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The
Air Circus 1928 Fox Films Two brash young
men flirt with a pretty woman on their way to aviation school, telling
her what good pilots they are. The woman shows up at their school and
is a skilled pilot. On his first solo flight, one of the men panics.
When he sees that his friend and the woman are in trouble because their
plane has mechanical problems, he is able to overcome his fear and rescue
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Karenina 1915 Fox Film Corp. Anna, the beautiful wife of Baron Alexis Karenin, falls in love with cavalry officer Prince Vronsky and becomes his mistress. When Alexis discovers her infidelity, he throws Anna out of the house and she is not allowed to see her beloved son. Vronsky tires of the affair and a disconsolate Anna throws herself in front of a train.
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The Aryan 1916 New
York Motion Picture Corp. Saloon
girl Trixie takes hard-working miner Steve Denton’s gold and hides
a message from his dying mother. Steve kills Trixie’s lover and
takes her into the desert with him where he becomes the leader of a
gang of Indian and Mexican bandits. The bitter Steve refuses to aid
a lost caravan of pioneers until a young girl begs for his help. Her
belief that no white man would refuse to help a woman in danger touches
Steve and he leads the caravan to safety. |
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New York Motion
Picture Company A young woman’s beau fights for the North while her brother fights for the South. All three of their lives are changed by the Battle of Gettysburg, where the Confederate troops led by General George Pickett are defeated. President Lincoln delivers his famous speech. |
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Battle of the Sexes 1914 Majestic Motion
Picture Co. Frank Andrews begins a secret affair with his new neighbor Cleo; gradually paying more attention to her than to his family or his business. When his daughter Jane confronts Cleo, Cleo regrets the romance and the two devise a plan to end the affair. Frank reconciles with his family and Cleo moves away.
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Beau Sabreur 1928
In this sequel to Beau Geste, Henri de Beaujolais must decide between love and duty as he negotiates a peace treaty between France and the Sheikh El Hammel.
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Bound in Morocco 1918 Douglas Fairbanks
Pictures Corp. In Morocco, the Boy disguises himself as a female attendant in the cruel Basha El Harib’s harem in order to free an American girl and her mother. After the three escape, they drive across the desert to safety. |
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Paramount Pictures Working class Lena is secretly married to Franz, a student officer. After she has his child, Franz’ father takes the baby away. Feeling guilty and powerless that he cannot intervene, Franz commits suicide. Lena steals the child and raises him in an Hungarian village. The child grows up and leaves to fight in World War I.
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| The Celebrated Scandal 1915 Fox Film Corp Spanish diplomat Don Julian invites Ernesto, the son of a deceased friend, to move in with him and his wife, Teodora. When he was alive, Ernesto’s father exposed Alvarez as a traitor. The vengeful Alvarez starts a rumor that Ernesto and Teodora are having an affair and Don Julian loses his diplomatic appointment. Alvarez seriously wounds Don Julian in a duel. Ernesto then challenges Alvarez to a duel and kills him. Ernesto convinces the dying Don Julian that his wife was indeed faithful.
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Clarence
1922 Paramount Pictures Mr. Wheeler hires war veteran Clarence as a handyman around the house and havoc breaks out in the volatile Wheeler household. Mr. Wheeler’s secretary accuses Clarence of being a deserter. A letter proves that he is actually a university professor and Clarence is able to win the heart of his beloved Violet, the Wheeler’s governess.
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| Cleopatra
1917 Fox Film Corporation The epic story of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, and her romances with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony.
