6 Best Kathleen Key Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 28, 2026

Kathleen Key brought a striking presence to Hollywood silent film and appeared in several of the era’s biggest adventure epics and dramas. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ sends a betrayed prince after a Roman friend, The Big Parade transforms a rich American with love and war, The Sea Hawk makes a disgraced nobleman a pirate, and Revelation redeems an artist’s model through faith. The Man from Brodney’s and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse round out the list.

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Betty Bronson features in this silent epic about a betrayed Jewish prince who seeks vengeance against his former friend, a Roman officer.

Directed by Fred Niblo · 2h 23m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Big Parade (1925)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Hobart Bosworth appears in this King Vidor silent about a wealthy young man whose enlistment in the First World War transforms him through combat, friendship and love.

Directed by King Vidor · 2h 31m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Revelation (1924)

TMDB ★ 5.7

Kathleen Key features in this silent drama about a cynical artist's model who finds unexpected redemption through faith and love.

Directed by George D. Baker · 1h 30m · Rated NR

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The Sea Hawk (1924)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Kathleen Key is in this silent adventure about a wrongly disgraced English nobleman who becomes a fearsome pirate captain seeking revenge.

Directed by Frank Lloyd · 2h 03m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: TCM

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The Man from Brodney's (1923)

TMDB ★ 5.6

Kathleen Key appears in this silent adventure about a shipwrecked adventurer who becomes entangled in a South Seas island's royal succession.

Directed by David Smith · 1h 20m · Rated NR

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Alice Terry is in this Valentino silent about a wealthy Argentine family torn apart when its members fight on opposing sides of the First World War.

Directed by Rex Ingram · 2h 36m

Where to watch

Stream: Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Kathleen Key Movies

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

The Big Parade (1925)

Revelation (1924)

The Sea Hawk (1924)

The Man from Brodney's (1923)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)

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