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Director: Fred Niblo    More Info
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite De La Motte, Robert McKim, Noah Beery, Charles Hill Mailes, Claire McDowell, Noah Beery Jr., Snitz Edwards, Sidney De Gray, George Periolat

 Spanish nobleman Don Diego Vega (Douglas Fairbanks) watches wealthy landowners mistreat their workers while the evil Governor Alvarado (George Periolat) ignores what is happening. The Governor is also taking over the land of aristocrats, including Don Carlos Pulido (Charles Hill Mailes), his wife Dona Catalina (Claire McDowell), and their daughter Lolita (Marguerite De La Motte). Don Diego dons a mask and becomes Zorro fighting for justice and the abdication of the Governor. Zorro is successful, and, after saving Lolita from the advances of the Governor's henchman Captain Ramon (Robert McKim), Zorro kisses Lolita who has been enamored by him and his successful battles against evil. A classic, silent film.

Director: Fred Niblo    More Info
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Leon Bary, George Siegmann, Eugene Pallette, Boyd Irwin, Thomas Holding, Sidney Franklin, Charles Stevens, Nigel De Brulier, Lon Poff

 Adventure star Douglas Fairbanks plays D'Artagnan in this version of the Alexandre Dumas classic. D'Artagnan arrives in Paris hoping to join the King's (Adolphe Menjou) Musketeers (Leon Bary, George Siegmann, and Eugene Pallette). He does so, and soon the Musketeers are involved in preventing the plot of the dastardly Cardinal Richelieu's (Nigel De Brulier) attempt to take over the crown.

Director: Allan Dwan    More Info
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Wallace Beery, Enid Bennett, Alan Hale, Sam De Grasse, Paul Dickey, William Lowery, Billie Bennett, Roy Coulson, Wilson Benge

 Douglas Fairbanks is at his swashbuckling best in this high-budget, silent epic. The Earl of Nottingham (Fairbanks) follows King Richard the Lion Hearted (Wallace Beery) to the Crusades. But, the King's brother, Prince John (Sam De Grasse), who was left behind in charge, ursurps the throne and becomes an oppressive ruler. The Earl takes on the pseudonym of "Robin Hood" and returns to save the day.

Director: Buster Keaton    More Info
Starring: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton, Ward Crane, Erwin Connolly, Kewpie Morgan, George Davis, Ruth Holly, Jane Connelly, Doris Deane

 A film projectionist (Buster Keaton) dreams of being a detective, and–miracle-of-miracles–he falls asleep and finds himself inside the film he is showing. He takes on the persona of Sherlock Jr., ace detective, and becomes involved in mystery stories. One story parallels his own life involving his girlfriend (Kathryn McGuire) and her other suitor (Ward Crane) who has stolen a watch to buy her a large box of chocolates. Camera tricks utilized provide classic moments in silent-film history.

Director: Herbert Brenon    More Info
Starring: Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton, Ralph Forbes, Alice Joyce, Mary Brian, Noah Beery, Norman Trevor, William Powell, George Regas, Bernard Siegel

 After his aunt, Lady Brandon (Alice Joyce) steals valuable jewelry, Beau Geste (Ronald Colman) takes the blame and then flees the country with his brothers, Digby (Neil Hamilton) and John (Ralph Forbes). They join the French Foreign Legion, and Beau and John end up under the leadership of brutal Sergeant Lejaune (Noah Beery) who, unbeknownst to the brothers, is aware that Beau is wanted by the police. Lejaune plots to get the jewels that are rumored to be in Beau's possession, but Arab forces attack, and Beau is killed. More tragedies ensue before John is the sole surviving brother, and he heads home to his fiancee Isobel (Mary Brian). An exellent silent film.

Director: Buster Keaton    More Info
Starring: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Charles Henry Smith, Frank Barnes, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom, Joe Keaton, Mike Donlin, Tom Nawn

 Johnnie Gray (Buster Keaton) gets his chance to be a hero during the Civil War when his train is stolen by the Union Army–and he and the passengers are still aboard. Johnny is the engineer of the train and loves his engine, The General. Johnny mangages to save the General from the Union Army. A commission in the Army and the love of the fair Annabel Lee (Marion Mack) are his rewards for saving the train.

Director: Fritz Lang    More Info
Starring: Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Frohlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Fritz Rasp, Theodor Loos, Heinrich George, Erwin Biswanger, Fritz Alberti, Hanns Leo Reich

 In addition to innovative camera work, this early, classic, silent film gives an eerily accurate prediction of future scientific possibilities–in the year 2000. The film is an example of artistic Expressionism at its best with visual elements reflecting the mood of the theme: the conflicts between the working-class and upper-class residents of the city.

Director: J.P. McGowan    More Info
Starring: James Pierce, Frederick Peters, Edna Murphy, Harold Goodwin, Dorothy Dunbar, D'Arcy Corrigan, Boris Karloff, Robert Bolder

 In this silent film based on the tale by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan (James Pierce–who originated the role on radio and was married to Edgar Rice Burroughs' daughter Joan) is ruler of the jungle and master of a golden lion. Tarzan comes to the rescue of Betty Greystoke (Edna Murphy) when she is kidnapped and threatened with being sacrificed to appease an angry god.

Director: William A. Wellman    More Info
Starring: Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen, Gary Cooper, El Brendel, Jobyna Ralston, Richard Tucker, Henry B. Walthall, Roscoe Karns, Julia Swayne Gordon

 "Wings" won the first Academy Award for Best Picture. It is a silent film that depicts the World War I Air Corps aerial flight sequences and an anti-war statement that tells of buddies who fly in the face of danger.

Director: Ted Wilde    More Info
Starring: Harold Lloyd, Ann Christy, Bert Woodruff, Brooks Benedict, Babe Ruth, Bryan Douglas

 When railroaders try to ruin Grandpa's (Bert Woodruff) horse-drawn bus service, his granddaughter Jane (Ann Christy) gets help from Harold "Speedy" Swift (Harold Lloyd). He hitches up horses to a horsecar, races through New York City streets, and saves the day. Good scenes of the Queensboro and Brooklyn Bridges, Yankee Stadium, Times Square, and Central Park as they were many years ago.

Director: Charles Reisner    More Info
Starring: Buster Keaton, Tom McGuire, Ernest Torrence, Tom Lewis, Marion Byron, Joe Keaton

 Buster Keaton is in fine form in this fun flick about a son (Keaton) coming home to Dad, Steamboat Bill (Ernest Torrence), who owns a rundown steamboat. The town's banker (Tom McGuire) owns a new, luxury steamboat and is attempting to force Bill out of business. Meanwhile, Bill Jr. likes the banker's daughter Kitty (Marion Byron), which is not satisfactory with the dastardly banker. The stunts are good, and the final cyclone scene is a classic.