By Vlad Zakh · April 25, 2026
Renee Adoree brought a warm, luminous presence to Hollywood silent film and is forever remembered for her heartbreaking performance in the landmark First World War epic The Big Parade. La Boheme loves a seamstress and a poor writer amid poverty, The Flaming Forest sends a Mountie to investigate a northern rebellion, Mr. Wu tests a Chinese patriarch’s values, and Show People rises a Southern belle from pratfalls to stardom. Monte Cristo rounds out the list.
01 Dorothy Sebastian is in this silent comedy about an aspiring dramatic actress who accidentally becomes a beloved slapstick comedy star.
Directed by King Vidor · 1h 19m · Rated NR
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02 Renée Adorée is in this Lon Chaney silent about a Chinese patriarch whose traditional values are tested when his daughter falls for a Western man.
Directed by William Nigh · 1h 31m
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03 Renée Adorée features in this silent adventure about a Canadian Mountie who investigates a dangerous rebellion brewing in the remote northern wilderness.
Directed by Reginald Barker · 1h 10m
04 Renée Adorée is in this silent adaptation about a struggling Parisian seamstress who falls in love with a poor writer amid poverty and illness.
Directed by King Vidor · 1h 33m · Rated NR
05 Hobart Bosworth appears in this King Vidor silent about a wealthy young man whose enlistment in the First World War transforms him through combat, friendship and love.
Directed by King Vidor · 2h 31m · Rated NR
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06 Estelle Taylor features in this silent adaptation about a wrongly imprisoned sailor who escapes to exact elaborate revenge on those who betrayed him.
Directed by Emmett J. Flynn · 1h 40m · Rated NR
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