'', directed by Gilbert Pratt, starring Stan Laurel *'' My Boy'', directed by Victor Heerman and Albert Austin, starring Jackie Coogan *'' My Wife's Relations'', directed by

Edward F. Cline Edward Francis Cline (November 4, 1891 – May 22, 1961) was an American screenwriter, actor, writer and director best known for his work with comedians W.C. Fields and Buster Keaton. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and died in Hollywood, Cal ...

and Buster Keaton, starring Buster Keaton

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*'' Nanook of the North'', a documentary directed by Robert J. Flaherty *''

Nathan the Wise ''Nathan the Wise'' (original German title: ', ) is a play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing from 1779. It is a fervent plea for religious tolerance. It was never performed during Lessing's lifetime and was first performed in 1783 at the Döbbelinsch ...

(Nathan der Weise)'', directed by Manfred Noa – (

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

) *'' Nice People'' (lost), directed by William C. deMille, starring Wallace Reid, Bebe Daniels and Conrad Nagel *'' Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror)'', directed by F. W. Murnau, starring

Max Schreck Friedrich Gustav Maximilian Schreck#Eickhoff, Eickhoff, Stefan. 2007 (6 September 1879 – 20 February 1936),#Walk, Walk, Ines. 2006. known professionally as Max Schreck, was a German actor, best known for his lead role as the vampire Count Orl ...

, based on the 1897 novel '' Dracula'' by Bram Stoker without authorization – (

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

) *''

Number 13 Number 13 can refer to: * 13 (number) * Number 13 (comics) a comic strip in ''The Beano'' * ''Number 13'' (1922 film), a film by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Ernest Thesiger which was shot but never completed and is believed to be lost * "Number ...

'' (lost), directed by

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

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*'' Oliver Twist'', directed by Frank Lloyd, starring Jackie Coogan and Lon Chaney *'' One Exciting Night'', written and directed by

D. W. Griffith David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the na ...

*'' One Glorious Day'' (lost), directed by James Cruze, starring

Will Rogers William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklaho ...

and Lila Lee

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*'' The Paleface'', directed by

Edward F. Cline Edward Francis Cline (November 4, 1891 – May 22, 1961) was an American screenwriter, actor, writer and director best known for his work with comedians W.C. Fields and Buster Keaton. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and died in Hollywood, Cal ...

and Buster Keaton, starring Buster Keaton *'' Pay Day'', a Charles Chaplin short *'' Peg o' My Heart'', directed by King Vidor, starring

Laurette Taylor Laurette Taylor (born Loretta Helen Cooney; April 1, 1883Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: 1119; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 859; FHL microfilm: 1241119. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 Un ...

*'' Phantom'', directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Alfred Abel, Lil Dagover and Lya De Putti – (

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

) *''

Polikushka ''Polikushka'' (russian: Поликушка) is a 1922 Soviet drama film directed by Alexander Sanin, based on Leo Tolstoy's 1863 story of the same title: Polikúshka: The Lot of a Wicked Court Servant. It features the famous Moscow Art The ...

(Поликушка)'', directed by Alexander Sanin – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' The Primitive Lover'', directed by

Sidney Franklin Sidney Franklin may refer to: * Sidney Franklin (bullfighter) (1903–1976), American bullfighter * Sidney Franklin (director) (1893–1972), American film director and producer * Sidney Franklin (actor) Sidney Franklin (1870–1931) was an Amer ...

, starring Constance Talmadge and

Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. His films have grossed more than $5.4billion in North America and more than $9.3billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing actor in North America. He is the recipient o ...

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The Prisoner of Zenda ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in or ...

'', directed by Rex Ingram, starring

Lewis Stone Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American film actor. He spent 29 years as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was best known for his portrayal of Judge James Hardy in the studio's popular '' Andy ...

and Alice Terry

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*'' Rages to Riches'', directed by Wallace Worsley, starring Wesley Barry *''

Rent Free ''Rent Free'' is a 1922 American silent comedy feature film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film starred Wallace Reid and his current regular co-star Lila Lee. It was directed by Howard Higgin ...

'' (lost), directed by Howard Higgin, starring Wallace Reid and Lila Lee *''

Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is de ...

'', directed by

Allan Dwan Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter. Early life Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dwan, was ...

