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Adventure films
By decade

A list of adventure films released in the 1920s.

1920

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Best of Luck Ray C. Smallwood Jack Holt, Kathryn Adams United States Sea adventure
Caravan of Death Josef Stein Carl de Vogt Germany
The Deerslayer and Chingachgook Arthur Wellin Emil Mamelok, Béla Lugosi Germany Western
The Dragon's Net Henry MacRae Marie Walcamp, Harland Tucker, Otto Lederer United States Serial
Huckleberry Finn William Desmond Taylor Lewis Sargent, George H. Reed United States
Indian Revenge Georg Jacoby, Leo Lasko Harry Liedtke, Mady Christians Germany
The Last Of The Mohicans Maurice Tourneur, Clarence Brown Wallace Beery, Barbara Bedford, Alan Roscoe, Lillian Hall United States Western
The Leopard Woman Wesley Ruggles Louise Glaum, House Peters United States
The Lost City E. A. Martin Juanita Hansen, George Chesebro United States Serial
The Mark of Zorro Fred Niblo Douglas Fairbanks United States Swashbuckler, Western
On the Brink of Paradise Josef Stein Carl de Vogt Germany
Pirate Gold George B. Seitz George B. Seitz, Marguerite Courtot United States Serial
The Revenge of Tarzan Harry Revier, George M. Merrick Gene Pollar, Karla Schramm United States
The Sea Wolf George Melford Noah Beery, Mabel Julienne Scott, Tom Forman United States Sea adventure
The Son of Tarzan Arthur J. Flaven, Harry Revier Kamuela C. Searle, P. Dempsey Tabler, Karla Schramm United States Serial
Spiders, Part 2: The Diamond Ship Fritz Lang Lil Dagover, Carl de Vogt, Georg John, Ressel Orla Germany Serial, spies
Terror Island James Cruze Harry Houdini, Jack Brammall, Lila Lee, Wilton Taylor United States Tropical island, submarine
Treasure Island Maurice Tourneur Charles Ogle, Lon Chaney, Shirley Mason United States Pirate film

1921

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Adventures of Tarzan Robert F. Hill, Scott Sidney Elmo Lincoln, Louise Lorraine United States Serial
L'Atlantide Jacques Feyder Jean Angelo, Stacia Napierkowska, Georges Melchior France Fantasy adventure
The Big Adventure B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason Jr., Fred Herzog, Gertrude Olmstead, Molly Shafer, Lee Shumway United States Adventure
The Devil Worshippers Muhsin Ertuğrul Carl de Vogt Germany
Do or Die J. P. McGowan Eddie Polo United States Serial
A Gentleman of France Maurice Elvey Eille Norwood, Madge Stuart United Kingdom
The Indian Tomb Joe May Lil Dagover, Conrad Veidt, Lya De Putti, Paul Richter, Olaf Fønss Germany Fantasy adventure
The Lord of the Beasts Ernst Wendt Carl de Vogt Germany
Miracles of the Jungle E. A. Martin, James Conway Ben Hagerty, Wilbur Higby, Al Ferguson United States Serial
Peter Voss, Thief of Millions Georg Jacoby Harry Liedtke, Georg Alexander, Mady Christians Germany Serial
Il ponte dei sospiri Domenico Gaido Luciano Albertini Italy
The Sky Ranger George B. Seitz George B. Seitz, June Caprice United States Serial
The Three Musketeers Fred Niblo Douglas Fairbanks United States Swashbuckler
Les Trois Mousquetaires Henri Diamant-Berger Aimé Simon-Girard, Henri Rollan France Serial
The Wildcat Ernst Lubitsch Pola Negri Germany Adventure comedy

