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Lost World, TheLost World, The (1925)
Dir. Harry Hoyt
Feat. Bessie Love, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone
An inventive precursor to KING KONG, based on Arthur Conan Doyle's adventure story. Prehistoric monsters abound in this showcase of pioneering…
Merry Widow, TheMerry Widow, The (1925)
Dir. Erich von Stroheim
Feat. Mae Murray, John Gilbert, Tully Marshall
Silent romantic comedy about a prince who falls in love with a dancer and commoner (Mae Murray) but after the marriage is forbidden she goes on to…
Seven ChancesSeven Chances (1925) Aro Favourite
Dir. Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
Feat. Buster Keaton
Another of Buster Keaton's masterpieces is this romantic comedy in which he plays a man who is offered a seven million dollar fortune if he marries…
VarietyVariety (1925) Aro Favourite
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…
Iron Horse, TheIron Horse, The (1924) Recommended
Dir. John Ford
Feat. George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy
An early silent western presenting an idealised portrayal of the development of the first American transcontinental railroad. Its romantic,…
MichaelMichael (Mikael) (1924)
Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer
Feat. Nora Gregor, Walter Slezak, Benjamin Christensen
A landmark in gay silent cinema from Carl Theodor Dreyer, starring Walter Slezak as the young assistant and model to the artist Claude Zoret…
Navigator, TheNavigator, The (1924) Aro Favourite
Dir. Buster Keaton, Donald Crisp
Feat. Buster Keaton
One of Buster Keaton's most evocative silent comedies, playing a naive youth who becomes marooned upon a gigantic yacht drifting out to…
SiegfriedSiegfried (Die Nibelungen Pt. 1) (1924)
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Paul Richter, Margarete Schon, Theodor Loos
First part of Dir. Lang's recreation of the German Nibelungen myth cycle (that inspired Wagner's 'Ring'), features fire–breathing dragons,…
StrikeStrike (1924)
Dir. Sergei Eisenstein
Feat. Grigori Alexandrov
Eisenstein's first feature is a depiction of a violent factory strike in Czarist Russia, filmed with a protoform version of his 'montage' theories in…
Thief of BagdadThief of Bagdad (1924)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Douglas Fairbanks, Anna May Wong, Brandon Hurst
Douglas Fairbanks Snr. stars in this original version of the Arabian Nights fable about a young Indian native who out–smarts an evil magician.

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