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1. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.

Directors: Victor Fleming, King Vidor | Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr

Votes: 429,157 | Gross: $2.08M

2. That's Entertainment! (1974)

G | 135 min | Documentary, Family, Musical

Various MGM stars from yesteryear present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50-year history.

Director: Jack Haley Jr. | Stars: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, Peter Lawford

Votes: 5,433 | Gross: $26.89M

3. The Unholy Three (1925)

Passed | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A sideshow ventriloquist, a midget, and a strongman form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" and commit a series of robberies.

Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Lon Chaney, Mae Busch, Matt Moore, Victor McLaglen

Votes: 2,216 | Gross: $0.70M

4. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

Not Rated | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A Jewish prince seeks to find his family and revenge himself upon his childhood friend who had him wrongly imprisoned.

Directors: Fred Niblo, Charles Brabin, Christy Cabanne, J.J. Cohn, Rex Ingram | Stars: Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Betty Bronson

Votes: 7,984 | Gross: $12.45M

5. Greed (1924)

Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Thriller, Western

The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.

Director: Erich von Stroheim | Stars: Gibson Gowland, Zasu Pitts, Jean Hersholt, Dale Fuller

Votes: 10,779 | Gross: $0.16M

6. He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

95 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A bitter clown endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous count who once betrayed him.

Director: Victor Sjöström | Stars: Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Ruth King

Votes: 4,303 | Gross: $0.19M

7. I Take This Woman (1940)

Passed | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A doctor (Spencer Tracy) marries a suicidal woman (Hedy Lamarr) but begins to doubt her fidelity.

Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Frank Borzage, Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, Verree Teasdale, Kent Taylor

Votes: 715

8. West of Zanzibar (1928)

TV-G | 65 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.

Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan, Warner Baxter

Votes: 1,965 | Gross: $0.92M

9. Lady of the Night (1925)

TV-G | 70 min | Drama, Romance

A world-weary prostitute yearns after respectability and the love of an inventor.

Director: Monta Bell | Stars: Norma Shearer, Malcolm McGregor, George K. Arthur, Fred Esmelton

Votes: 795 | Gross: $0.21M

10. The Red Lily (1924)

Passed | 81 min | Drama

Two young lovers escape their past lives to Paris until fate separates them.

Director: Fred Niblo | Stars: Enid Bennett, Ramon Novarro, Wallace Beery, Frank Currier

Votes: 500

11. So This Is Marriage? (1924)

70 min | Comedy, Drama

After 5 years of marriage, Beth and Peter Marsh's life together is a series of rows and reconciliations. Beth is frivolous and extravagant; Peter is domineering and ambitious and has ... See full summary »

Director: Hobart Henley | Stars: Conrad Nagel, Eleanor Boardman, Lew Cody, Clyde Cook

12. A Question of Honor (1922)

70 min | Drama, Romance

Bill Shannon, an engineer in charge of a dam project in the Sierras, is offered a bribe to sell out to Morse, a Wall Street promoter who wants the dam site for his new railroad. Unable to ... See full summary »

Director: Edwin Carewe | Stars: Anita Stewart, Edward Hearn, Arthur Stuart Hull, Walt Whitman

13. Married Flirts (1924)

Passed | 70 min | Drama

Nellie Wayne loses her husband Pendleton to Jill Wetherell by neglecting him and her appearance to pursue her literary ambitions. She goes to Europe, where she becomes fashionable and a ... See full summary »

Director: Robert G. Vignola | Stars: Pauline Frederick, Conrad Nagel, Mae Busch, Huntley Gordon

14. Her Mad Bargain (1921)

60 min | Drama, Romance

After the death of her benefactress, Mrs. Beresford, Alice Lambert is evicted by Ruth, Mrs. Beresford's jealous niece; and in despair Alice seeks employment as a model. Her refusal to ... See full summary »

Director: Edwin Carewe | Stars: Anita Stewart, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Helen Raymond, Adele Farrington

15. Wine of Youth (1924)

72 min | Comedy, Drama

Unlike earlier generations of Marys who used every trickery to secure husbands, Mary the Third questions the validity of marriage in her search for adventure. Unable to decide between quiet... See full summary »

