The following is an overview of 1925 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1925 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

*June 26:

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is consider ...

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The Gold Rush ''The Gold Rush'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film also stars Chaplin in his Little Tramp persona, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman, and Malcolm Waite. Chapl ...

'' premieres. It is voted the best film of the year by critics in

The Film Daily ''The Film Daily'' was a daily publication that existed from 1918 to 1970 in the United States. It was the first daily newspaper published solely for the film industry. It covered the latest trade news, film reviews, financial updates, informatio ...

annual poll *September 25:

Ufa-Palast am Zoo The Ufa-Palast am Zoo, located near Berlin Zoological Garden in the New West area of Charlottenburg, was a major Berlin cinema owned by Universum Film AG, or Ufa. Opened in 1919 and enlarged in 1925, it was the largest cinema in Germany until 192 ...

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

rebuilt as Germany's largest cinema reopens. *November 5: MGM's war drama film ''

The Big Parade ''The Big Parade'' is a 1925 American silent war drama film directed by King Vidor, starring John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Hobart Bosworth, Tom O'Brien, and Karl Dane. Written by World War I veteran, Laurence Stallings, the film is about ...

'' is released. It is a massive commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing picture of the 1920s in the United States. *December 30: MGM's biblical epic '' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'' premieres in New York City. It is the most expensive silent film ever made, costing $4 million (around $ million when adjusted for inflation) *

Hong Shen Hong Shen (; 31 December 1894 – 29 August 1955) was a Chinese playwright, film director and screenwriter, film and drama theorist, and educator. He is considered by drama historians as one of the three founders of Chinese spoken drama, togethe ...

publishes the film script ''Mrs. Shentu'' in the Shanghai magazine ''Eastern Miscellany''. It is never filmed, but is considered a milestone in film history for being the first published film script in China. Hong also directs his first film, ''Young Master Feng'', at Mingxing (Star) Film Company in this year.

Notable films released in 1925

For the complete list of US film releases for the year, see United States films of 1925

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*''Ang Pagtitipid'', directed by

José Nepomuceno José Zialcita Nepomuceno ( May 15, 1893 – December 1, 1959) was one of the pioneering directors and producers of Philippine cinema. He is also known as the ''"founder of Philippine movies"'', and he had his own production company Jose Nepomuc ...

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) *''

Are Parents People? ''Are Parents People?'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film starring Betty Bronson, Florence Vidor, Adolphe Menjou, George Beranger, and Lawrence Gray Lawrence Gray (July 28, 1898 – February 2, 1970) was an American actor of the 1 ...

'', directed by Malcolm St. Clair, starring

Adolphe Menjou Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor. His career spanned both silent films and talkies. He appeared in such films as Charlie Chaplin's ''A Woman of Paris'', where he played the lead role; Stanley K ...

B

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The Battleship Potemkin '' Battleship Potemkin'' (russian: Бронено́сец «Потёмкин», ''Bronenosets Potyomkin''), sometimes rendered as ''Battleship Potyomkin'', is a 1925 Soviet silent drama film produced by Mosfilm. Directed and co-written by S ...

(Bronyenosyets Potyomkin)'', directed by

Sergei Eisenstein Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ɪjzʲɪnˈʂtʲejn, 2=Sergey Mikhaylovich Eyzenshteyn; 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, scree ...

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) *''The Bells (Le Juif Polonais)'', directed by and starring

Harry Southwell Harry Southwell (born 1882, date of death unknown) was an Australian actor, writer and film director best known for making films about Ned Kelly. He was born in Cardiff, Wales and spent a couple of years in America, where he adapted some short ...

*'' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'', directed by

Fred Niblo Fred Niblo (born Frederick Liedtke; January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer. Biography He was born Frederick Liedtke (several sources give "Frederico Nobile", apparently erroneously) in Yo ...

, starring

Ramón Novarro José Ramón Gil Samaniego (February 6, 1899 – October 30, 1968), known professionally as Ramon Novarro, was a Mexican-American actor. He began his career in silent films in 1917 and eventually became a leading man and one of the top box ...

May McAvoy May Irene McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent-film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in '' The Enchanted Cottage'', Esther in '' Ben-Hur'', and Mary Dale ...

and Francis X. Bushman *''

'', directed by

King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, ...

, starring John Gilbert and

Renée Adorée Renée Adorée (born Jeanne de la Fonte; 30 September 1898 – 5 October 1933) was a French stage and film actress who appeared in Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s. She is best known for portraying the role of Melisande, the love interes ...

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The Blackguard ''The Blackguard'' (german: Die Prinzessin und der Geiger) (1925) is a British-German drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Jane Novak, Walter Rilla, and Frank Stanmore. Plot Against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution, a violini ...

(Die Prinzessin und der Geiger)'', directed by

Graham Cutts John Henry Graham Cutts (1884 – 7 February 1958), known as Graham Cutts, was a British film director, one of the leading British directors in the 1920s. His fellow director A. V. Bramble believed that Gainsborough Pictures had been built ...

– ( GB/

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

) *'' Braveheart'', directed by

Alan Hale Sr. Alan Hale Sr. (born Rufus Edward Mackahan; February 10, 1892 – January 22, 1950) was an American actor and director. He is best remembered for his many character roles, in particular as a frequent sidekick of Errol Flynn, as well as f ...

, starring Rod La Rocque

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Chess Fever ''Chess Fever'' (russian: Шахматная горячка, Shakhmatnaya goryachka) is a 1925 Soviet silent comedy film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Nikolai Shpikovsky. ''Chess Fever'' is a comedy about the Moscow 1925 chess tournament, m ...

(Shakhmatnaya goryachka)'', directed by

Vsevolod Pudovkin Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin ( rus, Всеволод Илларионович Пудовкин, p=ˈfsʲevələt ɪlərʲɪˈonəvʲɪtɕ pʊˈdofkʲɪn; 16 February 1893 – 30 June 1953) was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwrite ...

