List of adventure films of the 1920s explained

A list of adventure films released in the 1920s.

1920

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Best of LuckRay C. Smallwood Jack Holt, Kathryn AdamsSea adventure
Caravan of DeathJosef SteinGermany
The Deerslayer and ChingachgookArthur WellinGermanyWestern
The Dragon's NetHenry MacRaeUnited StatesSerial
Huckleberry FinnWilliam Desmond TaylorLewis Sargent, George H. ReedUnited States
Indian RevengeGeorg Jacoby, Leo LaskoHarry Liedtke, Mady ChristiansGermany
The Last Of The MohicansMaurice Tourneur, Clarence BrownWallace Beery, Barbara Bedford, Alan Roscoe, Lillian HallUnited StatesWestern
The Leopard WomanWesley RugglesLouise Glaum, House PetersUnited States
The Lost CityE. A. MartinUnited StatesSerial
The Mark of ZorroFred NibloUnited StatesSwashbuckler, Western
On the Brink of ParadiseJosef SteinCarl de Vogt Germany
Pirate GoldGeorge B. SeitzGeorge B. Seitz, Marguerite CourtotUnited StatesSerial
The Revenge of TarzanHarry Revier, George M. MerrickGene Pollar, Karla SchrammUnited States
The Sea WolfGeorge MelfordUnited StatesSea adventure
The Son of TarzanArthur J. Flaven, Harry RevierKamuela C. Searle, P. Dempsey Tabler, Karla SchrammUnited StatesSerial
Fritz LangLil Dagover, Carl de Vogt, Georg John, Ressel OrlaGermanySerial, spies
Terror IslandJames CruzeHarry Houdini, Jack Brammall, Lila Lee, Wilton TaylorUnited StatesTropical island, submarine
Treasure IslandMaurice TourneurUnited StatesPirate film

1921

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Adventures of TarzanRobert F. Hill, Scott SidneyElmo Lincoln, Louise LorraineUnited StatesSerial
L'AtlantideJacques FeyderJean Angelo, Stacia Napierkowska, Georges MelchiorFranceFantasy adventure
The Big AdventureB. Reeves EasonB. Reeves Eason Jr., Fred Herzog, Gertrude Olmstead, Molly Shafer, Lee ShumwayUnited StatesAdventure
The Devil WorshippersMuhsin ErtuğrulGermany
Do or DieJ. P. McGowanEddie PoloUnited StatesSerial
A Gentleman of FranceMaurice Elvey
The Indian TombJoe MayLil Dagover, Conrad Veidt, Lya De Putti, Paul Richter, Olaf FønssGermanyFantasy adventure
The Lord of the BeastsErnst WendtCarl de Vogt Germany
Miracles of the JungleE. A. Martin, James ConwayBen Hagerty, Wilbur Higby, Al FergusonUnited StatesSerial
Peter Voss, Thief of MillionsGeorg JacobyHarry Liedtke, Georg Alexander, Mady ChristiansGermanySerial
Il ponte dei sospiriDomenico GaidoLuciano AlbertiniItaly
The Sky RangerGeorge B. SeitzGeorge B. Seitz, June CapriceUnited StatesSerial
The Three MusketeersFred NibloDouglas FairbanksUnited StatesSwashbuckler
Les Trois MousquetairesHenri Diamant-BergerAimé Simon-Girard, Henri RollanFranceSerial
The WildcatErnst LubitschGermanyAdventure comedy

