Best 26 Drama Movies Editor's Choice from 1920

Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders. Explore The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari / IMDB / YouTube

Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson story: Doctor Henry Jekyll's enthusiasm for science and his selfless acts of service have made him a much-admired man. But as he visits Sir George Carew one evening, his host criticizes him for his reluctance to experience the more sensual side of life. Sir George goads Jekyll into visiting a music hall, where he watches the alluring dancer Gina. Jekyll becomes fascinated with the two contrasting sides of human nature, and he becomes obsessed with the idea of separating them. After extensive work in his laboratory, he devises a formula that does indeed allow him to alternate between two completely different personalities, his own and that of a brutish, lascivious person whom he names Hyde. It is not long before the personality of Hyde begins to dominate Jekyll's affairs. Details on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / IMDB / YouTube

A naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock. Learn about Way Down East / IMDB / YouTube

Abandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a shocking past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished black youths. Read about Within Our Gates / IMDB / YouTube

A seemingly idiotic fop is really the courageous vigilante Zorro, who seeks to protect the oppressed. Look into The Mark of Zorro / IMDB / YouTube

A deformed criminal mastermind plans to loot the city of San Francisco as well as revenge himself on the doctor who mistakenly amputated his legs. Info on The Penalty / IMDB / YouTube

The simple-minded son of a rich financier must find his own way in the world. Check out The Saphead / IMDB / YouTube

In the midst of the French and Indian War, the eldest daughter of a British officer develops an attraction towards an Indian ally who is the last living warrior of his tribe, the Mohicans. Learn about The Last of the Mohicans / IMDB / YouTube

Racists learn that the land a negro owns lies over a vast oil field, and threaten his life when he refuses to sell. Learn about The Symbol of the Unconquered / IMDB / YouTube

An orphan's optimistic outlook brings a change to the ill-tempered town in which she resides to her aunt. Info on Pollyanna / IMDB / YouTube

Small-town tramp befriends runaway boy. Info on Just Pals / IMDB / YouTube

This restored silent film features a love triangle involving a Kiowa chief's daughter and ensuing conflict between Kiowa and Comanche villages. Check out The Daughter of Dawn / IMDB / YouTube

A young woman visiting Mexico is kidnapped by a gang of bandits who drag her through the rugged wilderness to their hideout. She manages to leave word for her friend Bill, who knows the country well. But when Bill cannot find a horse, his only available form of transportation is his roadster. Nevertheless, he is determined to come to her rescue, even if it means tryin. Learn about Something New / IMDB / YouTube

A broadway actress uses her sex appeal to ruin a marriage only to dump her lover for a richer prospect. Details on Sex / IMDB / YouTube

The true story of baseball great Babe Ruth; Ruth plays himself. Learn about Headin' Home / IMDB / YouTube

A Canadian Mountie allows an innocent fugitive to escape with the women he loves. More about Nomads of the North / IMDB / YouTube

A London laundress attempts to rise above her station in order to capture the love of a wealthy young man, thus missing out on the truer love of one of her own class. Details on Suds / IMDB / YouTube

After being betrayed to the law by one of his henchmen, a bandit leader seeks to avenge himself. Find out about The Toll Gate / IMDB / YouTube

A man murders his wife's lovers, escapes with his daughter to the South Pacific. A detective pursues him, joined by a young man who eventually falls in love with the daughter. Check out The Love Flower / IMDB / YouTube

The story of an orphaned girl brought up by the Storlein family. Young Anne (Asta Nielsen) is brought as an infant to the Storlein farm by her mother, who has been traveling and is in need of a rest. The two are turned away at the door, and the mother takes her young daughter to the barn to sleep. The farmhand Jon discovers them in the morning but the mother has not m. Learn about Gypsy Anne / IMDB / YouTube

Aunt Abigail and her adopted daughter Sally are threatened with the loss of their home through foreclosure of a mortgage held by Solon Hammerhead. Check out The County Fair / IMDB / YouTube

A widely respected deep-sea diver is approached by a ring of con artists who want him to be the front man for a phony scheme to recover gold from sunken ships. When he refuses, they send a sexy young woman to seduce his son, and then blackmail the father into going along with their scheme. Details on Below the Surface / IMDB / YouTube