6 Best Raymond Griffith Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 10, 2026

Raymond Griffith brought a suave, top-hatted comic presence to Hollywood silent film and became one of the era’s most sophisticated, underrated comedians. Hands Up! has a Confederate spy outwitting Union soldiers, Paths to Paradise falls two rival jewel thieves in love, Forty Winks reveals a man’s romantic entanglements in a dream, and All Quiet on the Western Front shatters young German soldiers. Changing Husbands and Fools First round out the list.

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A group of German schoolboys loses its patriotic enthusiasm to the reality of the trenches.

Directed by Lewis Milestone · 2h 13m · Rated NR

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Hands Up! (1926)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Marian Nixon is in this silent Civil War comedy about a charming Confederate spy who must outwit Union soldiers to prevent gold from reaching enemy hands.

Directed by Clarence G. Badger · 1h 10m

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Paths to Paradise (1925)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Betty Compson appears in this silent comedy about two rival jewel thieves who fall for each other while competing to steal the same necklace.

Directed by Clarence G. Badger · 1h 07m · Rated NR

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Forty Winks (1925)

TMDB ★ 5.4

Raymond Griffith features in this silent comedy where a man's vivid dream reveals hidden truths about his complicated romantic entanglements.

Directed by Frank Urson & Paul Iribe · 1h 10m · Rated NR

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Changing Husbands (1924)

TMDB ★ 5.5

Raymond Griffith is in this silent comedy where a society woman and a stage actress swap places, each testing their spouses' trust.

Directed by Paul Iribe & Frank Urson · 1h 10m · Rated NR

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Fools First (1922)

TMDB ★ 5.6

Claire Windsor features in this silent drama about a paroled convict whose partnership with an elderly counterfeiter is complicated by an unexpected romance.

Directed by Marshall Neilan · 1h 00m

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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 Raymond Griffith Movies

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Hands Up! (1926)

Paths to Paradise (1925)

Forty Winks (1925)

Changing Husbands (1924)

Fools First (1922)

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