Best romance films 1921 – 1930 - Charts
Best romance films 1921 – 1930
1. The General (1926)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
Cast: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack
2. Safety Last! (1923)
USA, Comedy / Thriller
Directed by: Sam Taylor, Fred C. Newmeyer
Cast: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis
3. The Circus (1928)
USA, Comedy / Family
Directed by: Charlie Chaplin
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Merna Kennedy
4. Sunrise (1927)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Cast: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor
5. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
German Empire, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
6. The Cameraman (1928)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Buster Keaton, Edward Sedgwick
Cast: Buster Keaton, Edward Brophy
7. The Kid Brother (1927)
USA, Comedy / Family
Directed by: Ted Wilde, Harold Lloyd
Cast: Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston
8. City Girl (1930)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Cast: Charles Farrell, Mary Duncan
9. Jealousy (1925)
German Empire, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Ewald André Dupont
Cast: Emil Jannings, Lya De Putti
10. Faces of Children (1925)
France / Switzerland, Drama / Mystery
Directed by: Jacques Feyder
Cast: Suzy Vernon, Rachel Devirys
11. Wings (1927)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: William A. Wellman
Cast: Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
12. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
USA, Drama / Adventure
Directed by: Fred Niblo, Charles Brabin
Cast: Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman
13. The Man Who Laughs (1928)
USA, Drama / Horror
Directed by: Paul Leni
Cast: Mary Philbin, Conrad Veidt
14. Eroticon (1929)
Czechoslovakia, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Gustav Machatý
Cast: Karel Schleichert, Ita Rina
16. The Crowd (1928)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: King Vidor
Cast: Eleanor Boardman, James Murray
17. The Organist at St. Vitus' Cathedral (1929)
Czechoslovakia, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Martin Frič
Cast: Karel Hašler, Oscar Marion
18. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Charles Reisner, Buster Keaton
Cast: Buster Keaton, Tom McGuire
19. Flesh and the Devil (1926)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Clarence Brown
Cast: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert
20. Robin Hood (1922)
USA, Adventure / Romance
Directed by: Allan Dwan
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Sam De Grasse
21. Underworld (1927)
USA, Drama / Film-Noir
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg, Arthur Rosson
Cast: George Bancroft, Evelyn Brent
22. The Big Parade (1925)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: King Vidor
Cast: John Gilbert, Renée Adorée
23. The Big Trail (1930)
USA, Adventure / Western
Directed by: Raoul Walsh, Louis R. Loeffler
Cast: John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill
24. The Saga of Gösta Berling (1924)
Sweden, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Mauritz Stiller
Cast: Lars Hanson, Gerda Lundequist
25. The Devious Path (1928)
German Empire, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Cast: Gustav Diessl, Brigitte Helm
26. Girl Shy (1924)
USA, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Sam Taylor, Fred C. Newmeyer
Cast: Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston
27. The Mysterious Lady (1928)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Fred Niblo
Cast: Greta Garbo, Conrad Nagel
28. The Golden Age (1930)
France, Experimental / Drama
Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Cast: Gaston Modot, Lya Lys
29. It (1927)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Clarence G. Badger, Josef von Sternberg
Cast: Clara Bow, Antonio Moreno
30. Laila (1929)
Norway, Drama / Romance
Directed by: George Schnéevoigt
Cast: Mona Mårtenson, Harald Schwenzen
31. Camille (1921)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Ray C. Smallwood
Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Alla Nazimova
32. The Wildcat (1921)
German Empire, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch
Cast: Pola Negri, Victor Janson
33. Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
France, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: René Clair
Cast: Albert Préjean, Pola Illéry
34. Father Vojtech (1928)
Czechoslovakia, Romance
Directed by: Martin Frič
Cast: Karel Lamač, Suzanne Marwille
35. Why Worry? (1923)
USA, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Sam Taylor, Fred C. Newmeyer
Cast: Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston
37. The Docks of New York (1928)
USA, Drama / Film-Noir