, starring Douglas Fairbanks and

Wallace Beery Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in '' Min and Bill'' (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in '' Grand Hotel'' (1 ...

*'' Rob Roy'', directed by

W. P. Kellino William Philip Gislingham (c. 1874 in London, England – 31 December 1957, in London, Middlesex, England) was a British music hall musician and acrobat (part of the Famous Kellinos) and, using the name W. P. Kellino, film director. He founded ...

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Saturday Night Saturday Night may refer to: Film, television and theatre Film * ''Saturday Night'' (1922 film), a 1922 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille * ''Saturday Nights'' (film), a 1933 Swedish film directed by Schamyl Bauman * ''Saturday Night'' (1950 fil ...

'', directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Leatrice Joy and Conrad Nagel *''

The Scarlet Letter ''The Scarlet Letter: A Romance'' is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, w ...

'', directed by Challis Sanderson, starring Sybil Thorndike – ( GB) *'' Shadows'', directed by Tom Forman, starring Lon Chaney, Marguerite De La Motte and

Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. His films have grossed more than $5.4billion in North America and more than $9.3billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing actor in North America. He is the recipient o ...

*'' Sherlock Holmes'', directed by Albert Parker, starring John Barrymore, based on the 1899 stage play by William Gillette and Arthur Conan Doyle – ( GB) *'' Smilin' Through'', directed by

Sidney Franklin Sidney Franklin may refer to: * Sidney Franklin (bullfighter) (1903–1976), American bullfighter * Sidney Franklin (director) (1893–1972), American film director and producer * Sidney Franklin (actor) Sidney Franklin (1870–1931) was an Amer ...

, starring Norma Talmadge *''

Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah () were two legendary biblical cities destroyed by God for their wickedness. Their story parallels the Genesis flood narrative in its theme of God's anger provoked by man's sin (see Genesis 19:1–28). They are mentioned frequ ...

'', directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Lucy Doraine – (

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

) *'' La Souriante Madame Beudet (The Smiling Madame Beudet)'', directed by Germaine Dulac – (

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

) *'' Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep'', directed by George Pearson, starring Betty Balfour – ( GB) *'' The Suram Fortress (Suramis tsikhe)'', directed by

Ivan Perestiani Ivan Nikolaevich Perestiani (also Ivane, ka, ივანე პერესტიანი; russian: Иван Николаевич Перестиани; — 14 May 1959) was a Georgian/Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor, and Peopl ...

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*'' Tess of the Storm Country'', directed by

John S. Robertson John Stuart Robertson (14 June 1878 – 5 November 1964) was a Canadian born actor and later film director perhaps best known for his 1920 screen adaptation of ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'', starring John Barrymore. Biography Robertson was born ...

, starring Mary Pickford *'' The Three Must-Get-Theres'', a Max Linder film *'' The Toll of the Sea'', directed by Chester M. Franklin, starring Anna May Wong

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What's Wrong with the Women? ''What's Wrong with the Women?'' is 1922 American silent Jazz Age drama film, directed by Roy William Neill, produced by Daniel Carson Goodman, and starring Wilton Lackaye, Barbara Castleton, and Constance Bennett. It is not known whether ...

'' (lost), directed by Roy William Neill, starring Constance Bennett *'' When Knighthood Was in Flower'', directed by Robert G. Vignola, starring Marion Davies *'' Wildness of Youth'', directed by Ivan Abramson

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*'' The Young Diana'' (lost), directed by Albert Capellani and Robert G. Vignola, starring Marion Davies *'' The Young Rajah''. directed by

Phil Rosen Philip E. Rosen (May 8, 1888 – October 22, 1951) was an American film director and cinematographer. He directed more than 140 films between 1915 and 1949. He was born in Malbork, Marienburg, German Empire (now, Malbork, Poland), grew up ...

, starring Rudolph Valentino *'' Your Best Friend'', written and directed by William Nigh, starring Vera Gordon

Short film series

*'' Charlie Chaplin'' (1914–1923) *'' Buster Keaton'' (1917–1941) *''

Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). Starting their career as a duo ...

'' (1921–1943) *'' Our Gang'' (1922–1944)

Animated short film series

*'' Felix the Cat'' (1919–1936) *'' Koko the Clown'' (1919–1963) *'' Aesop's Film Fables'' (1921–1934)

Births

*January 2 – Jason Evers, actor (died 2005) *January 3 – Bill Travers, British actor, screenwriter and director (died

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...

