Watchlist_1900s & 1910s
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1. The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917)
Horror, Comedy
As a practical joke, an actor impersonates the screen monster he made famous. Complications ensue.
Directors: Paul Wegener, Rochus Gliese | Stars: Paul Wegener, Lyda Salmonova, Rochus Gliese, Wilhelm Diegelmann
Votes: 60
2. The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (1914)
Not Rated | 78 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Prevented from dating his sweetheart by his uncle, a young man turns his thoughts to murder.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Henry B. Walthall, Spottiswoode Aitken, Blanche Sweet, George Siegmann
Votes: 1,427
3. The Bells (1918)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A murderer is driven slowly insane by a sequence of coincidences and suggestive events which will not allow him to escape his own sense of guilt for his crime.
Director: Ernest C. Warde | Stars: Frank Keenan, Lois Wilson, Edward Coxen, Carl Stockdale
Votes: 18
4. The Black Night (1916)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A lord changes places with a dead jewel thief in order to steal his wife's letters back from a blackmailer.
Director: Percy Nash | Stars: Gregory Scott, Joseph R. Tozer
Votes: 23
5. The Valley of Fear (1916)
108 min | Adventure, Crime
An ex-convict tries to kill the detective who once posed as a member of an American hooded clan.
Director: Alexander Butler | Stars: H.A. Saintsbury, Daisy Burrell, Booth Conway, Jack McCauley
Votes: 29
6. Black Orchids (1917)
50 min | Drama, Horror
Frivolous young Marie de Severac is frightened into following a more virtuous path, when her father relates a story in which an equally frivolous woman is entombed alive.
Director: Rex Ingram | Stars: Cleo Madison, Dick La Reno, Francis McDonald, Wedgwood Nowell
Votes: 25
7. Creaking Stairs (1919)
Passed | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Dearie Lane loves Fred Millard, but she turns down his offer of marriage because she was once involved with the disreputable Mark Winfield. When she explains the situation, Fred forgives ... See full summary »
Director: Rupert Julian | Stars: Mary MacLaren, Herbert Prior, Jack Mulhall, Clarissa Selwynne
Votes: 18
8. Eerie Tales (1919)
112 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
A demon, a reaper, and the ghost of a prostitute read gothic short stories and act them out.
Director: Richard Oswald | Stars: Anita Berber, Conrad Veidt, Reinhold Schünzel, Hugo Döblin
Votes: 658
9. Lilith and Ly (1919)
Horror
In this apparently lost film an inventor uses a strange jewel to bring to life a statue of Lilith, and falls in love with her. Soon, however, she begins to appear on a screen, also ... See full summary »
Director: Erich Kober | Stars: Herr Akner, Elga Beck, Ernst Escherich, August Hartner
10. Mortmain (1915)
50 min | Drama, Horror
Surgeon Crisp announces to his student doctors and friends that he has solved the problem of limb-grafting, and shows proofs. Among those deeply interested is Mortmain, a friend of Dr. ... See full summary »
Director: Theodore Marston | Stars: Robert Edeson, Donald Hall, Edward Elkas, Joseph Weber
Votes: 27
11. Sacrifice (1918)
88 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Insane doctor Ten Brinken, using the semen of a dead man, artificially inseminate a prostitute. The resultant child grows up to be a beautiful but evil woman who turns against the man who created her.
Directors: Eugen Illés, Joseph Klein | Stars: Szokol Aoles, Max Auzinger, Joseph Klein, Friedrich Kühne
Votes: 31
12. The Beetle (1919)
61 min | Drama, Horror
A beetle is possessed by the soul of an ancient Egyptian princess, who is determined to get her revenge on a member of the British Parliament.
Director: Alexander Butler | Stars: Maudie Dunham, Hebden Foster, Fred Morgan, Frank Reade
Votes: 23
13. The Brand of Satan (1917)
55 min | Horror
A man discovers that he has two personalities--and one of them is a notorious strangler.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Montagu Love, Gerda Holmes, Evelyn Greeley, Al Hart
14. The Craving (1918)
50 min | Drama, Horror
An Indian scholar seeks an American colleague who is working on a powerful explosive, trying to get to his formula by taking advantage of his drinking problem.
