1920s Theatrical Amazements- By Nate Nelson

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The Sheik-Rudolph Valentino tackles two roles, as a father and his son. Ahmed (Rudolph Valentino), the son of an Arab sheik and a kidnapped English gentlewoman (Agnes Ayres), loves local dancing girl Yasmin (Vilma Banky). When he slips out of his father's heavily guarded compound to woo her, he is kidnapped and held for ransom by a group of bandits led by Yasmin's father (George Fawcett) and Ghabah (Montagu Love), the Moor to whom she is betrothed.
 
This film is terrible i expected something else, but all I got was romance. 3/10 would not watch- Nate Nelson

The Kid-This is a silent masterpiece about a little tramp who discovers a little orphan and brings him up but is left desolate when the orphanage reclaims him.

- This is a hilarious film that all comedy lovers would want to see.

Steamboat Willie-Mickey is piloting a steamboat when Captain Pete comes to the bridge and throws him off. They stop to pick up cargo. Minnie just misses the boat and Mickey uses the crane to grab her. She drops her sheet music of "Turkey in the Straw" and a goat eats it. With help from Mickey, she cranks the goat's tail, and it plays the tune. Mickey accompanies on percussion and by torturing various animals, until Pete comes down and puts a stop to it, putting Mickey to work peeling potatoes. 


- Original classic Disney short that is a must see for all Disney fanatics

Nosferatu- In this highly influential silent horror film, the mysterious Count Orlok (Max Schreck) summons Thomas Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen (Greta Schroeder). After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok's servant, Knock (Alexander Granach), prepares for his master to arrive at his new home.


This is a horror film that may not be as scar as the films of today but it will still jaunt your brain. -Nate Nelson

Modern-Today the film industry has changed so much. We have special effects, more genres, colors, and sound, with actual dialogue

1920s-  In the 1920's most movies were silent and
they were shot in black and white. There were many different genres such as: adventure, horror, and comedy.

Silent films in my opinion allow a person to better understand what is going on within a film, rather than having to focus on all the action packed or wordy scenes