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1920's Horror Classics

by universe1701 • Created 6 years ago • Modified 6 years ago
A list of 1920's horror classics. A mix of the greats, under-rated, and a couple of not so great, fun campy movies.
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  • 26 titles
  • A Page of Madness (1926)

    1. A Page of Madness

    19261h 10mNot Rated
    7.3 (5K)
    A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.
    DirectorTeinosuke KinugasaStarsMasuo InoueAyako IijimaYoshie Nakagawa
  • Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)

    2. Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

    19221h 34mNot Rated
    7.8 (119K)
    Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.
    DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsMax SchreckAlexander GranachGustav von Wangenheim
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

    3. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    19201h 7mNot Rated
    8.0 (74K)
    Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
    DirectorRobert WieneStarsWerner KraussConrad VeidtFriedrich Feher
  • Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

    4. The Phantom of the Opera

    19251h 33mPassed
    7.5 (21K)
    A mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer.
    DirectorsRupert JulianLon ChaneyErnst LaemmleStarsLon ChaneyMary PhilbinNorman Kerry
  • Häxan (1922)

    5. Häxan

    19221h 31mNot Rated
    7.6 (18K)
    Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.
    DirectorBenjamin ChristensenStarsBenjamin ChristensenElisabeth ChristensenMaren Pedersen
  • The Phantom Carriage (1921)

    6. The Phantom Carriage

    19211h 47mNot Rated
    8.0 (15K)
    On New Year's Eve, the driver of a ghostly carriage forces a drunken man to reflect on his selfish, wasted life.
    DirectorVictor SjöströmStarsVictor SjöströmHilda BorgströmTore Svennberg
  • Laura La Plante in The Cat and the Canary (1927)

    7. The Cat and the Canary

    19271h 48mPassed
    7.0 (3.6K)
    Relatives of an eccentric millionaire gather in his spooky mansion on the 20th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will.
    DirectorPaul LeniStarsLaura La PlanteCreighton HaleForrest Stanley
  • John Barrymore and Nita Naldi in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)

    8. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    19201h 9mUnrated
    6.9 (6.4K)
    Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
    DirectorJohn S. RobertsonStarsJohn BarrymoreMartha MansfieldBrandon Hurst
  • The Golem (1920)

    9. The Golem

    19201h 31mUnrated
    7.2 (9.1K)
    In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
    DirectorsPaul WegenerCarl BoeseStarsPaul WegenerAlbert SteinrückErnst Deutsch
  • Carmen Cartellieri, Fritz Kortner, Alexandra Sorina, Conrad Veidt, and Robert Wiene in The Hands of Orlac (1924)

    10. The Hands of Orlac

    19241h 32mNot Rated
    7.0 (3.7K)
    A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he doesn't know they once belonged to a murderer.
    DirectorRobert WieneStarsConrad VeidtAlexandra SorinaFritz Strassny
  • Mary Philbin and Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs (1928)

    11. The Man Who Laughs

    19281h 50mNot Rated
    7.6 (8.7K)
    When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
    DirectorPaul LeniStarsMary PhilbinConrad VeidtJulius Molnar
  • Otto Arpke in Waxworks (1924)

    12. Waxworks

    19241h 47mNot Rated
    6.5 (2.5K)
    A wax museum hires a writer to give the sculptures stories. The writer imagines himself and the museum owner's daughter in the stories.
    DirectorsLeo BirinskyPaul LeniStarsEmil JanningsConrad VeidtWerner Krauss
  • The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)

    13. The Fall of the House of Usher

    19281h 12mNot Rated
    7.2 (4.8K)
    Allan visits the sinister Usher family mansion, where his friend Roderick is painting a portrait of his sickly wife Madeline. The portrait seems to be draining the life out of Madeline, slowly leading to her death.
    DirectorJean EpsteinStarsJean DebucourtMarguerite GanceCharles Lamy
  • F.W. Murnau, Gösta Ekman, Yvette Guilbert, Gerhart Hauptmann, Camilla Horn, Emil Jannings, and Hans Kyser in Faust (1926)