Directors: Francis Ford, John Ford | Stars: Francis Ford, Mae Gaston, Peter Gerald, Duke Worne
Votes: 110
15. The Crimson Stain Mystery (1916)
Horror, Mystery
Dr. Montrose's attempts to develop a chemical which would make a person super-intelligent fail, and the subjects of his experiments metamorphose into hideous monsters who band together and ... See full summary »
Director: T. Hayes Hunter | Stars: Maurice Costello, Ethel Grandin, Thomas J. McGrane, Olga Olonova
Votes: 25
16. The Ghost Breaker (1914)
60 min | Adventure, Horror
The treasure of the Aragon family has never been found or any trace of it, until one day, while Princess Maria Theresa is looking over her jewels, she drops the casket and a secret ... See full summary »
Directors: Oscar Apfel, Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: H.B. Warner, Rita Stanwood, Theodore Roberts, Betty Johnson
Votes: 44
17. The Golem (1914)
60 min | Horror
An antiques dealer finds a golem, a clay statue that had been brought to life four centuries earlier by a Kabbalist rabbi to protect his people from persecution. The dealer resurrects the golem as a servant but it goes on a rampage.
Directors: Paul Wegener, Henrik Galeen | Stars: Paul Wegener, Henrik Galeen, Lyda Salmonova, Rudolf Blümner
Votes: 1,242
18. The Haunted Bedroom (1919)
50 min | Drama, Horror
Journalist Betsy Thorne travels from New York to Virginia to cover a story about the disappearance of Daniel Arnold at a supposedly haunted estate. In order to get into the house, she ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Niblo | Stars: Enid Bennett, Dorcas Matthews, Jack Nelson, Lloyd Hughes
Votes: 34
21. The Picture of Dorian Gray (1916)
Horror
A rake remains young while his portrait grows old.
Director: Fred W. Durrant | Stars: Henry Victor, Pat O'Malley, Sydney Bland, Dorothy Fane
Votes: 43
22. Trilby (1912)
50 min | Horror
Directors: Jacob Fleck, Luise Fleck, Anton Kolm, Claudius Veltée | Stars: Paul Askonas, Elsa Galafrés, Szokol Aoles
Votes: 30
23. Wahnsinn (1919)
70 min | Horror
A banker, after a prophetic meeting with a Gypsy fortune teller, becomes delusional as he searches for a trunk which the seer has told him holds the key to either his happiness or his death.
Director: Conrad Veidt | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Reinhold Schünzel, Grit Hegesa, Gussy Holl
Votes: 14
24. Intolerance (1916)
Passed | 163 min | Drama, History
The story of a poor young woman separated by prejudice from her husband and baby is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, Mae Marsh, F.A. Turner
Votes: 16,718 | Gross: $2.18M
25. Pallard the Punter (1919)
Crime, Drama, Sport
A sportsman prevents a Lord from killing his favourite with a tsetse fly.
Director: J.L.V. Leigh | Stars: Jack Leigh, Heather Thatcher, Lionel d'Aragon, Cecil Morton York
26. The Masked Rider (1919)
300 min | Drama
This surprisingly violent 15-episode serial takes place on the border between Texas and Mexico. When warned by Captain Jack of the Texas Rangers of impending trouble, elderly rancher Bill ... See full summary »
Director: Aubrey M. Kennedy | Stars: Harry Myers, Ruth Stonehouse, Paul Panzer, Edna Holland
Votes: 23
27. The Mutiny of the Bounty (1916)
55 min | Drama, Thriller
A disgruntled crew mutinies against their captain.
Director: Raymond Longford | Stars: George Cross, John Storm, D.L. Dalziel, Wilton Power
Votes: 35
28. Over the Hill (1917)
50 min | Drama
Amos Winthrop, owner of the Winthrop newspaper syndicate of "yellow" journals, delights in posing as the patron of ambitious youth, and he appoints Allan Stone as business manager of the "... See full summary »
Director: William Parke | Stars: Gladys Hulette, J.H. Gilmour, Dan Mason, William Parke Jr.
29. The Grim Game (1919)
71 min | Adventure, Drama
Jailed unjustly for a murder he did not commit, a young man uses his amazing powers of escape to free himself and pursue the actual killers, who hold his fiancée captive.
Director: Irvin Willat | Stars: Harry Houdini, Thomas Jefferson, Ann Forrest, Augustus Phillips
Votes: 316
30. The Master Mystery (1918)
238 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Justice Department agent Quentin Locke must investigate a powerful cartel protected by a robot (here referred to as "The Automaton") and using a gas weapon "The Madagascar Madness".
