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1. Broadway Jones (1917)
60 min | Comedy
An arrogant young man leaves his Ohio home to make it big on Broadway in New York City when he inherits the family business and $1-million. However, things don't go quite according to his ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Kaufman | Stars: George M. Cohan, Marguerite Snow, Russell Bassett, Crauford Kent
2. A Doll's House (1917)
50 min | Drama
Nora Helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed lives in fear of her husband's finding out and... See full summary »
Director: Joseph De Grasse | Stars: Dorothy Phillips, William Stowell, Lon Chaney, Sydney Deane
Votes: 54
3. The Mother of Dartmoor (1917)
Drama
A man turns poacher for love of a married woman and is jailed by his widowed mother's evidence.
Director: George Loane Tucker | Stars: Elisabeth Risdon, Bertram Burleigh, Enid Bell, George Bellamy
Votes: 34
4. Blue Jeans (1917)
84 min | Drama
Perry Bascom comes to the town of Rising Sun, Indiana, to take charge of the sawmills which have for years been managed by his father's best friend, Col. Henry Clay Risener. His father's ... See full summary »
Director: John H. Collins | Stars: Viola Dana, Robert Walker, Sally Crute, Clifford Bruce
Votes: 73
5. Panthea (1917)
78 min | Drama
A woman sacrifices everything for her husband's career.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Norma Talmadge, L. Rogers Lytton, George Fawcett, Earle Foxe
6. Runaway Romany (1917)
50 min | Drama, Romance
"Inky" Ames, theatrical press agent, through a fictitious story makes it appear that Anitra St. Clair, an actress, is the long lost daughter of Theodore True, the copper king. True accepts ... See full summary »
Director: George W. Lederer | Stars: Marion Davies, W.W. Bitner, Boyce Combe, Pedro de Cordoba
Votes: 97
7. The Manxman (1916)
90 min | Drama
Pete Quilliam, a fisherman on the Isle of Man, and his best friend, a lawyer named Philip Christian, are each in love with Kate Cregeen, an innkeeper's daughter. Pete is rejected by the ... See full summary »
Director: George Loane Tucker | Stars: Elisabeth Risdon, Henry Ainley, Fred Groves, Adeline Hayden Coffin
Votes: 39
8. A Man There Was (1917)
Not Rated | 65 min | Drama, War
Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the cruelty of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on Terje's beneficence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself.
Director: Victor Sjöström | Stars: Victor Sjöström, August Falck, Edith Erastoff, Bergliot Husberg
Votes: 2,321
9. The Unfortunate Marriage (1917)
Not Rated | 68 min | Drama
At the request of her dying father, heiress Laura Fairlie marries Sir Percival Glyde, despite her love for Walter Hartridge and the warnings of Ann Catherick, a half-witted girl who bears a... See full summary »
Director: Ernest C. Warde | Stars: Florence La Badie, Richard Neill, Gertrude Dallas, Arthur Bauer
Votes: 102
10. Il Fauno (1917)
73 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A sculptor leaves his model alone in his atelier. After initially being afraid of being alone in the atelier, the model falls asleep. In her dreams, the faun statue that is also present in the atelier comes to life. The two fall in love.
Director: Febo Mari | Stars: Nietta Mordeglia, Vasco Creti, Febo Mari, Helena Makowska
Votes: 93
11. The Clodhopper (1917)
46 min | Comedy, Drama
Everett Nelson was born on a farm and is an only son. He does all the hard work on the place for his father, who keeps the country bank. Unable to stand the bondage any longer, Everett ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Charles Ray, Charles K. French, Margery Wilson, Lydia Knott
Votes: 53
12. The Narrow Trail (1917)
68 min | Drama, Western
Ice Harding, leader of a band of outlaws, covets the pinto leader of a band of wild horses, and after a long chase, ropes and breaks him. Ice and "The King" become fast friends and when the... See full summary »
Directors: William S. Hart, Lambert Hillyer | Stars: William S. Hart, Sylvia Breamer, Milton Ross, Bob Kortman
Votes: 87
13. The Colonel (1918)
50 min | Drama
The Colonel (a professional thief) is caught burglarizing a millionaire's home. Rather than be arrested, the Colonel agrees to perform a service for the millionaire in exchange for his ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Sándor Góth, László Z. Molnár, Károly Huszár, Bela Lugosi
Votes: 56
14. Arshin mal-alan (1917)
420 min | Comedy, Drama
Set in turn of the century Baku at the dawn of the 20th century, a young man wishes to marry. Since he is a rich and successful business man, despite his young age, he feels that he should ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Svetlov | Stars: Huseyngulu Sarabski, Ahmed Agdamski, Alakbar Huseynzade, Yunis Narimanov
Votes: 59
15. Barbary Sheep (1917)
50 min | Drama
Arriving with her husband in Arabia, Katherine Wyvrne is ready for romantic times in the exotic Middle East, but her aristocratic husband prefers to be out hunting "Barbara sheep" than ... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Tourneur | Stars: Elsie Ferguson, Lumsden Hare, Pedro de Cordoba, Macey Harlam
Votes: 17
16. The Amazing Adventure (1917)
63 min | Comedy, Drama
A girl picks a bum from a park bench and marries him, finding out later that he was once rich and they knew each other as children.
