1921 Movies

An important example of amateur filmmaking during this era, That Ice Ticket was made by Angela Murray Gibson who ran Gibson Studios in the small commu...

With closeup footage of flies and simulations of their vision.

Against a dark background, several bright, curved or rounded shapes pulse towards the center of the screen, one at a time. They are followed by many o...

Documentary film about the sea battle off the Skagerrak, the largest naval conflict of the First World War.

Guido Brignone attempts, rather curiously, the traditionally English whodunit (the overall plot, deduced from the news reports of the period, further...

News item about a parade in Antwerp. The celebration of National Day - 1921.

Animated cartoon: Husband and wife getting ready to go out.

On the night of November 15, 1901, James J. Jeffries, of Los Angeles, California, and Gus Ruhlin, of Akron, Ohio, engaged in a sparring contest in the...

A nature documentary depicting the variety of changes undergone by plants and animals as the seasons of the year change. A deer is shown shedding his...

This silent black-and-white film, lasting 3 minutes and 46 seconds, offers a glimpse into early 20th-century Algiers, showcasing its harbor, streets,...

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

People in Indochina produce rubber from the latex found in rubber trees.

Footage taken by Guilherme Rogato of the carnival in Maceió, Alagoas, in the 1920s.

1921, written & produced by Burton Holmes.

Silent cartoon featuring Waffles the Cat.

A 1921 silent film