Greatest 17 Romance Movies Editor's Choice from 1924

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch. Info on Sherlock Jr. / IMDB / YouTube

Two spoiled rich people find themselves trapped on an empty passenger ship. See more about The Navigator / IMDB / YouTube

A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess. Find out about The Thief of Bagdad / IMDB / YouTube

A bitter clown endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous baron who once betrayed him. Details on He Who Gets Slapped / IMDB / YouTube

A shy young man who can't talk to women ventures out to publish a book full of fictional conquests, but finds true love along the way. Read about Girl Shy / IMDB / YouTube

Engineer Mstislav Sergeyevich Los travels to Mars where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group of Elders with the support of Queen Aelita who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope. See more about Aelita, the Queen of Mars / IMDB / YouTube

Triangle story: painter, his young male model, unscrupulous princess. Get info on Michael / IMDB / YouTube

Gloria Swanson plays Tessie McGuire, a shopgirl who, when her boyfriend breaks their date one evening, goes to a party with a louche crowd of artists and hangers-on. She wows them with some zesty mimicry, and so gains an introduction to a better-paying job, impersonating a high-toned Russian countess to attract snobby customers into a dressmaker's establishment. Info on Manhandled / IMDB / YouTube

Two wagon caravans converge at what is now Kansas City, and combine for the westward push to Oregon. On their quest the pilgrims will experience desert heat, mountain snow, hunger, and Indian attacks. To complicate matters further, a love triangle develops, as pretty Molly must chose between Sam, a brute, and Will, the dashing captain of the other caravan. Can Will ov. Look into The Covered Wagon / IMDB / YouTube

George Bryan Brummel, a British military officer, loves Lady Margery, the betrothed of Lord Alvanley. Despite her own desperate love for Brummel, she submits to family pressure and marries Lord Alvanley. Brummel, broken-hearted, embarks upon a life of revelry. He befriends the Prince of Wales and leaves the army, becoming subsequently the best-known rake and decider o. Look into Beau Brummel / IMDB / YouTube

An impoverished British lord (Paul Menford) impersonates a doctor in order to woo an ailing American heiress (Dorothy Adams). The lord is in it for love, but his business associate (Joe Diamond) smells money. Look into Her Night of Romance / IMDB / YouTube

The tactics of a vicious slumlord and greedy businessman finally drive a distraught man to commit suicide. The businessman is tried for murder, executed, and afterward swiftly taken by demons to the Hell where he will spend the rest of eternity. Explore Dante's Inferno / IMDB / YouTube

Lord Harrowby, an English nobleman about to marry American heiress Cynthia Meyrick, takes out a $100,000 insurance policy against the loss of his wealthy bride. Sent to usher at the proceedings, the company's confidential agent, Dick Minot, falls for Cynthia, and through a series of comic situations he wins her and fulfills his obligation. Explore The Reckless Age / IMDB / YouTube

Mildred Gower (Alma Rubens), in order to sane her extravagant mother,Mrs. Elton Gower (Eugenie Besserer), from bankruptcy, shame and scandal, the young society girl is forced to accept the proposal Lemuel Sidall (William Welsh), a wealthy man she loathes. Info on The Price She Paid / IMDB / YouTube