Director: Burton George | Stars: Roberta Wilson, Charles Perley, Myrtel Gillette, Hayward Mack
Votes: 21
17. Castles for Two (1917)
48 min | Drama
The family of an Irish landlord want him to wed who they think is a visiting heiress from the US but the real heiress pretends she is just a servant and hides her identity.
Director: Frank Reicher | Stars: Elliott Dexter, Marie Doro, Mayme Kelso, Jane Wolfe
Votes: 40
18. Polly of the Circus (1917)
80 min | Drama
When circus aerialist Polly Fisher is injured, she is taken to the nearby home of minister John Hartley. The two fall in love and marry secretly. But when the news leaks out, the minister ... See full summary »
Directors: Edwin L. Hollywood, Charles Horan | Stars: Mae Marsh, Vernon Steele, Harry LaPearl, Wellington A. Playter
Votes: 68
19. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1917)
50 min | Adventure
During the French Revolution, Englishman Sir Percy Blakeney is considered to be a terrible fop, completely unaware of the seriousness of the political situation abroad. In reality, Sir ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Stanton | Stars: Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, William Burress, Bertram Grassby
Votes: 31
20. Nászdal (1918)
Director: Alfréd Deésy | Stars: Bela Lugosi, Károly Lajthay, Klára Peterdy, Irén Barta
Votes: 24
21. The Man from Painted Post (1917)
Passed | 58 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
In order to find out who's behind a cattle rustling operation that's hurting ranchers, a detective for the Cattleman's Protective Association pretends to be a tenderfoot from back east ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Henabery | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Eileen Percy, Frank Campeau, Frank Clark
Votes: 59
22. Leoni Leo (1917)
Adventure
Director: Alfréd Deésy | Stars: Bela Lugosi, Annie Góth, Lajos Gellért, Lilla Bársony
Votes: 26
23. Het geheim van Delft (1917)
70 min | Drama
The secret from the title is the lost recipe for shiny Delft pottery, that Jan Vogel is desperately trying to rediscover. For his attempts he needs platinum, but the funds run out because ... See full summary »
Director: Maurits Binger | Stars: Annie Bos, Lily Bouwmeester, Jan van Dommelen, Willem van der Veer
Votes: 56
24. The Scarlet Letter (1917)
50 min | Drama
The film tells the story of a noble but poor woman who arrives at Boston in the 17th century. There she marries an old but quite rich doctor but does not become happy.
Director: Carl Harbaugh | Stars: Mary Martin, Stuart Holmes, Dan Mason, Kittens Reichert
Votes: 24
25. Souls Triumphant (1917)
50 min | Drama
Robert Powers devotes himself to a life of dissipation until he meets Lillian Vale, the daughter of the curate of St. Anthony's church. Lillian marries Powers, determined to reform him. ... See full summary »
Director: John B. O'Brien | Stars: Lillian Gish, Wilfred Lucas, Spottiswoode Aitken, Louise Hamilton
Votes: 41
26. The Ghost House (1917)
Passed | 50 min | Comedy, Thriller
The old Atwell home is said to be haunted, and Jeremy Foster, the gardener--who is actually the head of a band of thieves that use the house for a hideout--does his best to keep the ... See full summary »
Director: William C. de Mille | Stars: Jack Pickford, Louise Huff, Olga Grey, James Neill
Votes: 29
27. The Fires of Youth (1917)
Not Rated | 52 min | Drama
The productions from Thanhouser's mature period, 1915-1917, clearly show the advancements that set the stage for the first cinematic golden age, the 1920s. Such advances are evident in this... See full summary »
Director: Emile Chautard | Stars: Frederick Warde, Helen Badgley, Jeanne Eagels, Ernest Howard
Votes: 49
28. Anna Karenine (1917)
Director: Ugo Falena | Stars: Fabienne Fabrèges, Raffaello Mariani, Maria Melato, Ernesto Sabbatini
Votes: 20
29. Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray (1917)
80 min | Fantasy, Thriller
A variation of the famous Oscar Wilde tale in which Dorian Gray's soul is manifested in a painting instead of his own body.
Director: Richard Oswald | Stars: Bernd Aldor, Ernst Pittschau, Ernst Ludwig, Andreas Van Horn
Votes: 36
30. The Dancer's Peril (1917)
50 min | Romance
The Grand Duke Alexis has been happy with his wife, Lola, formerly the queen of the St. Petersburg ballet, and their baby daughter, Vasta. But the lowering cloud that has always hung over ... See full summary »
Director: Travers Vale | Stars: Alice Brady, Philip Hahn, Harry Benham, Montagu Love
Votes: 24
31. Madame Du Barry (1917)
Passed | 105 min | Drama, History
Jeanette (Theda Bara), unknown in Paris but of great beauty and wit, attracts the attention of Louis XV (Charles Clary) who expresses a desire to meet her to Jean Du Barry (Herschel Mayall)... See full synopsis »
Director: J. Gordon Edwards | Stars: Theda Bara, Charles Clary, Fred Church, Herschel Mayall
Votes: 23
32. The Silent Man (1917)
61 min | Western
A gold prospector strikes it rich, but the crooks who run a frontier town take it away from him. He determines to get it back and clean up the town.
