List of American films of 1921


A list of American films released in 1921.

A–Z

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
The Ace of HeartsWallace WorsleyLon Chaney, Leatrice Joy, John Bowers, Hardee Kirkland, Raymond HattonCrime DramaGoldwyn
Across the DivideJohn HollowayRex Ballard, Rosemary Theby
ActionJohn FordHoot Gibson, Francis FordWesternUniversal
Adopting a Bear CubJohn Randolph BrayDocumentary
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesMaurice ElveyMystery
The Adventures of TarzanRobert F. Hill and Scott Sidney
The AdvisorJack White
The Affairs of AnatolCecil B. DeMilleWallace Reid, Gloria SwansonDramaParamount
Afraid of His WifeScott Sidney
After MidnightRalph InceRalph Ince, Zena Keefe
After the DoughHerman C. Raymaker
After the ShowScott SidneyJack Holt, Lila LeeDramaParamount
After Your Own HeartGeorge MarshallTom Mix, Ora Carew
The AlarmRobert F. Hill
Alfalfa LoveFred Fishback
Among Those PresentFred C. NewmeyerHarold LloydComedy
The Avenging ArrowW.S. Van Dyke, William BowmanRuth Roland, Edward HearnAdventure
Bandits BewareLee KohlmarHoot GibsonWestern
Beating the GameLee KohlmarHoot GibsonWestern
The Big PunchJohn FordBuck Jones, Barbara BedfordWesternFox Film
Blind HeartsRowland V. LeeHobart Bosworth, Madge Bellamy, Wade BotelerDramaAssociated Producers
The BlotPhillips Smalley, Lois WeberClaire WindsorMelodrama
The BoatEdward F. Cline, Buster KeatonBuster KeatonComedy
Brewster's MillionsJoseph HenaberyFatty Arbuckle, Betty Ross ClarkeComedy
A Broken DollAllan DwanMonte Blue, Mary ThurmanDramaAssociated Producers
Brownie's Baby DollBaby Peggy
Brownie's Little VenusFred FishbackBaby Peggy
Bullets or BallotsMary Astor
The Butterfly GirlJohn GormanMarjorie Daw, Fritzi Brunette, King BaggotDramaPathe Exchange
The Cactus KidLee KohlmarHoot GibsonWestern
The Call of YouthHugh Ford
CamilleRay C. SmallwoodAlla Nazimova, Rudolph Valentino, Patsy Ruth MillerDrama
Cinderella of the HillsHoward M. Mitchell]DramaFox Film
The Clean UpBaby Peggy
A Connecticut YankeeEmmett J. FlynnHarry Myers, Pauline Starke, Rosemary ThebyAdventureFox Film
The Conquering PowerRex IngramRudolph Valentino, Alice TerryRomance Drama
Crossed CluesWilliam James CraftHoot GibsonWestern
The Cup of LifeRowland V. LeeHobart Bosworth, Madge BellamyDramaAssociated Producers
DevotionBurton GeorgeHazel Dawn, Elmo Lincoln, Violet PalmerDramaAssociated Producers
DisraeliHenry KolkerGeorge Arliss, Florence ArlissBiography
Double AdventureW. S. Van DykeCharles Hutchison, Josie SedgwickAdventure
Double CrossersHoot GibsonWestern
Dream StreetD. W. GriffithCarol Dempster, Charles Emmett MackDrama
The Driftin' KidAlbert RussellHoot GibsonWestern
Dynamite AllenDell HendersonGeorge Walsh, Edna MurphyAdventureFox Film
Eden and ReturnWilliam A. SeiterDoris May, Emmett KingComedy
Every Woman's ProblemWillis L. RobardsDorothy Davenport, Willis L. RobardsDrama
ExperienceGeorge FitzmauriceRichard Barthelmess, Reginald DennyDrama
ExtravagancePhil RosenMay Allison, Robert Edeson, Theodore Von EltzDramaMetro
The Fightin' FuryHoot GibsonWestern
The Fire EaterB. Reeves EasonHoot GibsonWestern
Fool's ParadiseCecil B. DeMilleConrad Nagel, Mildred Harris, Theodore Kosloff, Baby PeggyRomance
