American silent feature films of the 1920s in the dramatic, romantic, war and adventure modes, from the war drama Wings and The Big Parade to the swashbucklers of Douglas Fairbanks and the melodramas of Hollywood studios. A work belongs here when its article calls it an American silent drama, romance or adventure film. It excludes comedies, epics, horror films and the earlier films of 1913 to 1919. Works are placed by what their cited article states about their country, form and period, and each work sits in exactly one group of this subcategory, so a film that fits two traditions goes where its article places it first.
American Silent Dramas and Adventures
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans - Wikipedia
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is a 1927 American synchronized sound romantic drama directed by German director F. W. Murnau
Greed (Wikipedia)
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Greed is a 1924 American silent psychological drama film written and directed by Erich von Stroheim and based on the 1899 Frank Norris novel McTeague.
Wings (Wikipedia)
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Wings is a 1927 American war film which won the first Academy Award for Best Picture.
Foolish Wives (Wikipedia)
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Foolish Wives is a 1922 American erotic silent drama film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures under their Super-Jewel banner and written and directed by Erich von Stroheim.
The Sheik (film) (Wikipedia)
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The Sheik is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky, directed by George Melford, starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres, and featuring Adolphe Menjou.
Way Down East (Wikipedia)
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Way Down East is a 1920 American silent melodrama film directed by D.
The Big Parade (Wikipedia)
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The Big Parade is a 1925 American silent war drama film directed by King Vidor, starring John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Hobart Bosworth, Tom O'Brien, and Karl Dane.
The Thief of Bagdad (Wikipedia)
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The Thief of Bagdad is a 1924 American silent fantasy adventure film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks, and written by Achmed Abdullah and Lotta Woods.
Orphans of the Storm (Wikipedia)
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Orphans of the Storm is a 1921 American silent melodrama film directed by D.
The Wind (1928 film), Wikipedia
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The Wind is a 1928 American synchronized sound romantic drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.
Underworld (1927 film), Wikipedia
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Underworld (also released as Paying the Penalty) is a 1927 American silent gangster film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Clive Brook, Evelyn Brent and George Bancroft.
The Crowd (1928 film), Wikipedia
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The Crowd is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor and starring James Murray, Eleanor Boardman and Bert Roach.
Wikipedia: Flesh and the Devil
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Flesh and the Devil is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Clarence Brown and stars Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lars Hanson, and Barbara Kent.
Wikipedia: The Docks of New York
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The Docks of New York is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring George Bancroft, Betty Compson, and Olga Baclanova.
The Mark of Zorro (1920 film) (Wikipedia)
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The Mark of Zorro is a 1920 American silent Western romance film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Noah Beery.
Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood (Wikipedia)
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Robin Hood is a 1922 silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery.
The Black Pirate (Wikipedia)
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The Black Pirate is a 1926 American silent color adventure film directed by Albert Parker, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Donald Crisp, Sam De Grasse, and Anders Randolf.
Wikipedia: Beau Geste (1926 film)
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Beau Geste is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and based on the 1924 novel Beau Geste by P.
Wikipedia: Sparrows (1926 film)
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Sparrows is a 1926 American silent drama film about a young woman who rescues a baby from kidnappers.
The Wedding March (1928 film), Wikipedia
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The Wedding March is a 1928 American synchronized sound romantic drama film written and directed by Erich von Stroheim.
Souls for Sale (1923 film), Wikipedia
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Souls for Sale is a 1923 American silent comedy drama film written, directed, and produced by Rupert Hughes, based on the novel of the same name by Hughes.
The Merry Widow (1925 film), Wikipedia
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The Merry Widow is a 1925 American silent romantic drama, black comedy film directed and written by Erich von Stroheim.
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