01 Kenneth Harlan features in this silent drama about a young man from the tenements who struggles to rise above his impoverished circumstances.
Directed by Irving Cummings · 1h 00m
6 Best Kenneth Harlan Movies
By Vlad Zakh · May 5, 2026
Kenneth Harlan brought a versatile, dependable presence to Hollywood silent film and appeared in a huge range of dramas, comedies and romances. The Beautiful and Damned destroys a hedonistic young couple’s marriage, The Toll of the Sea heartbreaks an Asian woman who saved an American sailor, The Primitive Lover upends a divorced woman’s remarriage, and East Side - West Side lifts a tenement youth. The Penalty and The Hoodlum round out the list.
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02 Kenneth Harlan appears in this early Technicolor silent about an Asian woman who rescues and falls in love with a shipwrecked American and faces heartbreak when he returns home.
Directed by Chester M. Franklin · 0h 54m
03 Kenneth Harlan appears in this silent adaptation of Fitzgerald about a privileged young couple whose reckless, hedonistic lifestyle slowly destroys their marriage and fortune.
Directed by Sidney Franklin · 1h 10m · Rated NR
04 Kenneth Harlan features in this Constance Talmadge silent where a divorced woman's remarriage plans are upended when her adventurous ex-husband unexpectedly returns.
Directed by Sidney Franklin · 1h 10m
05 Clarence Wilson features in this Lon Chaney silent about a double amputee criminal mastermind who plots elaborate revenge against the doctor who wrongly took his legs.
Directed by Wallace Worsley · 1h 30m · Rated NR
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06 Kenneth Harlan features in this Mary Pickford silent about a pampered heiress who disguises herself as a poor tenement girl to experience life among the working class.
Directed by Sidney Franklin · 1h 18m · Rated NR
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