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Confessions
of a Queen 1925 Metro-Goldwyn Pictures King Christian of
Illyria spends more time with his mistress than with his bride, Princess
Frederika. Frederika is comforted by the King’s cousin, Prince
Alexei. Revolution breaks out and the king and Frederika abdicate to
Paris. Alexei works to restore the King’s power, but the king
is jealous of his cousin’s relationship with his wife. Alexei
takes the throne and plots to poison the king. Frederika intervenes
and saves her husband’s life. Frederika and the king live happily
in exile while Alexei rules over a divided Illyria. |
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Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
1921 Fox Film Corp.-Mark
Twain Co. Wealthy Martin Cavendish
is supposed to marry Lady Gordon, but he is in love with his mother’s
personal secretary, Betty. One evening he is knocked unconscious by
a burglar while reading about Camelot. He dreams that he is in King
Arthur’s castle in sixth century England. He escapes execution
when he predicts an eclipse of the sun. He is knighted and defeats Sir
Sagramore in a tournament with his lariat. When Marty regains consciousness,
he and Betty elope. |
The
Conqueror 1917 Fox Film Corporation Raised in the country among the Cherokee Indians, Sam Houston becomes a politician in order to win the hand of Eliza, the daughter of Nashville aristocrats. When he learns that she married him only so she could be the first lady of Tennessee, an angry Sam goes to Texas. After her father is killed by Sidney Stokes, a remorseful Eliza searches for Sam. In danger from marauding Mexicans, Eliza is rescued by Sam and his friends, the Cherokee Indians. |
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pictures Marianne is raised
by peasants in Brittany when her Parisian mother does not want to give
up her lifestyle. When she is grown, she moves to Paris and falls in
love with Lucien, a soldier. Marianne becomes an actress with the help
of the producer Legrande, a former lover of her mother. Seduced by fame,
wealth, and Legrande, Marianne forsakes Lucien. Ultimately she gives
up her career for Lucien, and the couple settle down in the country. |
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Dragnet
1928 Paramount Famous
Lasky Corp. Framed by gangster Frank Trent for the death of his partner, “Two-Gun” Nolan turns to drink. With the help of Trent’s correspondent “The Magpie,” Nolan is able to redeem himself and capture Trent. Nolan and “The Magpie” marry.
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Dry
Martini 1928 Fox Film Corp. American expatriate Willoughby Quimby lives in Paris since he divorced his wife ten years ago. When his daughter Elisabeth comes to visit, Quimby gives up his martinis and his mistresses. Elisabeth falls for Paul, an artist and playboy. Quimby’s young friend Freddie Fletcher saves Elisabeth from this dangerous relationship. Elisabeth and Freddie marry and return to the United States and Quimby goes back to his martinis.
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Fox Film Corp. Fabienne, a young Parisienne, marries Arab Prince Fazil but she is unhappy living in the desert. After a quarrel, Prince Fazil leaves her and starts a harem. Jealous, Fabienne returns to Fazil. A group arrives to rescue Fabienne and Fazil is fatally wounded. Before he dies, Fazil poisons Fabienne and the two are united in death.
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The Flaming Frontier 1926 Universal Pictures Pony Express rider
Bob Langdon enters Westpoint with the assistance of Senator Stanwood.
Langdon and Betty, the Senator’s daughter, fall in love. To protect
the Senator’s son from a scandal, Langdon takes the blame for
an incident with a woman and he is expelled from Westpoint. Langdon
joins the command of General Custer and is able to clear his name when
he brings a crooked Indian agent to justice. |
Flaming Youth 1923
Fearing an unhappy marriage like those she has seen in her family, Patricia Fentriss turns down the proposal of Cary Scott. Instead, she joins Leo Stenak on a yachting party in the Caribbean. When Stenak tries to have his way with her, Patricia escapes by jumping overboard. Once rescued and back home, Patricia marries Cary.
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Rex Ingram In Algeria, Androvsky rescues the devout catholic heiress Domini Enfilden from a Bedouin riot. The two fall in love and marry. During a sandstorm, Androvsky confesses that he is Trappist monk and that he has broken his vows. He returns to the monastery. |
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1928
Lounge singer and gold digger Lorelei Lee sails for Europe with girlfriend Dorothy and sets her sights on rich bachelor and moralist Henry Spoffard. |
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Great Love 1918 D.W. Griffith American solder James Young falls in love with Susie Broadplains in London during World War I. Her father disapproves of their relationship and convinces Susie to marry Sir Roger Brighton, a cad who is only marrying Susie for her money. Jim foils a plot by Brighton to aid the Germans. Brighton kills himself and Jim and Susie are reunited. |
The
Greatest Thing in Life 1918 D.W. Griffith Much to his chagrin, Edward, the son of a wealthy New York family, finds himself falling in love with Jeanette, a cigar shop salesgirl. She doesn’t like his condescending attitude. Fighting in World War I, a black soldier offers Edward his last bit of water. When the soldier is shot, Edward kisses him on the cheek as he dies. Moved by all he has seen during the war, Edward is reunited with Jeanette. |
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Angela Whitaker and her grandfather Joel move to Hollywood. She hopes to be a movie star and he hopes the climate will help restore his health. To Angela’s dismay, her grandfather is the one who gets the parts. When Lem, Angela’s boyfriend from home, and the rest of her family come to Hollywood to rescue Joel from the evils of Hollywood, they, too, become actors. |
The Homesteader 1919
Jean Baptiste, a
black man, and Agnes Stewart, a Scottish girl, fall in love in South
Dakota after she rescues him during a blizzard. Fearful of the many
obstacles to their relationship, Baptiste moves back East to his family
and marries Orlean, a preacher’s daughter. Orlean’s father
tries to discredit Baptiste. Unable to stand up to her father, Orlean
goes insane, killing her father and herself. Baptiste returns to South
Dakota and finds love again with Agnes, who has learned that she is
black. |
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo 1919
Wealthy Fifth Avenue
bon vivant Teddy Drake decides to stop being selfish and to do something
good for a change. He takes a train to the Southwest and ends up helping
Manuel Lopez and Rita Allison escape the clutches of a corrupt sheriff.
