Top 28 Drama Movies Must-See Released in 1917

Charlie is an immigrant who endures a challenging voyage and gets into trouble as soon as he arrives in America. More about The Immigrant / IMDB / YouTube

The wealthy but selfish parents of a lonely young girl begin to rethink what is important to them after a servant's irresponsibility results in a crisis. Look into The Poor Little Rich Girl / IMDB / YouTube

Velikiye dni Rossiiskoi revolutsii s 28/II po 4/III 1917 goda is the third ranked movie in 1917 drama list. Look into Velikiye dni Rossiiskoi revolutsii s 28/II po 4/III 1917 goda / IMDB / YouTube

A Faustian tale about an old woman who makes a pact with Mephisto to regain her youth, in return she must stay away from love. After the deal she meets two brothers who fall in love with her. Read about Satan's Rhapsody / IMDB / YouTube

With her family in financial difficulties, Rebecca is sent to live with her two strict, unfeeling aunts, who do not appreciate the young girl's charm and energy. Rebecca must make new friends and adjust to surroundings that are sometimes difficult. But she still finds time to think of numerous ways to help others in her new hometown. See more about Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm / IMDB / YouTube

A young girl travels west to live with her uncle during the California Gold Rush only to find that he has been killed by Indians and his identity assumed by an outlaw. Details on A Romance of the Redwoods / IMDB / YouTube

Cattleman Flint cuts off farmer Sims' water supply. When Sims' son Ted goes for water, one of Flint's men kills him. Cheyenne is sent to finish off Sims, but finding the family at the newly dug grave, he changes sides. Learn about Straight Shooting / IMDB / YouTube

A young American has her ship torpedoed by a German U-boat but makes it back to ancestral home in France, where she witnesses German brutality firsthand. More about The Little American / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Cleopatra, the fabulous queen of Egypt, and the epic romances between her and the greatest men of Rome, Julius Caesar and Antony. See more about Cleopatra / IMDB / YouTube

A retired judge comes West to restore a ghost town. Details on '49-'17 / IMDB / YouTube

Alcoholic lawyer Sydney Carton travels to Paris during the Reign of Terror to rescue French aristocrat Charles Darnay, husband of the woman he loves. Read about A Tale of Two Cities / IMDB / YouTube

Tom Wolf Lowry, the owner of the Bar Z ranch, tolerates no intruders into his life. When he hears that settlers have entered his valley, he goes to confront them but has a change of heart when he sees Mary Davis, a young woman who has come West to find her missing sweetheart, Owen Thorpe. Mary nurses Lowry back to health after he is wounded by Buck Fanning, the real. Find out about Wolf Lowry / IMDB / YouTube

After discovering that Cyrus Peabody, the president of the bank, and his son Ernest have embezzled $35,000, their cashier, Paul Revere Forbes, threatens to expose them. In a rage, the two men strike him on the head and, persuaded that the busybody is dead, ask their broker to dump the body off in a deserted place. But the broker has an accident and is killed in the cr. See more about The Scarlet Car / IMDB / YouTube

At the request of her dying father, heiress Laura Fairlie marries Sir Percival Glyde, despite her love for Walter Hartridge and the warnings of Ann Catherick, a half-witted girl who bears a striking resemblance to Laura. After the marriage, Glyde schemes to appropriate his wife's money. When he learns that Ann has escaped from an asylum and has perished, Glyde takes L. Check out The Unfortunate Marriage / IMDB / YouTube

The productions from Thanhouser's mature period, 1915-1917, clearly show the advancements that set the stage for the first cinematic golden age, the 1920s. Such advances are evident in this surviving shortened version of Fires of Youth: detailed character development by veteran actor Frederick Warde (and in a smaller role, at least in the shortened version, by Jeann. Find out about The Fires of Youth / IMDB / YouTube

The story of two young sisters: one a demure musician in love with a scoundrel who's no good for her; the other a wild free spirit who is the object of a shy young carpenter's affections. Details on The Girl Without a Soul / IMDB / YouTube