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Eleanor Boardman, James Morrison, Johnnie Walker, Niles Welch

Votes: 414

16. Strangers of the Night (1923)

80 min | Comedy, Mystery

A rousing fusion of satire, mystery and action. Aristrocrat Ambrose Applejohn is aching for excitement. He gets more than he bargained for when the two Russian thieves Anna Valeska and her ... See full summary »

Director: Fred Niblo | Stars: Matt Moore, Enid Bennett, Barbara La Marr, Robert McKim

Gross: $0.21M

17. Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1924)

80 min | Drama, Romance

A young girl is seduced and raped by an older middle class man in Victorian England. After moving on with her path, she gets married. All is well until her husband discovers her past. ... See full summary »

Director: Marshall Neilan | Stars: Blanche Sweet, Conrad Nagel, Stuart Holmes, George Fawcett

Votes: 22

18. 1925 Studio Tour (1925)

Unrated | 32 min | Documentary, Short

A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 is given to meet the people who make the movies there and see how movies are made.

Stars: Mrs. M.F. Lee, Carey Wilson, Howard Hawks, Agnes Christine Johnston

Votes: 429

19. Mike (1926)

70 min | Drama

Mike, the daughter of a railroad section boss, lives with her father and three other children in a remodeled boxcar attached to a railroad work train. Harlan, a section hand, saves the life... See full summary »

Director: Marshall Neilan | Stars: Sally O'Neil, William Haines, Charles Murray, Ned Sparks

Gross: $0.25M

20. Thy Name Is Woman (1924)

90 min | Comedy, Romance

Spanish soldier Juan Ricardo is assigned to obtain evidence against Pedro the Fox, an old smuggler. His acquaintance with Pedro's wife Guerita ripens into mutual love.

Director: Fred Niblo | Stars: Ramon Novarro, Barbara La Marr, William V. Mong, Wallace MacDonald

Votes: 23 | Gross: $0.21M

21. The Snob (1924)

70 min | Drama

Just as Nancy Claxton finished at a convent school, her wealthy father Sherwood is killed in a roadhouse brawl. Stung by the disgrace, she disappears and her sweetheart, Herrick, tries to find her.

Director: Monta Bell | Stars: John Gilbert, Norma Shearer, Conrad Nagel, Phyllis Haver

22. Proud Flesh (1925)

70 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An aristocrat who was raised in Spain returns to the United States and falls in love with a plumber.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Eleanor Boardman, Pat O'Malley, Harrison Ford, Trixie Friganza

Votes: 210

23. Memory Lane (1926)

Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Romance

On the day of her wedding to Jimmie, Mary finds she has not lost her affection for another sweetheart, Joe. A confrontation arises when Jimmie discovers that Joe has come along on their honeymoon.

Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Eleanor Boardman, Conrad Nagel, William Haines, John Steppling

Votes: 26

24. The Sporting Venus (1925)

66 min | Drama, Romance

A rich heiress falls in love with a medical student despite being engaged to a foreign prince.

Director: Marshall Neilan | Stars: Blanche Sweet, Ronald Colman, Lew Cody, Josephine Crowell

Votes: 129

25. Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)

Approved | 9 min | Short, Documentary

This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film celebrated here is Marie Antoinette (1938), which had its premiere at the Carthay Circle ... See full summary »

Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Don Wilson, Judy Garland, Freddie Bartholomew, Una Merkel

Votes: 126

26. The Wife of the Centaur (1924)

81 min | Drama

Gifted but neurotic novelist Jeffrey Dwyer is attracted to young, innocent Joan Converse, but neglects her when he meets sultry Inez Martin. After a short, passionate affair, Inez discards ... See full summary »

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Eleanor Boardman, John Gilbert, Aileen Pringle, Kate Lester

Votes: 40 | Gross: $0.20M

27. Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1925)

