The Best of 1926

The demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul.

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.

A story about a family torn apart by a worker's strike. At first, the mother wants to protect her family from the troublemakers, but eventually she realizes that her son is right and the workers should strike.

A five-person team of gold prospectors in the Yukon has just begun to enjoy great success when one of the members snaps, and suddenly kills two of the others. The two survivors, a husband and wife, subdue the killer but are then faced with an agonizing dilemma. With no chance of turning him over to the authorities for many weeks, they must decide whether to exact justice themselves or to risk trying to keep him restrained until they can return to civilization.

After having a child out of wedlock, a young Puritan woman is pressured to reveal the name of her lover.

A love-struck weakling must pretend to be boxer in order to gain respect from the family of the girl he loves.

Childhood friends are torn apart when one of them marries the woman the other fiercely loves.

Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.

A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.

Molly, the eldest child at a baby farm hidden deep in a swamp, must rescue the others when their cruel master decides that one of them will be disposed of.

An irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister.

Seeking revenge, an athletic young man joins the pirate band responsible for his father's death.

A couple is brutally murdered in the working-class district of Paris. Later on, the narrative follows the lives of their two daughters, both in love with a Parisian thug and leading them to separate ways.

A group of starving artists try to survive in 1830s Paris, including a seamstress and the would-be playwright she loves.

Georgette lives in Paris with her unexciting, effeminate husband, Maurice. Suzanne lives across the street, spending her time reading romance novels, while dreaming of someone more exciting than her own lackluster spouse, Paul. Both women happen across the other's husband, and they begin their dream affairs. Four people, each cheating on their spouse, none of them aware that their own spouse is cheating - who will tire of the 'excitement' first, and how?

An architect tries suppressing his passion for a seductive woman.

Filmmaker Robert J. Flaherty presents a docufictional account of a family living in a Samoan village in the early 1920s.

While building an irrigation system for a Southwestern desert community, an engineer vies with a local cowboy for the affections of a rancher's daughter.

The story of a female German spy who willingly sacrifices her life for her country.

Two thieves, the Blackbird and West End Bertie, fall in love with the same girl, a French nightclub performer named Fifi. Each man tries to outdo the other to win her heart.

A gruff Marine sergeant and a handsome new recruit compete for the affection of a nurse.

A young girl and her father are kicked out of their house by a cruel noblewoman, and the girl's heart is broken when her sweetheart, the noblewoman's son, won't go to Paris with them. After becoming an opera star in Paris, the girl returns to her homeland and finds her romance with the nobleman rekindled.

A sincere working-class 13-year old in France is adopted by a well-meaning philanthropic millionairess from America -- who promises his doting mother that the boy will have the finest education -- but things are not so simple.

Honey Skinner is proud of her successful husband. When he tells her he's asking for a raise, she knows he'll get it. He asks his boss just as their big client announces he's not renewing his contract. He doesn't get the raise, but he's too embarrassed to tell his wife the truth. She starts planning how to spend that extra $10 a week; the first thing is a new dress suit for him and a new outfit for her so they can fit in at a swanky party. They're the hit of the party, and Honey is embraced by the 'smart set.' Meanwhile, business is bad and Skinner loses his job. The tailor is after him for payment on the suit, and Honey is still spending the salary he doesn't have.

Mabel catches her husband buying lingerie, and he won't explain who it's for. She divorces him, but later learns he was buying her an anniversary gift. She becomes determined to win him back.