The Foolish AgeWilliam A. SeiterDoris May, Hallam CooleyComedy
The Foolish MatronsMaurice Tourneur
Clarence Brown		Hobart Bosworth, Doris MayDramaAssociated Producers
FootfallsCharles BrabinTyrone Power Sr., Estelle TaylorMysteryFox Film
For Those We LoveArthur RossonBetty Compson, Lon ChaneyDramaGoldwyn
Forbidden FruitCecil B. DeMilleAgnes Ayres, Clarence BurtonDrama
ForeverGeorge FitzmauriceWallace Reid, Elsie Ferguson, Montagu LoveRomance
The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseRex IngramRudolph ValentinoDrama
Get-Rich-Quick PeggyBaby Peggy
The Gilded LilyRobert Z. LeonardMae Marsh, Lowell Sherman, Jason Robards Sr.Drama
God's CrucibleHenry MacRaeGaston Glass, Gladys Coburn
Golfing
The Greater ClaimWesley RugglesAlice Lake, Jack DoughertyDrama
Greater Than LoveFred NibloLouise Glaum, Margaret GibsonDramaAssociated Producers
The Grim ComedianFrank LloydJack Holt, Gloria HopeDramaGoldwyn
Guile of WomenClarence G. BadgerWill Rogers, Bert SprotteComedyGoldwyn
Hail the WomanJohn Griffith WrayFlorence Vidor, Lloyd Hughes, Theodore RobertsDramaAssociated Producers
Hearts and MasksWilliam A. SeiterElinor Field, Lloyd BaconRomantic comedy
Hearts of YouthMillard WebbHarold Goodwin, Glen CavenderDramaFox Film
Heedless MothsRobert Z. LeonardJane Thomas, Holmes Herbert, Hedda HopperDrama
Her Circus ManBaby Peggy
His Brother's KeeperWilfrid NorthMartha Mansfield, L. Rogers Lytton, Gretchen HartmanCrimeIndependent
His Greatest SacrificeJ. Gordon EdwardsWilliam Farnum, Alice FlemingDramaFox Film
Humor RiskDick SmithMarx BrothersComedyNever released
The HunchGeorge D. BakerGareth Hughes, Ethel GrandinComedyMetro
I Am GuiltyJack NelsonLouise Glaum, Mahlon Hamilton, Claire Du BreyDramaAssociated Producers
I DoHal RoachHarold LloydComedy
The Idle ClassCharles ChaplinCharles ChaplinComedy
JackieJohn FordShirley Mason, William ScottDramaFox Film
Jim the PenmanKenneth WebbLionel BarrymoreCrime dramaFirst National
KickarooHoot GibsonWestern
The KidCharlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin, Jackie CooganComedy-dramaFirst National
The Kid's PalBaby Peggy
The KillerJack Conway, Howard C. HickmanClaire Adams, Frankie LeeWesternPathe Exchange
Know Your MenCharles GiblynPeal White, Harry C. BrowneDramaFox Film
The Little FoolPhil RosenMilton Sills, Nigel BarrieDramaMetro
Little Lord FauntleroyJack PickfordMary PickfordComedy-drama
The Lotus EaterMarshall NeilanJohn Barrymore, Colleen MooreDrama
The Love CharmThomas N. HeffronWanda Hawley, Mae Busch, Sylvia AshtonComedy
The Love LightFrances MarionMary Pickford, Raymond BloomerDrama
Love Never DiesKing VidorLloyd Hughes, Madge BellamyDramaAssociated Producers
Love's PenaltyJohn GilbertHope Hampton, Percy Marmont, Virginia ValliDramaFirst National
The Lure of EgyptHoward C. HickmanRobert McKim, Claire Adams, Joseph J. DowlingDramaPathe Exchange
The Lure of YouthPhil RosenCleo Madison, Gareth HughesRomanceMetro
Lying LipsJohn Griffith WrayHouse Peters, Florence Vidor, Joseph KilgourDramaAssociated Producers
The Magic CupJohn S. RobertsonConstance Binney, Vincent Coleman, Blanche Craig