1922

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Robert F. Hill Harry Myers, Noble Johnson, Gertrude Olmstead United States Serial
Alone in the Jungle Ernst Wendt Carl de Vogt Germany
Captain Kidd Burton L. King, J. P. McGowan Eddie Polo United States Serial, pirate film
A Dangerous Adventure Jack L. Warner, Sam Warner Grace Darmond United States Serial
Dick Turpin's Ride to York Maurice Elvey Matheson Lang United Kingdom
The Dictator James Cruze Wallace Reid, Lila Lee United States Adventure comedy
Hurricane's Gal Allen Holubar Dorothy Phillips, Robert Ellis, Wallace Beery United States Sea adventure
The Jungle Goddess James Conway Elinor Field, Truman Van Dyke United States Serial
The Man from Beyond Burton L. King Harry Houdini, Arthur Maude, Albert Tavernier, Erwin Connelly United States
The Man Unconquerable Joseph Henabery Jack Holt, Sylvia Breamer United States Sea adventure
Masters of the Sea Alexander Korda Victor Varconi, María Corda Austria Sea adventure
Moran of the Lady Letty George Melford Dorothy Dalton, Rudolph Valentino United States Sea adventure
Nanook of the North Robert J. Flaherty Allakariallak (Nanook), Nyla, Cunayou United States Arctic adventure, cinéma vérité
On the High Seas Irvin Willat Dorothy Dalton, Jack Holt United States Sea adventure, romantic adventure
Perils of the Yukon Jay Marchant, J. P. McGowan William Desmond United States Serial
The Prisoner of Zenda Rex Ingram Lewis Stone, Ramon Novarro, Alice Terry, Robert Edeson United States Swashbuckler
Robin Hood Allan Dwan Douglas Fairbanks, Wallace Beery, Sam de Grasse United States Swashbuckler, romantic adventure
Shadows of the Sea Alan Crosland Doris Kenyon, Conway Tearle United States Sea adventure
The Three Must-Get-Theres Max Linder Max Linder United States Adventure comedy
To Have and to Hold George Fitzmaurice Betty Compson, Bert Lytell United States
Under Two Flags Tod Browning Priscilla Dean, James Kirkwood United States
The White Desert Ernst Wendt Carl de Vogt Germany Arctic adventure
With Stanley in Africa William James Craft, Edward A. Kull George Walsh, Louise Lorraine United States Serial
The Woman Who Believed Jack Harvey Walter Miller, Anna Luther United States

1923

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Around the World in Eighteen Days Robert F. Hill, B. Reeves Eason William Desmond United States Serial
Beasts of Paradise William James Craft William Desmond, Eileen Sedgwick United States Serial
Buridan, le héros de la tour de Nesle Pierre Marodon Robert Valberg France Serial
The Call of the Wild Fred Jackman Jack Mulhall, Walter Long, Sidney D'Albrook United States
The Dangerous Maid Victor Heerman Constance Talmadge United States
The Fighting Blade John S. Robertson Richard Barthelmess United States
The Fighting Skipper Francis Ford Jack Perrin, Peggy O'Day, Francis Ford United States Serial, sea adventure
The Green Goddess Sidney Olcott George Arliss, Alice Joyce, David Powell United States
I Will Repay Henry Kolker Holmes Herbert, Flora Le Breton, Pedro de Cordoba United Kingdom
The Isle of Lost Ships Maurice Tourneur Anna Q. Nilsson, Milton Sills, Frank Campeau United States Sea adventure
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island Raoul Walsh House Peters, Pauline Starke, Antonio Moreno United States Sea adventure
The Man in the Iron Mask Max Glass Vladimir Gajdarov, Albert Bassermann Germany
North of Hudson Bay John Ford Tom Mix United States
Scaramouche Rex Ingram Ramon Novarro, Lewis Stone, Alice Terry, Lloyd Ingraham United States Swashbuckler
The Spoilers Lambert Hillyer Milton Sills, Anna Q. Nilsson, Noah Beery Sr. United States
The Tiger's Claw Joseph Henabery Jack Holt, Eva Novak, Aileen Pringle United States Romantic adventure
Through Fire and Water Thomas Bentley Clive Brook, Flora Le Breton, Lawford Davidson United Kingdom Sea adventure
Vengeance of the Deep Barry Barringer Ralph Lewis, Virginia Brown Faire, Richard Arlen United States Sea adventure
Why Worry? Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor Harold Lloyd United States Adventure comedy