1922

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Adventures of Robinson CrusoeRobert F. HillHarry Myers, Noble Johnson, Gertrude OlmsteadUnited StatesSerial
Alone in the JungleErnst WendtCarl de VogtGermany
Captain KiddBurton L. King, J. P. McGowanEddie PoloUnited StatesSerial, pirate film
A Dangerous AdventureJack L. Warner, Sam WarnerGrace DarmondUnited StatesSerial
Dick Turpin's Ride to YorkMaurice ElveyMatheson Lang
The DictatorJames CruzeWallace Reid, Lila LeeUnited StatesAdventure comedy
Hurricane's GalAllen HolubarDorothy Phillips, Robert Ellis, Wallace BeeryUnited StatesSea adventure
The Jungle GoddessJames ConwayElinor Field, Truman Van DykeUnited StatesSerial[1]
The Man from BeyondBurton L. KingHarry Houdini, Arthur Maude, Albert Tavernier, Erwin ConnellyUnited States
The Man UnconquerableJoseph HenaberyJack Holt, Sylvia BreamerUnited StatesSea adventure
Masters of the SeaAlexander KordaVictor Varconi, María CordaAustriaSea adventure
Moran of the Lady LettyGeorge MelfordDorothy Dalton, Rudolph ValentinoUnited StatesSea adventure
Nanook of the NorthRobert J. FlahertyAllakariallak (Nanook), Nyla, CunayouUnited StatesArctic adventure, cinéma vérité
On the High SeasIrvin WillatDorothy Dalton, Jack HoltUnited StatesSea adventure, romantic adventure
Perils of the YukonJay Marchant, J. P. McGowanWilliam DesmondUnited StatesSerial
The Prisoner of ZendaRex IngramLewis Stone, Ramon Novarro, Alice Terry, Robert EdesonUnited StatesSwashbuckler
Robin HoodAllan DwanDouglas Fairbanks, Wallace Beery, Sam de GrasseUnited StatesSwashbuckler, romantic adventure
Shadows of the SeaAlan CroslandDoris Kenyon, Conway TearleUnited StatesSea adventure
The Three Must-Get-TheresMax LinderMax LinderUnited StatesAdventure comedy
To Have and to HoldUnited States
Under Two FlagsTod BrowningPriscilla Dean, James KirkwoodUnited States
The White DesertErnst WendtCarl de VogtGermanyArctic adventure
With Stanley in AfricaWilliam James Craft, Edward A. KullGeorge Walsh, Louise LorraineUnited StatesSerial
The Woman Who BelievedJack HarveyWalter Miller, Anna LutherUnited States

1923

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Around the World in Eighteen DaysRobert F. Hill, B. Reeves EasonUnited StatesSerial
Beasts of ParadiseWilliam James CraftWilliam Desmond, Eileen SedgwickUnited StatesSerial
Buridan, le héros de la tour de NeslePierre MarodonFranceSerial
The Call of the WildFred JackmanJack Mulhall, Walter Long, Sidney D'AlbrookUnited States
The Dangerous MaidVictor HeermanConstance TalmadgeUnited States
The Fighting BladeJohn S. RobertsonRichard BarthelmessUnited States
The Fighting SkipperFrancis FordJack Perrin, Peggy O'Day, Francis FordUnited StatesSerial, sea adventure
The Green GoddessSidney OlcottGeorge Arliss, Alice Joyce, David PowellUnited States
I Will RepayHenry KolkerHolmes Herbert, Flora Le Breton, Pedro de Cordoba
The Isle of Lost ShipsMaurice TourneurAnna Q. Nilsson, Milton Sills, Frank CampeauUnited StatesSea adventure
Lost and Found on a South Sea IslandRaoul WalshHouse Peters, Pauline Starke, Antonio MorenoUnited StatesSea adventure
The Man in the Iron MaskMax GlassVladimir Gajdarov, Albert BassermannGermany
North of Hudson BayJohn FordTom MixUnited States
ScaramoucheRex IngramRamon Novarro, Lewis Stone, Alice Terry, Lloyd IngrahamUnited StatesSwashbuckler
The SpoilersLambert HillyerMilton Sills, Anna Q. Nilsson, Noah Beery Sr.United States
The Tiger's ClawJoseph HenaberyJack Holt, Eva Novak, Aileen PringleUnited StatesRomantic adventure
Through Fire and WaterThomas BentleyClive Brook, Flora Le Breton, Lawford DavidsonUnited KingdomSea adventure
Vengeance of the DeepBarry BarringerRalph Lewis, Virginia Brown Faire, Richard ArlenUnited StatesSea adventure
Why Worry?Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam TaylorHarold LloydUnited StatesAdventure comedy

