A list of adventure films released in the 1920s.
1920 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesThe Best of LuckRay C. Smallwood Jack Holt, Kathryn AdamsSea adventureCaravan of DeathJosef SteinCarl de Vogt GermanyThe Deerslayer and ChingachgookArthur WellinEmil Mamelok, Béla Lugosi Germany WesternThe Dragon's NetHenry MacRaeMarie Walcamp, Harland Tucker, Otto Lederer United StatesSerialHuckleberry FinnWilliam Desmond TaylorLewis Sargent, George H. ReedUnited StatesIndian RevengeGeorg Jacoby, Leo Lasko Harry Liedtke, Mady ChristiansGermanyThe Last Of The MohicansMaurice Tourneur, Clarence BrownWallace Beery, Barbara Bedford, Alan Roscoe, Lillian HallUnited States WesternThe Leopard WomanWesley RugglesLouise Glaum, House PetersUnited StatesThe Lost CityE. A. MartinJuanita Hansen, George Chesebro United StatesSerialThe Mark of ZorroFred NibloDouglas Fairbanks United StatesSwashbuckler, WesternOn the Brink of ParadiseJosef SteinCarl de Vogt GermanyPirate GoldGeorge B. SeitzGeorge B. Seitz, Marguerite CourtotUnited StatesSerialThe Revenge of TarzanHarry Revier, George M. MerrickGene Pollar, Karla SchrammUnited StatesThe Sea WolfGeorge Melford Noah Beery, Mabel Julienne Scott, Tom Forman United StatesSea adventureThe Son of TarzanArthur J. Flaven, Harry RevierKamuela C. Searle, P. Dempsey Tabler, Karla SchrammUnited StatesSerialSpiders, Part 2: The Diamond ShipFritz LangLil Dagover, Carl de Vogt, Georg John, Ressel OrlaGermanySerial, spiesTerror IslandJames CruzeHarry Houdini, Jack Brammall, Lila Lee, Wilton TaylorUnited StatesTropical island, submarineTreasure IslandMaurice Tourneur Charles Ogle, Lon Chaney, Shirley Mason United StatesPirate film
1921 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesThe Adventures of TarzanRobert F. Hill, Scott SidneyElmo Lincoln, Louise LorraineUnited StatesSerialL'AtlantideJacques FeyderJean Angelo, Stacia Napierkowska, Georges MelchiorFranceFantasy adventureThe Big AdventureB. Reeves EasonB. Reeves Eason Jr., Fred Herzog, Gertrude Olmstead, Molly Shafer, Lee ShumwayUnited StatesAdventureThe Devil WorshippersMuhsin ErtuğrulCarl de Vogt GermanyDo or DieJ. P. McGowanEddie PoloUnited StatesSerialA Gentleman of FranceMaurice ElveyEille Norwood, Madge Stuart The Indian TombJoe MayLil Dagover, Conrad Veidt, Lya De Putti, Paul Richter, Olaf FønssGermanyFantasy adventureThe Lord of the BeastsErnst WendtCarl de Vogt GermanyMiracles of the JungleE. A. Martin, James ConwayBen Hagerty, Wilbur Higby, Al FergusonUnited StatesSerialPeter Voss, Thief of MillionsGeorg JacobyHarry Liedtke, Georg Alexander, Mady ChristiansGermanySerialIl ponte dei sospiriDomenico GaidoLuciano AlbertiniItalyThe Sky RangerGeorge B. SeitzGeorge B. Seitz, June CapriceUnited StatesSerialThe Three MusketeersFred NibloDouglas FairbanksUnited StatesSwashbucklerLes Trois MousquetairesHenri Diamant-BergerAimé Simon-Girard, Henri RollanFranceSerialThe WildcatErnst LubitschPola Negri GermanyAdventure comedy
1922 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesThe Adventures of Robinson CrusoeRobert F. HillHarry Myers, Noble Johnson, Gertrude OlmsteadUnited StatesSerialAlone in the JungleErnst WendtCarl de VogtGermanyCaptain KiddBurton L. King, J. P. McGowanEddie PoloUnited StatesSerial, pirate filmA Dangerous AdventureJack L. Warner, Sam WarnerGrace DarmondUnited StatesSerialDick Turpin's Ride to YorkMaurice ElveyMatheson LangThe DictatorJames CruzeWallace Reid, Lila LeeUnited StatesAdventure comedyHurricane's GalAllen HolubarDorothy Phillips, Robert Ellis, Wallace BeeryUnited