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) *'' Chronicles of the Gray House'', directed by Arthur von Gerlach, starring Lil Dagover (

) *'' The Circle'', directed by

Frank Borzage Frank Borzage (; April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award-winning American film director and actor, known for directing '' 7th Heaven'' (1927), '' Street Angel'' (1928), '' Bad Girl'' (1931), '' A Farewell to Arms'' (1932), ''Man's ...

, starring

Eleanor Boardman Olive Eleanor Boardman (August 19, 1898 – December 12, 1991) was an American film actress of the silent era. Early life and career Olive Eleanor Boardman was born on August 19, 1898, the youngest child to George W. Boardman and Janice Merriam ...

*'' Cobra'', directed by

Joseph Henabery Joseph Henabery (January 15, 1888 – February 18, 1976) of Omaha, Nebraska, was a film actor, screenplay writer, and director in the United States. He is best known for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in D.W. Griffith's controversial 1915 sil ...

, starring Rudolph Valentino and

Nita Naldi Nita Naldi (born Mary Nonna Dooley; In this reference Naldi's birth name Nonna is mistakenly cited “Donna”. Naldi's birthname in this reference is also incorrectly cited as “Donna”. November 13, 1894 – February 17, 1961) was an Ameri ...

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Corazón Aymara ''Corazón Aymara'' (''Aymara Heart'') is a 1925 lost Bolivian silent feature film, directed by Pedro Sambarino. Production background This film is generally described as Bolivia's first ever fiction feature film. It portrays an Aymara woman s ...

(Aymara Heart)'' (lost), directed by Pedro Sambarino – (

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Curses! ''Curses!'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Roscoe Arbuckle and Grover Jones. Cast * Al St. John as Buttonshoe Bill * Bartine Burkett as Nell See also * List of American films of 1925 * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC_ ...

'', directed by William Goodrich (

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked w ...

) and

Grover Jones Grover Jones (November 15, 1893 – September 24, 1940) was an American screenwriter - often teamed with William Slavens McNutt - and film director. He wrote more than 100 films between 1920 and his death. He also was a film journal publish ...

D

*'' The Dark Angel'', directed by

George Fitzmaurice George Fitzmaurice (13 February 1885 – 13 June 1940) was a French-born film director and producer. Career Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage. Beginning in 1914, and continuing until his death in 1940, he directed ...

, starring Ronald Colman and

Vilma Bánky Vilma Bánky (born Vilma Koncsics;Hungarian civil registration document from Nagydorog, available through LDS records; film number 1793002 Items 4–5 9 January 1901 – 18 March 1991) was a Hungarian-American silent film actress. Although her ...

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Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde ''Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde'' is a 1925 American silent, black-and-white comedy film, directed by Scott Pembroke and Joe Rock (also the producer). The film itself is both a spoof of the previous Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde films (e.g. ''Dr. Jekyl ...

'', directed by

Scott Pembroke Scott Pembroke (September 13, 1889 – February 21, 1951) was an American director, actor and screenwriter. He directed more than 70 films between 1920 and 1937. He was born in San Francisco, California and died in Pasadena, California. ...

and

Joe Rock Joe Rock (born Joseph Simberg, December 25, 1893 – December 5, 1984) was an American film producer, director, actor,Obituary '' Variety'', December 12, 1984, page 63. and screenwriter. He produced a series of 12 two reel short subject comedies ...

, starring

Stan Laurel Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was one half of the comedy double act, duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Ha ...

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Don Q, Son of Zorro ''Don Q, Son of Zorro'' is a 1925 American silent swashbuckler romance film and a sequel to the 1920 silent film '' The Mark of Zorro''. It was loosely based upon the 1909 novel ''Don Q.'s Love Story'', written by the mother-and-son duo Kate a ...

'', directed by

Donald Crisp Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ...

, starring

Douglas Fairbanks Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including '' The Thi ...

and

Mary Astor Mary Astor (born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke; May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American actress. Although her career spanned several decades, she may be best remembered for her performance as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in '' The Maltese ...

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'', directed by

Clarence Brown Clarence Leon Brown (May 10, 1890 – August 17, 1987) was an American film director. Early life Born in Clinton, Massachusetts, to Larkin Harry Brown, a cotton manufacturer, and Katherine Ann Brown (née Gaw), Brown moved to Tennessee when he ...

, starring Rudolph Valentino and

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The Farmer from Texas ''The Farmer from Texas'' (german: Der Farmer aus Texas) is a 1925 German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Joe May and starring Mady Christians, Willy Fritsch, and Lillian Hall-Davis. It was based on the play ''Kolportage'' by Georg Ka ...

(Der Farmer aus Texas)'', directed by

Joe May Joe May (born Joseph Otto Mandl; 7 November 1880 – 29 April 1954) was an Austrian film director and film producer and one of the pioneers of German cinema. Biography After studying in Berlin and a variety of odd jobs, he began his career as ...

, starring

Lillian Hall-Davis Lillian Hall-Davis (23 June 1898 – 25 October 1933) was an English actress during the silent film era, featured in major roles in English film and a number of German, French and Italian films. Born Lilian Hall Davis, the daughter of a London ...

and

Willy Fritsch Willy Fritsch (27 January 1901 – 13 July 1973) was a German theater and film actor, a popular leading man and character actor from the silent-film era to the early 1960s. Biography Early life He was born Wilhelm Egon Fritz Fritsch, the only s ...

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Feu Mathias Pascal ''Feu Mathias Pascal'' (''The late Matthias Pascal'') is a 1925 French silent film written and directed by Marcel L'Herbier. It was the first film adaptation of Luigi Pirandello's novel '' Il fu Mattia Pascal''. Background Since seeing a Paris ...

