Acting
Jetta Goudal
Born July 11, 1891 · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Died January 14, 1985 · aged 93
Jetta Goudal (July 12, 1891 – January 14, 1985) was a Dutch-born American actress, successful in Hollywood films of the silent film era. Goudal was born as Juliette Henriette Goudeket in 1891, the daughter of Geertruida (née Warradijn; 1866–1920) and Wolf Mozes Goudeket (1860–1942), a wealthy diamond cutter, in Amsterdam. She first appeared on Broadway in 1921, using the stage name Jetta Goudal.…
Known For
The Spaniard · 1925The Spaniard
★ 8.01925
MovieDrama
In England, Don Pedro de Barrego meets Dolores Annesley, and he decides he must have her. Dolores, however, refuses to have anything to do with him. Later, when she visits Spain, she discovers he is a famous bullfighter.
The Green Specter · 1930The Green Specter
★ 9.01930
MovieDrama
A group of people who knew each other years before discover that members of the group are being killed off one by one by someone who calls himself (or herself) The Green Ghost. The survivors gather at an old mansion to find out who is doing the killing and why, and discover that the murderer is a member of that very group.
Salome of the Tenements · 1925Salome of the Tenements
★ 10.01925
MovieDramaRomance
A young East Side Jewish reporter gets into a sticky situation when she finds that her new beau is indicting a banker she owes money to.
The Bright Shawl · 1923The Bright Shawl
★ 7.01923
MovieAdventureCrime
Charles Abbott is implicated in the death of his friend Escobar, brother to the woman he loves.
Business and Pleasure · 1932Business and Pleasure
★ 6.31932
MovieComedy
On a Mediterranean cruise, Earl Tinker, a manufacturer of razor blades, is the target of a femme fatale in the pay of a business rival, and he becomes embroiled in a feud between two Arab tribes.
Her Man o' War · 1926Her Man o' War
★ 7.01926
MovieDrama
During World War I, an American soldier is captured and taken prisoner by the Germans. However, instead of being placed in a prisoner-of-war camp, he is assigned to the small farm of a young woman and her son to help raise crops to help feed the German army and people.
The Great Chase · 1962The Great Chase
★ 6.41962
MovieDocumentary
A rollicking compendium of the greatest hits of silent-cinema chase sequences
The Circus: Premiere · 1928The Circus: Premiere
★ 5.41928
MovieDocumentary
Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.
Movies
The Spaniard · 1925The Spaniard
★ 8.01925
MovieDrama
In England, Don Pedro de Barrego meets Dolores Annesley, and he decides he must have her. Dolores, however, refuses to have anything to do with him. Later, when she visits Spain, she discovers he is a famous bullfighter.
The Green Specter · 1930The Green Specter
★ 9.01930
MovieDrama
A group of people who knew each other years before discover that members of the group are being killed off one by one by someone who calls himself (or herself) The Green Ghost. The survivors gather at an old mansion to find out who is doing the killing and why, and discover that the murderer is a member of that very group.
Salome of the Tenements · 1925Salome of the Tenements
★ 10.01925
MovieDramaRomance
A young East Side Jewish reporter gets into a sticky situation when she finds that her new beau is indicting a banker she owes money to.
The Bright Shawl · 1923The Bright Shawl
★ 7.01923
MovieAdventureCrime
Charles Abbott is implicated in the death of his friend Escobar, brother to the woman he loves.
Business and Pleasure · 1932Business and Pleasure
★ 6.31932
MovieComedy
On a Mediterranean cruise, Earl Tinker, a manufacturer of razor blades, is the target of a femme fatale in the pay of a business rival, and he becomes embroiled in a feud between two Arab tribes.
Her Man o' War · 1926Her Man o' War
★ 7.01926
MovieDrama
During World War I, an American soldier is captured and taken prisoner by the Germans. However, instead of being placed in a prisoner-of-war camp, he is assigned to the small farm of a young woman and her son to help raise crops to help feed the German army and people.
The Great Chase · 1962The Great Chase
★ 6.41962
MovieDocumentary
A rollicking compendium of the greatest hits of silent-cinema chase sequences
The Circus: Premiere · 1928The Circus: Premiere
★ 5.41928
MovieDocumentary
Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.
