What This Page Contains
On this page you will find a list of all 79 American silent feature films of 1926 that can be viewed online, mostly on YouTube. For each film on the list, you will find a link to the best online version(s) of the film.
Highlights of Our List of 1926 Online Films
Want to See Films From Other Years?
Go to American Feature Films of: 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931
1926 Statistics (per the Library of Congress silent movie database):
Number of Features Released: 729
Number Extant (complete and incomplete): 366
Number Completely Lost: 363
1926 American Feature Films Available for Viewing Online
| Title | # Reels | Director | Stars | Genre | Youtube Link | Comments | |
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| Alaskan Adventures | 6 | Jack Robertson | Jack Robertson, Art Young | Adventure | Link | No music. It is unclear if this video, which is 32 minutes long, represents all that survives (or not) of the original 6-reel film. | |
| April Fool | 7 | Nat Ross | Alexander Carr, Duane Thompson | Comedy | Link | No music; film needs restoring. | |
| Bat, The | 9 | Roland West | George Beranger, Charles W. Herzigger | Mystery | Link | ||
| Battling Butler | 7 | Buster Keaton | Buster Keaton, Sally O'Neil, Snitz Edwards | Comedy | Link | ||
| Beau Geste | 11 | Herbert Brenon | Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton | Adventure, Drama | Link | Picture quality not great; soundtrack is just a random selection of mostly well-worn classical pieces. | |
| Behind the Front | 6 | A. Edward Sutherland | Wallace Beery, Raymond Hatton | Comedy | Link | ||
| Bells, The | 7 | James Young | Lionel Barrymore, Caroline Frances Cook | Crime, Drama, Horror | Link I Link II | Link I: orchestral score. Link II: appropriate classical soundtrack. |
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| Big Show, The | 6 | George Terwilliger | John Lowell, Evangeline Russell | Drama | Link | ||
| Black Pirate, The | 9 | Albert Parker | Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove | Adventure | Link I Link II Link III Link IV | Link I: small orchestra score. Link II: organ score. Link III: piano score. Link IV: full orchestra score. |
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| Block Signal, The | 6 | Frank O'Connor | Ralph Lewis, Jean Arthur | Western | Link | No music; picture quality not great. | |
| Blue Eagle, The | 7 | John Ford | George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor | Drama | Link | Picture quality not great. | |
| Clinging Vine, The | 7 | Paul Sloane | Leatrice Joy, Tom Moore | Comedy | Link | ||
| Crossed Signals | 5 | J.P. McGowan | Helen Holmes, Henry Victor | Adventure | Link | No music. | |
| Cruise of the Jasper B, The | 6 | James W. Horne | Rod La Rocque, Mildred Harris | Comedy | Link | No music. | |
| Dancing Days | 6 | Albert H. Kelley | Helene Chadwick, Forrest Stanley | Drama | Link | A 15 minute condensed version of this 6-reeler. Survival status of full film unclear. Link to archive.org. | |
| Dancing Mothers | 8 | Herbert Brenon | Conway Tearle, Alice Joyce, Clara Bow | Drama | Link | ||
| Desert Valley | 5 | Scott R. Dunlop | Buck Jones, Virginia Brown Faire | Western | Link | ||
| Devil Horse, The | 6 | Fred Jackman | Rex the Horse, Yakima Canutt | Western | Link | ||
| Devil's Circus, The | 7 | Benjamin Christensen | Norma Shearer, Charles Emmett Mack | Drama | Link | No music; picture quality not great. | |
| Don Juan | 10 | Alan Crosland | John Barrymore, Jane Winton | Period drama | Link | Available only for rent, as film is under copyright until 1/01/2022. | |
| Duchess of Buffalo, The | 7 | Sidney Franklin | Constance Talmadge, Tullio Carminati | Comedy | Link | ||
| Ella Cinders | 7 | Alfred E. Green | Colleen Moore, Lloyd Hughes | Comedy | Link I Link II Link III Link IV | Link I: piano score by Scott Lasky; nice introductory material on Colleen Moore; film starts at 39.46. Film II: nice alternate piano score. Link III: interesting mixed orchestral-style soundtrack. Link IV: period music soundtrack. |
