By Vlad Zakh · May 10, 2026
Ernest Torrence brought a towering, imposing presence to Hollywood silent and early sound film and frequently played memorable villains and rugged frontiersmen. Steamboat Bill, Jr. seeks a riverboat captain’s approval during a storm, Peter Pan whisks three children to an island, Ruggles of Red Gap adjusts an English butler to the West, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame protects a persecuted gypsy woman. The Covered Wagon and Tol’able David round out the list.
01 A dandified college graduate tries to prove himself to his rough riverboat captain father during a storm.
Directed by Charles Reisner & Buster Keaton · 1h 10m · Rated NR
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02 Betty Bronson stars in this silent adaptation where a magical boy who never grows up whisks three children away on a fantastical island adventure.
Directed by Herbert Brenon · 1h 41m
03 Ernest Torrence is in this silent comedy about a proper English butler won in a poker game who must adjust to life in the American frontier West.
Directed by James Cruze · 1h 20m · Rated NR
04 Clarence Wilson appears in this Lon Chaney silent about a deformed bell-ringer who risks everything to protect a persecuted gypsy woman from a corrupt priest.
Directed by Wallace Worsley · 1h 53m · Rated NR
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Brew, MGM Plus, Fandor Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
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Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Cultpix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Brew · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Stream: Cultpix, Brew
05 Ernest Torrence appears in this silent epic about pioneer settlers who face hardship, romance and danger during a perilous wagon train journey west.
Directed by James Cruze · 1h 38m · Rated NR
06 Ernest Torrence features in this silent drama about a gentle young man who must find inner strength after his family is brutally attacked by escaped convicts.
Directed by Henry King · 1h 34m · Rated NR
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