(The Late Mathias Pascal)'', directed by

Marcel L'Herbier Marcel L'Herbier (; 23 April 1888 – 26 November 1979) was a French filmmaker who achieved prominence as an avant-garde theorist and imaginative practitioner with a series of silent films in the 1920s. His career as a director continued unti ...

, starring

Ivan Mosjoukine Ivan Ilyich Mozzhukhin ( rus, Иван Ильич Мозжухин, p=ɪˈvan ɨˈlʲjitɕ mɐˈʑːʉxʲɪn; —18 January 1939), usually billed using the French transliteration Ivan Mosjoukine, was a Russian silent film actor. Career in R ...

– (

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) *'' Fifty-Fifty'' (lost), directed by Henri Diamant-Berger, starring

Hope Hampton Hope Hampton (Mae Elizabeth Hampton; February 19, 1897 – January 23, 1982) was an American silent motion picture actress and producer, who was noted for her seemingly effortless incarnation of siren and flapper types in silent-picture roles ...

, Lionel Barrymore and

Louise Glaum Louise Glaum (September 4, 1888 – November 25, 1970) was an American actress. Known for her roles as a vamp in silent era motion picture dramas, she was credited with giving one of the best characterizations of a vamp in her early career ...

*'' The Freshman'', directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, starring

Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films.Obituary ''Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influential film co ...

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*'' Go West'', starring and directed by Buster Keaton *''

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The Goose Woman The Goose Woman is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Louise Dresser with Jack Pickford as her son. The film was released by Universal Pictures.

'', directed by

, starring

Louise Dresser Louise Dresser (born Louise Josephine Kerlin; October 5, 1878 – April 24, 1965) was an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the many films in which she played the wife of Will Rogers, including '' State Fair'' and ...

Jack Pickford John Charles Smith (August 18, 1896 – January 3, 1933), known professionally as Jack Pickford, was a Canadian-American actor, film director and producer. He was the younger brother of actresses Mary and Lottie Pickford. After their father ...

and

Constance Bennett Constance Campbell Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress and producer. She was a major Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s; during the early 1930s, she was the highest-paid ...

*'' Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life'', directed by

Merian C. Cooper Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893 – April 21, 1973) was an American filmmaker and Academy Award winner, as well as a former aviator who served as an officer in the United States Air Force and Polish Air Force. In film, he is credited a ...

and Ernest B. Schoedsack *'' The Green Archer'', a 10-chapter (three chapters exist) serial directed by

Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet (January 5, 1893 – October 8, 1987) was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, Benn ...

, starring

Allene Ray Allene Ray (born Allene Ray Burch; January 2, 1901 – May 5, 1979) was an American film actress. Early years Born in Devine, Texas, Ray grew up on her father's ranch with her four sisters and two brothers. She was learning to ride by age 3, and ...

and Walter Miller, based on the 1923

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Edgar Wallace Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during th ...

H

*'' The Haunted Honeymoon'', directed by

Fred Guiol Fred Guiol (February 17, 1898 – May 23, 1964), pronounced "Gill," was an American film director and screenwriter. Guiol worked at the Hal Roach Studios for many years, first as a property man, later as assistant director and finally writer and ...

and

Ted Wilde Ted Wilde (December 16, 1889 – December 17, 1929) was a comedy writer and director during the era of silent movies, though he also directed two talkies released in 1930. He was born in New York City. His initial career was as a member of Harold ...

, starring

Glenn Tryon Glenn Tryon (born Glenn Monroe Kunkel; August 2, 1898 – April 18, 1970) was an American film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1923 and 1951. Biography He was born as Glenn Monroe Kunke ...

*''

The Heart Breaker ''The Heart Breaker'' is a 1925 American short comedy film directed by Philadelphian director, Benjamin Stoloff. Cast * Judy King *Jerry Madden as Little boy * Sid Smith *Dagmar Oakland Dagmar Oakland (born Edna Martine Dagmar Anderse ...

'', directed by

Benjamin Stoloff Benjamin Stoloff (October 6, 1895 – September 8, 1960) was an American film director and producer. He began his career as a short film comedy director and gradually moved into feature film directing and production later in his career. Directo ...

*''

His People ''His People'' (also known as Proud Heart) is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman about a young, Jewish boxer growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

'', directed by

Edward Sloman Edward Sloman (19 July 1886, London - 29 September 1972, Woodland Hills, California) was an English silent film director, actor, screenwriter and radio broadcaster. He directed over 100 films and starred in over 30 films as an actor betwee ...

, starring

Rudolph Schildkraut Rudolph Schildkraut (27 April 1862 – 15 July 1930) was an Austrian film and theatre actor. Life and career Schildkraut was born in Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire to a Jewish family. His parents ran a hotel. He grew up in Brăila, Rom ...

*'' His Supreme Moment'' (lost), directed by

, starring

Blanche Sweet Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry. Early life Born Sarah Blanche Sweet (though her first nam ...

and Ronald Colman *'' El Húsar de la Muerte (The Hussar of Death)'', starring and directed by Pedro Sienna – (

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)

I

*'' Isn't Life Terrible?'', directed by

Leo McCarey Thomas Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was involved in nearly 200 films, the most well known today being '' Duck Soup'', ''Make Way for Tomorrow'', '' The Awful T ...

, starring

Charley Chase Charles Joseph Parrott (October 20, 1893 – June 20, 1940), known professionally as Charley Chase, was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director. He worked for many pioneering comedy studios but is chiefly associated with pro ...

and Oliver Hardy

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Joyless Street ''Joyless Street'' (german: Die freudlose Gasse), also titled ''The Street of Sorrow'' or ''The Joyless Street'', is a 1925 German silent film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst starring Greta Garbo and Asta Nielsen. It is based on a novel by Hugo ...

