Movies by Year - 1917 (58)| Title | Year | Director | Genre | Rating | Runtime | Added |
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| Adventurer, TheThe Little Tramp escapes from prison; saves a girl and her mother from drowning; and creates havoc at a swank party. | 1917 | Charles Chaplin (*) | Comedy, Short | 7.4 (4K votes) | 24 | 20211228 |
| Aladdin and the Wonderful LampThe story of Aladdin and the Princess Badr al-badr's adventures as told through child actors. | 1917 | Chester M. Franklin, Sidney Franklin | Fantasy | 5.7 (109 votes) | 80 | 20211228 |
| All AboardIn order to get his daughter away from her suitors, father decides to spirit her away to Bermuda. Our hero, however, stows away on the ship. When discovered, he is credited with catching a crook, thus winning a reward . . . And th... | 1917 | Alfred J. Goulding | Comedy, Short | 5.6 (177 votes) | 12 | 20240224 |
| BashfulIn order to claim his inheritance, our hero must first produce a wife and family. | 1917 | Alfred J. Goulding | Comedy, Short | 6.5 (290 votes) | 10 | 20240224 |
| Big Idea, TheA clerk in a failing antiques store gets a big idea on how to move the merchandise so that he can save the store and possibly win the girl. | 1917 | Hal Mohr, Gilbert Pratt | Short, Comedy | 6.4 (217 votes) | 9 | 20240224 |
| Black Stork, The [Are You Fit to Marry]Eugenicist Harry J. Haiselden warns a young couple who are considering marriage that they are ill-matched and will produce defective offspring. He is right; their baby is born defective, dies quickly, and floats up into heaven. | 1917 | Leopold Wharton, Theodore Wharton | Drama | 4.5 (33 votes) | 50 | 20221228 |
| BlissA counterfeit count is aided in his courtship of the heroine by her father who is overwhelmed by his 'title.' | 1917 | Alfred J. Goulding | Comedy, Short | 5.4 (165 votes) | 12 | 20240224 |
| Butcher Boy, TheCustomers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur coat, then does some clever cleaver tossing. In Buster's film debut he buys a pail of molasses. | 1917 | Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Short, Comedy | 6.3 (1.6K votes) | 30 | 20211228 |
| By the Sad Sea WavesOur hero saves a man from drowning, only to find that it is the wrong man. | 1917 | Alfred J. Goulding | Comedy, Short | 6.0 (378 votes) | 10 | 20240224 |
| Candy Kid, TheTony and Hugo are the proprietors of rival candy shops. They get into one altercation after another over the pretty cashier which draws trade for first one and then the other. Tony has a big bomb made to blow up Hugo and his store an | 1917 | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Comedy, Short | 4.2 (35 votes) | 20 | 20211228 |
| Chief Cook, TheThe star of a traveling theatrical company is pressed into multiple services at a hotel where the staff have walked off on strike. | 1917 | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short, Comedy | 4.6 (35 votes) | 0 | 20211228 |
| Clemenceau Affair, The [Il processo Clémenceau]Silent Italian adventure film directed by Alfredo De Antoni. The film features the first onscreen performance from Vittorio De Sica. | 1917 | Alfredo De Antoni | Adventure | 3.7 (34 votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| A Clever DummyDummy inventor Samuel Tinker has just developed a new life-sized mechanical dummy. He and his partner, Peter Clay, modeled the dummy after a janitor in their building. While the inventor's daughter is in love and engaged to Clay, the | 1917 | Herman C. Raymaker, Ferris Hartman, Robert P. Kerr | Short, Comedy | 5.8 (182 votes) | 23 | 20220423 |
| Coney IslandRoscoe tries to dump his wife so he can enjoy the beach attractions. Buster arrives with Alice who is taken away from him by Al who loses her to Roscoe. Bathing beauties and Keystone Kops abound. | 1917 | Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Short, Comedy | 6.3 (1.6K votes) | 25 | 20211228 |
| Cure, TheAn alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos. | 1917 | Charles Chaplin (*) | Short, Comedy | 7.2 (3.5K votes) | 24 | 20211228 |
