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Template:Short description Template:Year nav topic5 Template:Yearsinfilm The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

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The top five films released in 1920 by U.S. gross are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1920
Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
1 Way Down East United Artists $2,000,000<ref name="quig">Template:Cite web</ref>
2 Why Change Your Wife? Paramount $1,046,286<ref name=birchard>Template:Cite book</ref>
3 Passion (Madame DuBarry) UFA/First National $1,000,000<ref name="quig"/>
4 Something to Think About Paramount $915,848<ref name=birchard/>
5 The Mark of Zorro United Artists $500,000<ref name=FairbanksBook>Template:Cite book</ref>

Events

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Notable films released in 1920

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Austria

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For a complete list see: List of Austrian films of the 1920s

France

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For a complete list see: List of French films of 1920
  • Barrabas, a 12-chapter serial/ crime drama directed by Louis Feuillade
  • The Man Who Sold His Soul to the Devil, directed by Pierre Caron <ref name="ReferenceC"/>
  • Les Morts qui parlent/ The Dead Who Speak, directed by Pierre Marodon<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.</ref>
  • Narayana (translates as Vishnu), directed by Leon Poirier, starring Laurence Myrga and Edmon Van Daele; based on the 1831 novel "Le Peau de Chagrin" by Honore de Balzac, with some story elements lifted from Wilkie Collins' novel The Moonstone<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.</ref>
  • The Silence, ghost film directed by Louis Delluc, starring Gabriel Signoret and Eve Francis (Delluc's wife)

Germany

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For a complete list see: List of German films of 1920
  • Algol: Tragedy of Power, science fiction film directed by Hans Werckmeister, starring Emil Jannings
  • Anna Boleyn directed by Ernst Lubitsch
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari directed by Robert Wiene; starring Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt and Lil Dagover
  • Cagliostro, directed by Reinhold Schuenzel, starred Schuenzel and Conrad Veidt (a lost film)<ref name="Kinnard 1995"/><ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.</ref>
  • The Devil Worshippers/ Die Teufelsanbeter, A 6-part serial directed by Marie Louise Droop, starring Carl de Vogt and Bela Lugosi, based on the novel by Carl May
  • Evening – Night – Morning (Abend – Nacht – Morgen) directed by F. W. Murnau
  • Genuine: A Tale of a Vampire, directed by Robert Wiene, starring Fern Andra; only a 43-minute condensation of the much longer original film exists<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.</ref>
  • The Golem: How He Came into the World (Der Golem, Wie Er in die Welt Kam), directed by and starring Paul Wegener based on the old Jewish folktale, photographed by Karl Freund
  • The Head of Janus (Der Januskopf), directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Conrad Veidt and Bela Lugosi, photographed by Karl Freund; based (without authorization) on the Robert Louis Stevenson novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.</ref>
  • Hound of the Baskervilles, directed by Willy Zehn, released in two parts (Dr. MacDonald's Sanitorium and The House Without Windows); Willy Keyser-Heyl played Sherlock Holmes<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
  • The House Without Windows, directed by Friedrich Feher, not to be confused with the above Hound of the Baskervilles<ref name="Workman, Christopher 2016 p. 223">Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 223. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.</ref>
  • The Hunchback and the Dancer (Der Bucklige und die Tänzerin), directed by F. W. Murnau, photographed by Karl Freund
  • Kohlhiesels Töchter (Kohlhiesel's Daughter) directed by Ernst Lubitsch
  • Kurfurstendamm, a horror-comedy written and directed by Richard Oswald, starring Conrad Veidt as The Devil, photographed by Carl Hoffmann<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.</ref>
  • The Last of the Mohicans (Der Letzte der Mohikaner), starring Bela Lugosi
  • Nachtgestalten (aka Eleagable Kuperus), directed by Richard Oswald, starring Conrad Veidt and Paul Wegener, photographed by Carl Hoffmann, based on the Karl Hans Strobl short story Eleagable Kuperus<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
  • Satan (Satanas) directed by F. W. Murnau, starred Conrad Veidt, filmed in 1919<ref>Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. Template:ISBN. Page 106.</ref>
  • Sumurun (One Arabian Night) directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Paul Wegener and Pola Negri<ref name="ReferenceE">Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. Template:ISBN. Page 123.</ref>
  • Die Todeskarawane, starring Dora Gerson and Bela Lugosi
  • Torgus, the Coffin Maker, directed by Hans Kobe<ref name="ReferenceE"/>

Hungary

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  • Lord Arthur Saville's Crime (aka The Mark of the Phantom), written and directed by Paul Fejos, starring Margit Lux, based on the 1891 story by Oscar Wilde

Ireland

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Italy

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  • The Last of the Borgias, directed by Armando Carbone
  • Monella Street, directed by Umberto Fracchia and starring Carmen Boni
  • The Power of the Borgias, directed by Luigi Caramba for Medusa Film, starring Irene Saffo-Nomo and Enrico Piacentini
  • Spiritism (aka Spiritismo), starring Francesca Bettina <ref name="ReferenceD"/>

