The Lash

Oct 1, 1916

1h 30m

★ 0.0

Overview

A silent drama film directed by James Young

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company

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Cast

Sidonie Du Val

Marie Doro

Warren Harding

Elliott Dexter

John Du Val

James Neill

Pierre Broule

Thomas Delmar

Henriette Catenat

Jane Wolfe

Violet Wayne

Veda McEvers

Mr. Crawdon

Raymond Hatton

Mrs. Warren Harding

Josephine Rice

Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.

7.8

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Nov 4, 1927

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

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The Tender Hour

May 1, 1927

Marcia Kane, daughter of an American capitalist, is persuaded by her father to marry the expatriated Russian Grand Duke Sergei, and believing Wally, her real love, to be dead, she consents. Discovering after the ceremony that her father has tricked her, Marcia vows to be the duke's wife in name only, though she refuses Wally's proposal that she go away with him.

6.0

Broadway Nights

May 15, 1927

Fannie joins Johnny to perform a music-hall act which becomes a success, until two Broadway producers catch the act and offer Fannie a job on their latest show; however, they have no place for Johnny, so Fannie turns down the offer. (Film considered lost.)

7.6

Battleship Potemkin

Dec 24, 1925

A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. The film had an incredible impact on the development of cinema and is a masterful example of montage editing.

7.1

Nanook of the North

Jun 11, 1922

This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captures the beautiful, if unforgiving, frozen landscape of the Great White North, far removed from conventional civilization.

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The Iron Woman

Oct 2, 1916

Steel mill owner Sarah Maitland has raised her two children, Blair and Nannie, to be honest and caring, however Blair disappoints her when he seduces the wife of his best friend and breaks up her marriage. No one is happy but it takes a near fatal accident to set things right.

4.8

The Divine Voyage

Jun 13, 1929

A girl in search of sailors lost in the Pacific.

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His Dog

Jul 24, 1927

Peter Olsen, a young social outcast who lives alone on a rundown farm and raises vegetables for a living, finds his only consolation in liquor, though Dorcas Chatham, daughter of the general store owner, begs him to forego this indulgence. Returning from town, he finds a dog by the roadside, apparently injured by a car, and takes it home. Later, on a drunken spree, Peter is attacked by robbers, but the dog comes to his rescue and frightens the assailants away. Stirred by the unselfish devotion of his dog, Peter gradually regains his self-respect, and Dorcas falls in love with him and accepts his proposal, though she fears the dog. When Peter enters the dog in a show, another exhibitor proves to be its owner, and Peter is first parted from, then reunited with, "his" dog. Dorcas overcomes her fear and is united with Peter.

5.9

White Gold

Feb 24, 1927

A sheep farmer brings his new wife to his father's ranch and the old man takes an instant dislike to her.

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The Vampire

Aug 9, 1915

The Vampire is a surviving 1915 silent film drama directed by Alice Guy and starring Olga Petrova. It is one of Petrova's and Guy's few surviving silent films.

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Three Hours

Mar 5, 1927

Left penniless by her vengeful ex-husband, Madeline is forced to become a pickpocket to pay for a new wardrobe. One of her victims is a Mr. Finlay, who threatens to turn her over to the police -- until he hears Madeline's woeful tale of her cruel, possessive husband.

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Without Benefit of Clergy

Jun 19, 1921

A British engineer in India takes a simple native girl as his bride, an act which defies social strictures and leads to tragedy.

7.2

People on Sunday

Feb 4, 1930

A semi-documentary experimental 1930 German silent film created by amateurs with a small budget. With authentic scenes of the metropolis city of Berlin, it's the first film from the later famous screenwriters/directors Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann.

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The Cold Deck

Oct 31, 1917

Gambler "On-the Level" Leigh (William S. Hart) is forced to leave his high rolling lifestyle to move his ailing sister Alice (Mildred Harris) to the healing climate the mountains. Financial strain compels him to resume his favored vocation. Unfortunately for Level, the dance hall girl Coralie (Alma Rubens) doesn't take rejection well and convinces the dealer to clean him out with a "cold deck". A desperate robbery ensues, leading to Level wanted for murder!

7.9

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Feb 27, 1920

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.

8.1

Metropolis

Feb 6, 1927

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

5.2

The Mills in Joy and Sorrow

May 23, 1912

A hobo takes revenge to a miller who didn't give him something to eat.

6.8

The Joyless Street

Mar 1, 1925

In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.

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The Fruitful Vine

Sep 1, 1921

An old knight weds his dead friend's daughter but she gives herself to an Italian Don to bear an heir.

The Lash

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

The Lash Trailers

Cast

Marie Doro

Elliott Dexter

James Neill

Thomas Delmar

Jane Wolfe

Veda McEvers

Raymond Hatton

Josephine Rice

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Three Hours

Without Benefit of Clergy

People on Sunday

The Cold Deck

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Metropolis

The Mills in Joy and Sorrow

The Joyless Street

The Fruitful Vine

Cast

Marie Doro

Elliott Dexter

James Neill

Thomas Delmar

Jane Wolfe

Veda McEvers

Raymond Hatton

Josephine Rice

You may also like

The Birth of a Nation

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

The Tender Hour

Broadway Nights

Battleship Potemkin

Nanook of the North

The Iron Woman

The Divine Voyage

His Dog

White Gold

The Vampire

Three Hours

Without Benefit of Clergy

People on Sunday

The Cold Deck

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Metropolis

The Mills in Joy and Sorrow

The Joyless Street

The Fruitful Vine

The Lash Trailers