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    1920s Family Movies

    The 40 most popular 1920s family movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Petit ange
    TMDB3.5

    Petit ange

    1920 · 1h 25m · FR

    A misunderstanding, due to five-year-old Régine's innocent games, causes the Chambrys to split up. They send the child to pastor Crokfield, an old friend of the family, to be taken care of. Petit Ange (Little Angel), as little Régine is nicknamed, wishes to see her mom and dad together at he same time. The pastor helps her to achieve her goal.

    The Skeleton Dance
    TMDB3.7
    FF5.0

    The Skeleton Dance

    1929 · 5m · US

    The clock strikes midnight, the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for four skeletons to come out and dance a bit.

    Springtime
    TMDB2.9

    Springtime

    1929 · 6m · US

    Flowers, insects, and a crow family all dance to a jaunty tune celebrating spring. After a brief storm, grasshoppers, frogs, and spiders cavort to the Dance of the Hours.

    The Wizard of Oz
    TMDB2.8

    The Wizard of Oz

    1925 · 1h 21m · US

    A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.

    Fátima Milagrosa
    TMDB4.0

    Fátima Milagrosa

    1928 · 2h 39m · PT

    Aninhas (Aida Lupo), a paralyzed girl, asks for a miracle from the saint of her devotion, Our Lady of Lourdes, at the chapel of Penha (Guimarães), but her prayer is not heard - She turns her devotion to the Blessed Virgin directly, and joins the multitude that goes on a pilgrimage to the village where, ten years before, the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to three child sheepherders.

    Geneviève

    TMDB3.5

    Geneviève

    1923 · 2h 23m · FR

    Geneviève is an orphan child and living with her little sister Josette. Because of her economic situation, she cancels marriage with an honest and respectful man. Josette, after a short and tremendous love affair, dies leaving a little baby boy. Due to this incident, Geneviève is convicted and imprisoned. Wandering from town to town, village to village, she finally manages to get to her ancient fiance's house.

    Faces of Children
    TMDB3.9

    Faces of Children

    1925 · 1h 54m · FR

    A young boy living in the Swiss Alps struggles to come to terms with his mother's death and his father's remarriage which brings a new mother and step-sister into his family.

    Les Larmes de Colette

    TMDB4.5

    Les Larmes de Colette

    1926 · FR

    After the divorce of her parents, Colette gets sent to her grandfather's who she never really knows. Mrs. Lapierre, her new governess is very severe indeed. Later, due to their disputes, Colette runs away from home and gets sick.

    The Big Adventure
    TMDB5.0

    The Big Adventure

    1921 · 50m · US

    Patches, a kind-hearted orphan of the slums, finds life unbearable under the cruel abuse of his stepfather, Old Whiskers, for whose support he is forced to steal. Stowing away in a freight car with his dog, he escapes to a neighboring town where he is given a home by Mrs. Lane, sister of the town judge.

    Miss Rovel
    TMDB5.0

    Miss Rovel

    1921 · 28m · FR

    Misanthrope Raymond Ferray's life of peace and quiet is disrupted by the arrival of his new neighbors the Rovels. Lady Rovel designs on marrying her daughter Meg to the much older Marquis de Boisgenêt. Her mother agrees not to force her, however, if she can find a suitable alternative. Raymond, who despite himself has taken a great interest in Miss Rovel, helps her to find one.

    Baby Rose Marie: The Child Wonder
    TMDB3.3

    Baby Rose Marie: The Child Wonder

    1929 · 8m · US

    Rose Marie, aged five or six, sings three numbers, "Heigh Ho, Everybody, Heigh Ho", "Who Wouldn't Be Jealous of You", and "Don't Be Like That". She's animated throughout, acting as well as singing.

    Telling Whoppers
    TMDB3.8

    Telling Whoppers

    1926 · 18m

    Farina and Joe fib to the gang that they've beaten up the neighborhood bully. Later, they hear he's been murdered and think they'll get the blame.

    Little Red Riding Hood
    TMDB2.5

    Little Red Riding Hood

    1922 · 6m · US

    Mother is making donuts: She throws up a circle of dough, and a cat shoots a hole in it. Later, he fishes them out of the oil with a fishing line; he eats one, and loses all 9 lives. Mother puts together a basket for Red to take to granny. Red uses her cart, which is pushed by her little dog; the cart gets a flat tire, and she inflates a donut to replace it. A wolf (a human lothario) drives by in a flivver, and dashes off to grandma's house, where he finds a note saying she's gone to the movies. He shrinks his car and stashes it in his pocket, then waits for Red, who stopped to watch a dancing flower. Red arrives, and they go into the house, where he attempts to have his way with her. The dog rushes off and gets help from an airplane pilot, who uses a skyhook to remove the house and, ultimately, lift the wolf in his car and drop him in the lake. Written by Jon Reeves

    The Children of Fortune

    TMDB4.0

    The Children of Fortune

    1926 · 55m · SE

    In order to avoid ending up at the poorhouse, five orphaned children tries to make the best of their lives.

