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Encyclopedia > American films of 1924
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A list of American films released in 1924. American cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...      Cinema of the United States A-Z of films â€¢ Academy Awards â€¢ Actors â€¢ Animators â€¢ Box office â€¢ Cinematographers â€¢ Critics â€¢ Directors â€¢ Editors â€¢ Festivals â€¢ Film series â€¢ Golden Globes â€¢ Hollywood â€¢ Movie theatres â€¢ Producers â€¢ Production companies â€¢ Score composers â€¢ Screenwriters  â€¢ Silent films â€¢ Studios â€¢ Stunt performers â€¢ AFI 100 Years (previous 200) (next 200) Subcategories There are 4 subcategories... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... . ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... This article is under construction. ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... This article is under construction. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... See also: 1923 in film 1924 1925 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) considers making a silent film of The Wizard of Oz. ...


1924

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1924
Ace of Cactus Range Victor Adamson Western
America D.W. Griffith
Empty Hands Victor Fleming Jack Holt Romance
The Enchanted Cottage John S. Robertson Romance
Forbidden Paradise Ernst Lubitsch Pola Negri Adventure
Girl Shy Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor Harold Lloyd Romantic comedy
Greed Erich von Stroheim Zasu Pitts, Gibson Gowland Drama
He Who Gets Slapped Victor Sjöström Lon Chaney Drama
The Iron Horse John Ford George O'Brien Western
Isn't Life Wonderful D.W. Griffith Carol Dempster Drama
Janice Meredith Walter Futter, E. Mason Hopper Marion Davies, Holbrook Blinn, Tyrone Power, Sr. Historical film
The Marriage Circle Ernst Lubitsch Florence Vidor Comedy
Monsieur Beaucaire Sidney Olcott Rudolph Valentino Drama
The Navigator Donald Crisp, Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Comedy
Peter Pan Herbert Brenon, Glen Castle Betty Bronson Fantasy, Family
Roaring Lions at Home
The Sea Hawk Frank Lloyd Milton Sills Swashbuckler
Sherlock, Jr. Buster Keaton Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire Comedy
The Thief of Bagdad Raoul Walsh Douglas Fairbanks Fantasy, Adventure
Three Weeks Alan Crosland Conrad Nagel, Aileen Pringle Romantic drama
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See also: 1923 in film 1924 1925 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) considers making a silent film of The Wizard of Oz. ... Justus D. Barnes, from The Great Train Robbery The Western is one of the classic American literary and film genres. ... David Lewelyn Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 - July 23, 1948) was an American film director (commonly known as D. W. Griffith) probably best known for his film The Birth of a Nation. ... Empty Hands is a 1924 film by Victor Fleming. ... Victor Fleming (February 23, 1883 - January 6, 1949) (sometimes Vic Fleming) was an American film director. ... Jack Holt Jack Holt (actor) (May 31, 1888 - January 18, 1951) U.S. motion picture actor. ... While most films have some aspect of romance between characters (at least as a subplot,) a romance film can be loosely defined as any film in which the central plot (the premise of the story) revolves around the romantic involvement of the storys protagonists. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... While most films have some aspect of romance between characters (at least as a subplot,) a romance film can be loosely defined as any film in which the central plot (the premise of the story) revolves around the romantic involvement of the storys protagonists. ... Ernst Lubitsch (January 28, 1892 – November 30, 1947), was a German-born Jewish film director. ... Pola Negri Pola Negri [1] (December 31, 1894 - August 1, 1987) was a Polish film actress who achieved notoriety as a femme fatale in silent films between 1910s and 1930s. ... The quintessential adventure film. ... Girl Shy is a 1924 comedy silent film starring Harold Lloyd. ... Fred C. Newmeyer (August 9, 1888 - April 24, 1967) was an American actor and film director. ... Samuel Taylor is the name of: Samuel Taylor (stenographer) (fl. ... Harold Clayton Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American film actor and director, most famous for his silent comedies. ... Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ... Greed is a 1924 dramatic silent movie starring Gibson Gowland, ZaSu Pitts, Jean Hersholt and Chester Conklin. ... Erich von Stroheim (September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was a filmmaker and actor, noted for his arrogant Teutonic character parts. ... Zazu Pitts (1894-1963) sporting her famous bob hairstyle ZaSu Pitts (January 3, 1894 (?) – June 7, 1963) was a United States movie actress. ... Gibson Gowland (1877 - 1951) was a British film actor. ... A drama film is a film that depends mostly on in-depth character development, interaction, and highly emotional themes. ... He Who Gets Slapped is a 1924 film starring Lon Chaney and Norma Shearer. ... ▶ (help· info), in US sometimes known as Victor Seastrom (born September 20, 1879 – January 3, 1960), was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, and film director. ... Lon Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930), nicknamed The Man of a Thousand Faces, was an American actor during the age of silent films. ... A drama film is a film