Mama's AffairVictor FlemingConstance Talmadge, Effie Shannon, Kenneth HarlanRomantic comedy
A Man of StoneGeorge ArchainbaudConway Tearle, Martha MansfieldDramaSelznick
The Man Who Woke UpLee KohlmarHoot GibsonWestern
ManhattanPaul Strand
The MaskBertram BrackenJack Holt, Hedda Nova, Michael D. MooreMysteryIndependent
Midsummer MadnessWilliam C. deMilleJack Holt, Conrad Nagel, Lois WilsonDramaParamount
Miss Lulu BettWilliam C. deMilleLois Wilson, Milton Sills
The Mistress of ShenstoneHenry KIngPauline Frederick, Roy StewartRomance
The Money ManiacLéonce PerretRobert Elliott, Lucy FoxDramaPathe Exchange
Mother O' MineFred NibloLloyd Hughes, Betty Ross ClarkeDramaAssociated Producers
The Mountain WomanCharles GiblynPearl White, Richard TraversDramaFox Film
The Movie TrailHoot GibsonWestern
A Muddy BrideBaby Peggy
My BoyVictor Heerman, Albert AustinJackie Coogan, Mathilde BrundageDramaFirst National
Never WeakenFred Newmeyer, Sam TaylorHarold LloydComedy
The Night HorsemenLynn ReynoldsTom Mix, Charles K. FrenchWesternFox Film
No Woman KnowsTod BrowningMax Davidson, Snitz EdwardsDrama
Not GuiltySidney FranklinSylvia Breamer, Richard DixMystery
Now or NeverFred C. Newmeyer, Hal RoachHarold Lloyd, Mildred DavisComedy
The NutTheodore ReedDouglas Fairbanks, Marguerite De La MotteComedy
The OffendersFenwick L. HolmesMargery Wilson, Percy Helton
Oliver Twist, Jr.Millard WebbHarold Goodwin, George NicholsDramaFox Film
On AccountBaby Peggy
On with the ShowBaby Peggy
Orphans of the StormD. W. GriffithLillian Gish, Dorothy GishMelodrama
Out o' LuckHoot GibsonWestern
Over the WireWesley RugglesAlice Lake, Al Roscoe
PalsBaby Peggy
Passing ThroughWilliam A. SeiterDouglas MacLean, Madge BellamyComedy
Passion FlowerHerbert BrenonNorma Talmadge, Courtenay FooteDrama
Paying the PiperGeorge FitzmauriceDorothy Dickson, Alma Tell, George FawcettDramaParamount
Payment GuaranteedGeorge L. CoxMargarita Fischer, Hayward MackDramaPathe Exchange
A Perfect CrimeAllan DwanMonte Blue, Jacqueline Logan, Carole LombardComedyAssociated Producers
Penny of Top Hill TrailArthur BertheletBessie LoveComedy-DramaAndrew J. Callaghan Productions / Federated Film Exchanges
Pilgrims of the NightEdward SlomanLewis Stone, Rubye De Remer, William V. MongDramaAssociated Producers
PlaymatesBaby Peggy
The Rider of the King LogHarry O. HoytFrank Sheridan, Richard TraversActionPathe Exchange
The Queen of ShebaJ. Gordon EdwardsBetty Blythe, Fritz LeiberDramaFox Film
Red CourageHoot Gibson
Roads of DestinyFrank LloydPauline Frederick, John BowersDrama
The Saddle KingHoot Gibson
The Sage HenEdgar LewisGladys Brockwell, Wallace MacDonaldWesternPathe Exchange
A Sailor-Made ManFred C. NewmeyerHarold LloydComedy
SalvageHenry KingPauline Frederick, Ralph LewisDrama
The Sea LionRowland V. LeeHobart Bosworth, Bessie Love, Emory JohnsonAdventureAssociated Producers
Sea Shore ShapesBaby Peggy
Sentimental TommyJohn S. RobertsonGareth HughesDrama
Seven Years Bad LuckMax LinderMax Linder, Alta AllenComedy
ShameEmmett J. FlynnJohn Gilbert, Anna May WongDramaFox Film
The SheikGeorge MelfordRudolph Valentino, Rosemary Theby, Agnes AyresDrama, Adventure
Sheltered DaughtersEdward DillonJustine Johnstone, Riley Hatch, Warner BaxterComedy
