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Subgenre Sampler
Beloved Rogue, The (1927)- Dir. Alan Crosland
Feat. John Barrymore, Conrad Veidt, Henry Victor - John Barrymore stars in this silent–era biopic of the 15th Century poet, prankster, villain and French patriot François Villon.
Cat and the Canary, The (1927)- Dir. Paul Leni
Feat. Laura La Plante, Tully Marshall - Seminal haunted house flick centres around the gathering of greedy contestants to the will of a rich relative. Imaginative thrills are executed with…
Chess Player, The (Le Joueur d'échecs) (1927)- Dir. Raymond Bernard
Feat. Pierre Blanchar, Charles Dullin - French silent film based on the novel by Henry Dupuy–Mazuel, set in the 18th century, during the Russian domination of Polish Lithuania. After…
College (1927)- Dir. James W. Horne
Feat. Buster Keaton - Buster Keaton goes to college where he tries to win the girl of his dreams by proving himself in the sports arena. An ideal set up for 'Stoneface' to…
End of St. Petersburg, The (1927)- Dir. Vsevolod Pudovkin
Feat. Vera Baranovskaya, Aleksandr Chistyakov - The tensions that exploded with the 'October Revolution' in Russia, 1917 are schematised here using understated characterisations (of workers and…
Gaucho, The (1927)- Dir. F. Richard Jones
Feat. Douglas Fairbanks, Lupe Velez, Joan Barclay - Prime Douglas Fairbanks adventure with the dashing swordsman fighting to save a city from a sadistic general.
It (1927)
- Dir. Clarence Badger
Feat. Clara Bow, Antonio Moreno, Gary Cooper - Clara Bow sprang to stardom in this silent comedy, using ‘it’ to gold–dig department–store boss Antonio Moreno. Memorable for its…
Jazz Singer, The (1927)- Dir. Alan Crosland
Feat. Al Jolson, May McAvoy - Historically important as the first–ever 'talkie' (ie. sound–film), featuring synchronised singing in several numbers. Al Jolson plays…
Napoleon (1927)- Dir. Abel Gance
Feat. Albert Dieudonne - Renowned silent epic treats the life of the French general and emperor as a melodramatic spectacle of the highest order, with a…
Silent Films Of Alfred Hitchcock, The (1927-1929)- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
- Two of Hitchcock's early films showcasing the best from the Master Of Suspense during his silent era. THE RING: A boxer must compete with a rival…
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