Horror Movies from the 1920s
List of every horror movie from the 1920s
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- DirectorHans WerckmeisterStarsEmil JanningsJohn GottowtHans Adalbert SchlettowAn alien from the planet Algol gives a man a device that gives him superpowers.
- DirectorsJacob FleckLuise FleckStarsLola Urban-KneidingerWilhelm KlitschJulius StroblDepicts a society lady trapped under the spell of an unskilled hypnotist.
- DirectorCornelius HintnerStarsVictor KutscheraCarmen CartellieriEugen PreißA poor youngster who sells flowers to the riches will be torn between the greed of her brother and the love of three wealthy aristocrats.
- DirectorJohn S. RobertsonStarsJohn BarrymoreMartha MansfieldBrandon HurstDr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
- DirectorJ. Charles HaydonStarsSheldon LewisAlex ShannonDora Mills AdamsDr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
- StarHank Mann
- DirectorRobert WieneStarsFern AndraHans Heinrich von TwardowskiErnst GronauGenuine is an ancient and cruel divinity, who seduces men and induce them to kill as a proof of love.
- DirectorsMarshall NeilanHenry Roberts SymondsStarsPat O'MalleyWesley BarryAgnes AyresAn intrepid newspaper reporter attempts to solve a series of murders committed by a gorilla carrying the transplanted brain of a human.
- DirectorsAlfred J. GouldingHal RoachStarsHarold LloydMildred DavisWally HoweAfter numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is looking for a stooge to stand in as a groom in order to secure an inheritance for his client (Davis). The inheritance is a house, which her scheming uncle "haunts" so that he can scare them off and claim the property.
- DirectorLouis DellucStarsGabriel SignoretÈve FrancisGinette DarnysThe tragedy of a man, about to kill himself, who contemplates his past in a series of flashbacks.
- DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsHelge NissenHalvard HoffJacob TexiereIn 4 episodic tales of human suffering: the temptation of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the Russo-Finnish war of 1918, Satan attempts to win God's favor.
- DirectorRobert WieneStarsWerner KraussConrad VeidtFriedrich FeherHypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
- DirectorCharles GiblynStarsDorothy DaltonHuntley GordonWalter D. NealandPriscilla Maine, a wealthy young woman, is plagued by visions of menacing people and strange adventures, which she confides to Dr. Philip Fosdick, a young physician. Later, while reading a newspaper account of a crime, Philip recognizes the people from Priscilla's dreams and investigates. He discovers that Priscilla has a twin sister named Nora O'Moore, who has just escaped from the clutches of gang leader Red Carnahan. The criminal stalks Nora and takes revenge by drowning her in a lake. Priscilla has a vision that draws her to the lake, where she finds Carnahan. The gang leader, terrified by Priscilla's resemblance to his victim, is driven by fear to drown himself. Priscilla faints and is nursed back to health by Philip. They then discover that Priscilla's father had married a gypsy who gave birth to twin daughters, then ran off with Nora while Priscilla remained with her father. With the mystery solved, Philip and Priscilla marry.
- DirectorsPaul WegenerCarl BoeseStarsPaul WegenerAlbert SteinrückErnst DeutschIn 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.
- DirectorCharles RaymondStarsDavid DevantLady Doris StapletonCharles RaymondA magician helps outwit a Chinaman's gang.
- DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsConrad VeidtMagnus StifterMargarete SchlegelTwo opposing characters are hidden in the person of the inconspicuous London gentleman Dr. Warren and Janus.
- DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsSascha GuraJohn GottowtPaul BiensfeldtWilton, a hunchback, who was always scorned and ridiculed by women, returns from Java a rich man after having discovered a diamond mine. He romances Gina, who is on the rebound from a broken affair, and showers her with expensive gifts. After Gina reconciles with her boyfriend, she continues to see Wilton because of what he gives her. After he discovers her perfidy, Wilton develops a poison and mixes it into her lipstick, which will kill any man who kisses her.
- DirectorHarry A. PollardStarsRuth CliffordJack SherrillSidney BraceyA scientist discovers a death ray and locks it in a box, giving the key to his daughter, who soon finds herself hunted by criminals looking to steal the deadly mineral.
- DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsHildur CarlbergEinar RödGreta AlmrothA newly elected village parson is required to marry the previous parson's widow. However he's already married, and the woman is old enough to be his grandmother.
- DirectorWallace WorsleyStarsCharles ClaryDoris PawnJim MasonA deformed criminal mastermind plans to loot the city of San Francisco as well as revenge himself on the doctor who mistakenly amputated his legs.
- DirectorHoward M. MitchellStarsPeggy HylandAlan RoscoeCorrean KirkhamA victim of hypnotism begins to have compulsions to steal.
- DirectorReinhold SchünzelStarsReinhold SchünzelAnita BerberConrad VeidtAbout a lurid tale of magic and secret societies during the reign of Luis XVI, focused on the figure of the Italian occultist Giuseppe Balsamo, known under his alias of Count Alessandro di Cagliostro.
- DirectorGeorge Edwardes-HallStarsDennis Neilson-TerryYvonne ArnaudChristine MaitlandAn ass's skin grants an author's wishes and makes him rich, but it is a dream.
- DirectorPierre MarodonStarLady Nobody
- DirectorB.A. RolfeStarsOlive TellJames MorrisonMario MajeroniOld Silas Blackburn, a wealthy recluse, lives alone with his ward Katherine and his butler. One night, Katherine discovers Silas murdered in the room where three generations of Blackburns have mysteriously died. Silas' grandson Robert, whom Katherine loves, comes to visit the next day, suffering from amnesia. When the detective sent to investigate is found murdered in the room the next morning, suspicion points to Robert, but Katherine believes him innocent. After Silas' burial, the household is amazed to return from the cemetery and find him sitting in front of the fire. Facts reveal that Silas had a twin brother whom he murdered when he demanded a portion of the family fortune. When his brother's daughter appears, Silas suffers remorse and kills himself. With the mystery satisfactorily resolved, Katherine and Robert find happiness together.