Japan

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  • Akakabe Myojin/ The Red Wall God, a ghost-cat film directed by Jiro Yoshino for Kokkatsu Films, starring Shirogoro Sawamura
  • Arima no neko/ The Cat in Arima, a ghost-cat film directed by Shozo Makino for Nikkatsu Films, starring Matsumosuke Onoe and Sentaro Nakamura

Philippines

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For a complete list see: List of Philippine films before 1940

Sweden

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For a complete list see: List of Swedish films before 1930

United Kingdom

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For a complete list see: List of British films of 1920
  • At the Villa Rose, directed by Maurice Elvey, based on the 1910 novel by A.E.W. Mason<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.</ref>
  • The Barton Mystery, directed by Harry (Henry) Roberts, starred Lyn Harding; based on the 1917 stage play by Walter Hackett<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
  • Bleak House directed by Maurice Elvey
  • Build Thy House directed by Fred Goodwins, starring Henry Ainley
  • Colonel Newcome directed by Fred Goodwins' starring Milton Rosmer, Joyce Carey
  • Desire (aka The Magic Skin) directed by George Edwardes-Hall, starring Dennis Neilson-Terry, based on the 1831 novel Le Peau de Chagrin by Honore de Balzac<ref name="Workman, Christopher 2016 p. 214">Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.</ref>
  • Ernest Maltravers directed by Jack Denton; starring Lillian Hall-Davis
  • The Ever Open Door directed by Fred Goodwins; starring Hayford Hobbs
  • The Face at the Window, directed by Wilfred Noy, starring C. Aubrey Smith and Gladys Jennings, based on the stage play by F. Brooke Warren<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.</ref>
  • The Fordington Twins directed by W.P. Kellino
  • General Post directed by Thomas Bentley; starring Douglas Munro, Lilian Braithwaite
  • The Great London Mystery, a 12-chapter serial directed by Charles Raymond for T&P Films, starring David Devant and Lady Doris Stapleton; features a Yellow Peril menace called Ching Ling Fu.
  • The Lure of Crooning Water directed by Arthur Rooke; starring Guy Newall and Ivy Duke
  • Mr. Gilfil's Love Story directed by A.V. Bramble; starring Mary Odette
  • The Price of Silence (aka At the Mercy of Tiberius), directed by Fred Leroy Granville, starring Peggy Hyland and Campbell Gullan <ref name="Workman, Christopher 2016 p. 230">Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 230. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.</ref>
  • A Son of David directed by Hay Plumb; starring Ronald Colman
  • Trent's Last Case directed by Richard Garrick; starring Gregory Scott, Pauline Peters and Clive Brook
  • The Twelve Pound Look directed by Jack Denton; starring Milton Rosmer
  • The Yellow Claw, directed by Rene Plaisetty, starring Arthur Cullin and Cyril Percival; based on the 1915 novel by Sax Rohmer featuring a criminal Asian menace named Mr. King.<ref name="Workman, Christopher 2016 p. 231">Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 231. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.</ref>

United States

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For a complete list see: List of American films of 1920

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B

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  • Black Shadows, directed by Howard M. Mitchell<ref name="Kinnard 1995"/>

C

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Film serials

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Short film series

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Animated short film series

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The following is a list of animated shorts of the year 1920 that belong to series that lasted several years.

  • Felix the Cat (1919–1936)
    • A Frolic with Felix (January 25, 1920)
    • Felix the Big Game Hunter (February 22, 1920)
    • Wrecking a Romeo (March 7, 1920)
    • Felix the Food Controller (April 11, 1920)
    • Felix the Pinch Hitter (April 18, 1920)
    • Foxy Felix (May 16, 1920)
    • A Hungry Hoodoo (June 6, 1920)
    • The Great Cheese Robbery (June 13, 1920)
    • Felix and the Feed Bag (July 18, 1920)
    • Nifty Nurse (August 22, 1920)
    • The Circus (September 26, 1920)
    • My Hero (October 24, 1920)
    • Felix the Landlord (November 21, 1920)
    • Felix's Fish Story (December 26, 1920)
  • Out of the Inkwell (1918–1929)

A major animated series of the silent era produced by Max Fleischer from 1918 to 1929 in which it appeared Koko the Clown:

  • The Boxing Kangaroo
  • The Chinaman
  • The Circus
  • The Ouija Board
  • The Clown's Little Brother
  • Perpetual Motion
  • Poker
  • The Restaurant

Births

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Deaths

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Film debuts

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Films set in 1920

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There are films released in later years whose plot is developed totally or partially in 1920:

1920 (2008)
1920: The Evil Returns (2012)
1920: London (2016)

See also

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References

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