1. The Assassination of the Duke de Guise (L'assassinat du duc de Guise)
This one is modelled on the painting by Paul Delaroche and is an extension of the stage act known as “tableau vivant”.
It has an average vote of 4.3 on TMDB.
2. The Soldier's Courtship
Britain's first drama film.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
3. The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville)
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him.
It has an average vote of 7.37 on TMDB.
4. Gloria's Romance
An adventurous young girl in Florida gets herself lost in the Everglades and finds terror and excitement, as well as the rivalry of two men in love with her.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
5. Timothy's Quest
Timothy and Gay, orphans from the slums of Boston, escape to Maine in search of a home and manage to thaw Avilda's embittered, grief-stricken heart. A charming pastoral about two unwanted children finding acceptance and love.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
7. The Shadow of the East
Barry Craven meets former sweetheart Gillian Locke, who is visiting India with her father. Craven's love for Gillian is revived, but he already has a wife, Lolaire, a native. In a jealous rage, Lolaire kills herself, freeing Craven, who returns to England and marries Gillian. His Indian servant, Kunwar Singh, casts a spell on Craven, causing him to leave Gillian and to go into the Algerian desert. There he joins Said, an old university friend who is the son of an Algerian sheik. Gillian follows, the servant is killed, and with him dies the spell, "The Shadow of the East."
8. Reno: A City Symphony Film
Two friends travel around the city of Reno, Nevada, and go skating at a nearby parking garage.
9. Latif (Лятиф)
Latif a seven year old boy living during the collectivization policy in USSR.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
10. Children of the Age (Дети века)
The picture tells the story of Maria, a devoted wife of a bank employee. The couple has a cozy life; they have a baby but he is cared for by their maid so Maria can spend her time doing terrific things like going shopping. During one of these consumer afternoons, Maria meets by chance an old friend, Lidia, who will introduce her to exclusive idle class social circles. Soon Maria's beauty attracts the interest of Lebedev, a rich old libertine. From that point on Maria suffers continual sexual harassment which she resists for a time. In the end, however, she falls into his bourgeois claws.
It has an average vote of 4.667 on TMDB.
11. Vicenta (Vicenta)
(Vicenta)
12. The Riverbed
Two soldiers lost behind enemy lines reminisce about their lives before war stole their identities.
13. La maschera pietosa (La maschera pietosa)
Italian drama from the Società Anonima Ambrosio company.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
14. Fighting Blood
Al Santell silent sports boxing comedy series starring George O'Hara, and all star cast: Kit Guard, Al Cooke, Clara Horton, Mabel Van Buren, and Clark Gable . Note that this was one of a series of boxing films with the same characters, and each new film in the series was called a "round" , but these movies were not serials, just connected by having the same characters. This card is from the second series, 11th round, "Beauty and the Feast".
15. Limite (Limite)
Adrift in the vast expanse of the ocean, a solitary boat carries three castaways—a man and two women. Stranded and devoid of any glimmer of rescue, they find solace in recounting the tales of their lives to one another. As they delve into their personal narratives, reminiscing about the circumstances that led them to this desolate predicament, they navigate through the depths of three distinct destinies. Bound by the confines of their shared space, every aspect of their existence becomes a boundary, underscoring their plight.
It has an average vote of 7.048 on TMDB.
16. Marthanda Varma (മാർത്താണ്ഡവർമ്മ)
Based on the novel Marthandavarma, the film recounts the adventures of the crown Prince, Marthandavarma on how he eliminates his arch-rivals one by one, to ascend to the throne of the Kingdom of Travancore.
17. The Call of the Cumberlands
An aspiring New York painter returns home to the Kentucky mountains to settle a feud between two rival families.
It has an average vote of 4.2 on TMDB.
18. Joyless Street (Die freudlose Gasse)
In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.
It has an average vote of 6.841 on TMDB.
19. The Family Secret
The daughter of a wealthy man secretly marries a man below her station— one whom her father violently disapproves of. The father, in an excess of parental concern, separates the lovers by sending his daughter away so that she might forget her lover, unaware of their married state. During this time, she gives birth to a daughter. After some months, the young mother returns to her family manor and presents her father with his new granddaughter, which causes a most unfortunate scene. Unbeknownst to the young woman, her enraged father falsely accuses his son-in-law of theft and has him incarcerated in order to separate the lovers in an irrational attempt to force his daughter to forget this "unworthy" young man.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
20. Aelita: Queen of Mars (Аэлита)
A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of Queen Aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.
It has an average vote of 5.986 on TMDB.