(Die freudlose Gasse)'', directed by

G. W. Pabst Georg Wilhelm Pabst (25 August 1885 – 29 May 1967) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He started as an actor and theater director, before becoming one of the most influential German-language filmmakers during the Weimar Republic. ...

, starring

Greta Garbo Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragedy, ...

Werner Krauss Werner Johannes Krauss (''Krauß'' in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the antisemitic propaganda film ''Jud S ...

and Asta Nielsen – (

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The King on Main Street ''The King on Main Street'', also known as ''The King'', is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Monta Bell and starring Adolphe Menjou and Bessie Love. The film was adapted for the screen by Bell, and was based on the play ...

'', directed by

Monta Bell Louis Monta Bell (February 5, 1891 – February 4, 1958) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Biography Monta Bell first appeared in theatrical venues with Washington D.C. stock companies and then took up journalism an ...

, starring

and

Bessie Love Bessie Love (born Juanita Horton; September 10, 1898April 26, 1986) was an American-British actress who achieved prominence playing innocent, young girls and wholesome leading ladies in silent and early sound films. Her acting career spanned e ...

*''

A Kiss For Cinderella ''A Kiss for Cinderella'' is a play by J. M. Barrie. It was first produced in London at Wyndham's Theatre on March 16, 1916, starring Gerald du Maurier and Hilda Trevelyan, enjoying great success over 156 performances, and with several annual Ch ...

'', directed by

Herbert Brenon Herbert Brenon (born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon; 13 January 1880 – 21 June 1958) was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through the 1930s. Brenon was among the early film ...

, starring

Esther Ralston Esther Ralston (born Esther Louise Worth, September 17, 1902 – January 14, 1994) was an iconic American silent film star. Her most prominent sound picture was '' To the Last Man'' in 1933. Early life and career Ralston was born Esther Loui ...

L

*'' The Lady'', directed by

, starring

Norma Talmadge Norma Marie Talmadge (May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress and film producer of the silent era. A major box-office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among the most pop ...

*'' Lady of the Night'', directed by

, starring

Norma Shearer Edith Norma Shearer (August 11, 1902June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress who was active on film from 1919 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated ingénues. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'N ...

*'' Lazybones'', directed by

, starring

Madge Bellamy Madge Bellamy (born Margaret Derden Philpott; June 30, 1899 – January 24, 1990) was an American stage and film actress. She was a popular leading lady in the 1920s and early 1930s. Her career declined in the sound era and ended following a rom ...

Buck Jones Buck Jones (born Charles Frederick Gebhart; December 12, 1891 – November 30, 1942) was an American actor, known for his work in many popular Western movies. In his early film appearances, he was credited as Charles Jones. Early life, milita ...

and

ZaSu Pitts Zasu Pitts (; January 3, 1894 – June 7, 1963) was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas, including Erich von Stroheim's epic 1924 silent film ''Greed'', and comedies, transitioning successfully to mostly comedy films with the ...

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Lady Windermere's Fan ''Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman'' is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first performed on Saturday, 20 February 1892, at the St James's Theatre in London. The story concerns Lady Windermere, who suspects that her husband is ...

'', directed by

Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch (; January 29, 1892November 30, 1947) was a German-born American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as ...

, starring Ronald Colman and

*''

Lights of Old Broadway ''Lights of Old Broadway'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Monta Bell, produced by William Randolph Hearst's Cosmopolitan Productions, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film stars Marion Davies in a dual role and Conrad ...

'', directed by

, starring

Marion Davies Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras; January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies fled the school to pursue a career as a chorus girl ...

and

Conrad Nagel John Conrad Nagel (March 16, 1897 – February 24, 1970) was an American film, stage, television and radio actor. He was considered a famous matinée idol and leading man of the 1920s and 1930s. He was given an Academy Honorary Award in 1940 and ...

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Little Annie Rooney ''Little Annie Rooney'' is a comic strip about a young orphaned girl who traveled about with her dog, Zero. King Features Syndicate launched the strip on January 10, 1927, not long after it was apparent that the Chicago Tribune Syndicate had ...

'', directed by

William Beaudine William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres. Life and car ...

, starring

Mary Pickford Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress and producer with a career that spanned five decades. A pioneer in the US film industry, she co-founde ...

and

William Haines Charles William Haines (January 2, 1900 – December 26, 1973) was an American actor and interior designer. Haines was discovered by a talent scout and signed with Goldwyn Pictures in 1922. His career gained momentum when he received favo ...

*'' Living Buddhas (Lebende Buddhas)'' (lost), directed by

Paul Wegener Paul Wegener (11 December 1874 – 13 September 1948) was a German actor, writer, and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema. Acting career At the age of 20, Wegener decided to end his law studies and conce ...

, starring Paul Wegener and Asta Nielsen *'' The Lost World'', directed by Harry O. Hoyt, starring

Lewis Stone Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American film actor. He spent 29 years as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was best known for his portrayal of Judge James Hardy in the studio's popular ''Andy H ...

and

Wallace Beery Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in '' Min and Bill'' (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in '' Grand Hotel'' ( ...

, based on the 1912

by Arthur Conan Doyle *''

Lovers in Quarantine ''Lovers in Quarantine'' is an extant 1925 American silent comedy film starring Bebe Daniels and directed by Frank Tuttle. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on a 1924 Broadway play ...

'', directed by Frank Tuttle, starring

Bebe Daniels Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such ...

and Harrison Ford *''

The Lucky Horseshoe ''The Lucky Horseshoe'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Tom Mix, Billie Dove, and Malcolm Waite. Based on a story by Robert Lord, the film is about a ranch foreman who assumes responsibility for ...

'', directed by John G. Blystone, starring

Tom Mix Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films. He w ...