    You'll Be S'prised

    TMDB5.0

    You'll Be S'prised

    1920 · 11m · US

    Homeless wanderer Snooky the Human-Zee offers to work for food, but steals a freshly-made pie. Later, he comes to the aid of a railroad station agent, when thieves try to steal the payroll.

    Tracked in the Snow Country
    TMDB4.5

    Tracked in the Snow Country

    1925 · 1h 10m · US

    When Rin-Tin-Tin's master is found murdered, Rinty is accused of the crime.

    The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans
    TMDB4.0

    The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans

    1927 · 1h 50m · FR

    Set in Brussels, where Suzanne Beulemans, the daughter of a rich brewer is promised to marry Séraphin Meulemeester, the son of a rival brewer. The young man and his father both seem particularly motivated by the dowry of the young fiancée. But Séraphin has a rival in Albert Delpierre, a young Frenchman who is learning brewery from Ferdinand Beulemans and who is discreetly enamoured with the young woman. Albert learns Séraphin's secret that he is having an affair with a worker and that they have had a child. He promises Séraphin that he will never reveal any of it to Suzanne, but she is told by Isabelle, her maid.

    Jaws of Steel
    TMDB4.0

    Jaws of Steel

    1927 · 1h · US

    Our doggy hero is abandoned in the desert while in pup-hood. Upon reaching maturity, Tin Tin has undeservedly earned the reputation as a killer canine. Thus, the human characters spend most of their time hunting down the dog in hopes of collecting a huge bounty.

    Peter Pan
    TMDB3.5

    Peter Pan

    1924 · 1h 41m · US

    Peter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads them off to Never Never Land, where they meet the nefarious Captain Hook.

    Savur-Mogila
    TMDB3.0

    Savur-Mogila

    1926 · 1h 20m · SU

    At a military demonstration Red Imps: Misha, Duniasha and Tom Jackson bring a captured enemy, dangerous Makhno.

    Wolf's Clothing
    TMDB5.0

    Wolf's Clothing

    1927 · 1h 20m · US

    Barry Baline, a guard at a subway station, has worked at his job for six years without a day off. One New Year's Eve he's told that he won't be needed until the next morning, so he decides to go out for a night on the town. As it turns out, however, his "celebrating" is short-lived--he is knocked down by a large, luxurious car driven by a man wearing expensive evening clothes. Complications ensue.

    The Lighthouse by the Sea
    TMDB4.3

    The Lighthouse by the Sea

    1924 · 1h 10m · US

    A lighthouse keeper and his daughter are in trouble on two fronts--if the authorities find out he is going blind they will remove him, and a gang of liquor-smugglers is trying to destroy the lighthouse so they can land their illegal cargo on shore without being spotted.

    Ubasuteyama
    TMDB3.0

    Ubasuteyama

    1925 · 18m · JP

    Based on a Japanese legend, this animated short tells the story of a farmer who attempts to hide his mother from the wrath of a Lord who forces all people 60 and older from his village.

    Cops
    TMDB3.6

    Cops

    1922 · 18m · US

    Buster Keaton gets involved in a series of misunderstandings involving a horse and cart. Eventually he infuriates every cop in the city when he accidentally interrupts a police parade.

    Boys Will Be Joys
    TMDB3.3

    Boys Will Be Joys

    1925 · 20m · US

    Adults have the Pike and Coney Island amusement parks, so the rascals put up their own rides in a large vacant lot. Mickey's got big plans for expansion when surveyors show up to begin work on a factory. The gang travels by donkey cart to the office of Henry Mills, President of Pan American Export Company, to protest. Henry, in his 60s, is still a boy at heart: he has his chauffeur stop the car so he can join a sandlot game. He bails on a meeting with his board of directors, going with the kids to the factory site where he stops the workers and helps our gang add more rides. The directors follow him, and they get put to work. Will they ever have their meeting?

    Pollyanna
    TMDB3.3

    Pollyanna

    1920 · 58m · US

    When Pollyanna is orphaned, she's sent to live with her crotchety Aunt Polly. Pollyanna discovers that many of the people in her aunt's New England hometown are as ill-tempered as her aunt. But Pollyanna's incurable optimism - exemplified by her "glad game", in which she looks for the bright side of every situation - brings a change to the staid old community.

