The great Russian battleship Potemkin is gripped by a mutiny after a rebellious sailor named Grigory Vakulinchuk (Aleksandr Antonov) convinces his mates that the conditions on board are deplorable. Forced to eat rancid meat, the men kill the officers but lose Vakulinchuk in the process. As the survivors rouse the nearby port of Odessa into revolutionary fervor, the confrontation turns into a bloodbath with the arrival of Cossack troops. Directed by Sergei M. Eisenstein. With Vladimir Barsky and Grigori Aleksandrov. Categories: Drama, History, War, Classic, Foreign Film. Year: 1925.
1925 in The Battleship Potemkin
Horace Greely (Buster Keaton) is a hapless young man who leaves the big city to start a new life out west. After falling off a train near a ranch, Horace makes hopeless attempts at cattle wrangling and dairy farming before falling in love with a cow named Brown Eyes. Directed by Buster Keaton. With Howard Truesdale and Kathleen Myers. Categories: Comedy, Silent Film. Year: 1925.
1925 in Go West
Charlie Chaplin directs and stars as the Little Tramp, his lovable loner with dirt in his pockets and a heart made of gold. Setting out into Alaska as a gold prospector, the Tramp meets a strange cast of characters including Big Jim McKay (Mack Swain), Black Larsen (Tom Murray) and the alluring Georgia (Georgia Hale) who he pursues with his trademark humor and unflagging optimism. With Jack Adams and Henry Bergman. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Classic, Silent Film. Year: 1925.
1925 in The Gold Rush