Director: William S. Hart | Stars: William S. Hart, Vola Vale, Robert McKim, Dorcas Matthews
Votes: 115
33. The Cinderella Man (1917)
60 min | Comedy
When Marjorie Caner returns from abroad, she is quite lonely in her millionaire father's big house. Learning that a young poet, Anthony Quintard, is living in poverty next door while ... See full summary »
Director: George Loane Tucker | Stars: Mae Marsh, Tom Moore, Alec B. Francis, George Fawcett
Votes: 83
34. The Gown of Destiny (1917)
50 min | Drama, War
Rejected by the army because of his petite size, French dress designer Andre Leriche conceives the idea of designing a gown that will aid his country. His employer, Madame Felice, sells the... See full summary »
Director: Lynn Reynolds | Stars: Alma Rubens, Herrera Tejedde, Allan Sears, Lillian West
Votes: 20
35. El último malón (1917)
97 min | Documentary, History, War
Reconstruction of the last Indian rebellion of Mocovíes in San Javier, north of the province of Santa Fe, in 1904. Silent Movie.
Director: Alcides Greca | Stars: Mariano López, Salvador López, Rosa Volpe, Alcides Greca
Votes: 111
36. National Red Cross Pageant (1917)
50 min | Drama
The National Red Cross Pageant (1917) was an American war pageant that was performed in order to sell war bonds, support the National Red Cross, and promote a positive opinion about ... See full summary »
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Edith Wynne Matthison, Douglas Wood, Ethel Barrymore, Kitty Gordon
Votes: 35
37. In Again, Out Again (II) (1917)
50 min | Comedy
In New Jersey lives Teddy Rutherford, a vigorous exponent of preparedness. Before the populace realize it, the community becomes a hive of munition manufacturers. Teddy falls in love with ... See full summary »
Director: John Emerson | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Arline Pretty, Walter Walker, Arnold Lucy
Votes: 26
38. Tom Sawyer (1917)
Unrated | 59 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Tom, the rambunctious member of the Sawyer clan, takes it upon himself to teach the goody-goody boy of Hannibal, Missouri a lesson and, as Huckleberry Finn, his free-spirited best friend ... See full summary »
Director: William Desmond Taylor | Stars: Jack Pickford, George Hackathorne, Alice Marvin, Edythe Chapman
Votes: 193
39. Umirayushchiy lebed (1917)
49 min | Drama
A grief-stricken ballerina becomes the obsession of an increasingly unhinged artist.
Director: Yevgeny Bauer | Stars: Vera Karalli, Aleksandr Kheruvimov, Vitold Polonsky, Andrey Gromov
Votes: 1,068
40. The Weavers of Life (1917)
Drama
Peggy, a young department-store salesgirl, finds a box with a costume and an invitation to a masquerade ball at the home of wealthy Austin Pratt. On the night of the ball she puts on the ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Warren | Stars: Helen Hayes, Howard Hall, Earl Schenck, Gladys Alexandria
Votes: 20
41. The Cold Deck (1917)
70 min | Western
Gambler "On-the-Level" Leigh gives up his profession for his little sister, Alice, whose precarious health demands that she move to the mountains. There, the gambler meets the fiery dance ... See full summary »
Directors: William S. Hart, Clifford Smith | Stars: William S. Hart, Mildred Harris, Edwin Wallock, Sylvia Breamer
Votes: 25
42. 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
43. The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1917)
87 min | Drama
Helga is a young single lady who has a baby by a much older married man. After the older man tells Helga's father that he refuses to pay child support because he isn't the child's father, ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Sjöström | Stars: Greta Almroth, Nils Aréhn, Josua Bengtson, Georg Blomstedt
Votes: 240
44. Ossi's Diary (1917)
12 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Ossi Oswalda, Hermann Thimig, Emilie Kurz, Ernst Lubitsch
Votes: 18
45. El apóstol (1917)
70 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Argentinian President Yrigoyen burns Buenos Aires using Jupiter's thunderbolts.
Director: Quirino Cristiani
Votes: 70
46. Satana likuyushchiy (1917)
87 min | Drama
Pastor Talnox furiously urges the flock to fight temptations, but he himself becomes a victim of temptation. In his house appears Satan, pushing the hero to theft and spiritual fall.
Director: Yakov Protazanov | Stars: Ivan Mozzhukhin, Nathalie Lissenko, Polycarpe Pavloff, Aleksandr Chabrov
Votes: 235
47. The Adventurer (I) (1917)
Unrated | 24 min | Comedy, Short
The Little Tramp escapes from prison; saves a girl and her mother from drowning; and creates havoc at a swank party.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Henry Bergman
Votes: 4,515
48. The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)
Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The wealthy but selfish parents of a lonely young girl begin to rethink what is important to them after a servant's irresponsibility results in a crisis.
Director: Maurice Tourneur | Stars: Mary Pickford, Madlaine Traverse, Charles Wellesley, Gladys Fairbanks
Votes: 1,548
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