The Road to Yesterday · 1925The Road to Yesterday
★ 6.81925
MovieFantasyDrama
Malena's apparent frigidity toward her husband Kenneth is a result of injustice done in an earlier incarnation when he was a knight and she was a gypsy headed for burning at the stake. This becomes evident when their unconscious minds travel back from a train wreck in the American plains to Elizabethan England.
White Gold · 1927White Gold
★ 6.51927
MovieDramaWestern
A sheep farmer brings his new wife to his father's ranch and the old man takes an instant dislike to her.
The Forbidden Woman · 1927The Forbidden Woman
★ 7.01927
MovieDramaRomance
A colonel of the French army in North Africa believes his brother, a sensitive musician, to be in love with the colonel's wife and so arranges for his brother to be drafted into the colonel's own corps. Unknown to either is the fact that the colonel's wife is actually an Arab spy.
Paris at Midnight · 1926Paris at Midnight
★ 9.01926
MovieDrama
In a Paris boarding house, a mysterious stranger seems to somehow solve the problems and conflicts of the residents, all the while hiding a secret of his own.
Open All Night · 1924Open All Night
★ 8.51924
MovieComedy
Therese Duverne (Viola Dana) is bored with her even-tempered husband, Edmond (Adolphe Menjou). Isabelle Fevre (Gale Henry) suggests that Edmond go to the bicycle races and stay out all night. Then she takes Therese there and introduces her to manly Petit Mathieu, one of the racers (Maurice B. Flynn). Since he has just quarreled with his sweetheart, Lea (Jetta Goudal), he is glad to have Therese's attention and offers to run away with her after he wins the six-day race. Lea, meanwhile, is spending her time with Edmond. Therese eventually decides she doesn't care for brutes like Mathieu, and Edmond gains a temper and wins his wife back. Lea and Mathieu are reunited, while Isabelle goes back to helping her own alcoholic sweetheart, Igor (Raymond Griffith), break into the movies.
Fighting Love · 1927Fighting Love
★ 9.01927
MovieDrama
To escape an arranged marriage, a young Italian girl marries an older man, a military officer who is also a family friend, and when he is assigned to North Africa, she accompanies him. His unit is sent into the desert to subdue some unruly tribes, and when he is later reported killed in action, his widow marries a young soldier with whom she has fallen in love. However, word soon comes back that her "dead" husband is very much alive.
Lady of the Pavements · 1929Lady of the Pavements
★ 5.21929
MovieDrama
Karl, a German diplomat in Paris, discovers that his fiancee, Diane, has been cheating on him. He tells her that he would rather marry a "girl of the streets" than her. Outraged, Diane decides to grant his wish, and enlists the services of a Spanish singer/dancer from a disreputable nightclub to pose as a sophisticated, convent-educated singer, and surreptitiously arranges for her to meet Karl.
Three Faces East · 1926Three Faces East
★ 8.01926
MovieDrama
During World War I, a female agent tries to unmask a German spy.
The Cardboard Lover · 1928The Cardboard Lover
★ 6.31928
MovieComedyRomance
A ditzy American girl visiting Monte Carlo is hired by a tennis champ to be his "cardboard lover"--to pretend to be in love with him so he can teach his two-timing fiancé a lesson and win her back. What he doesn't realize is that the girl isn't pretending --she actually is in love with him, and she sets out to win him for herself.
The Green Goddess · 1923The Green Goddess
★ 7.01923
MovieAdventureDrama
The Green Goddess is a 1923 American silent adventure film based on the play The Green Goddess by William Archer. Set during the British Raj, it stars George Arliss as the Rajah of Rukh, into whose land arrive three British subjects, played by Alice Joyce, David Powell, and Harry T. Morey.
Timothy's Quest · 1922Timothy's Quest
★ 6.91922
MovieDrama
Timothy and Gay, orphans from the slums of Boston, escape to Maine in search of a home and manage to thaw Avilda's embittered, grief-stricken heart. A charming pastoral about two unwanted children finding acceptance and love.