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A Throw of Dice

1929

A Throw of Dice

1929
6.3
Two neighboring kings addicted to gambling, Ranjit and his cousin Sohat, vie for the same beautiful young woman, Sunita, daughter of the hermit Kanwa.
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness

1927

Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness

1927
6.8
Elephants disrupt the lives of a family deep in the jungles of Northern Siam, and an entire village.
The Beloved Rogue

1927

The Beloved Rogue

1927
7
François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot.
The General

1926

The General

1926
8
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.
The Holy Mountain

1926

The Holy Mountain

1926
6.6
Professional dancer Diotima finds herself the apex of a love triangle when she is pursued by two mountain climbers, Vigo and his older friend.
The Adventures of Prince Achmed

1926

The Adventures of Prince Achmed

1926
7.5
Taken from The Arabian Nights, the film tells the story of a wicked sorcerer who tricks Prince Achmed into mounting a magical flying horse and sends the rider off on a flight to his death. But the prince foils the magician’s plan, and soars headlong into a series of wondrous adventures.
Don Q Son of Zorro

1925

Don Q Son of Zorro

1925
6.6
Don Cesar De Vega crosses swords with a vicious member of the Queen's Guard, and steals the affection of a young heiress. When the officer frames the young upstart for murder, Don Cesar fakes his own death and retreats to the crumbling ruins of the family castle he plots his vengeance.
The Lost World

1925

The Lost World

1925
6.7
The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.
Peter Pan

1924

Peter Pan

1924
7
Peter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads them off to Never Never Land, where they meet the nefarious Captain Hook.
The Navigator

1924

The Navigator

1924
7.1
The wealthy and impulsive Rollo Treadway decides to propose to his beautiful socialite neighbor, Betsy O'Brien. Although Betsy turns Rollo down, he still opts to go on the cruise that he intended as their honeymoon. When circumstances find both Rollo and Betsy on the wrong ship, they end up having adventures on the high seas.
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

1924

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

1924
7.5
When Kriemhild, thirsty for revenge, marries to Etzel, king of the Huns, she invites King Gunther and his court to visit them, intending to finally take the life of the man responsible of her disgrace.
The Thief of Bagdad

1924

The Thief of Bagdad

1924
7.4
A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

1924

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

1924
7.7
Siegfried, son of King Siegmund of Xanten, travels to Worms, capital of the Burgundian kingdom, to ask King Gunther for the hand of his sister, the beautiful Kriemhild.
Robin Hood

1922

Robin Hood

1922
6.4
Amid big-budget medieval pageantry, King Richard goes on the Crusades leaving his brother Prince John as regent, who promptly emerges as a cruel, grasping, treacherous tyrant. Apprised of England's peril by message from his lady-love Marian, the dashing Earl of Huntingdon endangers his life and honor by returning to oppose John, but finds himself and his friends outlawed, with Marian apparently dead. Enter Robin Hood, acrobatic champion of the oppressed, laboring to set things right through swashbuckling feats and cliffhanging perils!
Beyond the Rocks

1922

Beyond the Rocks

1922
6.2
A young woman dutifully marries an older millionaire and then falls in love with a handsome nobleman-- who'd previously saved her life-- on her unhappy honeymoon.
Cops

1922

Cops

1922
7.2
Buster Keaton gets involved in a series of misunderstandings involving a horse and cart. Eventually he infuriates every cop in the city when he accidentally interrupts a police parade.
The Mark of Zorro

1920

The Mark of Zorro

1920
7.2
Don Diego Vega pretends to be an indolent fop as a cover for his true identity, the masked avenger Zorro. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
Something New

1920

Something New

1920
5.3
A young woman visiting in Mexico is kidnapped by a gang of bandits, who drag her through the rugged wilderness to their hideout. She manages to leave word for her friend Bill, who knows the country well. But when Bill cannot find a horse, his only available form of transportation is his roadster. Nevertheless, he is determined to come to her rescue, even though it means trying to drive the car across miles of rocky, broken terrain.
The Mollycoddle

1920

The Mollycoddle

1920
5.6
An American who has lived much of his life outside the country returns to Arizona for the first time in years and encounters villainy.
Back to God's Country

1919

Back to God's Country

1919
6.2
After her father is killed by an outlaw, Dolores marries Peter. While they're at sea in the Arctic, Dolores meets the ship's captain, who is the man who killed her father. The captain causes an 'accident' to happen to Peter, so Dolores is all alone and defenceless as they drop anchor in a remote harbour.