    Dogs of War!
    TMDB2.9

    Dogs of War!

    1923 · 24m · US

    The gang wages war using old vegetables as munitions. Later, they ruin a movie in progress when they double-expose the film.

    Brawn of the North
    TMDB4.0

    Brawn of the North

    1922 · 1h 20m · US

    Brawn, played by Strongheart, rescues a young woman from a snowstorm and a human killer.

    Amor de Perdição
    TMDB5.0

    Amor de Perdição

    1921 · 3h 4m

    Beiras, 19th century. The rapturous fatalism and the love tragedy between Teresa de Albuquerque and Simão Botelho, who survives the intolerant dispute between their noble families. Emphasis on Baltazar Coutinho’s (Teresa’s cousin and suitor) lethal rivalry, on blacksmith João da Cruz’ unconditional protection, and on Simão’s submissive adoration for his daughter Mariana…

    The Million Dollar Collar
    TMDB4.0

    The Million Dollar Collar

    1929 · 1h 2m · US

    Bill Holmes rescues Rinty from a car wreck not realizing that there is a stolen $50,000 diamond necklace hidden in the dog's collar.

    Criollo viejo
    TMDB5.0

    Criollo viejo

    1924 · AR

    Don Armando de la Peña, is the owner of a ranch located in a plain of the mountains of the province of Córdoba, administered by the loyal and honest Pedro Oria, a model of old Creole who lives with his wife and children Juan, Carlos and Maria. The former is lazy, gambling, and bad-tempered, while Carlos inherited the virtues of his father. Don Armando is not satisfied with his children. Mercedes, his favorite daughter, likes life in the big city, she is flirtatious and superficial even when she is in the ranch; she has an attitude of contempt towards Carlos, even after his life is saved, but that attitude hides a nascent feeling of love. His brother, also named Carlos, is what could be described as a bad person. With these characters various dramatic episodes unfold.

    Tracked by the Police
    TMDB4.0

    Tracked by the Police

    1927 · 1h 1m · US

    The Laguna Dam is to be built in Arizona to supply water to desert-land unfit for cultivation or stock-raising. Rival companies bid for the building contract, which leads to violence and danger for Bob Owen and his dog Satan.

    A Boy of Flanders
    TMDB4.0

    A Boy of Flanders

    1924 · 1h 10m · US

    An orphan boy wins a prize for his drawing.

    Gogi Ratiani
    TMDB2.4

    Gogi Ratiani

    1927 · 44m · SU

    After an earthquake orphans young Gogi, he meets Kiko, with whom he shares a love of painting and the dream of going to art school.

    The Sun Down Limited
    TMDB3.5

    The Sun Down Limited

    1924 · 26m · US

    The gang creates their own railroad after being chased from a local railyard, and competes with Toughie.

    Rinty of the Desert
    TMDB4.5

    Rinty of the Desert

    1928 · 54m · US

    Rinty rescues heroine June and hero Pat from all manner of desert dangers, both natural and man-made. The film's high point of tension finds the canine star rescuing Nye from a deep pit.

    Ready to Serve

    TMDB4.5

    Ready to Serve

    1921 · 19m · US

    Snooky the Human-Zee is a farm hand.

    Where the North Begins
    TMDB2.6

    Where the North Begins

    1923 · 1h 13m · US

    A German Shepherd puppy is "adopted" by a wolf pack in the snowy and frozen Great North and raised by them as one of their own. A few years later he comes upon a fur trapper and saves the man from certain death, and begins to feel a kinship with him that is stronger than the one he has with his adopted pack.

    Bouncing Babies
    TMDB3.1

    Bouncing Babies

    1929 · 20m · US

    With Wheezer's new baby brother getting all the attention, he tries to send the baby back.

    It's a Bear
    TMDB3.1

    It's a Bear

    1924 · 20m · US

    The kids pretend to be hunting a variety of animals when they're invited to a farm where they try to capture real game. This gets boring after a while so they decide to try and track a bear. Soon the bear is stalking them!

    About 1920s Family Movies

    The 1920s

    The 1920s were silent cinema's artistic peak, when directors had perfected a purely visual storytelling language just as sound arrived to displace it. German Expressionism and Soviet montage both date from here.

    Family

    Family films are made to work for two audiences at once, which is a harder brief than it sounds. The enduring ones layer real emotional stakes under the accessibility.

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    The Skeleton Dance (7.4)
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