1924

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Aelita: Queen Of MarsYakov ProtazanovNikolai Batalov, Varvara Massalitinova, Yuliya Solntseva, Mikhail ZharovRussiaScience fiction
Captain BloodDavid SmithJ. Warren Kerrigan, Jean PaigeUnited StatesSwashbuckler, pirate film
The ChechahcosLewis H. MoomawGladys Johnson, William Dills, Albert Van Antwerp United States
Claude DuvalGeorge A. CooperNigel Barrie, Fay Compton
The Fortieth DoorGeorge B. SeitzAllene Ray, Bruce Gordon, Anna May WongUnited StatesSerial, romantic adventure
Lure of the YukonNorman DawnEva Novak, Spottiswoode Aitken, Buddy Roosevelt, Arthur JasmineUnited States
MandrinHenri FescourtRomuald JoubéFrance
Le Miracle des loupsRaymond BernardRomuald Joubé, Vanni Marcoux, Charles DullinFrance
Monsieur BeaucaireSidney OlcottRudolph Valentino, Bebe DanielsUnited States
Mountain of DestinyArnold FanckHannes Schneider, Luis TrenkerGermanyMountaineering adventure
The NavigatorBuster KeatonBuster Keaton, Frederick Vroom, Kathryn McGuireUnited StatesDesert island, ship board adventure
Die NibelungenFritz LangPaul Richter, Margarete Schön, Hanna Ralph, Rudolf Klein-RoggeGermanyFantasy adventure
The Sea HawkFrank LloydMilton Sills, Enid BennettUnited StatesSwashbuckler, pirate film
The 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/Notes
AdventureVictor FlemingTom Moore, Pauline Starke, Wallace BeeryUnited States
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristFred NibloRamon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Betty BronsonUnited States
Le BossuJean KemmGaston Jacquet, Claude France, Marcel VibertFrance
Dick TurpinJohn G. BlystoneTom MixUnited States
Don Q, Son of ZorroDonald CrispDouglas Fairbanks, Mary Astor, Jack McDonaldUnited StatesSwashbuckler
The EagleClarence BrownRudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, Louise DresserUnited States
Fanfan la TulipeRené LeprinceAimé Simon-GirardFranceSerial
Flight Around the WorldWilli WolffEllen Richter, Reinhold SchünzelGermanySerial
Forbidden CargoTom BuckinghamEvelyn Brent, Robert Ellis, Boris KarloffUnited StatesSea adventure
Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron HandHubert MoestEugen Klöpfer, Paul Hartmann, Gertrude Welcker, Erna MorenaGermany
The Gold RushCharles ChaplinCharles Chaplin, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom MurrayUnited StatesAdventure comedy, western
GrassMerian C. Cooper, Ernest B. SchoedsackMerian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Marguerite Harrison, Haidar KhanUnited StatesDocumentary
El Húsar de la MuertePedro SiennaPedro SiennaChile
Lady RobinhoodRalph InceEvelyn Brent, Robert Ellis, Boris KarloffUnited States
The Lady Who LiedEdwin CareweLewis Stone, Virginia Valli, Nita NaldiUnited States
Living BuddhasPaul WegenerPaul Wegener, Asta Nielsen, Gregori ChmaraGermany
The Lost WorldHarry Hoyt, Lewis StoneBessie Love, Lloyd Hughes, Wallace BeeryUnited StatesFantasy adventure
Perils of the WildFrancis FordJoe Bonomo, Margaret QuimbyUnited StatesSerial
Peter the PirateArthur RobisonPaul Richter, Aud Egede-Nissen, Rudolf Klein-RoggeGermany
The Revenge of the PharaohsHans TheyerSuzy Vernon, Gustav DiesslAustria
Satan's SisterGeorge PearsonBetty BalfourSea adventure
SheLeander de Cordova, G. B. SamuelsonUnited Kingdom
Germany		Fantasy adventure
SurcoufLuitz-MoratJean AngeloFranceSerial, pirate film
The Winding StairJohn Griffith WrayEdmund Lowe, Alma Rubens, Warner OlandUnited States
ZiganoHarry Piel, Gérard BourgeoisHarry Piel, Denise Legeay, Dary Holm, Fritz GreinerGermany