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| Fig Leaves | 7 | Howard Hawks | George O'Brien, Olive Borden | Comedy | Link | ||
| Flesh and the Devil | 9 | Clarence Brown | John Gilbert, Greta Garbo | Drama | Link | Available on YouTube only to rent; film copyright expires 1/1/2022. | |
| Flying Ace, The | 6 | Richard E. Norman | Laurence Criner, Kathryn Boyd | Adventure, Crime, War | Link | Link I: fully restored; wonderful piano score played live; from the great folks at Retroformat. Link II: small ensemble score; marginally lesser picture quality. |
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| For Heaven's Sake | 6 | Sam Taylor | Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston | Comedy | Link | ||
| General Custer at the Little Big Horn | 6 | Harry L. Fraser | John Beck, Roy Stewart | Western | Link | ||
| Grand Duchess and the Waiter, The | 7 | Malcolm St. Clair | Adolphe Menjou, Florence Vidor | Comedy | Link | No music. | |
| Great K&A Train Robbery, The | 5 | Lewis Seller | Tom Mix, Dorothy Dwan | Western | Link | ||
| Hidden Way, The | 6 | Joseph de Grasse | Mary Carr, Tom Santschi | Crime | Link I Link II | Link I: good picture quality, period jazz soundtrack. Link II: superior picture quality, with repetitive discordant piano soundtrack. |
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| Ice Flood, The | 6 | George B. Seitz | Kenneth Harlan, Viola Dana | Adventure, Western | Link | No music after the 8-minute mark; film needs restoring. | |
| In the Tentacles of the North | 6 | Louis Chaudet | Gaston Glass, Alice Calhoun | Adventure | Link | Listed as lost by LOC. | |
| Irene | 9 | Alfred E. Green | Colleen Moore, Lloyd Hughes | Comedy | Link | No music. | |
| It's the Old Army Game | 7 | A. Edward Sutherland | W.C. Fields, Louise Brooks | Comedy | Link | ||
| Johnstown Flood, The | 6 | Irving Cummings | George O'Brien, Florence Gilbert, Janet Gaynor | Drama | Link | No music. | |
| Kid Boots | 9 | Frank Tuttle | Eddie Cantor, Clara Bow | Comedy | Link | ||
| Kiki | 9 | Clarence Brown | Norma Talmadge, Ronald Colman | Comedy | Link | ||
| Kiss for Cinderella, A | 10 | Herbert Brenon | Betty Bronson, Esther Ralston | Drama, Fantasy | Link | With intermittent music. | |
| Love 'em and Leave 'em | 7 | Frank Tuttle | Evelyn Brent, Lawrence Grey, Louise Brooks | Comedy, Drama | Link I Link II | Link I: piano score. Link II: period orchestral soundtrack. |
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| Made for Love | 7 | Paul Sloane | Leatrice Joy, Edmund Burns | Drama | Link | No music. | |
| Magician, The | 7 | Rex Ingram | Alice Terry, Paul Wegener | Drama, Horror | Link I Link II | Link I: small ensemble score. Link II: classical soundtrack. |
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| Mantrap | 7 | Victor Fleming | Ernest Torrence, Clara Bow | Comedy | Link I Link II | Link I: piano score; with English intertitles and Spanish subtitles. Link II: no music, but without Spanish subtitles. |
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| Midnight Faces | 5 | Bennett Cohen | Francis X. Bushman Jr., Kathryn McGuire | Horror | Link | Film suffers from soundtrack of endless loop of Pachelbel's Canon. | |
| Midnight Message, The | 5 | Paul Hurst | Johnny Fox, Mary Carr | Drama | Link | ||
| Moana | 7 | Frances H. Flaherty, Robert J. Flaherty | Ta'avale, Fa'amgase | Documentary | Link | With added sound effects, but no music. | |
| Nervous Wreck, The | 7 | Scott Sidney | Harrison Ford, Phyllis Haver | Comedy, Western | Link | ||
| Old Ironsides | 12 | James Cruze | Charles Farrell, Esther Ralston | Historical drama | Link | With piano score by Keith Taylor. | |
| Passaic Textile Strike, The | 7 | Samuel Russak | George Ashkenudse | Documentary | Link | No music. | |
| Raggedy Rose | 5-6 | Richard Wallace | Mabel Normand, Carl Miller | Comedy | Link | Missing from LOC list of films. | |
| Ranson's Folly | 8 | Sidney Olcott | Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Mackaill | Western | Link | ||
| Risky Business | 7 | Alan Hale | Vera Reynolds, Ethel Clayton | Comedy | Link | No music. | |