| Der feldgraue Groschen [A Coin the Colour of Battle Field Grey]The noble family de la Porte lives at castle Medan. After the lost heir August returns unexpectedly, countess Herm, mother-in-law of younger brother Johann, fears for the inheritance of her daughter. | 1917 | Urban Gad | Drama, Horror | 5.5 (17 votes) | 56 | 20211228 |
| Easy StreetA reformed tramp becomes a police constable who must fight a huge thug who dominates an inner city street. | 1917 | Charles Chaplin (*) | Short, Comedy | 7.5 (5.3K votes) | 24 | 20211228 |
| Flirt, TheA man takes a job in a café, hoping to get to know the pretty waitress working there. | 1917 | Billy Gilbert | Short, Comedy | 6.0 (124 votes) | 10 | 20240224 |
| Her Torpedoed LoveA young woman works as a cook as the sole means of support for herself and her husband, who, because of the nature of his profession, only works one day a year. She is unaware that her wealthy, aging and gout-ridden employer, Phillip | 1917 | Frank Griffin | Short, Comedy | 5.9 (81 votes) | 20 | 20220423 |
| Hero, TheExplore popular action and adventure titles available to stream with Prime Video. | 1917 | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Comedy, Short | 5.8 (25 votes) | 0 | 20211228 |
| Hilde Warren and Death [Hilde Warren und der Tod]Hilde Warren, a famous actress, is impregnated by a convicted murderer and becomes plagued by visions of an extremely gaunt and sepulchral Death. Upon discovering her child is the image of its criminal father, Hilde must decide wh... | 1917 | Joe May | Horror | 5.8 (146 votes) | 80 | 20231101 |
| His Wedding NightIn a drugstore Al and Roscoe are rivals for Alice. Roscoe slings melons and operates the gas pump. Buster delivers a wedding gown for Alice, begins modeling it, is mistaken for Alice and is kidnapped by Al. | 1917 | Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Short, Comedy | 6.0 (1.1K votes) | 19 | 20211228 |
| Hobo, TheBilly is a hobo who hangs around the train station. He creates disruption in the ticket office, at the lunch counter, and in the lives of some of the customers. | 1917 | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Comedy, Short | 4.9 (131 votes) | 15 | 20211228 |
| Immigrant, TheCharlie is an immigrant who endures a challenging voyage and gets into trouble as soon as he arrives in America. | 1917 | Charles Chaplin (*) | Short, Comedy, Drama, Romance | 7.6 (8.2K votes) | 30 | 20211228 |
| Little Princess, TheLittle Sara Crewe is placed in a boarding school by her father when he goes off to war, but he does not understand that the headmistress is a cruel, spiteful woman who makes life miserable for Sara. | 1917 | Marshall Neilan | Drama | 5.9 (687 votes) | 62 | 20211228 |
| Lonesome Luke, MessengerWhile on the job, delivering a message, Luke finds himself in a girl's seminary. | 1917 | Hal Roach | Comedy, Short | 5.6 (204 votes) | 10 | 20240224 |
| LuluThe circus dancer Lulu is a thoroughly q liberal being. Although she loves her former savior, the clown Alfredo, she begins a relationship with the noble Henri von Reithofen. Henri kills himself ruined by the horrendous expenses f... | 1917 | Alexander Antalffy | Short | 5.8 (23 votes) | 41 | 20221116 |
| Man There Was, A [Terje Vigen]Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the cruelty of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on Terje's beneficence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself. | 1917 | Victor Sjöström (*) | Drama, War | 7.3 (1.9K votes) | 65 | 20220414 |
| Max In A TaxiVisit our Sundance guide for everything you need to know about the 2018 Sundance Film Festival including videos, a guide to what's showing this year, trending titles, and more. | 1917 | Max Linder | Short, Comedy | 6.2 (76 votes) | 20 | 20211228 |
| Max Wants a DivorceMax gets into trouble at the altar. He has just kissed his bride when he espies over her shoulder a pretty girl sitting in a front pew. Max cannot help giving her a wink. His bride sees him. They continue the battle in their honeymoo | 1917 | Max Linder | Short, Comedy | 6.2 (117 votes) | 22 | 20211228 |
