By Vlad Zakh · May 3, 2026
Neil Hamilton brought a distinguished, dependable presence to Hollywood across the silent and sound eras and frequently played officers and gentlemen. The Dawn Patrol torments a squadron commander over sending green pilots to die, Beau Geste follows three brothers into the Foreign Legion, The Great Gatsby pursues a lost love amid Jazz Age excess, and The Patriot plots against an unstable tsar. The Little French Girl and Isn’t Life Wonderful round out the list.
01 Neil Hamilton appears as a First World War squadron commander tormented by sending inexperienced young pilots to their deaths.
Directed by Howard Hawks · 1h 48m · Rated NR
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02 Harry Cording features in this silent drama about a conflicted Russian czar's advisor who plots against him while battling his own conscience.
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 53m
03 Neil Hamilton appears as a mysterious millionaire's obsessive pursuit of his lost love unravels in the Jazz Age.
Directed by Herbert Brenon · 1h 20m · Rated NR
04 Three devoted brothers join the French Foreign Legion after a priceless family jewel disappears.
Directed by Herbert Brenon · 1h 41m · Rated NR
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05 Alice Joyce appears as a young French woman whose visit to an English family upends their carefully hidden secrets.
Directed by Herbert Brenon · 1h 02m · Rated NR
06 A struggling family in postwar Germany endures poverty and hardship while clinging to hope.
Directed by D.W. Griffith · 1h 55m · Rated NR
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