This is an overview of 1925 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.
James Oliver Curwood was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books were often based on adventures set in the Hudson Bay area, the Yukon or Alaska and ranked among the top-ten best sellers in the United States in the early and mid 1920s, according to Publishers Weekly. At least one hundred and eighty motion pictures have been based on or directly inspired by his novels and short stories; one was produced in three versions from 1919 to 1953. At the time of his death, Curwood was the highest paid author in the world.
Virginia Brown Faire was an American silent film actress, appearing in dramatic films and, later, in sound westerns.
Fredrick Louis Kohler was an American actor.
William Desmond was an American actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1948. He was nicknamed "The King of the Silent Serials."
William Welsh was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 153 films between 1912 and 1936. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Los Angeles, California at age 76.
Beasts of Paradise is a 1923 American adventure silent film serial in 15 episodes directed by William James Craft. The film stars William Desmond and Eileen Sedgwick and was produced and released by Universal Pictures. The film is presumed to be lost.
Tracked by the Police is a 1927 silent film produced and distributed by the Warner Bros. with a story written by Darryl Zanuck. It stars dog actor Rin Tin Tin. Ray Enright directed with 'Rinty's' costars being Jason Robards, Sr. and Virginia Brown Faire. The film may have had a Vitaphone sound effects/music track that is now lost. The film is preserved at the Library of Congress.
James Otis Barrows was an American stage and film actor. He spent much of his adult life in the legitimate theater from the Victorian to Edwardian to Georgian eras.
A Race for Life is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-disc Vitaphone process. Originally, the film was presumed to be lost. However, according to the Library of Congress Database, the film was found in the Netherlands. The film was released with a Vitaphone soundtrack with a synchronised musical score and sound effects.
Hello, 'Frisco is a 1924 American silent short comedy film directed by Slim Summerville and starring Summerville, Bobby Dunn, and a host of famous film actors of the era. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
The Old Fool is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Edward D. Venturini and starring James O. Barrows, Lloyd Hughes and Jim Mason.
Fighting Fury is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Helen Holmes and Fred Kohler. Hoxie has a dual role portraying a father and son.
The Breathless Moment is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring William Desmond, Charlotte Merriam, and Alfred Fisher.
Friendly Enemies is a 1925 American silent comedy thriller film directed by George Melford and starring Joe Weber, Lew Fields and Virginia Brown Faire. It is based on a 1918 play of the same title, and was part of a cluster of World War I-themed films released during the mid-1920s. It was remade as a sound film Friendly Enemies in 1942.
The Red Warning is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Jack Hoxie, Fred Kohler, and Elinor Field.
The Devil's Masterpiece is a 1927 American silent melodrama film directed by John P. McCarthy from a story by Mason Harbringer.
Fightin' Mad is a 1921 American silent Western comedy film directed by Joseph Franz and starring William Desmond, Virginia Brown Faire and Rosemary Theby.
