Subgenre Sampler
Romance: 1505 Films to Buy & Rent
Variety (1925)
- Dir. E.A. Dupont
Feat. Emil Jannings, Lya de Putti
- A cautionary fable of romantic treachery set in the since–vanished vaudeville world, lent depth through its sophisticated visual style. Emil…
Kean (1924)
- Dir. Alexandre Volkoff
Feat. Ivan Mosjoukine
- A French silent film depicting the life of Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean, played by Ivan Mosjoukine, focusing on his romance with countess Elena de…
Beyond the Rocks (1922)
- Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson, Edythe Chapman…
- Silent–era romantic drama that was considered a lost film until a nitrate print was discovered in the Netherlands in 2003 and restored to…
Way Down East (1920)
- Dir. D.W. Griffith
Feat. Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess
- A prototypical Hollywood melodrama, detailing the innocence, corruption and eventual fate of Lillian Gish in 19th century America. Expertly…
True Heart Susie (1919)
- Dir. D.W. Griffith
Feat. Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, Clarine Seymour…
- Lillian Gish plays an innocent and big–hearted country girl who sacrifices everything for the clueless minister that breaks her heart. A…