Directors: Harry Grossman, Burton L. King | Stars: Harry Houdini, Marguerite Marsh, Ruth Stonehouse, Edna Britton
Votes: 161
31. Pest in Florenz (1919)
92 min | Drama, History, Horror
Suddenly appearing in Florence, an evil seductress causes Cesare, the city's ruler, and his son to both fall madly in love with her. The son, killing his father before an order to torture ... See full summary »
Director: Otto Rippert | Stars: Erich Bartels, Theodor Becker, Karl Bernhard, Julietta Brandt
Votes: 239
32. The Student of Prague (1913)
Approved | 85 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Balduin, a student of Prague, leaves his roystering companions in the beer garden, when he finds he has reached the end of his resources. He is scarcely seated in a quiet corner when a ... See full summary »
Directors: Hanns Heinz Ewers, Stellan Rye | Stars: Paul Wegener, Grete Berger, Lyda Salmonova, John Gottowt
Votes: 2,395
33. Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
Not Rated | 73 min | Action, Adventure
Reared by a childless ape, the orphaned heir of the Greystokes becomes one of the apes. Then Dr Porter organises a rescue expedition, and his beautiful daughter Jane catches his attention. Has Tarzan of the Apes found the perfect mate?
Director: Scott Sidney | Stars: Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, True Boardman, Kathleen Kirkham
Votes: 929 | Gross: $3.27M
34. The Romance of Tarzan (1918)
70 min | Action, Adventure
Tarzan and Jane are to sail for England. They are attacked by natives and Tarzan is believed to have been killed.
Director: Wilfred Lucas | Stars: Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, Thomas Jefferson, Cleo Madison
Votes: 59
35. Angel Esquire (1919)
Crime, Drama
A millionaire gambler leaves his fortune to whoever discovers the combination of his safe.
Director: W.P. Kellino | Stars: Aurelio Sidney, Gertrude McCoy, Dick Webb, W.T. Ellwanger
36. The Green Terror (1919)
Crime, Drama
An American detective saves an heiress from a doctor who planned to destroy the world's wheat.
Director: W.P. Kellino | Stars: Aurelio Sidney, Heather Thatcher, W.T. Ellwanger, Cecil du Gue
37. The Man Who Bought London (1916)
Crime, Drama
A millionaire buys the City and his half brother tries to kill his sister to inherit her share.
Director: F. Martin Thornton | Stars: E.J. Arundel, Evelyn Boucher, Roy Travers, Nina Leonise
38. Cinderella (1914)
52 min | Fantasy, Drama
Though mistreated by her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is able to attend the royal ball through the help of a fairy godmother.
Director: James Kirkwood | Stars: Mary Pickford, Owen Moore, Isabel Vernon, Georgia Wilson
Votes: 1,079
39. Snow White (II) (1916)
116 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
"Mirror, mirror on the wall who's the fairest of them all?" The Wicked Queen knows that the looking glass will always answer, "you are." But one day, the magic mirror has something new to ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Weston | Stars: Aimee Ehrlich, Ruth Richie, Eleanor Assmus, Patsy Grace Lichtenburg
Votes: 58
40. Nurse and Martyr (1915)
80 min | Drama, War
The Story of Edith Cavell, who was shot early in WW1 for sheltering British soldiers while working as a nurse in Brussells.
Director: Percy Moran | Stars: Percy Moran, Cora Lee
Votes: 8
41. Life Without Soul (1915)
70 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A young man gives life to a statue with disastrous results.
Director: Joseph W. Smiley | Stars: William W. Cohill, Percy Standing, George De Carlton, Lucy Cotton
Votes: 62
42. The Vampires: Hypnotic Eyes (1916)
58 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
'Les vampires' Episode Six 'The Eyes that Mesmerise'
Director: Louis Feuillade | Stars: Jean Aymé, Édouard Mathé, Marcel Lévesque, Fernand Herrmann
Votes: 248
43. The Vampires: Satanas (1916)
46 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
After Phil Guard and Normandin capture two Vampires, Irma Vep and Moreno, the latter is guillotined and the woman is condemned to life imprisonment. The authorities as well as Philip, good ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Feuillade | Stars: Louis Leubas, Édouard Mathé, Marcel Lévesque, Fernand Herrmann
Votes: 239
44. The Vampires: The Thunder Master (1916)
55 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Satanas, disguised as bishop goes to visit Irma Vep in prison to announce its issuance. The ship that takes Irma is cast in prison by Satanas. Irma Vep returns to Paris. Captured in turn Satanas commits suicide in prison.