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
Cast: George Bancroft, Betty Compson
38. The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
USA, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: John M. Stahl, Ernst Lubitsch
Cast: Ramon Novarro, Norma Shearer
39. Shiraz: A Romance of India (1928)
India / German Empire, Historical / Romance
Directed by: Franz Osten
Cast: Himanshu Rai, Enakashi Rama Rao
42. Maria do Mar (1930)
Portugal, Drama / Romance
Directed by: José Leitão de Barros
Cast: Rosa Maria, Oliveira Martins
43. Three from the Filling Station (1930)
German Empire, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Wilhelm Thiele
Cast: Willy Fritsch, Lilian Harvey
45. Nana (1926)
France, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Jean Renoir
Cast: Catherine Hessling, Werner Krauss
46. The Mysterious Island (1929)
USA, Adventure / Sci-fi
Directed by: Benjamin Christensen, Maurice Tourneur
47. Children of Divorce (1927)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Frank Lloyd, Josef von Sternberg
Cast: Clara Bow, Esther Ralston
48. Show People (1928)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: King Vidor
Cast: Marion Davies, William Haines
49. Morocco (1930)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
Cast: Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich
50. Daughters of Eve (1928)
Czechoslovakia / German Empire, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Karel Lamač
Cast: Anny Ondráková, Karel Lamač
51. The Bride of Glomdal (1926)
Norway, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Cast: Einar Sissener, Tove Tellback
52. Love (1927)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Edmund Goulding, John Gilbert
Cast: John Gilbert, Greta Garbo
53. Comrades of 1918 (1930)
German Empire, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Cast: Fritz Kampers, Gustav Diessl
54. Seventh Heaven (1927)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Frank Borzage
Cast: Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell
55. Monte Carlo (1930)
USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch
Cast: Jack Buchanan, Jeanette MacDonald
56. The Eagle (1925)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Clarence Brown
Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Louise Dresser
57. Grand Prix (1922)
Czechoslovakia, Romance / Drama
Directed by: Vladimír Slavínský
Cast: Miloš Vávra, Nelly Bonda
58. The Temptress (1926)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Mauritz Stiller, Fred Niblo
Cast: Greta Garbo, Antonio Moreno
59. Bella Donna (1923)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: George Fitzmaurice
Cast: Pola Negri, Conway Tearle
60. Blood and Sand (1922)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Fred Niblo, Dorothy Arzner
Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Nita Naldi
61. Souls for Sale (1923)
USA, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Rupert Hughes
Cast: Eleanor Boardman, Mae Busch
62. The Divorcee (1930)
USA, Romance / Drama
Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: Norma Shearer, Chester Morris
63. A Throw of Dice (1929)
India / German Empire, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Franz Osten
Cast: Seeta Devi, Charu Roy
64. Once Upon a Time (1922)
Denmark, Drama / Family
Directed by: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Cast: Lili Lani, Viggo Wiehe
66. Whirlpool of Fate (1925)
France, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Jean Renoir
Cast: Catherine Hessling, Pierre Renoir
67. May Fairy Tale (1926)
Czechoslovakia, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Karel Anton
Cast: Ferdinand Kaňkovský, Anna Opplová
68. Ladies of Leisure (1930)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Frank Capra
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Ralph Graves
69. The Merry Widow (1925)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Erich von Stroheim
Cast: Mae Murray, John Gilbert
70. The Farmer's Wife (1928)
UK, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Jameson Thomas, Lillian Hall-Davis
72. The Ring (1927)
UK, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Carl Villard, Lillian Hall-Davis
73. Dvojí život (1924)
Czechoslovakia, Romance / Drama
Directed by: Václav Kubásek
Cast: Mary Jansová, Saša Dobrovolná
74. The Jazz Singer (1927)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Alan Crosland
Cast: Al Jolson, May McAvoy
75. The Broadway Melody (1929)
USA, Musical / Romance
Directed by: Harry Beaumont
Cast: Charles King, Anita Page
76. Černý plamen (1930)
Czechoslovakia, Romance / Drama
Directed by: Miroslav Josef Krňanský
Cast: Jarmila Lhotová, Jan W. Speerger
77. Když struny lkají (1930)
Czechoslovakia, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Friedrich Fehér
Cast: Václav Vydra st., Magda Sonja