| Road Agent | 5 | J.P. McGowan | Al Hoxie, Ione Reed | Western | Link | No music. | |
| Road to Mandalay, The | 7 | Tod Browning | Lon Chaney, Lois Moran | Drama | Link I Link II | Link I: classical soundtrack, but lesser picture quality. Link II: no music, but a bit better picture quality. |
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| Sea Beast, The | 10 | Millard Webb | John Barrymore, Dolores Costello | Adventure, Drama | Link | With orchestral soundtrack. | |
| Shamrock Handicap, The | 6 | John Ford | Janet Gaynor, Leslie Fenton | Drama | Link | ||
| Show Off, The | 7 | Malcolm St. Clair | Ford Sterling, Claire McDowell, Louise Brooks | Comedy | Link | ||
| Skinner's Dress Suit | 7 | William A. Seiter | Reginald Denny, Laura La Plante | Comedy | Link | ||
| So's Your Old Man | 7 | Gregory La Cava | W.C. Fields, Alice Joyce | Comedy | Link | ||
| Son of the Sheik, The | 7 | George Fitzmaurice | Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky | Adventure, Drama | Link I Link II | Link I: with Carl Davis orchestral score, restored picture quality. Link II: with piano score by Keith Taylor, good picture quality. |
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| Sorrows of Satan, The | 9 | D.W. Griffith | Adolphe Menjou, Carol Dempster | Drama | Link | Picture quality not great. | |
| Sparrows | 9 | William Beaudine, Tom McNamara | Mary Pickford, Roy Stewart | Drama | Link | ||
| Stolen Ranch, The | 5 | William Wyler | Fred Humes, Louise Lorraine | Western | Link | ||
| Strong Man, The | 7 | Frank Capra | Harry Langdon, Priscilla Bonner | Comedy | Link | ||
| Sunny Side Up | 6 | Donald Crisp | Vera Reynolds, Edmund Burns | Comedy, Drama | Link | ||
| Sunshine at Paradise Alley | 7 | Jack Nelson | Barbara Bedford, Kenneth MacDonald | Drama | Link | No music. | |
| Temptress, The | 9 | Fred Niblo, Mauritz Stiller | Greta Garbo, Antonio Moreno | Drama | Link | Available only for rent, as film is under copyright until 1/01/2022. | |
| That Model From Paris | 7 | Louis J. Gasner | Marceline Day, Bert Lytell | Comedy | Link | No music. | |
| Three Bad Men | 9 | John Ford | George O'Brien, Olive Borden | Western | Link | ||
| Torrent | 7 | Monta Bell | Ricardo Cortez, Greta Garbo | Drama | Link | With English intertitles and Spanish subtitles. | |
| Tramp, Tramp, Tramp | 6 | Harry Edwards | Harry Langdon, Joan Crawford | Comedy | Link I Link II | Link I: with piano score. Link II: with rag and similar appropriate mixed soundtrack. |
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| Transcontinental Limited | 7 | Nat Ross | Johnnie Walker, Eugenia Gilbert | Drama | Link | ||
| Twinkletoes | 8 | Charles Brabin | Colleen Moore, Kenneth Harlan | Crime, Drama | Link | ||
| Up in Mabel's Room | 7 | E. Mason Hopper | Marie Prevost, Harrison Ford | Comedy | Link | ||
| We're in the Navy Now | 6 | A. Edward Sutherland | Wallace Beery, Raymond Hatton | Comedy, War | Link | ||
| What Price Glory? | 12 | Raoul Walsh | Victor McLaglen, Dolores del Rio, Edmund Lowe | Comedy, War | Link | Link is to archive.org. | |
| Where the North Holds Sway | 5 | Bennett Cohen | Jack Perrin, Pauline Curley | Western | Link | Unfortunately, Spanish subtitles are, in part, superimposed over English intertitles. Listed as lost by LOC. | |
| Winning of Barbara Worth, The | 9 | Henry King | Ronald Colman, Vilma Bánky | Drama, War | Link | ||
| Winning the Futurity | 6 | Scott R. Dunlop | Cullen Landis, Clara Horton | Drama | Link | No music. | |
| You'd be Surprised | 6 | Arthur Rosson | Edmund Martindel, Dorothy Sebastian, Raymond Griffith | Comedy, Mystery | Link |
American Feature Films of 1926 Commercially Available,
But Not Yet Uploaded Online
The goal is to get the films listed below uploaded to YouTube. All of these films are in the public domain. However, any musical accompaniment is likely not in the public domain, and may be flagged by YouTube; consequently, you may wish to upload them without any soundtrack (or add your own). And of course, IF YOU ADD A NEW FILM TO YOUTUBE, LET US KNOW, and we will link to your video.