1926

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Adventures of Prince AchmedLotte ReinigerGermanyAnimated film, fantasy adventure
Bardelys the MagnificentKing VidorJohn Gilbert, Eleanor Boardman, Roy D'ArcyUnited States
Beau GesteHerbert BrenonRonald Colman, Neil Hamilton, Ralph Forbes, Alice JoyceUnited StatesWar adventure
Black ParadiseRoy William NeillMadge Bellamy, Leslie Fenton, Edmund LoweUnited StatesSea adventure
The Black PirateAlbert ParkerDouglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Tempe PigottUnited StatesSwashbuckler, pirate film
Breed of the SeaRalph InceMargaret Livingston, Ralph Ince, Dorothy DunbarUnited StatesSea adventure
Cruise of the Jasper BJames W. HorneRod La Rocque, Mildred Harris, Snitz EdwardsUnited StatesSwashbuckler, adventure comedy
Danger QuestHarry Joe BrownReed Howes, Ethel ShannonUnited States
Don JuanAlan CroslandJohn Barrymore, Jane Winton, Warner Oland, Myrna Loy, Mary AstorUnited States
The Eagle of the SeaFrank LloydFlorence Vidor, Ricardo CortezUnited StatesPirate film
Forbidden CargoesFred LeRoy GranvillePeggy Hyland, Clifford McLaglen, James Lindsay
Holy MountainArnold FanckLeni Riefenstahl, Luis TrenkerGermanyMountaineering adventure
The Love of the BajadereGéza von BolváryEllen KürtiGermany
Maciste in the Lion's CageGuido BrignoneBartolomeo PaganoItaly
Michel StrogoffVictor TourjanskyIvan MosjoukineFrance
Old IronsidesJames CruzeWallace Beery, Esther Ralston, George Bancroft, Charles Farrell, Johnnie WalkerUnited StatesSea adventure
The Sea BeastMillard WebbJohn Barrymore, Dolores CostelloUnited StatesSea adventure
Sea HorsesAllan DwanJack Holt, Florence Vidor, William Powell, George BancroftUnited StatesSea adventure
The Sea WolfRalph InceUnited StatesSea adventure
Volcano!William K. HowardBebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez, Wallace BeeryUnited States

1927

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Beloved RogueAlan CroslandJohn Barrymore, Conrad Veidt, Marceline DayUnited States
The Blood ShipGeorge B. SeitzHobart Bosworth, Jacqueline Logan, Richard ArlenUnited StatesSea adventure
ChangMerian C. Cooper, Ernest B. SchoedsackKru, Chantui, NahUnited StatesDocumentary
The Devil DancerFred NibloGilda Gray, Clive BrookUnited States
The Fighting EagleDonald CrispRod La Rocque, Phyllis Haver, Sam De GrasseUnited States
The GauchoF. Richard JonesDouglas Fairbanks, Lupe Vélez, Gustav von SeyffertitzUnited States
Isle of Sunken GoldHarry S. WebbAnita StewartUnited StatesSerial, sea adventure
King of the JungleWebster CullisonElmo Lincoln, Sally LongUnited StatesSerial
The King's HighwaySinclair HillMatheson Lang, Joan Lockton, James Carew
The Loves of CasanovaAlexandre VolkoffIvan Mosjoukine, Diana Karenne, Rudolf Klein-RoggeFrance
Nameless WomanGeorg JacobyElga Brink, Jack Trevor, Georg AlexanderGermany
Perils of the JungleRay Taylor, Jack NelsonEugenia Gilbert, Frank Merrill, Bobby NelsonUnited StatesSerial
Rinaldo RinaldiniMax Obal, Rudolf DworskyLuciano AlbertiniGermany
The Road to RomanceJohn S. RobertsonRamon Novarro, Marceline DayUnited StatesPirate film
SenoritaClarence G. BadgerBebe Daniels, James Hall, William PowellUnited States
Shanghai BoundLuther ReedRichard Dix, Mary BrianUnited StatesSea adventure
Tarzan and the Golden LionJ. P. McGowanJames Pierce, Edna MurphyUnited StatesJungle adventure
Two Arabian KnightsLewis MilestoneWilliam Boyd, Mary Astor, Louis WolheimUnited States
The WarningGeorge B. SeitzJack Holt, Dorothy RevierUnited States