M

*''Maciste in Hell (Maciste all'inferno)'', directed by

Guido Brignone Guido Brignone (6 December 1886 – 6 March 1959) was an Italian film director and actor. He was the father of actress Lilla Brignone and younger brother of actress Mercedes Brignone. Brignone was born in Milan, Italy. He was the first Italian ...

– (

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

) *'' Madame Behave'' (lost), directed by

Scott Sidney Scott Sidney (1872 – 20 July 1928), born Harry Wilbur Siggins, was an American film director. He directed 117 films between 1913 and 1927. He died in London, England, United Kingdom. Selected filmography Director * ''The Adventures of ...

, starring

Julian Eltinge Julian Eltinge (May 14, 1881 – March 7, 1941), born William Julian Dalton, was an American stage and film actor and female impersonator. After appearing in the Boston Cadets Revue at the age of ten in feminine garb, Eltinge garnered notic ...

and Ann Pennington *'' Madame Sans-Gêne'' (lost), directed by

Léonce Perret Léonce Joseph Perret (14 March 1880 – 12 August 1935) was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer.The Museum of Modern Art(retrieved 7 June 2007) He also worked as a stage actor and director. Often described as avant ...

, starring

Gloria Swanson Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most f ...

*'' The Marriage of the Bear (Medvezhya Svadba)'', directed by

Vladimir Gardin Vladimir Rostislavovich Gardin (russian: Влади́мир Ростисла́вович Га́рдин) (born Vladimir Rostislavovich Blagonravov (Благонра́вов); – 28 May 1965) was a pioneering Russian film director and actor who ...

and

Konstantin Eggert Konstantin Vladimorovich Eggert (russian: Константин Владимирович Эггерт; 9 October 1883 – 24 October 1955) was a Russian actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The acto ...

, based on the 1869 novella Lokis by

Prosper Mérimée Prosper Mérimée (; 28 September 1803 – 23 September 1870) was a French writer in the movement of Romanticism, and one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story. He was also a noted archaeologist and historian, and a ...

– (

) *''

Master of the House ''Master of the House'' ( da, Du skal ære din hustru, literally ''Thou Shalt Honour Thy Wife'') is a 1925 Danish silent drama film directed and written by acclaimed filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer. The film marked the debut of Karin Nellemose, ...

(Du skal ære din hustru)'', directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer – (

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

) *'' Men and Women'' (lost), directed by

William C. deMille William Churchill deMille (July 25, 1878 – March 5, 1955), also spelled de Mille or De Mille, was an American screenwriter and film director from the silent film era through the early 1930s. He was also a noted playwright prior to moving into ...

, starring

Richard Dix Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

*''

The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' (german: Die lustige Witwe, links=no ) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt ...

'', directed by Erich von Stroheim, starring

Mae Murray Mae Murray (born Marie Adrienne Koenig; May 10, 1885 – March 23, 1965) was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "Th ...

and John Gilbert *''Miracles of Love'', directed by Vicente Salumbides, starring Dimples Cooper – (

) *''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its origin ...

'', directed by

Henri Fescourt Henri Fescourt (23 November 1880 – 9 August 1966) was a French film director. He directed some 40 films in his career. Filmography * 1912 : '' Un vol a été commis'' * 1912 : '' Le Petit restaurant de l'impasse Canin'' * 1912 : '' Paris-Sa ...

– (

) *'' The Monster'', directed by

Roland West Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...

, starring

Lon Chaney Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and affli ...

and

Johnny Arthur Johnny Arthur (born John Lennox Arthur Williams; May 20, 1883 – December 31, 1951) was an American stage and motion picture actor. Early years Born in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, Arthur was a veteran of twenty-five years on stage before he made ...

, based on the 1924 play by

Crane Wilbur Crane Wilbur (November 17, 1886 – October 18, 1973) was an American writer, actor and director for stage, radio and screen. He was born in Athens, New York. Wilbur is best remembered for playing Harry Marvin in '' The Perils of Pauline''. He ...

*'' The Mystic'', directed by

Tod Browning Tod Browning (born Charles Albert Browning Jr.; July 12, 1880 – October 6, 1962) was an American film director, film actor, screenwriter, vaudeville performer, and carnival sideshow and circus entertainer. He directed a number of films of vari ...

, starring Aileen Pringle and

Conway Tearle Conway Tearle (born Frederick Conway Levy, May 17, 1878 – October 1, 1938) was an American stage actor who went on to perform in silent and early sound films. Early life Tearle was born on May 17, 1878, in New York City, the son of the ...

O

*''

Old Clothes ''Old Clothes'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Jackie Coogan and Joan Crawford. This was the first film in which Crawford was credited with her new name — Joan Crawford. She had been renamed ...

'', directed by Edward F. Cline, starring Jackie Coogan and

Joan Crawford Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, ncertain year from 1904 to 1908was an American actress. She started her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway theatre, Broadway. Crawford was si ...

*''

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'', directed by

Buntarō Futagawa was a pioneering Japanese film director and writer. So far, only two of his works have been released on DVD: ''Orochi'' ( ja, 雄呂血, ''The Serpent'', 1925) and the short film ''Backward Flow'' ( ja, 逆流, ''Gyakuryū'', 1924). As a writer ...

, starring

Tsumasaburō Bandō was one of the most prominent Japanese actors of the twentieth century. Famous for his rebellious, sword fighting roles in many jidaigeki silent films, he rose to fame after joining the Tōjiin Studio of Makino Film Productions in Kyoto in ...

– (

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

)

P

*''

Pampered Youth ''Pampered Youth'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and starring Cullen Landis, Alice Calhoun, and Allan Forrest. It is an adaption of the 1918 novel ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' by Booth Tarkington. It was one of ...