that depends mostly on in-depth character development, interaction, and highly emotional themes. ... The Iron Horse is a silent movie directed by John Ford from 1924. ... John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director famous for westerns such as Stagecoach and The Searchers and adaptations of such classic 20th century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath. ... George OBrien, right, with actor Johnny Weissmuller. ... Justus D. Barnes, from The Great Train Robbery The Western is one of the classic American literary and film genres. ... David Lewelyn Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 - July 23, 1948) was an American film director (commonly known as D. W. Griffith) probably best known for his film The Birth of a Nation. ... Carol Dempster in a circa 1918-1920 publicity photograph Carol Dempster (December 9, 1901 - February 1, 1991) was a notable American film actress of the silent film era. ... A drama film is a film that depends mostly on in-depth character development, interaction, and highly emotional themes. ... Janice Meredith is a silent film released in 1924 that is based on the book of the same name (Janice Meredith) written by Paul Leicester Ford. ... Marion Davies illustrated by Hamilton King, 1920 Marion Davies Marion Davies (January 3, 1897 – September 23, 1961) was an American comedic actress. ... Tyrone Power Sr. ... The historical drama is a film genre in which stories are based more or less accurately upon historical events and famous persons. ... The Marriage Circle is a 1924 film by Ernst Lubitsch. ... Ernst Lubitsch (January 28, 1892 – November 30, 1947), was a German-born Jewish film director. ... Florence Vidor in 1933 Florence Arto (best known as Florence Vidor) (Texas, 23 July 1895 - California 3 November 1977) was an American actress. ... Comedy film is a film genre designed to be humorous. ... Monsieur Beaucaire is a 1924 silent film drama based on the Booth Tarkington novel. ... Sidney Olcott (September 20, 1873 - December 16, 1949) was a Canadian producer, director, actor and writer. ... Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor. ... A drama film is a film that depends mostly on in-depth character development, interaction, and highly emotional themes. ... The Navigator is a 1924 comedy directed by and starring Buster Keaton. ... Donald Crisp as Sir Charles Emery in MGMs Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ... Joseph Frank Keaton, Jr. ... Joseph Frank Keaton, Jr. ... Comedy film is a film genre designed to be humorous. ... Captain Hook fends off the crocodile in the first film version of Peter Pan Peter Pan was a silent movie released in 1924 by Paramount Pictures, the first film adaptation of the play by J.M. Barrie. ... Herbert Brenon (January 13, 1880 - June 21, 1958) was a film director during the era of silent movies through the early 1940s. ... Betty Bronson on the cover of a 1920s magazine Betty Bronson born Elizabeth Ada Bronson (November 17, 1906 Trenton, New Jersey - October 19, 1971 Pasadena, California) was an actress in silent and sound films. ... Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes, usually involving magic, supernatural events, make-believe creatures, or exotic fantasy worlds. ... A family film is a film genre that, like a childrens film, is suitable for young children, but with the difference that a family film has been carefully written, directed, cast and acted so that it will appeal to all members of a typical family (or if not typical... 1940s paperback edition The Sea Hawk is a novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1915. ... Frank Lloyd (born 2 February 1886 in Glasgow, UK, died 10 August 1960 in Santa Monica, California, United States) was a film director, scriptwriter and producer. ... Milton Sills Milton Sills (January 12, 1882 - September 15, 1930) was a highly successful American stage and film actor of the early twentieth century. ... For other uses, see Swashbuckler (disambiguation). ... Sherlock, Jr. ... Joseph Frank Keaton, Jr. ... Joseph Frank Keaton, Jr. ... Kathryn McGuire (December 6, 1903 - October 10, 1978) was an American silent-film actress and dancer. ... Comedy film is a film genre designed to be humorous. ... This is about the 1924 film starring Douglas Fairbanks. ... Raoul Walsh as John Wilkes Booth in Birth of a Nation Raoul Walsh (March 11, 1887 – December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh. ... Douglas Fairbanks (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer, who became noted for his swashbuckling roles in silent movies such as The Mark of Zorro (1920), The Three Musketeers (1921), Robin Hood (1922), The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and The Black Pirate (1926). ... Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes, usually involving magic, supernatural events, make-believe creatures, or exotic fantasy worlds. ... The quintessential adventure film. ... Alan Crosland (August 10, 1894 - July 16, 1936) was an American actor and film director. ... Conrad Nagel Conrad Nagel, born March 16, 1897 in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, was a noted screen actor and matinee idol of the silent era and beyond. ... Aileen Pringle Aileen Pringle (July 23, 1895 - December 16, 1989) was a highly successful and popular stage and film actress during the silent film era. ... A romantic drama film is a film that seriously studies the romantic nature of relationships between people. ...


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