Year 1920
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- DirectorPaul WegenerCarl BoeseStarsPaul WegenerAlbert SteinrückErnst DeutschIn 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.Leonard Maltin: 3.5 of 4 stars: Chilling, visually dazzling story of the supernatural.
- DirectorFred NibloStarsDouglas FairbanksMarguerite De La MotteNoah BeeryA seemingly idiotic fop is really the courageous vigilante Zorro, who seeks to protect the oppressed.Leonard Maltin: 3.5 of 4 Stars: Silent classic . . . perhaps Doug's [Fairbanks] best film--his first swashbuckler. Nonstop fun.
- DirectorOscar MicheauxStarsEvelyn PreerFlo ClementsJames D. RuffinAbandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a shocking past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished black youths.Leonard Maltin: 3 of 4 Stars: Oscar Micheaux film, controversial, no-holds-barred racial drama . . . Micheaux pointedly lambastes not only white racism but blacks who forsake their roots. The lynching scenes are undeniably powerful.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishRichard BarthelmessMrs. David LandauA naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.Leonard Maltin: 3 of 4 Stars: The ultimate stage melodrama . . . executed with conviction by Griffith and a fine cast, building up to famous climax. Restored to 148 minutes.
- DirectorFritz LangStarsCarl de VogtRessel OrlaGeorg JohnKay Hoog wants to stop the organisation "Die Spinnen" to get a certain diamond, that will give the owning woman the crown of Asia, but the man, who should be the owner of that diamond, doesn't know of its existence....Leonard Maltin: 3 of 4 Stars: 2nd chapter of film.
- DirectorVictor FlemingStarsDouglas FairbanksRuth RenickWallace BeeryAn American who has lived much of his life outside the country returns to Arizona for the first time in years and encounters villainy.Leonard Maltin: 3 of 4 Stars: Amusing, cleverly devised comedy that begins with Fairbanks satirizing himself . . . Great fun.
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsOssi OswaldaCurt GoetzFerry SiklaA teenaged tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun, but discovers that being the opposite sex isn't as easy as she had hoped.Leonard Maltin: 3 of 4 Stars: Ernst Lubitsch. Charming, gender-bending romantic comedy . . . Short, sweet little gem. Only 45 minutes
- DirectorJohn S. RobertsonStarsJohn BarrymoreMartha MansfieldBrandon HurstDr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.Leonard Maltin: 3 of 4 Stars: [John] Barrymore is superb . . . Bravura performance sparks well-made production.
- DirectorOscar MicheauxStarsIris HallWalker ThompsonLawrence ChenaultRacists learn that the land a negro owns lies over a vast oil field, and threaten his life when he refuses to sell.Leonard Maltin: 2.5 of 4 Stars: Oscar Micheaux film, Awkwardly paced and overly melodramatic, but a fascinating slice of cultural history.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsBuck JonesHelen FergusonGeorgie StoneSmall-town tramp befriends runaway boy.Leonard Maltin: 3 of 4 Stars: Genial, charming silent film shows why Jones became a star. Only 55 minutes.
- DirectorLambert HillyerStarsWilliam S. HartAnna Q. NilssonJoseph SingletonAfter being betrayed to the law by one of his henchmen, a bandit leader seeks to avenge himself.Leonard Maltin: 3 of 4 Stars; One of [William S.] Hart's best films.
- DirectorWallace WorsleyStarsCharles ClaryDoris PawnJim MasonA deformed criminal mastermind plans to loot the city of San Francisco as well as revenge himself on the doctor who mistakenly amputated his legs.Leonard Maltin: 3 of 4 Stars: Melodramatic at times, but worth seeing for Chaney's bravura performance.
- DirectorPaul PowellStarsMary PickfordWharton JamesKatherine GriffithAn orphan's optimistic outlook brings a change to the ill-tempered town in which she resides to her aunt.Leonard Maltin: 3 of 4 stars: Pickford is at her most charming; neat blend of sentiment, slapstick, and wholesome ideals.
- DirectorClarence BrownMaurice TourneurStarsWallace BeeryBarbara BedfordAlan RoscoeIn the midst of the French and Indian War, the eldest daughter of a British officer develops an attraction towards an Indian ally who is the last living warrior of his tribe, the Mohicans.Leonard Maltin: 3 of 4 Stars: Colorful retelling . . . First-rate silent drama.
- DirectorMauritz StillerStarsAnders de WahlTora TejeKarin MolanderEROTIKON surely pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable on the screen in 1920: Irene, the bored wife of a distracted entomologist, pursues a womanizing aviator, but she may actually be in love with Preben, her husband's best friend. Meanwhile, her husband seems to be getting unusually close with his own niece. Stiller obviously delights in teasing his audience with each scandalous plot twist and every salacious leer, and the result is a deliciously subversive comedy that was very much ahead of its time.Leonard Maltin: 3 of 4 Stars: Satirical, sophisticated drawing room comedy (based on a play) about attraction and flirtation.
- DirectorNell ShipmanBert Van TuyleStarsNell ShipmanBert Van TuyleL.M. WellsA young woman visiting Mexico is kidnapped by a gang of bandits who drag her through the rugged wilderness to their hideout. She manages to leave word for her friend Bill, who knows the country well. But when Bill cannot find a horse, his only available form of transportation is his roadster. Nevertheless, he is determined to come to her rescue, even if it means trying to drive the car across miles of rocky, broken terrain.Leonard Maltin: 3 of 4 Stars: Only flaw: embarrassingly racist descriptions of Mexicans.
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsErnst LubitschPola NegriPaul WegenerThe favorite slave girl of a tyrannical sheik falls in love with a cloth merchant. Meanwhile, a hunchback clown suffers unrequited love for a traveling dancer who wants to join the harem.Leonard Maltin: 2.5 of 4 Stars: Ernst Lubitsch film, Florid melodrama-comedy with Lubitsch offering a scene-stealing performance.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsCarol DempsterRichard BarthelmessGeorge MacQuarrieA man murders his wife's lovers, escapes with his daughter to the South Pacific. A detective pursues him, joined by a young man who eventually falls in love with the daughter.Leonard Maltin: 2.5 of 4 Stars: [D.W.] Griffith's best collaboration with Dempster still falls overboard, but has glorious cinematography, shimmering underwater scenes.
- DirectorJohn Francis DillonStarsMary PickfordAlbert AustinHarold GoodwinA London laundress attempts to rise above her station in order to capture the love of a wealthy young man, thus missing out on the truer love of one of her own class.Leonard Maltin: 2.5 of 4 Stars: Combination of wistfulness, slapstick, and drama doesn't always work.
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsHenny PortenEmil JanningsPaul HartmannThe story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious turmoil in England.Leonard Maltin: 2 of 4 Stars: Ernst Lubitsch film. Plodding . . . Way-overlong costumer is mainly of historical interest to Lubitsch aficionados.
- DirectorLawrence C. WindomStarsBabe RuthRuth TaylorWilliam SheerThe "true story" of baseball great Babe Ruth; Ruth plays himself.Leonard Maltin: 2 of 4 Stars: Babe Ruth film. A curio to be sure, and a must for baseball fans.
- DirectorAlan CroslandStarsOlive ThomasTheodore Westman Jr.William P. CarletonGinger grows up in a slow town. Because of her wild attitude, her father decides to send her to a strict boarding school. Despite the strictness, the girls have fun getting into flapper lifestyle trouble including flirting.Leonard Maltin: 2 of 4 Stars: Meandering comedy . . . Of interest primarily as a vehicle for the radiant Thomas, who died under mysterious circumstances at age 25, four months after the film's release.