Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror, starring Max Schrek, 1922

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Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror, 1922

A film by F.W. Murnau

An all-time horror favorite, this silent film was originally an unauthorized, but riveting, retelling of Bram Stoker’s classic novel of love, loss and the undead. This is the most complete version in circulation, since the author’s widow demanded its destruction following successful lawsuits in the 1920s. Starring Max Schreck, who delivers a brilliant performance as the forlorn vampire, Count Orlok. (Browse our Movie Archive)

Coney Island, starring Buster Keaton & Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle, 1917

Coney Island, starring Buster Keaton & Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, 1917

Coney Island, 1917

A short film by Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle (uncredited)

“Roscoe tries to dump his wife so he can enjoy the beach attractions. Buster arrives with Alice who is taken away from him by Al who loses her to Roscoe. Bathing beauties and Keystone Kops abound.” (IMDB)

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, 1921

Four Horsemen of the apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, 1921

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1921

A film by Rex Ingram

The most popular film of 1921, and the vehicle that catapulted Rudolph Valentino to stardom, this silent-era epic tells the tail of a family split by the carnage of World War I, one side in France, and the other in Germany.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a film by Stuart Paton, 1916

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 1916

A film by Stuart Paton

A silent era adventure film based on the classic 1870 novel by Jules Verne. A professor and his small band of adventurers contend with the powerful and anachronistic Captain Nemo, as he wages war on the world’s shipping industry with an advanced submarine of his own design. (Browse our Movie Archive)