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Dr. Mabuse, The GamblerDr. Mabuse, The Gambler (1922) Recommended
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel, Lil Dagover
Lang's first foray into ze evil exploits of Dr. Mabuse is a visually dazzling example of German expressionism, involving the master criminal's plan…
Foolish WivesFoolish Wives (1922)
Dir. Erich von Stroheim
Feat. Erich von Stroheim
Sophisticated blend of realism and decadence elevates this early silent classic from the notorious Erich Von Stroheim. A con–man masquerading…
Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 3 Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 3 (Why Worry?, Dr. Jack, Feet First) (1922-1930) Recommended
Dir. Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor, Clyde Bruckman
Feat. Harold Lloyd
Three classic Harold Lloyd features/shorts. Includes, WHY WORRY?, the tale of a hypochondriac whose retreat to a Paradise island lands him in the…
Lotte Reiniger: The Fairy Tale FilmsLotte Reiniger: The Fairy Tale Films (1922-1961)
Dir. Lotte Reiniger
THE FAIRY TALE FILMS is an inspired collection of animated shorts by renowned director Lotte Reiniger, whose signature style incorporated black and…
NosferatuNosferatu (1922) Aro Favourite
Dir. F.W. Murnau
Feat. Max Schreck, Alexander Granach
Max Schreck is unforgettable as the titular vampire in this exquisitely chilling, silent forerunner to Lugosi's Dracula. A milestone of early…
Wizard of Oz, TheWizard of Oz, The (1922)
Dir. Larry Semon
Feat. Oliver Hardy, Larry Semon
Original adaptation of the L Frank Baum story, conjures up more laughs than the Judy Garland version, with Oliver Hardy as the Tin–Man, and…
Ace of Hearts, TheAce of Hearts, The (1921)
Dir. Wallace Worsley
Feat. Lon Chaney, Leatrice Joy, John Bowers
A silent–era crime drama with Lon Chaney as a member of a secret vigilante society. The group make a plan to dispatch a wealthy businessman…
HaxanHaxan (Witchcraft Through the Ages) (1921) Aro Favourite
Dir. Benjamin Christensen
This dramatised tour of the history of witchcraft is an unsettling brew of black masses and torture chambers, by which the director was clearly…
Kid, TheKid, The (1921)
Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Edna Purviance
Silent comedian Chaplin's first full–length feature has him teaming with lovable scamp Jackie Coogan for a life of crime.
Orphans of the StormOrphans of the Storm (1921) Recommended
Dir. D.W. Griffith
Feat. Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Joseph Schildkraut
Vivid melodrama with the sisters Gish caught up in the turmoil of the French Revolution, encountering misery and love along the way.

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