Director: Louis Feuillade | Stars: Louis Leubas, Édouard Mathé, Marcel Lévesque, René Poyen
Votes: 240
45. The Vampires: The Poisoner (1916)
53 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Satanas, having committed suicide in prison, Venenos becomes the head of the Vampires. He learns that Philip is engaged to be married and orders Irma Vep to take an apartment in the same ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Feuillade | Stars: Frédéric Moriss, Édouard Mathé, Marcel Lévesque, Musidora
Votes: 235
46. The Vampires: The Terrible Wedding (1916)
60 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
The Vampires do not give up their attempts on the life of Philip Guard even after he is married. The wife of the janitor who was accidentally poisoned by wine meant for Philip's wedding is ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Feuillade | Stars: Frédéric Moriss, Édouard Mathé, Marcel Lévesque, Musidora
Votes: 228
47. King Solomon's Mines (1919)
89 min | Adventure
Adventurer Allan Quatermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for King Solomon's gold mines.
Director: Horace Lisle Lucoque | Stars: Albert Lawrence, H.J. Hamlin, Raymond Brown, Umpikayiboni
Votes: 22
48. Kitsch (1919)
Crime, Drama
Director: Lupu Pick | Stars: Paul Biensfeldt, Emil Biron, Olga Engl, Margarete Ferida
Votes: 11
49. Zheleznaya pyata (1919)
Director: Vladimir Gardin | Stars: Olga Bonus, Anatoli Gorchilin, Aleksandra Khokhlova, Ivan Khudoleyev
50. Le voyage dans la lune (1986 TV Movie)
200 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
A group of wizards go to the moon in this 1902 film.
Director: Jean Bovon | Stars: Joseph Evans, Marie McLaughlin, Monique Barscha, Michel Trempont
Votes: 344
51. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
TV-PG | 195 min | Drama, History, War
The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper
Votes: 26,336 | Gross: $10.00M
52. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
Passed | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A French professor and his daughter accompany Captain Nemo on an adventure aboard a submarine.
Director: Stuart Paton | Stars: Allen Holubar, Dan Hanlon, Edna Pendleton, Curtis Benton
Votes: 1,987 | Gross: $8.00M
53. The Wolf Woman (1916)
50 min | Drama
An narcissistic woman with the ability to charm, Leila Aradella reaps delight from preying upon weak men. Her first victim is John Morton, a talented lawyer, whom she ruins both morally and... See full summary »
Director: Raymond B. West | Stars: Louise Glaum, Charles Ray, Howard Hickman, Marjory Temple
54. The Sign of the Cross (1914)
70 min | Drama
Through the machinations of the Empress Poppaea and other women at court, Tigellinus, Nero's agent in the war against the Christians, convinces Nero to have Mercia arrested.
Director: Frederick A. Thomson | Stars: William Farnum, Rosina Henley, Sheridan Block, Morgan Thorpe
Votes: 68
55. The Dance of Death (1919)
84 min | Horror
In this apparently lost film, a beautiful dancer's sexual allure is used by an evil cripple to entice men to their deaths. Falling in love with one of the potential victims, she is told by ... See full summary »
Director: Otto Rippert | Stars: Karl Bernhard, Arnold Czempin, Fred Goebel, Sascha Gura
Votes: 27
56. A Modern Musketeer (1917)
Passed | 68 min | Adventure, Comedy, Western
A restless young man travels west, encountering adventure, romance, and danger.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Marjorie Daw, Kathleen Kirkham, Eugene Ormonde
Votes: 349
57. The Three Musketeers (1916)
63 min | Adventure
D'Artagnan goes to Paris and becomes a member of the famous King's Musketeers. The Queen sends him on a dangerous mission to England. His three companions are either captured or put out of ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Swickard | Stars: Orrin Johnson, Dorothy Dalton, Louise Glaum, Harvey Clark
Votes: 45
58. The Three Musketeers (1914)
Drama
Cardinal Richelieu, for political reasons an enemy of the Queen, desires her downfall. He decoys Buckingham, of whom the King is jealous, to Paris by means of a forged letter. D'Artagnan ... See full summary »
Director: Charles V. Henkel | Star: Earl Talbot
Votes: 17
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