) *January 10 – Hannelore Schroth, actress (died 1987) *January 13 –

Albert Lamorisse Albert Lamorisse (; 13 January 1922 – 2 June 1970) was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer of award-winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s. He also invented the strategic board game ''Risk'' in 1957. Life Lamor ...

, director (died 1970) *January 16 – Irene Vernon, actress (died

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

) *January 17 – Betty White, American actress (died 2021) *January 19 – Guy Madison, actor (died 1996) *January 20 – Ray Anthony, bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor *January 21 ** Telly Savalas, actor (died

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...

) ** Paul Scofield, actor (died

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...

) *January 31 – Joanne Dru, actress (died 1996) *February 4 – Qin Yi, Chinese actress (died 2022) *February 6 –

Patrick Macnee Daniel Patrick Macnee (6 February 1922 – 25 June 2015) was a British film and television actor. After serving in the Royal Navy during World War II, he began his acting career in Canada. Despite having some small film roles, Macnee spent much ...

, actor (died 2015) *February 7 – Hattie Jacques, actress (died 1980) *February 8 – Audrey Meadows, actress (died 1996) *February 9 – Kathryn Grayson, singer, actress (died 2010) *February 24 – Steven Hill, actor (died 2016) *February 26 – Margaret Leighton, actress (died 1976) *March 5 – Pier Paolo Pasolini, film director (died

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

) *March 8 – Cyd Charisse, actress, dancer (died

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...

) *March 20 – Carl Reiner, comic actor, director and screenwriter (died

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...

) *March 21 –

Russ Meyer Russell Albion Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. He is known primarily for writing and directing a series of successful sexploitation films that fe ...

, director, producer (died

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

) *March 31 – Richard Kiley, American actor and singer (died 1999 in film, 1999) *April 3 – Doris Day, actress, singer (died 2019 in film, 2019) *April 4 - Elmer Bernstein, American composer and conductor (died

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

) *April 5 – Gale Storm, singer, actress (died 2009 in film, 2009) *April 7 – Margia Dean, American former beauty queen and actress *April 15 – Michael Ansara, American stage, screen, and voice actor (died 2013 in film, 2013) *April 18 – Barbara Hale, American actress (died 2017 in film, 2017) *April 24 – J. D. Cannon, American actor (died 2005 in film , 2005) *April 26 – Mike Kellin, American actor (died 1983 in film, 1983) *April 27 – Jack Klugman, American actor (died 2012 in film, 2012) *May 2 – Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor and director (died 2007 in film, 2007) *May 7 **Rolands Kalniņš, Latvian director, screenwriter and producer (died 2022) **Darren McGavin, American actor (died 2006 in film, 2006) *May 10 – Nancy Walker, American actress (died 1992 in film, 1992) *May 13 - Truus Dekker, Dutch actress (died 2022) *May 17 - Wei Wei (actress), Chinese actress *May 18 - Bill Macy, American actor (died 2019 in film, 2019) *May 27 – Christopher Lee, English actor (died 2015) *May 31 – Denholm Elliott, English-born actor (died 1992 in film, 1992) *June 1 **Joan Caulfield, American actress (died 1991 in film, 1991) **Joan Copeland, American actress (died 2022) *June 9 – George Axelrod, American scriptwriter and director (died 2003 in film, 2003) *June 10 **Judy Garland, American singer, actress (died 1969 in film, 1969) **Bill Kerr, British-Australian actor and comedian (died 2014 in film, 2014) *June 16 – Frances Rafferty, American actress (died