StatesSea adventureThe Jungle GoddessJames Conway Elinor Field, Truman Van DykeUnited StatesSerialThe Man from BeyondBurton L. KingHarry Houdini, Arthur Maude, Albert Tavernier, Erwin ConnellyUnited StatesThe Man UnconquerableJoseph HenaberyJack Holt, Sylvia BreamerUnited StatesSea adventureMasters of the SeaAlexander KordaVictor Varconi, María CordaAustriaSea adventureMoran of the Lady LettyGeorge MelfordDorothy Dalton, Rudolph ValentinoUnited StatesSea adventureNanook of the NorthRobert J. FlahertyAllakariallak (Nanook), Nyla, CunayouUnited StatesArctic adventure, cinéma véritéOn the High SeasIrvin WillatDorothy Dalton, Jack HoltUnited StatesSea adventure, romantic adventurePerils of the YukonJay Marchant, J. P. McGowanWilliam DesmondUnited StatesSerialThe Prisoner of ZendaRex IngramLewis Stone, Ramon Novarro, Alice Terry, Robert EdesonUnited StatesSwashbucklerRobin HoodAllan DwanDouglas Fairbanks, Wallace Beery, Sam de GrasseUnited StatesSwashbuckler, romantic adventureShadows of the SeaAlan CroslandDoris Kenyon, Conway TearleUnited StatesSea adventureThe Three Must-Get-TheresMax LinderMax LinderUnited StatesAdventure comedyTo Have and to HoldGeorge Fitzmaurice Betty Compson, Bert Lytell United StatesUnder Two FlagsTod BrowningPriscilla Dean, James KirkwoodUnited StatesThe White DesertErnst WendtCarl de VogtGermanyArctic adventureWith Stanley in AfricaWilliam James Craft, Edward A. KullGeorge Walsh, Louise LorraineUnited StatesSerialThe Woman Who BelievedJack HarveyWalter Miller, Anna LutherUnited States
1923 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesAround the World in Eighteen DaysRobert F. Hill, B. Reeves EasonWilliam Desmond United StatesSerialBeasts of ParadiseWilliam James CraftWilliam Desmond, Eileen SedgwickUnited StatesSerialBuridan, le héros de la tour de NeslePierre MarodonRobert Valberg FranceSerialThe Call of the WildFred JackmanJack Mulhall, Walter Long, Sidney D'AlbrookUnited StatesThe Dangerous MaidVictor HeermanConstance TalmadgeUnited StatesThe Fighting BladeJohn S. RobertsonRichard BarthelmessUnited StatesThe Fighting SkipperFrancis Ford Jack Perrin, Peggy O'Day, Francis FordUnited StatesSerial, sea adventureThe Green GoddessSidney OlcottGeorge Arliss, Alice Joyce, David PowellUnited StatesI Will RepayHenry KolkerHolmes Herbert, Flora Le Breton, Pedro de CordobaThe Isle of Lost ShipsMaurice TourneurAnna Q. Nilsson, Milton Sills, Frank CampeauUnited StatesSea adventureLost and Found on a South Sea IslandRaoul WalshHouse Peters, Pauline Starke, Antonio MorenoUnited StatesSea adventureThe Man in the Iron MaskMax GlassVladimir Gajdarov, Albert BassermannGermanyNorth of Hudson BayJohn FordTom MixUnited StatesScaramoucheRex IngramRamon Novarro, Lewis Stone, Alice Terry, Lloyd IngrahamUnited StatesSwashbucklerThe SpoilersLambert HillyerMilton Sills, Anna Q. Nilsson, Noah Beery Sr.United StatesThe Tiger's ClawJoseph HenaberyJack Holt, Eva Novak, Aileen PringleUnited StatesRomantic adventureThrough Fire and WaterThomas BentleyClive Brook, Flora Le Breton, Lawford DavidsonUnited KingdomSea adventureVengeance of the DeepBarry BarringerRalph Lewis, Virginia Brown Faire, Richard ArlenUnited StatesSea adventureWhy Worry?Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam TaylorHarold LloydUnited StatesAdventure comedy
