Category:1923, Top Films
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>> Film Studies (1920s) <<
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- #1. Safety Last! (USA 1923 Newmeyer) -- A boy leaves his small country town and heads to the big city to get a job.
- #2. Our Hospitality (USA 1923 Keaton) <YouTube> -- A man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.
- #5. Three Ages <YouTube> -- The misadventures of Buster in three separate historical periods.
- #9. [The] Hunchback of Notre Dame <YouTube> -- In 15th-century Paris, the brother of the archdeacon plots with the gypsy king to foment a peasant revolt. Meanwhile, a freakish hunchback falls in love with a gypsy dancer.
- #10. [The] Pilgrim <YouTube> -- Disguised as a priest, an escaped convict makes his way to Texas. He ends up in a small rural town where the townsfolk mistake him for their new church minister.
- #16. Salomé <YouTube>
- #19. Why Worry? <YouTube> -- A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.
- #20. [The] Ten Commandments (USA 1923 DeMille) <YouTube> -- After hearing the story of Moses, the sons of a devout Christian mother go their own ways, and the atheist brother's breaking of the Ten Commandments leads to tragedy.
Notable Mention
TO BE SEEN : Faithful Heart / ...
-- #3. Return to Reason <short> -- #4. * Faithful Heart [Coeur fedele] (Epstein) -- #6. A Woman of Paris (Chaplin) -- #7. The Smiling Madame Beudet -- #8. * La roue (Gance) -- #14. * The Frogs Who Wanted a King -- #15. * Warning Shadows [Schatten] (robison) -- #17. * Voice of the Nightingale [La voix du rossignol]
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- #6. A Woman of Paris (Chaplin) <YouTube> -- A kept woman runs into her former fiancé and finds herself torn between love and comfort.
- #7. The Smiling Madame Beudet / La souriante Madame Beudet <YouTube> -- An unhappily married woman devises a scheme to get rid of her husband.
- #8. * La roue (Gance)
- #11. The Love Nest (USA 1923 Keaton) <YouTube> -- In an attempt to forget his lost sweetheart, Buster takes a long trip at sea where he boards a whaling ship with a strict captain.
- #13. The Balloonatic (USA 1923 Keaton) <YouTube> -- A hapless amusement park attendant finds his runaway balloon ride has left him in a strange predicament.
-- #14. * The Frogs Who Wanted a King
- #15. Warning Shadows <YouTube> -- A wealthy man invites the local wealthy bachelors over for a puppet show about men who covet another man's wife. The puppeteer is actually a witch and gives the men nightmares about what could happen if they date the lady of the house.
-- #17. * Voice of the Nightingale [La voix du rossignol] -
Additional films
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- #23. Felix in Hollywood (USA 1923 Messmer) <YouTube> -- A starving actor, reduced to trying his luck in the movies, travels to Hollywood. His cat, Felix, poses as a travel bag and comes along.
- #34. Merry-Go-Round (USA 1923 Julian / Stroheim) <YouTube> -- A nobleman posing as a necktie salesman falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer although he is already married to the daughter of his country's war minister.
- #41. Little Old New York (USA 1923 Olcott) <YouTube> -- An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.
- #43. Zaza (USA 1923 Dwan) <YouTube> -- Zaza is the favorite actress at an open-air theater in a small French town.
- #50+. Crown of Thorns / I.N.R.I. (Wiene) DEU
- #--. Penrod and Sam (Beaudine)
- #--. Malar Pirates (Molander) SWE
- #--. Drifting (USA 1923 Browning) <YouTube> -- In Shanghai, an American girl smuggling opium is put under surveillance by an American agent disguised as a mining engineer. The two fall in love.
- #--. [The] Noon Whistle (USA 1923 Jeske) <YouTube> -- Stan Laurel's blundering worker drops all kinds of heavy props on poor James Finlayson, the foreman of a failing lumber company that cannot possibly have enough insurance to cover all the pratfalls.
- #--. [The] Round Up (USA 1923?) <YouTube>
- #--. Where the North Begins (USA 1923 Franklin) <YouTube> -- A German Shepherd puppy is "adopted" by a wolf pack in the snowy and frozen Great North and raised by them as one of their own. A few years later he comes upon a fur trapper and saves the man from certain death.
- #--. White Tiger (USA 1923 Browning) <YouTube> -- Three crooks pull off a magnificent crime. As they're forced to hide out together they slowly begin to distrust each other.