1928

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
BalaclavaMaurice Elvey, Milton RosmerCyril McLaglen, Benita Hume
Beau SabreurJohn S. WatersGary Cooper, Evelyn Brent, William Powell, Noah BeeryUnited StatesAdventure drama
The Charge of the GauchosAlbert H. KelleyFrancis X. Bushman, Jacqueline LoganUnited States
Argentina
The CossacksGeorge W. Hill, Clarence BrownJohn Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Ernest Torrence, Nils AstherUnited States
The First KissRowland V. LeeGary Cooper, Fay WrayUnited StatesSea adventure
The Gateway of the MoonJohn Griffith WrayDolores del Río, Walter PidgeonUnited States
The Great AdventuressRobert WieneLili Damita, Georg Alexander, Fred Solm, Félix de PomésGermany
Haunted IslandRobert F. HillJack Dougherty, Helen Foster, Al FergusonUnited StatesSerial
Modern PiratesManfred NoaJack TrevorGermanySea adventure
The Prince of RoguesCurtis BernhardtHans StüweGermany
Scarlet SeasJohn Francis DillonRichard Barthelmess, Betty Compson, Loretta YoungUnited StatesSea adventure
Secrets of the OrientAlexandre VolkoffIván Petrovich, Gaston ModotGermany
France
Struggle for the MatterhornMario Bonnard, Nunzio MalasommaLuis TrenkerGermany
Switzerland
Tarzan the MightyJack Nelson, Ray TaylorFrank Merrill, Natalie KingstonUnited StatesSerial
The Trail of '98Clarence BrownDolores del Río, Ralph Forbes, Harry Carey, Karl DaneUnited StatesAdventure drama
The Triumph of the Scarlet PimpernelT. Hayes HunterMatheson Lang, Juliette ComptonUnited States
Two LoversFred NibloRonald Colman, Vilma Bánky, Noah BeeryUnited States
The VikingRoy William NeillDonald Crisp, Pauline Starke, LeRoy MasonUnited StatesAdventure drama
West of ZanzibarTod BrowningLon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan, Warner BaxterUnited States
White Shadows in the South SeasW. S. Van Dyke, Robert FlahertyMonte Blue, Raquel TorresUnited States
Won in the CloudsBruce M. MitchellAl Wilson, Helen Foster, Frank RiceUnited States

1929

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Call of the NorthNunzio Malasomma, Mario BonnardLuis TrenkerGermanyArctic adventure
Captain FracasseAlberto CavalcantiPierre Blanchar, Lien Deyers, Charles BoyerFrance
The Delightful RogueLeslie PearceRod La RocqueUnited StatesSea adventure
The Desert SongUnited StatesMusical
Emerald of the EastJean de KuharskiJoshua Kean, Mary Odette, Jean de Kuharski
The Four FeathersMerian C. CooperRichard Arlen, Fay Wray, Clive Brook, William Powell, Noah Beery Sr.United States
HurricaneRalph InceHobart Bosworth, Johnny Mack Brown, Leila Hyams, Alan RoscoeUnited StatesSea adventure
The Iron MaskAllan DwanDouglas Fairbanks, Belle Bennett, Nigel de Brulier, Marguerite de la MotteUnited States
The Isle of Lost ShipsIrvin WillatJason Robards Sr., Virginia Valli, Clarissa Selwynne, Noah Beery Sr.United StatesSea adventure
The King of the KongoRichard ThorpeJacqueline Logan, Walter Miller, Boris KarloffUnited StatesSerial
The Lost ZeppelinEdward SlomanConway Tearle, Virginia Valli, Ricardo CortezUnited States
Noah's ArkMichael CurtizGeorge O'Brien, Dolores CostelloUnited StatesFlood
The PaganW. S. Van DykeRamon Novarro, Dorothy Janis, Donald CrispUnited States
The Pirate of PanamaRay TaylorJay Wilsey, Natalie Kingston, Al FergusonUnited StatesSerial
The RescueHerbert BrenonRonald Colman, Lili DamitaUnited StatesSea adventure
The Smuggler's Bride of MallorcaHans BehrendtJenny Jugo, Friedrich Benfer, Clifford McLaglenGermanySea adventure
Stark MadLloyd BaconH. B. WarnerUnited States
Tarzan the TigerHenry MacRaeFrank Merrill, Natalie KingstonUnited StatesSerial
The White Hell of Pitz PaluArnold Fanck, Georg Wilhelm PabstLeni Riefenstahl, Gustav DiesslGermanyMountaineering adventure
Woman in the MoonFritz LangWilly Fritsch, Gerda Maurus, Klaus Pohl, Fritz RaspGermanySpace adventure

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overview: The Jungle Goddess. AllMovie. 2 April 2017. Wollstein, Hans J..

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