| Max, the Heartbreaker [Max entre deux feux]Like Chaplin at Mutual, this is a Linder's film of his maturity. The story is about Max who in holiday in Switzerland meets two young American girls. They're friends, the first one is blond, the other one is brunette. He falls in love with the two of them and decide to declare his flame first to the brunette then to the blond. When they realize the game Max is playing, they decide to play also. It is a delicate comedy between the three characters realized all in outsides (certainly around the Leman's lake)with a very good direction and very pretty images. The two unknown actress are also very charming. One of the best of Max Linder. | 1917 | Max Linder | Short, Comedy | 6.5 (62 votes) | 19 | 20211228 |
| Merry Jail, The [Das fidele Gefängnis]A neglected wife disguises herself in order to lure her wastrel husband into a compromising position. | 1917 | Ernst Lubitsch (*) | Comedy | 6.2 (579 votes) | 48 | 20211228 |
| Modern Musketeer, AA restless young man travels west, encountering adventure, romance, and danger. | 1917 | Allan Dwan | Adventure, Comedy, Western | 6.7 (304 votes) | 68 | 20211228 |
| Mormon Maid, AIn the late fifties John Hogue, his wife and daughter, Dora, are living in a little cabin on the edge of civilization, directly in the path of the great caravans of Mormons as they made their way from the States to their community... | 1917 | Robert Z. Leonard | Drama, History, Western | 5.8 (109 votes) | 68 | 20231130 |
| Mothers of MenA melodrama about a woman governor whose husband is accused and convicted of a bombing and the dilemma she has to struggle with --- whether to let the law take its course and the pressures put on her by family, friends and political | 1917 | Willis Robards | Drama | 5.9 (94 votes) | 60 | 20211228 |
| Move OnOur hero is a police officer who gets involved in a crap game, flirting with a nurse and other amusements. | 1917 | Billy Gilbert, Gilbert Pratt | Comedy, Short | 4.9 (115 votes) | 5 | 20240224 |
| Oh, Doctor!Roscoe is a doctor who falls in love with a pretty woman whose boyfriend, in turn, falls in love with Roscoe's wife's jewelry. | 1917 | Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Comedy, Short | 5.9 (932 votes) | 23 | 20211228 |
| Over the FenceSnitch steals Ginger's baseball tickets and takes Ginger's girl to the game. Finding himself without tickets, Ginger dresses as a baseball player and wins the game. | 1917 | Harold Lloyd, J. Farrell MacDonald | Short, Comedy, Sport | 5.7 (258 votes) | 5 | 20240224 |
| PinchedEarly Harold Lloyd silent movie where more and more misunderstandings leads Lloyd to jail and back. | 1917 | Harold Lloyd, Gilbert Pratt | Comedy, Short | 5.8 (57 votes) | 10 | 20240224 |
| Poor Little Rich Girl, TheThe wealthy but selfish parents of a lonely young girl begin to rethink what is important to them after a servant's irresponsibility results in a crisis. | 1917 | Maurice Tourneur | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance | 6.7 (1.4K votes) | 65 | 20211228 |
| Raffles, the Amateur CracksmanGentleman burglar Raffles tries to get his hand on a priceless pearl. | 1917 | George Irving | Adventure, Crime, Romance | 6.4 (193 votes) | 70 | 20240625 |
| Rainbow IslandAfter finding a note in a floating bottle, our hero is off to resue the heroine. He runs into a tribe of cannibals. | 1917 | Billy Gilbert | Comedy, Short | 5.0 (67 votes) | 6 | 20240224 |
| Reaching for the MoonA factory worker has always dreamed that he was meant for better things, to be rich and famous and in "the company of kings." One day he discovers that he is indeed the only heir to the throne of a small European kingdom. However, th | 1917 | John Emerson | Adventure, Comedy | 6.4 (105 votes) | 69 | 20211228 |
| Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmWith her family in financial difficulties, Rebecca is sent to live with her two strict, unfeeling aunts, who do not appreciate the young girl's charm and energy. Rebecca must make new friends and adjust to surroundings that are so... | 1917 | Marshall Neilan | Comedy, Drama | 6.3 (859 votes) | 78 | 20221228 |