Teddy proposes to Rita and takes her with him to New York. |
Yvonne’s father was electrocuted when she was young and her mother raises her to be a criminal and to avenge her father’s death. Yvonne loves Red, her partner in crime, and fears that jail and/or the electric chair will separate them. When her attempts to reform him fail, she shoots him in the shoulder to prevent him from taking part in a robbery. They surrender to make amends for their crimes and to start a new life. |
The Last Moment 1928
This experimental
drama opens with a shot of man drowning, his hand reaching out of the
water. After a series of very quick shots, the film shows the highlights
of the man’s life from childhood until the day he walks into the
pond to end his life. He wades in until only his hand is visible. Then
the hand sinks below the surface and only bubbles rise to the surface. |
Legion of the Condemned 1928
Gale Price joins
the French Air Legion after finding his girlfriend Christine with a
German officer. When he is ordered to drop a spy behind enemy lines,
he is surprised to discover that the spy is Christine. The pair are
captured by the Germans and rescued by Gale’s unit. Christine
and Gale reconcile. |
Life Without Soul 1915
Scientist Victor Frawley is excited by his invention of a potion that is “the chemistry of life.” After his fiancée Elizabeth and his friends warn him of the dangerous consequences of his discovery, Victor falls asleep while reading Frankenstein. Victor dreams that the man he creates is a soulless monster who goes on a murderous rampage, killing Elizabeth and others close to Victor. When he wakes from the nightmare, Victor destroys his invention. |
Life’s Whirlpool 1917
Esther Carey marries
heartless John Martin after the death of her invalid father. John and
his spinster sister Ruth make Esther’s life miserable. Esther
and Dr. Henry Gray, a former suitor, rekindle their love but he leaves
for the war because she is a married woman. John Martin is killed by
a farmer he ruined but Esther is charged with the murder. The farmer
confesses to the murder and Henry returns from the war and reunites
with Esther. |
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Catherine Hubscher is a carefree young laundress in Paris. Among her customers are two young soldiers, Napoleon and Lefebvre. Napoleon becomes emperor and Lefebvre becomes the Duke of Danzig. Catherine marries Lefebvre but her common ways disturb the court. Napoleon orders the duke to divorce Catherine, but when she reminds him of his unpaid laundry bills, he relents.
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The Man From Blankley’s 1930
Hoping to receive his financial aid, the Tidmarshes throw a dinner party in honor of wealthy uncle Gabriel Gilwattle. A tipsy Lord Strathpeffer arrives at the Tidmarsh’s in error and is mistaken for the guest that was hired to even out the number of guests. Looking for the missing lord, a police inspector arrives and confirms his true identity.
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Man, Woman and Sin 1927
Reporter Al Whitcomb
worked his way up from folding newspapers to the newsroom. He loves
Vera Worth, the society editor, but Vera is the newspaper owner’s
mistress. Al kills the owner in self-defense at Vera’s apartment,
but Vera lies at the trial to protect her reputation and social standing.
