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Romance in the 1920s

by Chihir0 • Created 10 years ago • Modified 10 years ago
Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and a lot of other filmmakers brought us retro romances in the 1920s.

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  • Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, and George O'Brien in Sunrise (1927)

    1. Sunrise

    19271h 34mPassed95Metascore
    8.1 (55K)
    A married farmer falls under the spell of a sophisticated woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
    DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsGeorge O'BrienJanet GaynorMargaret Livingston
  • Buster Keaton in The General (1926)

    2. The General

    19261h 18mPassed
    8.1 (103K)
    After being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to his crucial civilian role, an engineer must single-handedly recapture his beloved locomotive after it is seized by Union spies and return it through enemy lines.
    DirectorsClyde BruckmanBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonMarion MackGlen Cavender
  • Charles Chaplin in The Gold Rush (1925)

    3. The Gold Rush

    19251h 35mApproved
    8.1 (124K)
    A prospector goes to the Klondike during the 1890s gold rush in hopes of making his fortune, and is smitten with a girl he sees in a dance hall.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinMack SwainTom Murray
  • Charles Chaplin in The Circus (1928)

    4. The Circus

    19281h 12mG90Metascore
    8.1 (37K)
    The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinMerna KennedyAl Ernest Garcia
  • Buster Keaton and Harry Gribbon in The Cameraman (1928)

    5. The Cameraman

    19281h 16mPassed
    8.0 (14K)
    Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion-picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire.
    DirectorsEdward SedgwickBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonMarceline DayHarold Goodwin
  • Louise Brooks and József Bottlik in Pandora's Box (1929)

    6. Pandora's Box

    19291h 49mNot Rated
    7.7 (12K)
    The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.
    DirectorGeorg Wilhelm PabstStarsLouise BrooksFritz KortnerFrancis Lederer
  • Seven Chances (1925)

    7. Seven Chances

    192556mPassed
    7.8 (12K)
    A man learns that he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7PM that evening.
    DirectorBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonRuth DwyerT. Roy Barnes
  • Buster Keaton, Buster Keaton Jr., Joe Keaton, and Natalie Talmadge in Our Hospitality (1923)

    8. Our Hospitality

    19231h 5mPassed
    7.7 (13K)
    A man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.
    DirectorsJohn G. BlystoneBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonNatalie TalmadgeJoe Keaton
  • Eleanor Boardman and James Murray in The Crowd (1928)

    9. The Crowd

    19281h 38mNot Rated
    8.0 (9.7K)
    The life of a man and woman together in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles, and downfalls.
    DirectorKing VidorStarsEleanor BoardmanJames MurrayBert Roach
  • Joan Crawford and Lon Chaney in The Unknown (1927)

    10. The Unknown

    19271h 8mUnrated
    7.7 (9.8K)
    A criminal on the run hides in a circus and seeks to possess the daughter of the ringmaster at any cost.
    DirectorTod BrowningStarsLon ChaneyNorman KerryJoan Crawford
  • The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)

    11. The Adventures of Prince Achmed

    19261h 20mNot Rated
    7.8 (7.4K)
    A handsome prince rides a flying horse to faraway lands and embarks on magical adventures, which include befriending a witch, meeting Aladdin, battling demons and falling in love with a princess.
    DirectorsLotte ReinigerCarl Koch
  • Clara Bow and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Wings (1927)

    12. Wings

    19272h 24mPG-1378Metascore
    7.5 (15K)
    Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.
    DirectorsWilliam A. WellmanHarry d'Abbadie d'ArrastStarsClara BowCharles 'Buddy' RogersRichard Arlen
  • The Big Parade (1925)

    13. The Big Parade

    19252h 31mNot Rated
    7.9 (7.6K)
    A young American soldier witnesses the horrors of the Great War.
    DirectorsKing VidorGeorge W. HillStarsJohn GilbertRenée AdoréeHobart Bosworth
  • Mary Philbin and Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs (1928)

    14. The Man Who Laughs

    19281h 50mNot Rated
    7.6 (8.7K)
    When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
    DirectorPaul LeniStarsMary PhilbinConrad VeidtJulius Molnar
  • George Bancroft and Betty Compson in The Docks of New York (1928)

    15. The Docks of New York

    19281h 16mNot Rated
    7.5 (5.3K)
    A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.
    DirectorJosef von SternbergStarsGeorge BancroftBetty CompsonOlga Baclanova
  • Lon Chaney and Patsy Ruth Miller in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

    16. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    19232h 13mPassed
    7.2 (6.5K)
    In 15th-century Paris, the brother of the archdeacon plots with the gypsy king to foment a peasant revolt. Meanwhile, a freakish hunchback falls in love with a gypsy dancer.
    DirectorWallace WorsleyStarsLon ChaneyPatsy Ruth MillerNorman Kerry
  • Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess in Way Down East (1920)

    17. Way Down East

    19202h 25mPassed
    7.3 (6.1K)
    A naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.
    DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishRichard BarthelmessMrs. David Landau
  • He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

    18. He Who Gets Slapped

    19241h 35m
    7.7 (4.6K)
    A bitter clown endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous baron who once betrayed him.
    DirectorVictor SjöströmStarsLon ChaneyNorma ShearerJohn Gilbert
  • Buster Keaton in Battling Butler (1926)

    19. Battling Butler

    19261h 17mPassed
    7.0 (4.2K)
    A love-struck weakling must pretend to be boxer in order to gain respect from the family of the girl he loves.
    DirectorBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonSnitz EdwardsSally O'Neil
  • 7th Heaven (1927)

    20. 7th Heaven

    19271h 50m
    7.5 (4.4K)
    A street cleaner saves a young woman's life, and the pair slowly fall in love until war intervenes.
    DirectorFrank BorzageStarsJanet GaynorCharles FarrellBen Bard
  • Clara Bow in It (1927)

    21. It

    19271h 12mPassed
    7.2 (3.8K)
    A salesgirl pursues a handsome playboy.
    DirectorsClarence G. BadgerJosef von SternbergStarsClara BowAntonio MorenoWilliam Austin
  • Barbara Kent and Glenn Tryon in Lonesome (1928)

    22. Lonesome

    19281h 9mPassed
    7.7 (2.8K)
    Two lonely people in the big city meet and enjoy the thrills of an amusement park, only to lose each other in the crowd after spending a great day together. Will they ever see each other again?
    DirectorPál FejösStarsBarbara KentGlenn TryonFay Holderness
  • Edna Purviance in A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)

    23. A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

    19231h 22mPassed76Metascore
    6.9 (6.6K)
    A kept woman runs into her former fiancé and finds herself torn between love and comfort.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsEdna PurvianceClarence GeldertCarl Miller
  • Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in A Woman of Affairs (1928)

    24. A Woman of Affairs

    19281h 38mPassed
    7.1 (1.8K)
    When two childhood sweethearts are kept from marrying, misery ensues.
    DirectorClarence BrownStarsGreta GarboJohn GilbertLewis Stone
  • Janet Gaynor in Street Angel (1928)

    25. Street Angel

    19281h 42mNot Rated
    7.3 (2.7K)
    A woman on the run from the law finds her past catching up to her just as she is on the verge of true happiness.
    DirectorFrank BorzageStarsJanet GaynorCharles FarrellNatalie Kingston

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