1924

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Aelita: Queen Of Mars Yakov Protazanov Nikolai Batalov, Varvara Massalitinova, Yuliya Solntseva, Mikhail Zharov Russia Science fiction
Captain Blood David Smith J. Warren Kerrigan, Jean Paige United States Swashbuckler, pirate film
The Chechahcos Lewis H. Moomaw Gladys Johnson, William Dills, Albert Van Antwerp United States
Claude Duval George A. Cooper Nigel Barrie, Fay Compton United Kingdom
The Fortieth Door George B. Seitz Allene Ray, Bruce Gordon, Anna May Wong United States Serial, romantic adventure
Lure of the Yukon Norman Dawn Eva Novak, Spottiswoode Aitken, Buddy Roosevelt, Arthur Jasmine United States
Mandrin Henri Fescourt Romuald Joubé France
Le Miracle des loups Raymond Bernard Romuald Joubé, Vanni Marcoux, Charles Dullin France
Monsieur Beaucaire Sidney Olcott Rudolph Valentino, Bebe Daniels United States
Mountain of Destiny Arnold Fanck Hannes Schneider, Luis Trenker Germany Mountaineering adventure
The Navigator Buster Keaton Buster Keaton, Frederick Vroom, Kathryn McGuire United States Desert island, ship board adventure
Die Nibelungen Fritz Lang Paul Richter, Margarete Schön, Hanna Ralph, Rudolf Klein-Rogge Germany Fantasy adventure
The Sea Hawk Frank Lloyd Milton Sills, Enid Bennett United States Swashbuckler, pirate film
The Sword of Valor Duke Worne Snowy Baker, Dorothy Revier United States
The Thief of Bagdad Raoul Walsh Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards, Julanne Johnston, Anna May Wong United States Fantasy adventure

1925

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Adventure Victor Fleming Tom Moore, Pauline Starke, Wallace Beery United States
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Fred Niblo Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Betty Bronson United States
Le Bossu Jean Kemm Gaston Jacquet, Claude France, Marcel Vibert France
Dick Turpin John G. Blystone Tom Mix United States
Don Q, Son of Zorro Donald Crisp Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Astor, Jack McDonald United States Swashbuckler
The Eagle Clarence Brown Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, Louise Dresser United States
Fanfan la Tulipe René Leprince Aimé Simon-Girard France Serial
Flight Around the World Willi Wolff Ellen Richter, Reinhold Schünzel Germany Serial
Forbidden Cargo Tom Buckingham Evelyn Brent, Robert Ellis, Boris Karloff United States Sea adventure
Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand Hubert Moest Eugen Klöpfer, Paul Hartmann, Gertrude Welcker, Erna Morena Germany
The Gold Rush Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray United States Adventure comedy, western
Grass Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Marguerite Harrison, Haidar Khan United States Documentary
El Húsar de la Muerte Pedro Sienna Pedro Sienna Chile
Lady Robinhood Ralph Ince Evelyn Brent, Robert Ellis, Boris Karloff United States
The Lady Who Lied Edwin Carewe Lewis Stone, Virginia Valli, Nita Naldi United States
Living Buddhas Paul Wegener Paul Wegener, Asta Nielsen, Gregori Chmara Germany
The Lost World Harry Hoyt, Lewis Stone Bessie Love, Lloyd Hughes, Wallace Beery United States Fantasy adventure
Perils of the Wild Francis Ford Joe Bonomo, Margaret Quimby United States Serial
Peter the Pirate Arthur Robison Paul Richter, Aud Egede-Nissen, Rudolf Klein-Rogge Germany
The Revenge of the Pharaohs Hans Theyer Suzy Vernon, Gustav Diessl Austria
Satan's Sister George Pearson Betty Balfour United Kingdom Sea adventure
She Leander de Cordova, G. B. Samuelson Betty Blythe, Carlyle Blackwell, Heinrich George United Kingdom
Germany		 Fantasy adventure
Surcouf Luitz-Morat Jean Angelo France Serial, pirate film
The Winding Stair John Griffith Wray Edmund Lowe, Alma Rubens, Warner Oland United States
Zigano Harry Piel, Gérard Bourgeois Harry Piel, Denise Legeay, Dary Holm, Fritz Greiner Germany