The Silver LiningRoland WestLeslie AustinDrama
Singing RiverCharles GiblynWilliam Russell, Vola ValeWesternFox Film
SkirtsHampton Del RuthClyde Cook, Chester Conklin, Polly MoranComedyFox Film
The Sky PilotKing VidorJohn Bowers, Colleen MooreDrama
A Small Town IdolMack SennettJames Finlayson, Phyllis HaverComedyAssociated Producers
Society SecretsLeo McCareyEva Novak, Gertrude ClaireDrama
The SpendersJack ConwayClaire Adams, Robert McKim, Joseph J. DowlingComedyPathe Exchange
The Sting of the LashHenry KingPauline Frederick, Clyde FillmoreDrama
Straight from the ShoulderBernard J. DurningBuck Jones, Helen FergusonWesternFox Film
Sunset JonesGeorge L. CoxCharles Clary, James Gordon, Irene RichWesternPathe Exchange
Sure FireJohn FordHoot GibsonWestern
The SwampArthur BertheletBessie LoveDramaRobertson–Cole
Sweet RevengeEdward LaemmleHoot GibsonWestern
Teddy's GoatFred FishbackBaby Peggy
The Ten Dollar RaiseEdward SlomanWilliam V. Mong, Marguerite De La MotteComedyAssociated Producers
Their Mutual ChildGeorge L. CoxMargarita Fischer, Nigel Barrie, Margaret CampbellComedyPathe Exchange
Third Class MaleBaby Peggy
The Three MusketeersFred NibloDouglas Fairbanks, Leon Bary, Eugene PalletteSwashbuckler
Through the Back DoorAlfred E. GreenMary Pickford, Gertrude AstorComedy-drama
Tol'able DavidHenry KingRichard BarthelmessDrama
Uncharted SeasWesley RugglesAlice Lake, Carl Gerard, Rudolph ValentinoRomance
An Unwilling HeroClarence G. BadgerWill Rogers, Molly MaloneComedy
A Virgin ParadiseJ. Searle DawleyPearl White, Robert ElliottAdventureFox Film
A Week OffBaby Peggy
What Women Will DoEdward JoséAnna Q. Nilsson, Allan ForrestDramaPathe Exchange
What's Your Reputation Worth?Webster CampbellCorinne Griffith, Percy MarmontDramaVitagraph
When We Were Twenty-OneHenry KingH. B. Warner, Claire AndersonDrama
White and UnmarriedTom FormanThomas Meighan
Who Was the Man?Lee KohlmarHoot Gibson
The Wild Wild WestLee KohlmarHoot Gibson
Wing ToyHoward M. MitchellShirley Mason, Raymond McKee, Edward McWadeDramaFox Film
Woman's PlaceVictor FlemingConstance Talmadge, Kenneth HarlanDrama
The Wonderful ThingHerbert BrenonNorma Talmadge, Harrison FordDrama

Shorts

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
$10,000 Under a PillowFrank MoserAnimated
The GoatBuster KeatonBuster Keaton, Joe RobertsComedy
The Haunted HouseEdward F. Cline, Buster KeatonBuster KeatonComedy
The Heart of DoreanRobert North BradburyTom SantschiWestern dramaPathé Exchange
The High SignEdward F. Cline, Buster KeatonBuster Keaton, Bartine BurkettComedy
The Honor of RamerizRobert North BradburyTom Santschi, Bessie Love, Ruth StonehouseWestern dramaPathé Exchange
Lorraine of the TimberlandsRobert North BradburyTom SantschiWestern dramaPathé Exchange
The Lucky DogJess RobbinsStan Laurel, Oliver HardyComedy1st film to feature Laurel & Hardy
Mother o' DreamsRobert North BradburyTom SantschiWestern dramaPathé Exchange
The PlayhouseEdward F. Cline, Buster KeatonBuster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts, Edward F. ClineComedy
The Spirit of the LakeRobert North BradburyTom Santschi, Bessie Love, Ruth StonehouseWestern dramaPathé Exchange