1924 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesAelita: Queen Of MarsYakov ProtazanovNikolai Batalov, Varvara Massalitinova, Yuliya Solntseva, Mikhail ZharovRussia Science fictionCaptain BloodDavid SmithJ. Warren Kerrigan, Jean PaigeUnited StatesSwashbuckler, pirate filmThe ChechahcosLewis H. Moomaw Gladys Johnson, William Dills, Albert Van Antwerp United StatesClaude DuvalGeorge A. CooperNigel Barrie, Fay ComptonThe Fortieth DoorGeorge B. SeitzAllene Ray, Bruce Gordon, Anna May WongUnited StatesSerial, romantic adventureLure of the YukonNorman DawnEva Novak, Spottiswoode Aitken, Buddy Roosevelt, Arthur JasmineUnited States MandrinHenri FescourtRomuald JoubéFranceLe Miracle des loupsRaymond BernardRomuald Joubé, Vanni Marcoux, Charles DullinFranceMonsieur BeaucaireSidney OlcottRudolph Valentino, Bebe DanielsUnited StatesMountain of DestinyArnold FanckHannes Schneider, Luis TrenkerGermany Mountaineering adventureThe NavigatorBuster KeatonBuster Keaton, Frederick Vroom, Kathryn McGuireUnited States Desert island, ship board adventureDie NibelungenFritz LangPaul Richter, Margarete Schön, Hanna Ralph, Rudolf Klein-RoggeGermanyFantasy adventureThe Sea HawkFrank LloydMilton Sills, Enid BennettUnited StatesSwashbuckler, pirate filmThe Sword of ValorDuke WorneSnowy Baker, Dorothy RevierUnited States The Thief of BagdadRaoul WalshDouglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards, Julanne Johnston, Anna May WongUnited StatesFantasy adventure
1925 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesAdventureVictor FlemingTom Moore, Pauline Starke, Wallace BeeryUnited StatesBen-Hur: A Tale of the ChristFred NibloRamon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Betty BronsonUnited StatesLe BossuJean KemmGaston Jacquet, Claude France, Marcel VibertFranceDick TurpinJohn G. BlystoneTom MixUnited StatesDon Q, Son of ZorroDonald CrispDouglas Fairbanks, Mary Astor, Jack McDonaldUnited StatesSwashbucklerThe EagleClarence BrownRudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, Louise DresserUnited StatesFanfan la TulipeRené LeprinceAimé Simon-GirardFranceSerialFlight Around the WorldWilli WolffEllen Richter, Reinhold SchünzelGermanySerialForbidden CargoTom BuckinghamEvelyn Brent, Robert Ellis, Boris KarloffUnited StatesSea adventureGoetz von Berlichingen of the Iron HandHubert MoestEugen Klöpfer, Paul Hartmann, Gertrude Welcker, Erna MorenaGermanyThe Gold RushCharles ChaplinCharles Chaplin, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom MurrayUnited StatesAdventure comedy, westernGrassMerian C. Cooper, Ernest B. SchoedsackMerian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Marguerite Harrison, Haidar KhanUnited StatesDocumentaryEl Húsar de la MuertePedro SiennaPedro SiennaChileLady RobinhoodRalph InceEvelyn Brent, Robert Ellis, Boris KarloffUnited StatesThe Lady Who LiedEdwin CareweLewis Stone, Virginia Valli, Nita NaldiUnited StatesLiving BuddhasPaul WegenerPaul Wegener, Asta Nielsen, Gregori ChmaraGermanyThe Lost WorldHarry Hoyt, Lewis StoneBessie Love, Lloyd Hughes, Wallace BeeryUnited StatesFantasy adventurePerils of the WildFrancis FordJoe Bonomo, Margaret QuimbyUnited StatesSerialPeter the PirateArthur RobisonPaul Richter, Aud Egede-Nissen, Rudolf Klein-RoggeGermany The Revenge of the PharaohsHans TheyerSuzy Vernon, Gustav DiesslAustria Satan's SisterGeorge PearsonBetty Balfour Sea adventureSheLeander de Cordova, G. B. SamuelsonBetty Blythe, Carlyle Blackwell, Heinrich George United KingdomGermanyFantasy adventureSurcoufLuitz-MoratJean AngeloFranceSerial, pirate filmThe Winding StairJohn Griffith WrayEdmund Lowe, Alma Rubens, Warner OlandUnited StatesZiganoHarry Piel, Gérard BourgeoisHarry Piel, Denise Legeay, Dary Holm, Fritz GreinerGermany
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