1. Lyman H. Howe's Famous Ride on a Runaway Train
A runaway train speeds down the track.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
2. Boxers (Bokserparodi)
Parody boxing from Denmark. The fat clown keeps getting beat up, but he's got a trick up his sleeve.…
It has an average vote of 3 on TMDB.
3. The Magic Purse (Capriciosa)
A young sailor dozes off in the grass in Frederiksberg Have and wakes up surrounded by supernatural fairylike creatures. They take him to the mermaid Capriciosa, who gives him a magic, inexhaustible wallet. The only rule he must abide is never to share his fortune with his family.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
4. Loves of an Actress (Loves of an Actress)
Rachel becomes the leading actress in the Comédie Française through the patronage of three influential men: Baron Hartman, the wealthiest man in France; Count Vareski, a relative of Napoleon; and Dr. Durande. All three men are in love with her, but she throws them over when she falls in love with Raoul Duval....
5. His Children's Children
Follows three generations of the Mayne family through the year 1921-22. The 81-year-old patriarch reminisces about his rough beginnings in post-Civil War railroading, son Rufus rides rough waters as a wealthy financier, and his wife and three daughters muddle through their New York high society life.
6. The Woman on Trial
A story of a woman who committed a murder. In a French court room her life is retold by long flashbacks of her testimony and life.
7. Faust (Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage)
God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist.
It has an average vote of 7.883 on TMDB.
8. Gimme
A young woman borrows money from her boss for her wedding dress. After the marriage he asks to be repaid, and she--not liking to ask her husband for money--writes a check on her husband's account. When he discovers that his wife has written a check to another man and not told him, complications ensue.
9. The Boutdebois Brothers (Les frères Boutdebois)
And here is an early success as he puts the viewer in the mood of a little boy, playing with his toys, running them through the paces of his little circus.
It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.
10. The Long Arm of the Law (L'agent a le bras long)
A policeman has an amazing arm--one that stretches up to at least 10-12 feet. At times, he uses it to be very helpful to the local citizens, and at others he uses it to enforce the law.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
11. The Torture of Silence (Mater dolorosa)
Hardly one of French filmmaker Abel Gance's masterpieces, The Torture of Silence nevertheless has more dramatic and psychological value than your average romantic-triangle tale. Simply put, the film concerns a doctor, his wife, and his brother. The doctor, a specialist in pediatrics, has no time for his wife Marthe. She seeks solace in the arms of his brother. Unable to keep up the charade, Marthe attempts to shoot herself, but it is her lover who is mortally wounded.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
12. People on Sunday (Menschen am Sonntag)
A semi-documentary experimental 1930 German silent film created by amateurs with a small budget. With authentic scenes of the metropolis city of Berlin, it's the first film from the later famous screenwriters/directors Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann.
It has an average vote of 7.272 on TMDB.
13. Greed
A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.
It has an average vote of 7.414 on TMDB.
14. Honor of the Family
Intrigue and greed come between an immoral woman and the man who loves her. This film is believed lost.
15. Compromised
Poor working-class girl Stella marries wealthy Sidney Brock, recently jilted by his fiancée and social equal Connie. The two go through contentious times with the Brock patriarch, but when Stella becomes a mother, she seems to becomes accepted, although it's used as a way to shift Sidney's and the child's affections from her. Connie comes back into their lives, now seeking to reclaim Sidney, and manipulates the situation to convince Stella that he's been seeing her. So Stella decides to get a divorce, but fortunately, Sidney becomes aware of the deception in time.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
16. The Folk Upstairs (Menschen untereinander)
In "Menschen Untereinander" , director Gerhard Lamprecht sketches a cross-section of Germany's new post-war society, with its winners, social climbers, and losers, represented by the social microcosm of an apartment building. The gossip-mad Frau Mierig from the rear building gives the newly-arrived Frau Kaminski , the janitor's wife, a lively initiation into the tenants and their peculiarities.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
17. La maschera pietosa (La maschera pietosa)
Italian drama from the Società Anonima Ambrosio company.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
18. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari)
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
It has an average vote of 7.945 on TMDB.
19. Metropolis (Metropolis)
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
It has an average vote of 8.142 on TMDB.
20. The Naked Eye
An erotic horror film about a boy who sleeps naked on a hot summer night and suddenly discovers that he's not alone.
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.