'' (lost), directed by David Smith *''

The Phantom of the Moulin-Rouge ''The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge'' (French: ''Le fantôme du Moulin-Rouge'') is a 1925 French silent comedy fantasy film (made in 1924), directed by René Clair and starring Albert Préjean, Sandra Milovanoff and Paul Ollivier. It was based on ...

(Le fantôme du Moulin-Rouge)'', written and directed by

René Clair René Clair (11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He wen ...

– (

) *''

The Phantom of the Opera ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pier ...

'', directed by

Rupert Julian Rupert Julian (born Thomas Percival Hayes; 25 January 1879 – 27 December 1943) was a New Zealand cinema actor, director, writer and producer. During his career, Julian directed 60 films and acted in over 90 films. He is best remembered for di ...

, starring

Norman Kerry Norman Kerry (born Norman Hussey Kaiser,"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards,registration for Norman Hussey Kaiser, Los Angeles, California, April 27, 1942 This document lists his full name as Norman Hussey Kaiser, noting the na ...

and

Mary Philbin Mary Loretta Philbin (July 16, 1902 – May 7, 1993) was an American film actress of the silent film era, who is best known for playing the roles of Christine Daaé in the 1925 film ''The Phantom of the Opera '' opposite Lon Chaney, and as Dea in ...

, based on the 1910

Gaston Leroux Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (6 May 186815 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel '' The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, ...

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The Plastic Age ''The Plastic Age'' (1924 in literature, 1924) is a novel by Percy Marks that tells the story of Hugh Carver, a student at a fictional men's college called Sanford. With contents that covered or implied hazing, smoking, drinking, partying, and " ...

'' – directed by

Wesley Ruggles Wesley Ruggles (June 11, 1889 – January 8, 1972) was an American film director. Life and work He was born in Los Angeles, California, younger brother of actor Charlie Ruggles. He began his career in 1915 as an actor, appearing in a do ...

, starring

Clara Bow Clara Gordon Bow (; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the ...

and

Gilbert Roland Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso (December 11, 1905 – May 15, 1994), known professionally as Gilbert Roland, was a Mexican-born American film and television actor whose career spanned seven decades from the 1920s until the 1980s. He was twice no ...

*'' The Pleasure Garden'', directed by

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

, starring

Virginia Valli Virginia Valli (died September 24, 1968) was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started in the silent film era and lasted until the beginning of the sound film era of the 1930s. Early life Born Virginia McSweeney in ...

and Carmelita Geraghty – ( GB) *''

Prem Sanyas ''Prem Sanyas'' (''The Light of Asia'') (''Die Leuchte Asiens'' in German) is a 1925 silent film, directed by Franz Osten and Himansu Rai. It was adapted from the book, '' The Light of Asia'' (1879) in verse, by Edwin Arnold, based on the lif ...

(Die Leuchte Asiens , The Light of Asia)'', directed by Franz Osten and

Himanshu Rai Himanshu Rai (1892 – 16 May 1940), one of the pioneers of Indian cinema, is best known as the founder of the studio in 1934, along with Devika Rani. He was associated with a number of movies, including ''Goddess'' (1922), ''The Light of Asia ...

– (

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

) *''

Pretty Ladies ''Pretty Ladies'' is a 1925 American silent comedy drama film starring ZaSu Pitts and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film is a fictional recreation of the famed Ziegfeld Follies. Directed by Monta Bell, the film was written by Alice D. G ...

'', directed by

, starring

*'' Proud Flesh'', directed by

, starring

and Harrison Ford

R

*''

The Rag Man ''The Rag Man'' is a 1925 American comedy-drama film starring Jackie Coogan. The film was directed by Edward F. Cline, and written by Willard Mack. This was the first Jackie Coogan movie made entirely under the MGM banner. Plot Tim Kelly (Jac ...

'', directed by Edward F. Cline, starring Jackie Coogan *'' The Rat'', directed by

, starring Ivor Novello,

Mae Marsh Mae Marsh (born Mary Wayne Marsh; November 9, 1894U.S. Census records for 1900, El Paso, Texas, Sheet No. 6 – February 13, 1968) was an American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years. Early life Mae Marsh was born Mary Wayne M ...

and

Isabel Jeans Isabel Jeans (16 September 1891 – 4 September 1985) was an English stage and film actress known for her roles in several Alfred Hitchcock films and her portrayal of Aunt Alicia in the 1958 musical film '' Gigi''. Early life and career Bo ...

– ( GB) *'' The Red Head (Poil de Carotte)'', directed by Julien Duvivier – (

) *'' Red Heels (Das Spielzeug von Paris)'', directed by

Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed cla ...

, starring Lili Damita – (List of Austrian films of the 1920s, Austria) *''The Road to Yesterday'', directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Joseph Schildkraut and William Boyd (actor), William Boyd

S

*''Sally, Irene and Mary (1925 film), Sally, Irene and Mary'' directed by Edmund Goulding, starring

, Sally O'Neil and

*''Sally of the Sawdust'', directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Carol Dempster and W. C. Fields *''Seven Chances'', a Buster Keaton film *''Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925 film), Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (lost), directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, starring Douglas MacLean, based on the 1913 Seven Keys to Baldpate (novel), novel by Earl Derr Biggers *''She (1925 film), She'', directed by Leander de Cordova and G. B. Samuelson, starring Betty Blythe – ( GB/

) *''Smouldering Fires (film), Smouldering Fires'', directed by

, starring Pauline Frederick and Laura La Plante *''Spook Ranch'', directed by Edward Laemmle, starring Hoot Gibson *''Stella Dallas (1925 film), Stella Dallas'', directed by Henry King (director), Henry King, starring Ronald Colman, Belle Bennett and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. *''The Street of Forgotten Men'' (lost), directed by

