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Olga Baclanova
Actress 1893 - 1974

Olga Baclanova

Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]

From Wikipedia Ólga Vladímirovna Baclanova (19 August 1893 – 6 September 1974) was a Russian-born actress and operatic singer, who achieved prominence during the silent film era and was often billed under her last name only, as Baclanova, similarly to the surname-only... Read full bio →

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Freaks

Freaks

Tod Browning 1932 1h 4m 8.5

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs

Paul Leni 1928 1h 50m 7.7

When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.

The Docks of New York

The Docks of New York

Josef von Sternberg 1928 1h 16m 8.7

The Docks of New York was one of the last successful silent films before cinemas turned towards sound. The film received excellent reviews and is today known as a classic conversation from the silent film era.

Forgotten Faces

Forgotten Faces

Victor Schertzinger 1928 1h 31m

A petty thief who robs the very rich at speakeasies, and gets away with it because the rich don't want the bad publicity, is finally caught and sent to Sing Sing. After good behavior, he gets an emergency permission for a return home, so that he may save his daughter from the hands of her disreputable mother.

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