Greatest 30 Romance Movies Picks from 1926

A handsome prince rides a flying horse to faraway lands and embarks on magical adventures, which include befriending a witch, meeting Aladdin, battling demons and falling in love with a princess. Get info on The Adventures of Prince Achmed / IMDB / YouTube

Childhood friends are torn apart when one of them marries the woman the other fiercely loves. More about Flesh and the Devil / IMDB / YouTube

A love-struck weakling must pretend to be boxer in order to gain respect from the family of the girl he loves. Read about Battling Butler / IMDB / YouTube

The son of the sheik and a dancing girl fall in love, but when he is made to believe she has betrayed him he seeks revenge. Details on The Son of the Sheik / IMDB / YouTube

An irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister. Explore For Heaven's Sake / IMDB / YouTube

Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed. Look into 3 Bad Men / IMDB / YouTube

Prologue: The murderer Boss Huller - after having spent ten years in prison - breaks his silence to tell the warden his story. Boss, a former trapeze artist, and his wife own a cheap side-show that displays ''erotic sensations''. But he longs for his former glamorous life in the circus. When he meets the orphan Berta-Marie, he falls under her spell and leaves his . Explore Variety / IMDB / YouTube

Ella Cinders, oppressed and abused by her stepmother and stepsisters, wins a contest for a film role in Hollywood. When the contest turns out to be fraudulent, she determines to stay and achieve Hollywood stardom the hard way. Read about Ella Cinders / IMDB / YouTube

Claire Lescot is a famous first lady. All men want to be loved by her and among them is the young scientist Einar Norsen. When she mocks at him, he leaves her house with the declared intention to kill himself. See more about L'inhumaine / IMDB / YouTube

A meek Belgian soldier, fighting in World War I, receives a letter and a photo from Mary Brown, an American girl he has never met. After the war, he travels to America searching for her. Explore The Strong Man / IMDB / YouTube

When the vivacious and beautiful Nana bombs at the Théâtre des Variétés, she embarks on the life of a courtesan, using her allure and charisma to entice and pleasure men. Info on Nana / IMDB / YouTube

While building an irrigation system for a Southwestern desert community, an engineer vies with a local cowboy for the affections of a rancher's daughter. See more about The Winning of Barbara Worth / IMDB / YouTube

A magician/alchemist, seeking to create life, finds that he needs the blood of a virgin to continue his experiments. He sends out his dwarf assistant to pick out the right girl. Get info on The Magician / IMDB / YouTube

Idealistic farm boy Peter loves Amy whose fancy is urbane Harry. Peter discovers Harry is a bootlegger and turns him over to he prohibition agents, including Jane (Joan Crawford). Amy, at last, is impressed with Peter. See more about The Boob / IMDB / YouTube

Beverly Calhoun of New Jersey accompanies her cousin Oscar to claim the throne of the tiny kingdom of Graustark. When Oscar has a skiing accident, Beverly takes his place as Prince Oscar. Learn about Beverly of Graustark / IMDB / YouTube

After a homely married couple separately undergo plastic surgery, they unwittingly plan an extramarital affair with each other. Get info on Mighty Like a Moose / IMDB / YouTube

A maid working for a theatrical troupe gets small roles but craves a major part, determined to prove herself deserving of stardom amidst the company's productions. See more about Exit Smiling / IMDB / YouTube

Mathias Pascal, only son of a once rich family, marries beautiful Romilde, who has a terrible mother-in-law. She controls her daughter, and soon his home life becomes a nightmare, as well as his job as assistant librarian in his home town. His only moments of lights are his mother and his baby, but both die on the same day. Shocked he leaves his hometown and gets to M. Explore The Late Mathias Pascal / IMDB / YouTube

A small-town girl finds escape from her cruel home life in the arms of a handsome stranger. Soon she finds herself working as a prostitute in New Orleans, desperately clinging to the belief that he really loves her. Details on The Red Kimono / IMDB / YouTube

Druggist Elmer Prettywillie is sleeping. A woman rings the night bell only to buy a two-cent stamp. Then garbage collectors waken him. Next it's firemen on a false alarm. And then a real fire. Read about It's the Old Army Game / IMDB / YouTube

Geoffrey, a young and impoverished writer, is desperately in love with Mavis, who lives at his boardinghouse and is also pursuing a writing career. Unable to marry her because of his poverty, in his anger he curses God for abandoning him. Soon Geoffrey meets Prince Lucio de Rimanez, a wealthy, urbane gentleman who informs Geoffrey that he has inherited a fortune, but . See more about The Sorrows of Satan / IMDB / YouTube

The tale of two sisters with the older one pledged to look after the younger one that transpires between a department store, NYC's Central Park and a boarding house. THe older one is the sweet, old-fashioned type and the younger is a jazz-age flapper who takes whatever falls her way. Mame, the older, goes on vacation and returns home to find that her kid sister, Janie. See more about Love 'Em and Leave 'Em / IMDB / YouTube

This silent movie is based on Melville's classic Moby Dick. Ahab and his brother compete for the affections of minister's daughter Esther. But the great white whale has been eluding the harpooners, bearing many scars of failed attacks. Can our hero Ahab succeed where others have perished? See more about The Sea Beast / IMDB / YouTube

Honey Skinner is proud of her successful husband. When he tells her he's asking for a raise, she knows he'll get it. He asks his boss just as their big client announces he's not renewing his contract. He doesn't get the raise, but he's too embarrassed to tell his wife the truth. She starts planning how to spend that extra $10 a week; the first thing is a new dress sui. Read about Skinner's Dress Suit / IMDB / YouTube

A love triangle in a circus troupe, Read about You Never Know Women / IMDB / YouTube

On the night before his wedding, a young man plays poker with friends. When the game is raided by the police, he escapes into a Turkish bath on ladies night, ending up disguised in drag and with difficult explanations to make. Look into What Happened to Jones? / IMDB / YouTube

Madame Adele, a faded Parisian theatre star, mentors young American performer Marie Duval, allowing her to revive Adele's former glory. Together they regain stardom in Paris, one reclaiming it and the other achieving it anew. Read about The Belle of Broadway / IMDB / YouTube

Rose, who works for a penny-pinching junk dealer, dreams of romance with wealthy bachelor Ted Tudor. Info on Raggedy Rose / IMDB / YouTube

Jerry Cleggett, the descendant of a seafaring buccaneer, is seeking a wife he must marry before noon on his 21st birthday or lose his inheritance. See more about The Cruise of the Jasper B / IMDB / YouTube

A domineering mother sets out to break up the romance and possible marriage of her daughter, Cecily Stoughton, with Ted Pyncheon by several contrived devices and bringing in other candidates more to her liking. Details on Risky Business / IMDB / YouTube