By Vlad Zakh · July 24, 2026
Mack Swain built a towering comic presence in silent cinema and became one of Charlie Chaplin’s most memorable partners and foils. The Gold Rush is the best known, Tillie’s Punctured Romance came earlier, The Eagle turns a Russian officer into a masked avenger, Torrent transforms a farm girl into an opera star, My Best Girl pairs a clerk with a stock boy who is secretly the owner’s son, and The Beloved Rogue schemes through medieval French intrigue.
01 Mack Swain appears in a silent about a roguish poet who schemes and charms his way through royal intrigue in medieval France.
Directed by Alan Crosland · 1h 39m
Stream: TCM, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
02 A department store clerk falls for the new stock boy, unaware he is secretly the owner's son.
Directed by Sam Taylor · 1h 20m
03 Mack Swain features in this silent drama about a humble farm girl who transforms into a celebrated opera star, only to reunite with her first love.
Directed by Monta Bell · 1h 27m · Rated NR
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
04 Mack Swain appears as a Russian officer turned masked avenger out for justice against the nobleman who wronged his family.
Directed by Clarence Brown · 1h 13m · Rated NR
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, FlixFling, IndieFlix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Stream: FlixFling · Rent or buy: FlixFling
05 A prospector's Klondike misadventures include a starving cabin-mate and a famous boot dinner.
Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 1h 35m · Rated NR
Nominated for 2 Oscars7 wins & 3 nominations
Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, History Vault, Eternal Family, HBO Max, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Stream: FilmBox Live Amazon Channel, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Stream: Criterion Channel, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
Stream: Artiflix
Stream: Hungama Play, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel, Artiflix
06 Al St. John features in this silent comedy about a country girl swindled by a con man posing as her suitor, with chaotic results.
Directed by Mack Sennett · 1h 22m · Rated NR
Stream: fuboTV, Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix
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