1926

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Adventures of Prince Achmed Lotte Reiniger Germany Animated film, fantasy adventure
Bardelys the Magnificent King Vidor John Gilbert, Eleanor Boardman, Roy D'Arcy United States
Beau Geste Herbert Brenon Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton, Ralph Forbes, Alice Joyce United States War adventure
Black Paradise Roy William Neill Madge Bellamy, Leslie Fenton, Edmund Lowe United States Sea adventure
The Black Pirate Albert Parker Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Tempe Pigott United States Swashbuckler, pirate film
Breed of the Sea Ralph Ince Margaret Livingston, Ralph Ince, Dorothy Dunbar United States Sea adventure
Cruise of the Jasper B James W. Horne Rod La Rocque, Mildred Harris, Snitz Edwards United States Swashbuckler, adventure comedy
Danger Quest Harry Joe Brown Reed Howes, Ethel Shannon United States
Don Juan Alan Crosland John Barrymore, Jane Winton, Warner Oland, Myrna Loy, Mary Astor United States
The Eagle of the Sea Frank Lloyd Florence Vidor, Ricardo Cortez United States Pirate film
Forbidden Cargoes Fred LeRoy Granville Peggy Hyland, Clifford McLaglen, James Lindsay United Kingdom
Holy Mountain Arnold Fanck Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker Germany Mountaineering adventure
The Love of the Bajadere Géza von Bolváry Ellen Kürti Germany
Maciste in the Lion's Cage Guido Brignone Bartolomeo Pagano Italy
Michel Strogoff Victor Tourjansky Ivan Mosjoukine France
Old Ironsides James Cruze Wallace Beery, Esther Ralston, George Bancroft, Charles Farrell, Johnnie Walker United States Sea adventure
The Sea Beast Millard Webb John Barrymore, Dolores Costello United States Sea adventure
Sea Horses Allan Dwan Jack Holt, Florence Vidor, William Powell, George Bancroft United States Sea adventure
The Sea Wolf Ralph Ince Ralph Ince, Claire Adams, Theodore von Eltz United States Sea adventure
Volcano! William K. Howard Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez, Wallace Beery United States

1927

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Beloved Rogue Alan Crosland John Barrymore, Conrad Veidt, Marceline Day United States
The Blood Ship George B. Seitz Hobart Bosworth, Jacqueline Logan, Richard Arlen United States Sea adventure
Chang Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack Kru, Chantui, Nah United States Documentary
The Devil Dancer Fred Niblo Gilda Gray, Clive Brook United States
The Fighting Eagle Donald Crisp Rod La Rocque, Phyllis Haver, Sam De Grasse United States
The Gaucho F. Richard Jones Douglas Fairbanks, Lupe Vélez, Gustav von Seyffertitz United States
Isle of Sunken Gold Harry S. Webb Anita Stewart United States Serial, sea adventure
King of the Jungle Webster Cullison Elmo Lincoln, Sally Long United States Serial
The King's Highway Sinclair Hill Matheson Lang, Joan Lockton, James Carew United Kingdom
The Loves of Casanova Alexandre Volkoff Ivan Mosjoukine, Diana Karenne, Rudolf Klein-Rogge France
Nameless Woman Georg Jacoby Elga Brink, Jack Trevor, Georg Alexander Germany
Perils of the Jungle Ray Taylor, Jack Nelson Eugenia Gilbert, Frank Merrill, Bobby Nelson United States Serial
Rinaldo Rinaldini Max Obal, Rudolf Dworsky Luciano Albertini Germany
The Road to Romance John S. Robertson Ramon Novarro, Marceline Day United States Pirate film
Senorita Clarence G. Badger Bebe Daniels, James Hall, William Powell United States
Shanghai Bound Luther Reed Richard Dix, Mary Brian United States Sea adventure
Tarzan and the Golden Lion J. P. McGowan James Pierce, Edna Murphy United States Jungle adventure
Two Arabian Knights Lewis Milestone William Boyd, Mary Astor, Louis Wolheim United States
The Warning George B. Seitz Jack Holt, Dorothy Revier United States