Critical Reception
MUBI, Best Films
-- #1. Safety Last! -- #2. Our Hospitality -- #3. Return to Reason -- #4. Faithful Heart -- #5. Three Ages -- #6. A Woman of Paris -- #7. The Smiling Madame Beudet -- #8. La Roue -- #9. The Hunchback of Notre Dame -- #10. The Pilgrim
-- #11. The Love Nest -- #12. Rhythmus 23 -- #13. The Balloonatic -- #14. The Frogs Who Wanted a King -- #15. Warning Shadows: A Nocturnal Hallucination -- #16. Salomé -- #17. Voice of the Nightingale -- #18. Glumov's Diary -- #19. Why Worry? -- #20. The Ten Commandments -- #21. The Street -- #22. The Blazing Inferno -- #23. Felix in Hollywood -- #24. Crime and Punishment -- #25. Alice's Wonderland -- #26. Gunnar Hedes Saga -- #27. Earth Spirit -- #28. The Grub Stake -- #29. The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop -- #30. The Shock
-- #31. The Treasure -- #32. The Red Inn -- #33. Cameo Kirby -- #34. Merry-Go-Round, -- #35. Nedbrudte Nerver -- #36. State Kino-Calendar -- #37. It's a Gift -- #38. The Einstein Theory of Relativity -- #39. Macedonia in Pictures -- #40. A cancao da primavera -- #41. Little Old New York -- #42. Haldane of the Secret Service -- #43. Zaza -- #44. Tragedy of Love -- #45. Man by the Roadside -- #46. Flaming Youth -- #47. The Wolves -- #48. Kino-Pravda -- #49. The White Sister -- #50. Rosita
Flickchart, Best Films
-- @1. Safety Last! -- @2. Our Hospitality -- @3. The Hunchback of Notre Dame -- @4. Three Ages (Keaton) -- @5. The Pilgrim (Chaplin) -- @6. The Ten Commandments -- @7. La Roue (Gance) -- @8. A Woman of Paris -- @9. Why Worry? -- @10. The Love Nest
-- @11. The Balloonatic -- @12. Alice's Wonderland -- @13. The Smiling Madame Beudet -- @14. Faithful Heart -- @15. Souls for Sale -- @16. Salomé -- @17. Return to Reason (Ray M) -- @18. Scrooge -- @19. Felix in Hollywood -- @20. Scaramouche (Ingram)
-- @21. Voice of the Nightingale -- @22. Warning Shadows: A Nocturnal Hallucination -- @23. Temple of Venus (Otto) -- @24. The Covered Wagon -- @25. The White Sister -- @26. Stormswept (Thornby) -- @27. Haldane of the Secret Service -- @28. Springtime -- @29. The Daredevil -- @30. The Extra Girl
History of Cinema, Best Films
-- #1. Safety Last! (Newmeyer) -- #2. Our Hospitality (Keaton) -- #2b. Haxan (Christensen) (see 1922) -- #4. Faithful Heart [Coeur fedele] (Epstein) -- #8. La roue (Gance) -- #9. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Worsley) -- #10. The Pilgrim (Chaplin) -- #15. Warning Shadows [Schatten] (robison) -- #17. Voice of the Nightingale [La voix du rossignol] -- #20. The Ten Commandments (DeMille)
-- #21. The Street [Die Strasse] (Grune) -- #24. Crime and Punishment [Raskolnikow] (Wiene) -- #27. Earth Spirit [Erdgeist] (Jessner) -- #29. Mysteries of a Barbershop [Mysterien eines Frisiersalons] (Engel, Brecht) -- #31. The Treasure [Der Schatz} (Pabst) -- #50. Rosita (Lubitsch)
-- * The Nortull Gang [Norrtullsligan] (Lindberg) -- When the North Begins (Franklin) -- Cyrano de Bergerac (Genina) -- The Burning Brazier [Le brasier Ardent] (Mozzhukhin) -- Scaramouche (Ingram) -- * The Extra Girl (Jones) -- Souls for Sale (Hughes)
Silent Era, Best Films
-- #19. Safety Last! -- #28. Our Hospitality -- #41. The Hunchback of Notre Dame -- #86. A Woman in Paris
-- #107. The Covered Wagon -- #113. The Pilgrim -- #119. The Ten Commandments -- #151. Why Worry? -- #152. Scaramouche -- #169. Three Ages (Keaton) -- #223. Sylvester / Sylvesterabend -- #256. The Balloonatic -- #258. The Burning Brasier -- #284. Salome
-- 300+. Anna Christie -- Cirano di Bergerac -- The Extra Girl -- Felix in Hollywood -- Little Old New York -- The Love Nest (Keaton) -- Oranges and Lemons -- Warning Shadows / Schatten -- The White Rose (Griffith)
Paste Magazine, Best Films
-- #8. Our Hospitality (Keaton) -- #43. Safety last! -- #98. Norrtullsligan / The Nortull Gang (Lindberg)
Schneider, Best Films
-- #2. Our Hospitality
-- #7. The Smiling Madame Beudet -- The Wheel
National Film Registry
-- #1. Safety Last! -- #16. Salomé
TSPDT, Best Films
-- #2. Our Hospitality
-- #6. A Woman of Paris
Top10ner, Best Films
-- #1. Safety Last! -- #2. Our Hospitality
Film101, Best Films
-- #1. Safety Last! -- #2. Our Hospitality
ChildActors, Best Films
-- Mälarpirater (Sweden) -- Penrod and Sam
-- Anderssonskans Kalle på nya upptåg (Sweden) -- Our Gang: The Big Show -- Boy of Mine -- Circus Days / Il piccolo saltimbanco -- The Country Kid -- The Darling of New York -- Enemies of Children -- Jealous Husbands / Les Deux Gosses
Tubi
-- The Ten Commandments -- Three Ages -- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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