60 min | Drama

Julian (Percy Marmont) is a poor artist who lives with wife Edith (Alice Joyce) and their newborn baby in Harlem. Struggling to make ends meet, he foregoes his artistic calling and draws ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Alice Joyce, Percy Marmont, Virginia Marshall, Helena D'Algy

Votes: 20

28. A Midnight Romance (1919)

60 min | Drama, Romance

Marie, a hotel maid, falls in love with millionaire's son Roger, but Roger cannot marry her because of her inferior station and his unwillingness to make his family unhappy thereby. They ... See full summary »

Director: Lois Weber | Stars: Anita Stewart, Jack Holt, Edwin B. Tilton, Elinor Hancock

29. The Wanters (1923)

Passed | 70 min | Drama

Elliot Worthington falls in love with Myra, the maid in his sister's household. Myra is dismissed; Elliot finds her, proposes marriage, and returns home with his new bride. She is snubbed ... See full summary »

Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Marie Prevost, Robert Ellis, Norma Shearer, Gertrude Astor

30. Seeing Stars (1922)

8 min | Documentary, Short

A rare film from First National set a gala celebrity banquet and promoting the releases of several then upcoming films including The Pilgrim (1923), The Balloonatic (1923) and Day Dreams (1922).

Stars: Charles Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Buster Keaton, Thomas H. Ince

Votes: 118

31. Rose o' the Sea (1922)

70 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Tells of a waif from the sea, who on the death of her guardian and protector, is forced to make her own way in New York. Her lack of guile and sophistication wins her a place and esteem. ... See full summary »

Director: Fred Niblo | Stars: Anita Stewart, Rudolph Cameron, Thomas Holding, Margaret Landis

32. The Invisible Fear (1921)

60 min | Drama, Mystery

Sylvia Langdon is haunted by the memory of a would be rapist, whom she believes she has killed.

Director: Edwin Carewe | Stars: Anita Stewart, Walter McGrail, Allan Forrest, Hamilton Morse

33. Sinners in Silk (1924)

60 min | Drama, Romance

Aging roué Arthur Merrill meets flapper Penelope Stevens on an ocean liner and decides to undergo rejuvenation surgery to enjoy life again. Transformed, he attends a wild jazz party given ... See full summary »

Director: Hobart Henley | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Eleanor Boardman, Conrad Nagel, Jean Hersholt

34. The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (1937)

Approved | 17 min | Documentary, Short

This short chronicles, in a semihumorous way, events associated with MGM's 1937 convention for the studio's national sales and distribution staff. First the delegates arrive by train in San... See full summary »

Stars: Louis B. Mayer, Al Lichtman, William F. Rodgers, James E. Davis

Votes: 44

35. Dimples (1916)

50 min | Drama

A young girl goes South to live with her aunt after the death of her miserly father, unaware that her father's treasure is hidden inside her doll.

Director: Edgar Jones | Stars: Mary Miles Minter, William Cowper, John J. Donough, Thomas Carrigan

36. Playthings of Destiny (1921)

70 min | Drama, Romance

Julie Leneau, a country schoolteacher in Canada, becomes the bride of Geoffrey Arnold, but her happiness is shattered by a woman named Claire who convinces Julie that she is Arnold's lawful... See full summary »

Director: Edwin Carewe | Stars: Anita Stewart, Herbert Rawlinson, Walter McGrail, Grace Morse

37. The Denial (1925)

50 min | Drama

Beautiful Mildred Hucks is in love with young Lyman Webb, but her mother is determined to marry her off to an elderly millionaire. When the Spanish-American War breaks out in 1898, Lyman ... See full summary »

Director: Hobart Henley | Stars: Claire Windsor, Bert Roach, William Haines, Lucille Ricksen

38. The Woman He Married (1922)

50 min | Drama, Romance

Natalie Lane, an artist's model, marries Roddy Warren, son of a steel magnate, who has been a persistent suitor and idler; but because she is considered an unsuitable match by his family, ... See full summary »

Director: Fred Niblo | Stars: Anita Stewart, Darrell Foss, Donald MacDonald, William Conklin

39. Old Dad (1920)

50 min | Drama

Mr. Bretton's wife decides she would rather pursue an opera career, so they separate, leaving him to raise their young daughter Daphne (Mildred Harris). She is expelled from boarding school... See full summary »

Director: Lloyd Ingraham | Stars: Mildred Harris, George Stewart, John St. Polis, Myrtle Stedman

40. Confessions of a Queen (1925)

64 min | Drama

The King of Illyris marries a neighboring princess, who finds out he has a mistress.

