List of horror films of the 1920s

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A list of horror films released in the 1920s.

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Horror films released in the 1920s
TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
1920
Anita Jacob Fleck, Luise Fleck Lola Urban-Kneidinger, Wilhelm Klitsch, Julius StroblAustria [1]
The Dream Cheater Ernest C. Warde J. Warren Kerrigan Wedgwood Nowell Joseph J. Dowling United States
Desire (1920 film) - Dennis Neilson-Terry Yvonne Arnaud George W. Anson United Kingdom
The House of Whispers Ernest C. Warde J. Warren Kerrigan Joseph J. Dowling Fritzi Brunette United States Lost film
Der Graf von Cagliostro Reinhold Schünzel Reinhold Schünzel Anita Berber Conrad Veidt Austrian Lost film
Love Without Question B. A. Rolfe Olive Tell James W. Morrison Mario Majeroni American Lost film
The Dark Mirror (1920 film) Charles Giblyn Dorothy Dalton Huntley Gordon Jessie Arnold American
The Hunchback and the Dancer F. W. Murnau Sascha Gura John Gottowt Paul Biensfeldt Germany Lost film
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Robert Wiene Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt Germany [2] [3]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde John S. Robertson John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield United States [4] [5]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde J. Charles Haydon Sheldon Lewis United States [6]
Genuine Robert Wiene Fern Andra, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski Germany [7]
The Golem: How He Came into the World Paul Wegener, Karl BoesePaul Wegener, Albert Steinrück Germany [8] [9]
The Head of Janus F. W. Murnau Conrad Veidt, Bela Lugosi Germany [10] Lost film
The Penalty Wallace Worsley, Sr. Lon Chaney, Claire Adams United States [11]
From Morn to Midnight Karlheinz Martin Ernst Deutsch, Roma Bahn, Erna Morena Germany [12]
The Monster of Frankenstein Eugenio TestaUmberto GuarracinoItaly [13] Lost film
1921
Das grinsende Gesicht Julius Herska Anna Kallina Nora Gregor Franz Höbling Austria
Destiny Fritz Lang Lil Dagover, Bernard Goetzke, Walter Janssen Germany [14]
Dracula's Death Ka'roly LajthayErik Vanko,Lene MylHungaryLost film
Labyrinth of Horror Michael Curtiz Lucy Doraine Alfons Fryland Max Devrient Austria
The Arrival from the Darkness Jan S. Kolár Theodor Pištěk (actor) Anny Ondra Karel Lamač Czechoslovakia
The Haunted Castle F. W. Murnau Arnold Korft, Lothar MehnertGermany [15] [16]
The Phantom Carriage [17] Victor Sjöström Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström Sweden [18] [19]
1922
A Blind Bargain Wallace Worsley, Sr.Lon Chaney, Raymond McKee, Jacqueline Logan, Fontaine La RueUnited States [20] [21] Lost film
The Ghost Breaker Alfred Green Wallace Reid, Lila Lee, Walter Hiers United States [22] [23] Lost film
Häxan Benjamin Christensen Benjamin Christensen, Clara Pontoppidan Sweden [24] [22]
The Headless Horseman Edward D. Venturini Will Rogers, Ben Hendricks, Lois Meredith United States [25]
Nosferatu F. W. Murnau Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder Germany [8]
One Exciting Night D. W. Griffith Carol Dempster, Henry Hull, Morgan Wallace United States [26] [27]
1923
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Wallace Worsley Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry United States [28]
The Last Moment J. Parker Read Henry Hull, Doris Kenyon, Louis Wolheim United States [29]
Old Baron of Rautakylä Carl FagerEinar Rinne, Adolf Lindfors, Naimi KariFinland [30]
While Paris Sleeps Maurice TourneurLon Chaney,Mildred ManningUnited States
1924
Dante's Inferno Henry Otto Pauline Starke, Ralph Lewis, Josef Swickard, Gloria Grey United States [31]
The Hands of Orlac Robert Wiene Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina Germany
Austria		 [8]
Waxworks Paul Leni Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Emil Jannings, William Dieterle Germany [8]
1925
The Monster Roland West Lon Chaney, Johnny Arthur, Gertrude Olmstead United States [20]
The Phantom of the Opera Rupert Julian Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry United States [32]
Wolfblood: A Tale of the Forest George Chesebro, Bruce M. Mitchell Marguerite Clayton, Ray HanfordUnited States [33]
1926
A Page of Madness Teinosuke Kinugasa Masou Inoue, Ayako Iijima Japan
The Bat Roland West Jack Pickford, Louise Fazenda United States [34]
The Bells James Young Lionel Barrymore, Boris Karloff United States
Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage F. W. Murnau Emil Jannings, Yvette Guilbert, Gösta Ekman Germany [35]
Maciste all'inferno Guido Brignone Bartolomeo Pagano, Franz Sala, Pauline Polaire Italy [36] [37]
The Magician Rex Ingram Alice Terry, Paul Wegener United States [38]
The Student of Prague Henrik Galeen Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss, Agnes Esterhazy Germany [39]
1927
The Cat and the Canary Paul Leni Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale United States [40]
The Gorilla Alfred Santell Charlie Murray, Fred Kelsey, Alice Day United StatesLost film [41]
London After Midnight Tod Browning Lon Chaney, Marceline Day United StatesKnown in the UK as The Hypnotist [42] Lost film
The Unknown Tod Browning Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Joan Crawford United States [43]
The Wizard Richard Rosson Edmond Lowe United StatesLost film
1928
Alraune Henrik Galeen Brigitte Helm, Paul Wegener Germany [44]
The Ape Beverly C. Rule Gladys Walton, Ruth Stonehouse, Basil Wilson, Bradley BarkeUnited States [45]
The Fall of the House of Usher Jean Epstein Jean Debucourt, Marguerite GanceFrance [46] [47]
The Fall of the House of Usher James Sibley Watson, Melville WebberHerbert Stern, Hildegarde WatsonUnited States [48]
The Terror Roy Del Ruth May McAvoy, Louise Fazenda, Edward Everett Horton United States [49] [50]
The Man Who Laughs Paul Leni Mary Philbin, Conrad Veidt United States [51]
The Last Warning Paul LeniLaura La Plante,Montagu LoveUnited States