| Title | Director | Stars | Buy From | Notes | |
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| Born to Battle | Alan James | Bill Cody | Oldies.com | ||
| Better 'Ole, The | Charles Reisner | Syd Chaplin | Oldies.com | ||
| Black Bird, The | Tod Browning | Lon Chaney | Oldies.com | ||
| Boob, The | William A. Wellman | Joan Crawford | Oldies.com | ||
| Border Sheriff, The | Robert N. Bradbury | Jack Hoxie | Grapevine | ||
| Buckaroo Kid, The | Lynn Reynolds | Hoot Gibson | Grapevine | ||
| Chip of the Flying U | Lynn Reynolds | Hoot Gibson | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Christine of the Big Tops | Archie Mayo | Pauline Garon | Grapevine | ||
| College Days | Richard Thorpe | Marceline Day | SHOF | SHOF #71 | |
| Corporal Kate | Paul Sloane | Vera Reynolds | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Call of the Klondike, The | Oscar Apfel | Gaston Glass, Dorothy Dwan | SHOF | SHOF #117 | |
| Canadian, The | William Beaudine | Thomas Meighan | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Desert Greed | Jacques Jaccard | Yakima Canutt | Grapevine Oldies.com | The Oldies.com edition is part of the Yakima Canutt Collection. | |
| Desperate Chance | J.P. McGowan | Bob Reeves | Oldies.com | Sold as part of a western double-feature with Big Stakes. | |
| Devil's Island | Frank O'Connor | Pauline Frederick | Oldies.com | ||
| Eve's Leaves | Paul Sloane | Leatrice Joy, William Boyd | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Eyes Right | Louis Chaudet | Francis X. Bushman Jr. | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Fighting Jack | Louis Chaudet | William Bailey | Grapevine | ||
| Fine Manners | Richard Rosson, Lewis Milestone | Gloria Swanson, | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Fighting Stallion, The | Ben F. Wilson | Yakima Canutt | Oldies.com SHOF | The oldies.com version is part of a western double-feature with The Call of the Desert. SHOF #92 |
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| Grey Vulture, The | Forrest Sheldon | Ken Maynard | Grapevine | ||
| Hands Up! | Clarence G. Badger | Raymond Griffith | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Iron Rider, The | Jacques Jaccard | Yakima Canutt | Oldies.com | Part of Yakima Canutt collection. | |
| Just Suppose | Kenneth S. Webb | Richard Barthelmess | SHOF | SHOF #111 | |
| Last Chance, The | Horace B. Carpenter | Bill Patton | Grapevine | ||
| Lost Express, The | J.P. McGowan | Helen Holmes | Oldies.com | ||
| Married? | George Terwilliger | Owen Moore, Constance Bennett | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Midnight Limited | Oscar Apfel | Gaston Glass | Oldies.com | ||
| Mistaken Orders | J.P. McGowan | Helen Holmes | Grapevine Oldies.com | The oldies.com version is part of a double-feature with The Open Switch. | |
| Money to Burn | Walter Lang | Malcolm McGregor | SHOF | SHOF #116 | |
| Man From Oklahoma, The | Forrest Sheldon, Harry S. Webb | Jack Perrin | Grapevine | ||
| Night Cry, The | Herman S. Raymaker | Rin Tin Tin | Grapevine | ||
| Non-Stop Flight, The | Emory Johnson | Knute Erickson | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| One Punch O'Day | Harry Joe Brown | Billy Sullivan | SHOF | SHOF #110 | |
| Open Switch, The | J.P. McGowan | Helen Holmes | Oldies.com | Part of a western double-feature with Mistaken Orders. | |
| Outlaw Breaker, The | Jacques Jaccard | Yakima Canutt | Oldies.com | Part of the Yakima Canutt collection. | |
| Phantom of the Forest, The | Henry McCarty | Thunder the Dog | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Riding for Life | Mack V. Wright | Bob Reeves | Oldies.com | Part of a western double-feature with The Night Riders. | |
| Sweet Adeline | Jerome Storm | Charles Ray | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Sign of the Claw, The | B. Reaves Eason | Peter the Great (a dog) | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Tell It to the Marines | George W. Hill | Lon Chaney, William Haines | Oldies.com | ||
| Three Pals | Wilber McGaugh, Bruce Mitchell | Marilyn Mills | Oldies.com | ||
| Test of Donald Norton, The | B. Reaves Eason | George Walsh, Tyrone Power Sr. | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Texas Streak, The | Lynn Reynolds | Hoot Gibson | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Unknown Soldier, The | Renaud Hoffman | Charles Emmett Mack | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Wildcat, The | Harry L. Fraser | Gordon Clifford | Oldies.com | ||
| You Never Know Women | William A. Wellman | Florence Vidor | Oldies.com | ||
| Young April | Donald Crisp | Joseph Schildkraut | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Dangerous Traffic | Bennett Cohen | Francis X. Bushman Jr. | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Her Sacrifice | Wilfred Lucas | Gaston Glass | Grapevine Oldies.com | ||
| Buffalo Bill on the U.P. Trail | Frank S. Mattison | Roy Stewart | Oldies.com | ||
| Peril of the Rail | J.P. McGowan | Helen Holmes | Oldies.com | ||
| Red Blood | J.P. McGowan | Al Hoxie | Oldies.com | Part of western double-feature with Wolf Tracks. | |
| Unseen Enemies | J.P. McGowan | Al Hoxie | Oldies.com SHOF | SHOF #148 | |
| Call of the Wilderness, The | Jack Nelson | Shadow the Dog | Oldies.com SHOF | The oldies.com version is part of a double-feature with The Sky Rider. SHOF #82. |