List of horror films of the 1920s

1920s

A list of horror films released in the 1920s.

Title Director Cast Country Notes
1920
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Robert Wiene Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt [1][2]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde John S. Robertson John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield [3][4]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde J. Charles Haydon Sheldon Lewis [5]
Genuine Robert Wiene Fern Andra, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
The Golem: How He Came Into the World Paul Wegener, Karl Boese Paul Wegener, Albert Steinrück [6][7]
The Head of Janus F.W. Murnau Conrad Veidt, Bela Lugosi [8]
The Penalty Wallace Worsley, Sr. Lon Chaney, Claire Adams [9]
1921
Der Muede Tod Fritz Lang Lil Dagover, Bernard Goetzke, Walter Janssen [10]
The Haunted Castle F.W. Murnau Arnold Korft, Lothar Mehnert [11][12]
Körkarlen Victor Sjöström Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström [13]
1922
Anita Jacob Fleck, Luise Fleck Lola Urban-Kneidinger, Wilhelm Klitsch, Julius Strobl
A Blind Bargain Wallace Worsley, Sr. Raymond McKee, Jacqueline Logan, Fontaine La Rue [14][15]
The Ghost Breaker Alfred Green Wallace Reid, Lila Lee, Walter Hiers Lost film[16][17]
Häxan Benjamin Christensen Benjamin Christensen, Clara Pontoppidan [18][16]
The Headless Horseman Edward D. Venturini Will Rogers, Ben Hendricks, Lois Meredith [19]
Nosferatu F.W. Murnau Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder [6]
One Exciting Night D. W. Griffith Carol Dempster, Henry Hull, Morgan Wallace [20][21]
1923
The Last Moment J. Parker Read Henry Hull, Doris Kenyon, Louis Wolheim [22]
1924
The Hands of Orlac Robert Wiene Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina [6]
Waxworks Paul Leni Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Emil Jannings, William Dieterle [6]
1925
Maciste all'inferno Guido Brignone Bartolomeo Pagano, Franz Sala, Pauline Polaire
The Monster Roland West Lon Chaney, Johnny Arthur, Gertrude Olmstead [14]
The Phantom of the Opera Rupert Julian Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry [23]
Wolfblood: A Tale of the Forest George Chesebro, Bruce M. Mitchell Marguerite Clayton, Ray Hanford [24]
1926
The Bat Roland West Jack Pickford, Louise Fazenda [25]
Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage F. W. Murnau Emil Jannings, Yvette Guilbert, Gösta Ekman [26]
The Magician Rex Ingram Alice Terry, Paul Wegener [27]
The Student of Prague Henrik Galeen Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss, Agnes Esterhazy [28]
1927
The Cat and the Canary Paul Leni Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale [29]
The Gorilla Alfred Santell Charlie Murray, Fred Kelsey, Alice Day [30]
London After Midnight Tod Browning Lon Chaney, Marceline Day Known in the UK as The Hypnotist[31]
Metropolis Fritz Lang Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Klein-Rogge
The Spider's Web Oscar Micheaux Lorenzo McClane, Henrietta Loveless, Cincinnatus Major
The Unknown Tod Browning Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Joan Crawford [32]
1928
Alraune Henrik Galeen Brigitte Helm, Paul Wegener [33]
The Ape Beverly C. Rule Gladys Walton, Ruth Stonehouse, Basil Wilson, Bradley Barke
The Fall of the House of Usher Jean Epstein Jean Debucourt, Marguerite Gance [34]
The Fall of the House of Usher James Sibley Watson, Melville Webber Herbert Stern, Hildegarde Watson

References

  1. ^ Worland 2007, p. 44.
  2. ^ Sadoul 1972, p. 48.
  3. ^ Worland 2007, p. 41.
  4. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v14551. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  5. ^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v227218. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  6. ^ a b c d Worland 2007, p. 47.
  7. ^ Wiener, Tom. "Der Golem". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v93544. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  8. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 27.
  9. ^ Wiener, Tom. "The Penalty". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v105840. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  10. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 29.
  11. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Schloss Vogelod". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v21673. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  12. ^ "Haunted Castle" (DVD). Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/release/the-haunted-castle-e213864. Retrieved November 28, 2011. 
  13. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 28.
  14. ^ a b Clark 2004, p. 13.
  15. ^ Erickson, Hal. "A Blind Bargain". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v85337. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  16. ^ a b Hardy 1995, p. 30.
  17. ^ Hallenbeck 2009, pp. 5-6.
  18. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Häxan". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v54957. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  19. ^ Hallenbeck 2009, p. 8.
  20. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 31.
  21. ^ Hallenbeck 2009, pp. 6-7.
  22. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 32.
  23. ^ Brenner, Paul. "The Phantom of the Opera". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v37949. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  24. ^ Richardson, Thomas E.. "Wolfblood". Classic-Horror.com. http://classic-horror.com/reviews/wolf_blood_1925. Retrieved July 25, 2011. 
  25. ^ Hallenbeck 2009, p. 9.
  26. ^ Paszylk 2009, pp. 16-19.
  27. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Magician". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v100932. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  28. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 36.
  29. ^ Erickson, Hal. "The Cat and the Canary". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v8584. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  30. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 37.
  31. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 38.
  32. ^ Erickson, Hal. "The Unknown". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v51899. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  33. ^ Hardy 1995, p. 39.
  34. ^ Erickson, Hal. "The Fall of the House of Usher". Allrovi. http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v27889. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 

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