*''Strike (1925 film), Strike (Stachka)'', directed by

– (

) *''The Swan (1925 film), The Swan'', directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki, starring Frances Howard (actress), Frances Howard,

and Ricardo Cortez

T

*''The Tailor from Torzhok (Zakroyshchik iz Torzhka)'', directed by Yakov Protazanov – (

) *''The Third Round'', directed by Sidney Morgan, starring Jack Buchanan – ( GB) *''Three Weeks in Paris'' (lost), directed by Roy Del Ruth, starring Matt Moore (actor), Matt Moore *''Too Many Kisses'', directed by Paul Sloane (director), Paul Sloane, starring Richard Dix and William Powell *''Tumbleweeds (1925 film), Tumbleweeds'', directed by King Baggot, starring William S. Hart

U

*''The Unholy Three (1925 film), The Unholy Three'', directed by

, starring

, Mae Busch, Matt Moore (actor), Matt Moore and Victor McLaglen, based on the 1917 novel by Tod Robbins

V

*''Vampires of Warsaw (Wampiry Warszawy)'' (lost), written and directed by Wiktor Biegański – (List of Polish films before 1930, Poland) *''Variety (1925 film), Variety (Varieté)'', directed by E. A. Dupont, Ewald André Dupont, starring Emil Jannings – (

) *''Visages d'enfants (Faces of Children)'', directed by Jacques Feyder – (

)

W

*''The Whirlpool of Fate (La Fille de l'eau)'', directed by Jean Renoir – (

) *''The White Lily Laments'' (''Shirayuri wa nageku''), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi – (

) *''The Wizard of Oz (1925 film), The Wizard of Oz'', directed by Larry Semon *''Wolf Blood, Wolf Blood: A Tale of the Forest'', directed by George Chesebro and Bruce M. Mitchell *''Womanhandled'', directed by Gregory La Cava, starring

and

*''A Woman of the World'', directed by Malcolm St. Clair (filmmaker), Mal St. Clair, starring Pola Negri

Z

*''Zander the Great'', directed by George Hill (director), George W. Hill, starring

and Harrison Ford

Comedy film series

*''

'' (1914–1940) *''

'' (1913–1938) *''Lupino Lane'' (1915–1939) *'' Buster Keaton'' (1917–1944) *''Laurel and Hardy'' (1921–1943) *''Our Gang'' (1922–1944 in film, 1944) *''Harry Langdon'' (1924–1936)

Animated short film series

*''Felix the Cat'' (1919–1936) *''Koko the Clown'' (1919–1963) *''Aesop's Film Fables'' (1921–1934) *''Alice Comedies'' ** ''Alice Cans the Cannibals'' ** ''Alice the Toreador'' ** ''Alice Gets Stung'' ** ''Alice Solves the Puzzle'' ** ''Alice's Egg Plant'' ** ''Alice Loses Out'' ** ''Alice is Stage Struck'' ** ''Alice Wins the Derby'' ** ''Alice Picks the Champ'' ** ''Alice's Tin Pony'' ** ''Alice Chops the Suey'' ** ''Alice the Jail Bird'' ** ''Alice Plays Cupid'' ** ''Alice Rattled by Rats'' ** ''Alice in the Jungle'' *''Koko's Song Car Tunes'' (1924–1927) *''Krazy Kat'' (1925–1940) *''Un-Natural History'' (1925–1927)

