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The Scarlet Empress
7.5

The Scarlet Empress

May. 09, 1934

The Scarlet Empress

During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted ...
Nell Gwyn
6.2

Nell Gwyn

Aug. 01, 1934

Nell Gwyn

King Charles II first meets Nell Gwyn after seeing her do a turn at Drury Lane. They soon become close, the King preferring her feisty irreverent ...
Les Misérables
8.3

Les Misérables

Feb. 09, 1934

Les Misérables

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes ...
Cleopatra
6.8

Cleopatra

Oct. 05, 1934

Cleopatra

The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.
The Rise of Catherine the Great
6.3

The Rise of Catherine the Great

The woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she weds Grand Duke Peter, the nephew of Empress ...
Waltzes from Vienna
5.8

Waltzes from Vienna

Mar. 15, 1934

Waltzes from Vienna

Johann Strauss Jr. is forced by his father to forget music and to work in a bakery, where he falls in love with Resi, the baker’s daughter. ...
Queen Christina
7.5

Queen Christina

Dec. 26, 1933

Queen Christina

Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, she must choose ...
The Private Life of Henry VIII
7

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges ...
The Sign of the Cross
6.8

The Sign of the Cross

Nov. 30, 1932

The Sign of the Cross

After burning Rome, Emperor Nero decides to blame the Christians, and issues the edict that they are all to be caught and sent to the arena. Two ...
Shanghai Express
7.3

Shanghai Express

Feb. 12, 1932

Shanghai Express

A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
Rasputin and the Empress
6.5

Rasputin and the Empress

The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin’s influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and ...
The Lost Squadron
6.4

The Lost Squadron

Mar. 12, 1932

The Lost Squadron

When World War I comes to an end, three pilots find themselves on hard times. They wind up in Hollywood, where they work as stunt fliers for a ...
The Conquerors
6.3

The Conquerors

Nov. 18, 1932

The Conquerors

A newlywed couple journeys west to make their fortune, and begins a banking empire.
The Congress Dances
7

The Congress Dances

Sep. 29, 1931

The Congress Dances

Vienna glove-sales-lady Christel falls in love with Russian Czar Alexander. Austrian Prince Metternich tries to use this and other pleasant ...
Cimarron
5.8

Cimarron

Jan. 26, 1931

Cimarron

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves ...
Alexander Hamilton
5.8

Alexander Hamilton

Sep. 12, 1931

Alexander Hamilton

The founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.
Abraham Lincoln
5.6

Abraham Lincoln

Nov. 08, 1930

Abraham Lincoln

A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln’s life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; ...
Storm Over Asia
7

Storm Over Asia

Nov. 10, 1928

Storm Over Asia

In 1918 a young and simple Mongol herdsman and trapper is cheated out of a valuable fox fur by a European capitalist fur trader. Ostracized from ...
The Last Command
8

The Last Command

Jan. 21, 1928

The Last Command

A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.
Napoléon
8.2

Napoléon

Apr. 07, 1927

Napoléon

A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican’s career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military ...
Battleship Potemkin
7.9

Battleship Potemkin

Dec. 24, 1925

Battleship Potemkin

A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. ...
The Loves of Pharaoh
6.5

The Loves of Pharaoh

Feb. 21, 1922

The Loves of Pharaoh

The Ethiopian King offers his daughter to a powerful Pharaoh to secure peace between the two countries.
Häxan
7.6

Häxan

Sep. 18, 1922

Häxan

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen’s legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to ...
Anna Boleyn
6.5

Anna Boleyn

Dec. 03, 1920

Anna Boleyn

The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious ...
Anniversary of the Revolution
6.8

Anniversary of the Revolution

A chronicle of the Russian Revolution of 1917, from the bourgeois democratic February Revolution to the great socialist October Revolution and ...
Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.7

Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
The Dumb Girl of Portici
6.4

The Dumb Girl of Portici

Fenella, a poor Italian girl, falls in love with a Spanish nobleman, but their affair triggers a revolution and national catastrophe.
Martyrs of the Alamo
5.7

Martyrs of the Alamo

Nov. 20, 1915

Martyrs of the Alamo

The story of the defense of the mission-turned-fortress by 185 Texans against an overwhelming Mexican army in 1836.
The Coward
6

The Coward

Nov. 14, 1915

The Coward

Set during the American Civil War, Keenan stars as a Virginia colonel and Charles Ray as his weak-willed son. The son is forced, at gunpoint, by ...
The Birth of a Nation
6.1

The Birth of a Nation

Feb. 08, 1915

The Birth of a Nation

Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is ...