She later recants and Al is set free. |
Mockery 1927
During the Russian revolution, Countess Tatiana promises the peasant Sergei food, a job and friendship if he will escort her to Novokursk. Sergei gets the Countess to Novokursk safely but he is given only a menial job as a reward. He grows to despise the Countess and all of the upper class. He attacks the countess during an uprising, but as soldiers are about to kill him, she saves his life because he protected her in the past. He later dies defending her during another rebellion. |
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Professor Ezra Botts is a shy and timid psychology professor who is secretly in love with Molly, his housekeeper’s daughter. During a meeting of the spiritual society that he chairs, Botts goes into a trance and Ek, an aggressive spirit, enters his body. Ek fights and defeats Ben Wadley, a no-good suitor of Molly’s. When Ek leaves the professor’s body, Botts has no memory of what happened during his trance. Botts discovers that Molly loves him and he is nominated for mayor. |
The
Patriot 1928 Count Pahlen is the only aide Czar Paul trusts. Pahlen knows his friend the Czar is mad and reluctantly plots to remove the ruler from power because of his horrific acts against the Russian people. The Czar is killed and Pahlen shoots himself. As he lays dying, he tells his mistress, “I have been a bad friend and lover-but I have been a patriot.” A trailer of The Patriot has been restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. UCLA also holds excerpts from the feature. The Patriot earned five Academy Award nominations (with Hanns Kraly winning an Oscar for his screenplay) and was the last silent film to be nominated for Best Picture. A synchronized musical score and sound effects were added in after production, both against the wishes of director Ernst Lubitsch. |
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Sheba travels to Jerusalem to see if reports of Solomon’s wisdom are true. She and Solomon fall in love, angering his wife, Amrath. Amrath’s father, the pharoah, threatens war if Solomon leaves Amrath for Sheba. Sheba returns to her homeland with Solomon’s son. |
The River 1928
Young and naïve
Allen John Spender travels down the river on his barge. He meets and
is attracted to the streetwise Rosalee. Rosalee falls for the innocent
Spender, but she has promised to be faithful to her lover, a man in
jail for murder. When the man gets out of jail and wants Rosalee back,
Spender realizes his love for Rosalee. After defeating the former lover,
Spender and Rosalee journey on down the river. |
The Rogue Song 1930
Yegor, the singing
leader of a band of mountain bandits, meets Princess Vera at an inn
and they fall in love. When Yegor learns that Vera’s brother raped
his sister Nadja, Yegor kidnaps Vera and forces her to live a life of
servitude. Vera is able to plot her UCLA Film and Television Archive has restored a trailer for Rogue Song as well as a surviving fragment of the Swan ballet choreographed by Albertina Rasch with the Albertina Rasch Dancers |
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Salome, the cousin
of King Herod, plots the deaths of Prince David and Queen Miriam. John
the Baptist denounces King Herod’s reign and is imprisoned. After
John the Baptist spurns Salome’s advances, she vows revenge. Salome
dances the dance of the seven veils for Herod and asks for the head
of John the Baptist. When she kisses the decapitated head, a storm breaks
out and a frightened Herod orders Salome’s execution. |
The Scarlet Letter 1917
Hester Prynne must
wear a scarlet letter “A” on her clothing when she gives
birth to her daughter Pearl out of wedlock. Hester does not reveal that
the Revered Dimmesdale is the father of her child. |
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Senorita 1927
Francesca Hernandez is a talented horsewoman and fencer, as skilled as any man. Her grandfather, Don Francisco, believes that his grandchild is a boy and calls for his grandson to help him in his feud with Ramon Oliveros and his family. Francesca disguises herself as a caballero and through a series of stunning feats is able to recover the family’s fortune. Ramon’s cousin, Roger, returns from Europe and falls in love with Francesca (out of disguise). After she defeats Ramon is a duel, she must fight Roger. Roger doesn’t recognize her until after he has wounded her. They end the feud. |
The arrogant and profligate Cock Robin is a performer in a Hungarian carnival. Cock Robin is also a thief and when the police come after him, he seeks refuge with Salome, another performer in the carnival. Salome writes letters to a blind soldier and her goodness causes Robin to reform. The two fall in love and the Greek manager of the sideshow becomes insanely jealous. He plants a poisonous gila monster in Salome’s room, but the lizard attacks and kills the Greek instead of Robin. |
Siege 1925
