All Films

The Princess on Broadway

1927 • 60 min • United States of America

The Princess on Broadway is a 1927 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald.

The Arizona Wildcat

1927 • 50 min • United States of America

Tom Mix plays a California breeder of polo ponies in love with a society gal. The cowboy saves the day when a member of her brother's polo team is injured during an important match. Mix immediately replaces him and amazes the audience with his spectacular riding stunts.

The Broncho Twister

1927 • 60 min • United States of America

Returning from the war, Tom Mason rides square into a raging feud between the his family and the neighboring Brady gang.

Smith's Customer

1927 • 20 min • United States of America

Eighth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies. Bubbles is up to mischief.

Flaming Fathers

1927 • 25 min • United States of America

Papa Gimplewart chaperones his daughter and her "steady" during a beach adventure.

The Border Cavalier

1927 • 50 min • United States of America

Vic Harding, a crooked Eastern land speculator, learns of a proposed railroad spur that will increase the value of the Lawton ranch and conspires with Hank Martin to buy the property. A lost film.

Life in Hollywood No. 7

1927 • 4 min

Part of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.

Where the North Holds Sway

1927 • 57 min • United States of America

A Northwest mounted policeman leaves the service to seek revenge for his brother's murder.

Back to Liberty

1927 • 60 min • United States of America

Tom Devon, alias Reginald Briand, is the mastermind behind an organization of gentlemen thieves, including Jimmy Stevens and Rudolph Gambier. Jimmy falls in love with Tom's innocent daughter, Gloria, after he rescues her from an embarrassing scene in a restaurant. Tom disapproves of the romance and decides to dissolve the partnership. When an embittered Rudolph kills Tom he frames Jimmy, but Gloria is determined to clear him. Posing as a thief, she seeks the truth.

London

1927 • 60 min • United Kingdom

A Lady adopts a runaway slum girl who resembles her own dead daughter.

Pleasure Before Business

1927 • 55 min

When an industrious cigar manufacturer, Sam Weinberg, falls into bad health, his daughter Ruth uses up her dowry to keep him in the life to which he has grown accustomed.

A Made-To-Order Hero

1927 • 40 min • United States of America

Bert Lane and Margery Murray are in love, but her aunt insists she marry either a society man or a hero, so his hands decide that he will be a made-to-order hero - but society man Fred Van Ralt keeps getting the credit.

On Your Toes!

1927 • 60 min • United States of America

Silent boxing sports comedy about a boxer whose grandmother wants him to be a ballet dancer, so he has the boxers at his training camp pose as ballet dancers to fool granny, with predictable results

The Auctioneer

1927 • 60 min • United States of America

Simon, a young Jewish man emigrating to the US, adopts the daughter of a dying woman on the ship. After he settles in the US, he eventually builds up a successful business as a pawnbroker and auctioneer. His adopted daughter Ruth falls in love with a young Wall Street broker, and her father invests his fortune in the young man's firm. However, a crooked broker at the firm causes Simon to lose all his money, and he must start all over again. He sets out to track down the crooked broker and get his money back.

Alice's Three Bad Eggs

1927 • 7 min • United States of America

Alice and Julius have to hold their western fort against The Three Bad Eggs and a band of marauding Indians.

The Broncho Buster

1927 • 50 min • United States of America

Maj. John Furth, a Southern race-horse owner, borrows money to enter his prize racehorse Blue Bird in a race back east, hoping to win enough money to replenish the family fortune. A crooked horse trainer, planted by the man who loaned Furth the money and who wants to marry his daughter Barbara, claims that Blue Bird is a "man killer" and must be shot. Charlie, a neighboring miner who also loves Barbara, doesn't believe it and takes Blue Bird to his mine. Complications ensue.

Lightning Lariats

1927 • 50 min • United States of America

Following a political coup in the Balkan kingdom of Roxenburg, young King Alexis and his American governess Janet Holbrooke flee to America. Out west, Tom Potter, a rancher, gives them shelter.

Very Confidential

1927 • 60 min • United States of America

A young lady impersonates a famous sportswoman while trying to win over a man.

Now We're in the Air

1927 • 60 min • United States of America

Wally and Ray are cousins intent upon getting the fortune of their Scots grandad, an aviation nut. They become mixed-up with the U. S. flying corps and are wafted over the enemy lines in a runaway balloon. Through misunderstanding they are honored as heroes of the enemy forces, and sent back to the U.S. lines to spy. Here they are captured and almost shot, but everything ends happily. Only 20 minutes of this 6 reel comedy are extant.

The Monkey Talks

1927 • 60 min • United States of America

In 1927 Olive Borden starred in Fox drama The Monkey Talks directed by Raoul Walsh. She played a circus performer who meets a man pretending to be a talking monkey.

The Haunted Ship

1927 • 50 min • United States of America

A young sailor named John Shreve on the cargo ship Golden Bought falls for a woman, Mary, who is trying to escape the ship's brutal environment and tyrannical captain, Simon Gant.

Serenade

1927 • 60 min

Black Jack

1927 • 50 min • United States of America

Phil Dolan (aka Black Jack because of his talent at cards), Nancy Dolan, and a rustler all have a piece of a silver dollar with each piece having a portion of an indented map of an ore mine. Phil has to rescue Nancy from the rustlers to keep their portions of the silver dollar from the rustlers. The sheriffs's pose captures the gang of rustlers just as they reach the ore mine ensuring their claim to the mine.

Snowbound

1927 • 60 min • United States of America

Assuming he is marrying a wealthy girl, Peter Foley passes a fraudulent check. To save him from jail, Julia Barry poses as his wife. Peter is actually in love with Alice Blake. He encounters complications with motorcycle cop Bull, who is engaged to Julia. A friend of Alice adds to the mix-up. All wind up snowbound together in a mountain lodge.