1928

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Balaclava Maurice Elvey, Milton Rosmer Cyril McLaglen, Benita Hume United Kingdom
Beau Sabreur John S. Waters Gary Cooper, Evelyn Brent, William Powell, Noah Beery United States Adventure drama
The Charge of the Gauchos Albert H. Kelley Francis X. Bushman, Jacqueline Logan United States
Argentina
The Cossacks George W. Hill, Clarence Brown John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Ernest Torrence, Nils Asther United States
The First Kiss Rowland V. Lee Gary Cooper, Fay Wray United States Sea adventure
The Gateway of the Moon John Griffith Wray Dolores del Río, Walter Pidgeon United States
The Great Adventuress Robert Wiene Lili Damita, Georg Alexander, Fred Solm, Félix de Pomés Germany
Haunted Island Robert F. Hill Jack Dougherty, Helen Foster, Al Ferguson United States Serial
Modern Pirates Manfred Noa Jack Trevor Germany Sea adventure
The Prince of Rogues Curtis Bernhardt Hans Stüwe Germany
Scarlet Seas John Francis Dillon Richard Barthelmess, Betty Compson, Loretta Young United States Sea adventure
Secrets of the Orient Alexandre Volkoff Iván Petrovich, Gaston Modot Germany
France
Struggle for the Matterhorn Mario Bonnard, Nunzio Malasomma Luis Trenker Germany
Switzerland
Tarzan the Mighty Jack Nelson, Ray Taylor Frank Merrill, Natalie Kingston United States Serial
The Trail of '98 Clarence Brown Dolores del Río, Ralph Forbes, Harry Carey, Karl Dane United States Adventure drama
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel T. Hayes Hunter Matheson Lang, Juliette Compton United States
Two Lovers Fred Niblo Ronald Colman, Vilma Bánky, Noah Beery United States
The Viking Roy William Neill Donald Crisp, Pauline Starke, LeRoy Mason United States Adventure drama
West of Zanzibar Tod Browning Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan, Warner Baxter United States
White Shadows in the South Seas W. S. Van Dyke, Robert Flaherty Monte Blue, Raquel Torres United States
Won in the Clouds Bruce M. Mitchell Al Wilson, Helen Foster, Frank Rice United States

1929

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Call of the North Nunzio Malasomma, Mario Bonnard Luis Trenker Germany Arctic adventure
Captain Fracasse Alberto Cavalcanti Pierre Blanchar, Lien Deyers, Charles Boyer France
The Delightful Rogue Leslie Pearce Rod La Rocque United States Sea adventure
The Desert Song Roy Del Ruth John Boles, Louise Fazenda, Myrna Loy United States Musical
Emerald of the East Jean de Kuharski Joshua Kean, Mary Odette, Jean de Kuharski United Kingdom
The Four Feathers Merian C. Cooper Richard Arlen, Fay Wray, Clive Brook, William Powell, Noah Beery Sr. United States
Hurricane Ralph Ince Hobart Bosworth, Johnny Mack Brown, Leila Hyams, Alan Roscoe United States Sea adventure
The Iron Mask Allan Dwan Douglas Fairbanks, Belle Bennett, Nigel de Brulier, Marguerite de la Motte United States
The Isle of Lost Ships Irvin Willat Jason Robards Sr., Virginia Valli, Clarissa Selwynne, Noah Beery Sr. United States Sea adventure
The King of the Kongo Richard Thorpe Jacqueline Logan, Walter Miller, Boris Karloff United States Serial
The Lost Zeppelin Edward Sloman Conway Tearle, Virginia Valli, Ricardo Cortez United States
Noah's Ark Michael Curtiz George O'Brien, Dolores Costello United States Flood
The Pagan W. S. Van Dyke Ramon Novarro, Dorothy Janis, Donald Crisp United States
The Pirate of Panama Ray Taylor Jay Wilsey, Natalie Kingston, Al Ferguson United States Serial
The Rescue Herbert Brenon Ronald Colman, Lili Damita United States Sea adventure
The Smuggler's Bride of Mallorca Hans Behrendt Jenny Jugo, Friedrich Benfer, Clifford McLaglen Germany Sea adventure
Stark Mad Lloyd Bacon H. B. Warner United States
Tarzan the Tiger Henry MacRae Frank Merrill, Natalie Kingston United States Serial
The White Hell of Pitz Palu Arnold Fanck, Georg Wilhelm Pabst Leni Riefenstahl, Gustav Diessl Germany Mountaineering adventure
Woman in the Moon Fritz Lang Willy Fritsch, Gerda Maurus, Klaus Pohl, Fritz Rasp Germany Space adventure

References

  1. Wollstein, Hans J. "Overview: The Jungle Goddess". AllMovie. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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