Aunt Augusta, the strong-willed head of the wealthy Ruyland family, breaks up the happy marriage of her nephew Kenyon and his bride Frederika by raising suspicions about Frederika’s faithfulness. Frederika wins Aunt Augusta’s love and approval when she risks her own life to save that of the elderly woman. Frederika and Kenyon happily reunite. |
So Big 1924
After returning from a tour of Europe with her father, finishing school graduate Selina Peake is left destitute when her father is killed after losing his fortune gambling. She finds work teaching high school and marries Pervus DeJong, a poor and uneducated farmer. The only bright spot in Selina’s dreary life is her son, Dirk, whom she nicknames “So Big.” After Pervus dies, Selina works hard to make their farm profitable and Dirk becomes an architect. Dirk becomes embroiled in a messy affair with Mrs. Storm and Selina begs Mr. Storm not to name Dirk in the divorce suit. A repentant Dirk reunites with his true love, the artist Dallas. |
Street Angel 1928
Angela, a poor young Neapolitan woman, steals in order to buy medicine for her sick mother. On the run from the police, she joins a traveling circus. Gino, a painter, asks her to pose as the Madonna. The police catch Angela and she goes to prison. In love with Angela, Gino becomes despondent and believes that she was not worthy of posing for his portrait. When she is released from prison, Angela sees her portrait hanging in a church. She meets Gino and explains to him why she committed the crime, convincing him that she is indeed an honorable person, honorable enough to pose for the Madonna. |
The Street of Sin 1928
“Basher Bill,” a former prizefighter turned burglar, lives with his fiancee Annie. He meets Elizabeth, who takes care of abandoned children in the Salvation Army shelter. Touched by her goodness, Bill confesses to Elizabeth and decides to reform. Jealous, Annie gives him up to the police. He is shot trying to protect Elizabeth and the children when the gang uses them as a human shield against the police. As he dies, he tells Annie to save her soul by joining the Salvation Army. |
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Peter Whitby, a
young draftsman in an architectural firm, takes the boss’s niece,
Rose, out to a rather notorious nightclub. When they see her uncle there,
they leave. It is raining and the only way Peter can get a cab is to
buy one. Unfortunately, the cab he purchases was the get-away car in
a robbery and he is arrested for the crime. Peter is fired and loses
Rose. In time Peter manages to clear his name, get his job back, and
marry Rose. |
“That Royle Girl” 1925
Young Joan Daisy Royle becomes involved with orchestra leader Fred Ketlar. When his wife is murdered, Ketlar is arrested. Daisy testifies in his defense and straight-laced District Attorney Calvin Clarke is attracted to her. After Ketlar is convicted and sentenced to die, Daisy seeks to prove his innocence. Disguising herself, she gets evidence that implicates the gangster George Baretta. A cyclone hits town and Baretta and his gang are all killed. Clarke and Daisy call the governor to pardon Ketlar. Clarke proposes to Daisy and she accepts happily. |
A Woman’s Resurrection 1915
Peasant girl Katusha is seduced by Prince Dimitri. After he leaves her to go to war, Katusha loses the baby and starts to live a decadent lifestyle. When she is accused of poisoning a wealthy merchant, Prince Dimitri serves on her jury. Trying to prove her innocence, he admits he was the cause of her downfall. Katusha is convicted anyway and sentenced to Siberia. The prince and his servant follow her to Siberia. When the commanding officer demands sexual favors from Katusha, the prince kills him in a duel. Katusha jumps in front of the prince to protect him and she too is killed.
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The World’s Applause 1923
Successful Broadway actress Corinne d’Alys is famous both for her acting and her private life. She doesn’t listen to warnings from her manager, John Elliott, that the public attention she craves can also destroy her. Corinne is linked to the artist John Townsend and his wife (Elliott’s sister) stabs him in a jealous rage. Elliott takes the blame to protect his sister, but when she discovers that he is love with Corinne, the sister confesses to her crime. Corinne and John clear their names and find happiness together. |
The Young Rajah 1922
Believed to be a descendant of Arjuna, the mortal brother of the god Krishna, a young rajah is sent to America for safety. Raised as Amos Judd, he becomes a popular student at Harvard and falls in love with Molly Cabot. Amos can see the future in his dreams and on the day before his wedding with Molly, he dreams that he will be attacked. He enters a sanatorium for protection, but still Amos is attacked. He is rescued and told he must return to India and his people. Amos reluctantly leaves Molly to fulfill his duty, but he is hopeful because he dreamed that he marries Molly in a Hindu ceremony. |
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