Births

*January 6 – Enrique Carreras, Peruvian-born director and producer (died 1995) *January 9 – Lee Van Cleef, American actor (died 1989) *January 13 – Gwen Verdon, American actress and dancer (died 2000) *January 21 - Charles Aidman, American actor (died 1993) *January 24 - Helen Stenborg, American actress (died 2011) *January 26 **Joan Leslie, American actress (died 2015) **Paul Newman, American actor (died 2008) *February 2 – Elaine Stritch, American actress (died 2014) *February 3 **Shelley Berman, American comedian, actor, and writer (died 2017) **John Fiedler, American actor and voice actor (died 2005) *February 8 – Jack Lemmon, American actor (died 2001) *February 11 – Kim Stanley, American actress (died 2001) *February 17 **Ron Goodwin, English film composer (died 2003) **Hal Holbrook, American actor (died 2021) *February 18 – George Kennedy (actor), George Kennedy, American actor (died 2016) *February 20 – Robert Altman, American director (died 2006) *February 21 – Sam Peckinpah, American director (died 1984) *February 25 – Aino Seep, Estonian singer and actress (died 1982) *February 26 - Selma Archerd, American former actress *March 11 - Peter R. Hunt, British director, editor and producer (died 2002) *March 13 - Corrado Gaipa, Italian actor and voice actor (died 1989) *April 14 – Rod Steiger, American actor (died 2002) *April 18 – Bob Hastings, American actor (died 2014) *April 19 – Hugh O'Brian, American actor (died 2016) *April 28 - Bruce Kirby (actor), American character actor (died 2021) *May 2 – John Neville (actor), John Neville, English-Canadian actor (died 2011) *May 25 – Jeanne Crain, American actress (died 2003) *May 26 – Alec McCowen, English actor (died 2017) *May 28 – Martha Vickers, American model, actress (died 1971 in film, 1971) *June 3 – Tony Curtis, American actor (died 2010) *June 5 - Henny Orri, Dutch actress (died 2022) *June 7 – John Biddle (yachting cinematographer), John Biddle, American yachting cinematographer (died 2008) *June 8 – Charles Tyner, American actor (died 2017) *June 10 - Diana Maggi, Italian-born Argentine actress (died 2022) *June 13 – Kristine Miller, American actress (died 2015 in film, 2015) *June 16 – Otto Muehl, Austrian experimental director (died 2013) *June 20 – Audie Murphy, American soldier, actor, songwriter, rancher (died 1971 in film, 1971) *June 21 – Maureen Stapleton, American actress (died 2006) *June 25 **June Lockhart, American actress **Virginia Patton, American actress (died 2022) *June 29 **John Fujioka, American actor of Japanese descent (died 2018) **Cara Williams, American actress (died 2021) *July 1 – Farley Granger, American actor (died 2011) *July 6 – Ruth Cracknell, Australian actress (died 2002) *July 10 - Mildred Kornman, American actress (died 2022) *July 11 - David Graham (actor), English retired actor *July 13 – Huang Zongying, Chinese actress and scriptwriter (died 2020) *July 14 - Pip Freedman, South African radio comedian and actor (died 2003) *July 15 – D. A. Pennebaker, American documentary filmmaker (died 2019) *July 23 – Gloria DeHaven, American actress (died 2016) *July 24 - Miiko Taka, American retired actress *July 25 – Jerry Paris, American actor and director (died 1986 in film, 1986) *August 6 – Barbara Bates, American singer, actress (died 1969 in film, 1969) *August 11 – Arlene Dahl, American actress (died 2021) *August 13 **Carlos Balá, Argentine actor (died 2022) **Asao Sano, Japanese actor (died 2022) *August 15 – Mike Connors, American actor (died 2017) *August 22 – Honor Blackman, English actress (died 2020) *August 23 – Robert Mulligan, American director (died 2008) *August 27 - Susan Willis, American actress (died 2009) *August 29 - Dick Cusack, American actor and filmmaker (died 2003) *September 2 - Ronnie Stevens (actor), English character actor and voice artist (died 2006) *September 3 - Anne Jackson, American actress (died 2016) *September 8 – Peter Sellers, English comedian and actor (died 1980) *September 12 **James Garbutt, British actor (died 2020) **Dickie Moore (actor), Dickie Moore, American actor (died 2015) *September 21 – Noor Jehan, Indian actress (died 2000) *September 22 - Virginia Capers, American actress (died 2004) *September 29 - Steve Forrest (actor), Steve Forrest, American actor (died 2013 in film, 2013) *October 3 – Gore Vidal, American writer and actor (died 2012) *October 4 - Edmund Lyndeck, American actor (died 2015) *October 5 – Gail Davis, American actress (died 1997) *October 11 – Nancy Guild, American actress (died 1999) *October 16 **Angela Lansbury, English-American actress (died 2022) **Lenka Peterson, American actress (died 2021) *October 29 **Geraldine Brooks (actress), Geraldine Brooks, American actress (died 1977) **Robert Hardy, English actor (died 2017) *October 31 – Lee Grant, American actress, documentarian, and director *November 4 – Doris Roberts, American actress (died 2016) *November 6 - Michel Bouquet, French actor (died 2022) *November 10 – Richard Burton, Welsh actor (died 1984) *November 11 - Jonathan Winters, American comedian, actor, author, television host and artist (died 2013) *November 17 – Rock Hudson, American actor (died 1985) *November 20 – Mark Miller (actor), Mark Miller, American actor (died 2022) *November 22 - Carla Balenda, American former actress *November 25 – June Whitfield, English comic actress (died 2018) *December 2 – Julie Harris (American actress), Julie Harris, American Broadway and film actress (died 2013) *December 3 – Kaljo Kiisk, Estonian actor and director (died 2007) *December 8 – Sammy Davis Jr., American singer, dancer, musician and actor (died 1990) *December 12 – Anne V. Coates, English film editor (died 2018) *December 13 – Dick Van Dyke, American actor *December 18 – Peggy Cummins, Welsh-born Irish actress (died 2017) *December 23 - Harry Guardino, American actor (died 1995) *December 28 – Hildegard Knef, German actress, singer and writer (died 2002)

Deaths

*January 24 - Wilton Taylor, American actor (born 1869) *February 4 - William Haggar, British cinema pioneer (born 1851) *February 6 - James Kenyon (cinematographer), James Kenyon, English businessman and cinema pioneer (born 1850) *February 7 – Edward Jobson (actor), Edward Jobson, American actor (born 1860) *February 25 – Louis Feuillade, French director (born 1873) *March 13 – Lucille Ricksen, American actress (born 1910) *April 8 – Thecla Åhlander, Swedish actress (born 1855) *April 13 – Frederik Buch, Danish actor (born 1875) *April 16 – David Powell (actor), David Powell, Scottish actor (born 1883) *July 29 – Mark Fenton, American actor (born 1866) *September 28 – Paul Vermoyal, French actor (born 1888) *October 21 – Orme Caldara, American stage and film actor (born 1875) *October 31 – Max Linder, French actor (born 1883) *November 1 – Lester Cuneo American actor (born 1888) *November 3 – Lucile McVey, American actress (born 1890) *December 8 – Marguerite Marsh, American actress (born 1888) *December 9 – Harry Rattenberry, American actor (born 1857) *December 21 – Lottie Lyell, Australian director/producer (born 1890) *December 22 – Mary Thurman, American actress (born 1895) *December 24 - James O. Barrows, American stage and screen actor (born 1855) *December 31 – J. Gordon Edwards American director (born 1867)

Film debuts

*Walter Brennan – ''Webs of Steel'' *Gary Cooper – ''Dick Turpin (1925 film), Dick Turpin'' *

– '' Lady of the Night'' *Stepin Fetchit – ''The Mysterious Stranger'' *Phillips Holmes – ''Her Market Value'' *Myrna Loy – ''What Price Beauty?'' *Tim McCoy – ''The Thundering Herd (1925 film), The Thundering Herd'' *Anita Page – ''A Kiss for Cinderella (film), A Kiss for Cinderella'' *Dolores del Río – ''Joanna (1925 film), Joanna'' *

– ''

References

Sources

* {{1925 films 1925 in film, Film by year