Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "silent-movie-actor"

1. Babylon (I) (2022)

R | 189 min | Comedy, Drama, History

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.

Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Jean Smart, Olivia Wilde

Votes: 168,431

2. The Fall (I) (2006)

R | 117 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

In 1920s Los Angeles, a bedridden patient in a hospital captivates a young girl with a fantastic tale of heroes, myths, and villains on a desert island.

Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell, Kim Uylenbroek

Votes: 116,801 | Gross: $2.28M

3. Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir

A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson

Votes: 236,775

4. The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)

114 min | Documentary, Biography

A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.

Directors: Peter Middleton, James Spinney | Stars: Pearl Mackie, Jeff Rawle, Paul Ryan, Matthew Wolf

Votes: 1,801

5. Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)

Approved | 122 min | Biography, Drama

The life and career of vaudevillian and silent-screen horror star Lon Chaney, including his contentious relationship with his neurotic wife and his premature death.

Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Marjorie Rambeau

Votes: 2,964

6. The Buster Keaton Story (1957)

Not Rated | 91 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton.

Director: Sidney Sheldon | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Ann Blyth, Rhonda Fleming, Peter Lorre

Votes: 349

7. Harry Langdon: Lost and Found - A Story in Five Parts (1997 Video)

Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary

An off-screen narrator and nine talking heads make the case for Harry Langdon being ranked just below Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd as a fine movie comedian. They celebrate his slowed-down ... See full summary »

Stars: Robert Arkus, Charles Chaplin, Beth Daniels, Ken Gordon

Votes: 23

8. Silent Clowns (2006)

60 min | Documentary, Biography

A profile of some of the greatest stars of silent comedy.

Stars: Paul Merton, Neil Brand, Terry Jones, Sanjeev Bhaskar

Votes: 51

9. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Alan King and Lena Zavaroni (1974)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights include: guest Alan King as a baseball fan who is being pestered by a woman who has more interest in him than in the game; two former silent screen stars (Carol, Harvey) are ... See full summary »

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Alan King

Votes: 38

10. Make the Connection (1955– )
Episode: Episode #1.7 (1955)

Family, Game-Show

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Stars: Eddie Bracken, Laraine Day, Harry Gribbon, Buster Keaton

11. Petticoat Junction (1963–1970)
Episode: Wings (1968)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy

Gus Huffle, the owner of the Pixley Bijou, the only movie theater in the area, has decided to close due to lack of business. The people of the valley will do anything they can to help Gus ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Edgar Buchanan, Linda Henning, Mike Minor, Meredith MacRae

Votes: 41

12. Movin' On (1974–1976)
Episode: The Big Switch (1976)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

After hauling the equipment trailer for a singing group, Will and Sonny help the group's manager get even with a con man, who cheated Sonny years before.

Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Claude Akins, Frank Converse, L.Q. Jones, Jackie Coogan

Votes: 16

13. Hollywood Hist-o-Rama (1961– )
Episode: Harold Lloyd (1962)

4 min | Documentary, Biography

A brief but fascinating look at Harold Lloyd's life and career.

Director: Joseph R. Juliano

Votes: 15