| Romance Of The Redwoods, AA young girl travels west to live with her uncle during the California Gold Rush only to find that he has been killed by Indians and his identity assumed by an outlaw. | 1917 | Cecil B. DeMille (*) | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History, Romance, Western | 6.1 (822 votes) | 70 | 20220414 |
| Rough House, TheRoscoe, his wife and his mother-in-law run a seaside resort. Buster plays a gardener who puts out a fire started by Roscoe, then a delivery boy who fights with the cook St. John, then a cop. | 1917 | Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Buster Keaton | Comedy, Short | 5.6 (1.3K votes) | 19 | 20211228 |
| Satan's Rhapsody [Rapsodia satanica]A Faustian tale about an old woman who makes a pact with Mephisto to regain her youth, in return she must stay away from love. After the deal she meets two brothers who fall in love with her. | 1917 | Nino Oxilia | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery | 6.8 (712 votes) | 55 | 20211228 |
| Silent Man, TheA gold prospector strikes it rich, but the crooks who run a frontier town take it away from him. He determines to get it back and clean up the town. | 1917 | William S. Hart | Western | 6.6 (93 votes) | 61 | 20220414 |
| Sultan's Wife, TheOn a sailing trip, sweethearts Bobby and Gloria arrive in a very sinister-looking India, where an evil rajah attempts to force Gloria into his harem. | 1917 | Clarence G. Badger | Comedy, Short | 5.9 (145 votes) | 18 | 20211228 |
| Tale of Two Cities, AAlcoholic lawyer Sydney Carton travels to Paris during the Reign of Terror to rescue French aristocrat Charles Darnay, husband of the woman he loves. | 1917 | Frank Lloyd | Drama, History, Romance, War | 6.1 (141 votes) | 70 | 20211228 |
| Teddy at the ThrottleGloria Dawn lives down the hall from her sweetheart, Bobbie Knight. The dishonest Henry Black is Gloria's guardian, and he is also in charge of Bobbie's inheritance. The scheming guardian and his sister have been spending Bobbie's mo | 1917 | Clarence G. Badger | Comedy, Short | 6.7 (511 votes) | 18 | 20220423 |
| Thomas Graal's Best Film [Wanted - A Film Actress; Thomas Graals bästa film]Thomas Graal's a screenwriter, is very fond of his secretary Bessie. Overtaken by a kiss by Thomas she runs away. In his misfortune Thomas writes a screenplay inspired by Bessie. But she has not been really honest with him . | 1917 | Mauritz Stiller | Comedy | 5.9 (223 votes) | 52 | 20220806 |
| Torture of Silence, The [Mater dolorosa]Sad story of an unfaithful wife and her subsequent sufferings as a mother. | 1917 | Abel Gance (*) | Drama | 6.4 (130 votes) | 80 | 20211228 |
| Until They Get MeKirby kills a man in self-defense and becomes a fugitive from the police. | 1917 | Frank Borzage (*) | Drama | 6.5 (76 votes) | 58 | 20220414 |
| Villain [Little Nell], TheBilly, a confidence man, arrives in Squashville, a lumber town. He sees Babe, the daughter of the village doctor, disporting herself on the banks of the river. Learning that her father is the richest man in the village, Billy begins | 1917 | Arvid E. Gillstrom | Short, Comedy | 6.1 (29 votes) | 21 | 20211228 |
| War and the Dream of Momi, The [La guerra ed il sogno di Momi]An old man explains a war story to his grandson, who sleeps and dreams about a battle scenes performed by puppets. | 1917 | Segundo de Chomón, Giovanni Pastrone | Animation, Short, Fantasy | 6.7 (97 votes) | 37 | 20211228 |
| Wild and WoollyA rich young Easterner who has always wanted to live in "the Wild West" plans to move to a Western town. Unknown to him, the town's "wild" days are long gone, and it is an orderly, civilized place now. The townsmen, not wanting to lo | 1917 | John Emerson | Comedy, Western, Romance | 6.4 (627 votes) | 72 | 20211228 |
| Woman God Forgot, TheCortez sends Alvarado to Montezuma who throws him into a dungeon from which he is rescued by Tecza who loves him. He is recaptured when her lover Guatemoco finds Alvarado hiding in her chambers. Tecza next leads Cortez into the city, | 1917 | Cecil B. DeMille (*) | History, Romance | 6.3 (96 votes) | 60 | 20211228 |