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References

Citations

  1. ↑ Kinnard 1999, p. 108.
  2. ↑ Worland 2007, p. 44.
  3. ↑ Sadoul & Morris 1972, p. 48.
  4. ↑ Worland 2007, p. 41.
  5. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". Allmovie . Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  6. ↑ Wollstein, Hans J. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  7. ↑ Kinnard 1999, p. 114.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Worland 2007, p. 47.
  9. ↑ Wiener, Tom. "Der Golem". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  10. ↑ Hardy 1995, p. 27.
  11. ↑ Wiener, Tom. "The Penalty". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  12. ↑ Wiener, Tom. "From Morn to Midnight". Allmovie. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  13. ↑ Kinnard 1999, p. 119.
  14. ↑ Hardy 1995, p. 29.
  15. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Schloss Vogelod". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Haunted Castle". Allmovie. Archived from the original (DVD) on July 18, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  17. ↑ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 228. ISBN   978-1936168-68-2.
  18. ↑ Kinnard, Roy (1999). Horror in Silent Films: A Filmography, 1896–1929. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-0751-4.
  19. ↑ Hardy 1995, p. 28.
  20. 1 2 Clark 2004, p. 13.
  21. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "A Blind Bargain". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  22. 1 2 Hardy 1995, p. 30.
  23. ↑ Hallenbeck 2009, pp. 5–6.
  24. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Häxan". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  25. ↑ Hallenbeck 2009, p. 8.
  26. ↑ Hardy 1995, p. 31.
  27. ↑ Hallenbeck 2009, pp. 6–7.
  28. ↑ Kinnard 1999, pp. 147–152.
  29. ↑ Hardy 1995, p. 32.
  30. ↑ "Rautakylän vanha parooni". Mykkäelokuvat (in Finnish). Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  31. ↑ Worland 2007, p. 46.
  32. ↑ Brenner, Paul. "The Phantom of the Opera". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  33. ↑ Richardson, Thomas E. "Wolf Blood". Classic-Horror.com. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  34. ↑ Hallenbeck 2009, p. 9.
  35. ↑ Paszylk 2009, pp. 16–19.
  36. ↑ Peters, Rebecca. "Maciste all'inferno, 1926". San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  37. ↑ Kinnard 1999, p. 171.
  38. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Magician". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  39. ↑ Hardy 1995, p. 36.
  40. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "The Cat and the Canary". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  41. ↑ Hardy 1995, p. 37.
  42. ↑ Hardy 1995, p. 38.
  43. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "The Unknown". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  44. ↑ Hardy 1995, p. 39.
  45. ↑ Kinnard 1999, pp. 212–213.
  46. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "The Fall of the House of Usher". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  47. ↑ Kinnard 1999, pp. 213–214.
  48. ↑ Kinnard 1999, p. 214.
  49. ↑ Munden 1997, p.  792.
  50. ↑ Dirks, Tim. "Horror Films". Filmsite.org . Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  51. ↑ PopMatters Staff. "PopMatters: The Man Who Laughs". popmatters.com. Retrieved January 11, 2007.

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