    14. Faust

    19261h 47mNot Rated
    8.1 (18K)
    The demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul.
    DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsGösta EkmanEmil JanningsCamilla Horn
  • The Head of Janus (1920)

    15. The Head of Janus

    19201h 47m
    7.3 (176)
    Two opposing characters are hidden in the person of the inconspicuous London gentleman Dr. Warren and Janus.
    DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsConrad VeidtMagnus StifterMargarete Schlegel
  • The Haunted Castle (1921)

    16. The Haunted Castle

    19211h 9mNot Rated
    6.1 (2.2K)
    In the castle Vogeloed, a few aristocrats are awaiting baroness Safferstätt. But first count Oetsch invites himself.. Everyone thinks he murdered his brother, baroness Safferstat's first husband, three years ago. So he is rather undesirable. But Oetsch stays; arguing he is not the murderer and will find the real one...
    DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsArnold KorffLulu Kyser-KorffLothar Mehnert
  • The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)

    17. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

    19271h 32mNot Rated
    7.3 (14K)
    A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJune TrippIvor NovelloMarie Ault
  • Destiny (1921)

    18. Destiny

    19211h 54mNot Rated
    7.6 (7.1K)
    When a woman's fiancé disappears, Death gives her three chances to save him from his fate.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsBernhard GoetzkeLil DagoverWalter Janssen
  • Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920)

    19. Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

    19201h 28m
    5.9 (1.2K)
    Genuine is an ancient and cruel divinity, who seduces men and induce them to kill as a proof of love.
    DirectorRobert WieneStarsFern AndraHans Heinrich von TwardowskiErnst Gronau
  • George Chesebro and Marguerite Clayton in Wolfblood (1925)

    20. Wolfblood

    19251h 8mPassed
    5.4 (390)
    After wolf blood transfusion, man thinks he's becoming a wolf.
    DirectorsGeorge ChesebroBruce MitchellStarsGeorge ChesebroRoy WatsonMilburn Morante
  • Maciste in Hell (1925)

    21. Maciste in Hell

    19251h 35m
    6.8 (672)
    The devil takes Maciste down to hell in an attempt to corrupt and ruin his morality.
    DirectorGuido BrignoneStarsBartolomeo PaganoUmberto GuarracinoMario Saio
  • Conrad Veidt in The Last Performance (1929)

    22. The Last Performance

    19291h 8m
    6.6 (524)
    A middle-aged magician is in love with his beautiful young assistant, who is in love with his young protege', who turns out to be a bum and a thief.
    DirectorPál FejösStarsConrad VeidtMary PhilbinLeslie Fenton
  • Anton Ziegler in Belphégor (1927)

    23. Belphégor

    19274h 15m
    7.7 (182)
    A phantom appears in the Louvre museum in the middle of the night in search of something in the dark corridors.
    DirectorHenri DesfontainesStarsRené NavarreElmire VautierLucien Dalsace
  • Warning Shadows (1923)

    24. Warning Shadows

    19231h 30mUnrated
    6.6 (1.2K)
    A wealthy man invites the local wealthy bachelors over for a puppet show about men who covet another man's wife. The puppeteer is actually a witch and gives the men nightmares about what could happen if they date the lady of the house.
    DirectorArthur RobisonStarsFritz KortnerRuth WeyherGustav von Wangenheim
  • Brigitte Helm in A Daughter of Destiny (1928)

    25. A Daughter of Destiny

    19281h 48m
    6.2 (471)
    A scientist with an interest in genetics impregnates a sex worker with the seed of a hanged murderer. The sex worker gives birth to a child who has no concept of love, whom the scientist adopts.
    DirectorHenrik GaleenStarsBrigitte HelmPaul WegenerIván Petrovich

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