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

) *June 22 – Mona Lisa (actress) , Mona Lisa, Filipina actress (died 2019 in film, 2019) *June 26 – Eleanor Parker, American actress (died 2013 in film, 2013) *June 28 - Erik Bauersfeld, American voice actor (died 2016) *July 6 – William Schallert, American actor (died 2016) *July 21 – Demeter Bitenc, Slovenian actor (died 2018 in film, 2018) *July 26 **Blake Edwards, American director (died 2010) **Jason Robards, American actor (died 2000 in film, 2000) *July 27 **Adolfo Celi, Italian film actor and director (died 1986 in film, 1986) **Norman Lear, American writer and producer *August 1 **Arthur Hill (Canadian actor), Arthur Hill, Canadian actor (died 2006 in film, 2006) **Paul Lambert (actor), Paul Lambert, American actor (died 1997 in film, 1997) *August 8 – Rory Calhoun, American actor (died 1999 in film, 1999) *August 22 – Micheline Presle, French actress *September 1 **Vittorio Gassman, Italian actor, director (died 2000 in film, 2000) **Yvonne De Carlo, American actress (died 2007 in film, 2007) *September 6 – Elizabeth Lawrence (actress), American actress (died 2000 in film, 2000) *September 8 **Sid Caesar, American comedian, actor (died 2014 in film, 2014) **Annabel Maule, British actress *September 10 – Barbara Chilcott, Canadian actress (died 2022) *September 14 – Michel Auclair, European actor (died 1988 in film, 1988) *September 15 – Jackie Cooper, American actor, director (died 2011 in film, 2011) *September 16 **Guy Hamilton, English director (died 2016) **Janis Paige, American actress *September 23 – Louise Latham, American actress (died 2018 in film, 2018) *September 24 – Bert I. Gordon, American filmmaker and visual effects artist *September 29 – Lizabeth Scott, American actress (died 2015) *October 5 – Woodrow Parfrey, American actor (died 1984 in film, 1984) *October 7 – Martha Stewart (actress), Martha Stewart, American actress (died 2021) *October 8 – Eileen Essell, English actress (died 2015) *October 20 – John Anderson (actor), John Anderson, American actor (died 1992 in film, 1992) *October 23 – Coleen Gray, American actress (died 2015) *October 27 – Ruby Dee, American actress (died 2014 in film, 2014) *October 31 – Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (died 2005) *November 9 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress, singer (died 1965 in film, 1965) *November 12 – Kim Hunter, actress (died 2002 in film, 2002) *November 13 ** Madeleine Sherwood, actress (died 2016) ** Oskar Werner, actor (died 1984 in film, 1984) *November 14 – Veronica Lake, American actress (died 1973 in film, 1973) *November 15 – Francesco Rosi, film director (died 2015) *November 16 – Royal Dano, American actor (died

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...

) *November 22 – Lynne Roberts, American actress (died 1978 in film, 1978) *November 26 – Adam Williams (actor), Adam Williams, American actor (died 2005) *November 27 – Jacqueline White, American actress *November 29 – Laurie Main, Australian actor (died 2012 in film, 2012) *December 2 ** Don Fellows, American actor (died 2007 in film, 2007) ** Leo Gordon, American actor and screenplay writer (died 2000 in film, 2000) *December 4 – Gérard Philipe, French actor (died 1959 in film, 1959) *December 11 – Dilip Kumar, Indian actor (died 2021) *December 21 – Paul Winchell, American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, voice artist, humanitarian and inventor (died 2005) *December 22 – Ruth Roman, actress (died 1999 in film, 1999) *December 24 – Ava Gardner, American actress (died 1990 in film, 1990) *December 26 – Alfred Dennis (actor), American actor (died 2016) *December 28 ** Ivan Desny, Swiss actor (died 2002 in film, 2002) ** Stan Lee, American comic-book writer, producer and actor (died 2018 in film, 2018)

Deaths

*February 1 – William Desmond Taylor, film director, victim of an unsolved and widely publicised murder which provoked a great scandal. (born 1872) *February 4 – Florence Deshon, American actress (born 1893) *March 4 – Bert Williams, American actor and singer (born 1874) *May 21 – Sidney Ainsworth, actor (born 1872) *May 26 – Walter Newton Jones, Walter Jones, American actor (b.1874) *June 6 – Lillian Russell, stage and screen actress (born 1860/61) *June 15 – Howard Crampton, actor (born 1865) *July 5 – Bobby Connelly, child star (born 1909) *September 23 – W. Chrystie Miller, veteran stage & screen actor (born 1843) *November 30 – René Cresté, actor and director (born 1881)

Film debuts

* Clara Bow * Walt Disney – director, producer * Louise Dresser * William Haines * Will Hay * Edward Everett Horton * Gene Lockhart * Anita Louise * George O'Brien (actor), George O'Brien * William Powell * Anne Shirley (actress), Anne Shirley * Darryl F. Zanuck – director, producer * Rin Tin Tin

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