By Vlad Zakh · April 23, 2026
Phyllis Haver brought a glamorous, spirited presence to Hollywood silent film and evolved from a Mack Sennett comedy player into a dramatic leading lady. So Big follows a determined widow raising her son on a vegetable farm, Don Juan navigates scheming lovers and intrigue, The Common Law falls an artist’s model for the painter employing her, and Fig Leaves contrasts a modern couple with Adam and Eve. The Christian and A Small Town Idol round out the list.
01 Olive Borden is in this silent Howard Hawks comedy where a modern husband and wife's domestic squabbles are contrasted with a comic vision of Adam and Eve.
Directed by Howard Hawks · 1h 10m
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02 Estelle Taylor is in this silent swashbuckler where the legendary womaniser navigates a web of jealous lovers and political intrigue in Renaissance Italy.
Directed by Alan Crosland · 1h 52m · Rated NR
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03 Ben Lyon appears in this silent drama about a determined widow who raises her son alone while running a struggling vegetable farm.
Directed by Charles Brabin · 1h 30m · Rated NR
04 Corinne Griffith appears in this silent drama about an artist's model who falls for the painter employing her, defying the era's rigid social conventions.
Directed by George Archainbaud · 1h 20m
05 Aileen Pringle is in this silent drama about a devoted clergyman whose faith is tested by his complicated love for a beautiful, ambitious woman.
Directed by Maurice Tourneur · 1h 20m
06 Chester Conklin features in this silent comedy about a small-town man who mistakenly believes his amateur film has made him a genuine Hollywood star.
Directed by Mack Sennett & Erle C. Kenton · 1h 10m
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