Director: Victor Sjöström | Stars: Alice Terry, Lewis Stone, John Bowers, Eugenie Besserer

Votes: 83

41. The White Desert (1925)

70 min | Drama

Barry Houston, the superintendent of a gang building a railroad tunnel through a Colorado mountain, warns John Keith, the project engineer, that he is doing too much blasting, thereby ... See full summary »

Director: Reginald Barker | Stars: Claire Windsor, Pat O'Malley, Robert Frazer, Frank Currier

Votes: 17

42. Sowing the Wind (1921)

90 min | Drama

When Rosamond, a convent girl, discovers that her mother is Baby Brabant, a notorious queen of Petworth's gambling house, her ideals are shattered and she denounces her mother's life. ... See full summary »

Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Anita Stewart, James Morrison, Myrtle Stedman, Ralph Lewis

Votes: 22

43. In Old Kentucky (1919)

70 min | Romance

Illiterate Blue Ridge Mountain girl Madge Brierly falls in love with vacationing Blue Grass aristocrat Frank Layson, when he stops Horace Holten from defrauding her of her coal-rich lands. ... See full summary »

Director: Marshall Neilan | Stars: Anita Stewart, Mahlon Hamilton, Edward Coxen, Charles Arling

44. His Hour (1924)

70 min | Drama

Gritzko (John Gilbert) is a Russian nobleman and Tamara (Aileen Pringle) is the object of his desire.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Aileen Pringle, John Gilbert, Emily Fitzroy, Lawrence Grant

Votes: 36 | Gross: $0.20M

45. The Great Divide (1925)

Passed | 80 min | Western

Alone and unprotected in an isolated wilderness cabin, Ruth Jordan is discovered by three drunken brutes who begin to barter for her. In desperation, she appeals to Stephen Ghent, the least... See full summary »

Director: Reginald Barker | Stars: Alice Terry, Conway Tearle, Wallace Beery, Huntley Gordon

46. Harriet and the Piper (1920)

60 min | Drama

Living the Bohemian life in Greenwich Village, Harriet Field is entrapped into a mock marriage with the unscrupulous Royal Blondin. She leaves him and later accepts a job as companion to ... See full summary »

Director: Bertram Bracken | Stars: Anita Stewart, Ward Crane, Charles Richman, Myrtle Stedman

47. Man and Maid (1925)

60 min | Comedy, Romance

During the World War, Alathea Bulteel, a Red Cross nurse, discovers the prostrate form of an English officer among the ruins of a bombed building in Paris. She cares for him until help ... See full summary »

Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Lew Cody, Harriet Hammond, Renée Adorée, Paulette Duval

48. The Great Secret (1917)

Action, Adventure

A wealthy young athlete comes to the aid of a beautiful heiress, whose fortune is being threatened by two arch villains, The Great Master and Doctor Zulph.

Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Francis X. Bushman, Beverly Bayne, Fred R. Stanton, Edward Connelly

Votes: 27

49. The Inferior Sex (1920)

50 min | Drama

When his honeymoon is over, Knox Randall shifts his attention from his wife Ailsa to his business. Feeling neglected, Ailsa accepts her sister-in-law Clarissa's advice that a little ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Henabery | Stars: Mildred Harris, Milton Sills, Mary Alden, John Steppling

50. The Silent Accuser (1924)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack's dog, Peter the Great, is the sole witness to Phil's murder of Barbara Jane's stepfather. Peter fetches his master, and Jack's presence at the scene of the crime results in his being ... See full summary »

Director: Chester M. Franklin | Stars: Eleanor Boardman, Raymond McKee, Earl Metcalfe, Paul Weigel

Votes: 18