Champagne (1928)

Champagne (1928)

[4] The eighth of Alfred HItchcock's nine silent films is one of his most mundane. Betty Balfour stars as an American heiress who defies her father by chartering a plane to intercept her boyfriend on an ocean liner bound for…
The Farmer’s Wife (1928)

The Farmer’s Wife (1928)

[5] In this silent comedy from Alfred Hitchcock, a middle-aged farmer and widower (Jameson Thomas) decides to remarry several seasons after the death of his wife. His maid (Lillian Hall-Davis) helps him create a list of eligible women, but each…
Sex in Chains (1928)

Sex in Chains (1928)

[7] William Dieterle (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Devil and Daniel Webster) directs and stars in this transgressive German silent film about a married couple who endure prolonged, maddening abstinence after the husband (Dieterle) is sentenced to three years…
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

[7] Near the end of the silent film era, Carl Theodor Dreyer (Vampyr) would deliver one of the medium's most powerful titles -- The Passion of Joan of Arc. Maria Falconetti stars as the nineteen-year-old French heroine who fought to…