The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920

7.93

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.

1920

Way Down East

Way Down East 1920

6.90

A 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.

1920

The Penalty

The Penalty 1920

6.80

Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld.

1920

The Golem: How He Came Into the World

The Golem: How He Came Into the World 1920

6.96

In 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.

1920

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1920

6.80

A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.

1920

The Scarecrow

The Scarecrow 1920

7.40

Two farmhands compete for the love of the farmer's daughter.

1920

Within Our Gates

Within Our Gates 1920

5.88

Abandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a traumatizing past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished black children.

1920

The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro 1920

7.19

Don Diego Vega pretends to be an indolent fop as a cover for his true identity, the masked avenger Zorro. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

1920

Convict 13

Convict 13 1920

6.71

A young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak.

1920

One Week

One Week 1920

7.89

Newlyweds receive a build-it-yourself house as a wedding gift—and the house can, supposedly, be built in "one week". A rejected suitor secretly re-numbers packing crates, and the husband struggles to assemble the house according to this new 'arrangement' of its parts.

1920

The Garage

The Garage 1920

6.00

Roscoe and Buster operate a combination garage and fire station. In the first half they destroy a car left for them to clean. In the second half they go off on a false alarm and return to find their own building on fire.

1920

Sex

Sex 1920

6.30

A Broadway actress uses her sex appeal to ruin a marriage only to dump her lover for a richer prospect.

1920

Leaves from Satan's Book

Leaves from Satan's Book 1920

6.10

The power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the execution of Marie Antoinette, and the Finnish War of Independence in 1918.

1920

Ollin oppivuodet

Ollin oppivuodet 1920

5.50

Olli, the spoiled young heir of the Koivumäki manor, is separated from his family and brought to Sweden by his cousin. After running away to Finland, he ends up in an educational institution, from where he escapes with the help of his friend Ränni Pelle and returns to his parents.

1920

Rouge and Riches

Rouge and Riches 1920

1

Rebecca Butler, tired of poverty, takes a job in a Broadway chorus line and determines to marry a millionaire.

1920

The Saphead

The Saphead 1920

5.80

Nick Van Alstyne owns the Henrietta silver mine and is very rich and his son Bertie is naive and spoiled. His daughter Rose is married to shady investor Mark. Mark wrecks Bertie's wedding plans by making him take the blame for Mark's illegitimate daughter, and also nearly ruins the family business by selling off some stock at too low a price.

1920

A Village Sleuth

A Village Sleuth 1920

1

A bumbling would-be detective always seems to reach the wrong conclusion, but one day accidentally stumbles across a real crook, guilty of a real crime.

1920

Something New

Something New 1920

5.30

A young woman visiting in 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 though it means trying to drive the car across miles of rocky, broken terrain.

1920

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans 1920

6.40

As Alice and Cora Munro attempt to find their father, a British officer in the French and Indian War, they are set upon by French soldiers and their cohorts, Huron tribesmen led by the evil Magua. Fighting to rescue the women are Chingachgook and his son Uncas, the last of the Mohican tribe, and their white ally, the frontiersman Natty Bumppo, known as Hawkeye.

1920

Neighbors

Neighbors 1920

7.10

The Romeo and Juliet story played out in a tenement neighborhood with Buster and Virginia's families hating each other over the fence separating their buildings.

1920