List of science fiction films of the 1920s

A list of science fiction films released in the 1920s. These films include core elements of science fiction and are widely available with reviews by reputable critics or film historians.

List

Years

1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

Title	Director	Cast	Country	Subgenre/Notes
1920
Algol	Hans Werckmeister	Emil Jannings, John Gottowt, Hans Adalbert Schlettow	Germany
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	J. Charles Haydon	Sheldon Lewis	United States
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	John S. Robertson	John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield, Charles Willis Lane, Nita Naldi	United States
Figures of the Night	Richard Oswald	Paul Wegener, Reinhold Schünzel, Conrad Veidt	Germany
The Invisible Ray	Harry A. Pollard	Ruth Clifford, Jack Sherrill, Sidney Bracey	United States	Serial film, lost film
1921
Die Blitzzentrale	Valy Arnheim	Valy Arnheim, Victor Colani	Germany
The Mechanical Man	Andre Deed	Gabriel Moreau, Valentina Frascaroli, Fernando Vivas-May	Italy
1922
The Man from Beyond	Burton L. King	Harry Houdini, Arthur Maude, Albert Tavernier, Erwin Connelly	United States	^[1]
1923
Black Oxen	Frank Lloyd	Corinne Griffith, Conway Tearle, Clara Bow	United States
1924
Aelita	Yakov Protazanov	Yuliya Solntseva, Igor Ilyinsky, Nikolai Tsereteli	Soviet Union
The Hands of Orlac	Robert Wiene	Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina, Fritz Kortner, Carmen Cartellieri	Austria
Interplanetary Revolution	Nikolay Khodatayev, Zenon Komissarenko, Yuriy Merkulov		Soviet Union	Animated short film. Russian title: Межпланетная революция, tr. Mezhplanetnaya revolyutsiya^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
L'Inhumaine	Marcel L'Herbier	Georgette Leblanc, Jaque Catelain, Philippe Hériat	France
The Last Man on Earth	John G. Blystone	Buck Black, Maurice Murphy, William Steele	United States
1925
The Lost World	Harry Hoyt	Bessie Love, Lewis Stone, Wallace Beery, Lloyd Hughes, Alma Bennett	United States
Luch Smerti	Lev Kuleshov	Porfiri Podobed, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Aleksandra Khokhlova	Soviet Union	^[7]^[8]
Paris Qui Dort	René Clair	Madeleine Rodrigue, Myla Seller, Henri Rollan	France	Sci-Fi Comedy
The Power God	Francis Ford, Ben F. Wilson	Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber, Mary Crane	United States	Serial film^[9]^[10]
Wunder Der Schöpfung	Hanns Walter Kornblum	Paul Bildt, Willy Kaiser-Heyl, Theodor Loos, Oscar Marion	Germany	^[11]
1927
Metropolis	Fritz Lang	Alfred Abel, Gustav Froehlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Theodor Loos	Germany
1928
Alraune	Henrik Galeen	Brigitte Helm	Germany
1929
High Treason	Maurice Elvey	Benita Hume, Basil Gill, Jameson Thomas, Milton Rosmer	United Kingdom	^[12]
The Mysterious Island	Lucien Hubbard	Lionel Barrymore, Jane Daly, Lloyd Hughes	United States
Woman in the Moon	Fritz Lang	Klaus Pohl, Willy Fritsch, Gerda Maurus, Fritz Rasp	Germany

References

^ Weldon, Michael (1996). The Psychotronic Video Guide. Macmillan. p. 351. ISBN 0-312-13149-6.
^ Cima, Alessandro (10 January 2011). "Interplanetary Revolution – 1924 Soviet Animation". Candlelight Stories. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ "Nikolai Khodataev: Interplanetary Revolution". HISTORY OF RUSSIAN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN ANIMATION. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ Crow, Jonathan. "Watch Interplanetary Revolution (1924): The Most Bizarre Soviet Animated Propaganda Film You'll Ever See". Open Culture. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ "Soviet dreams of the future, part 2. Now with sepulki". Geeks World. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ "Interplanetary Revolution". Letterboxd. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ Gillespie, David C. (2000). Early Soviet Cinema: Innovation, Ideology and Propaganda. Wallflower Press. pp. 30–31. ISBN 1-903364-04-3.
^ Telotte, J. P. (1999). A Distant Technology: Science Fiction Film and the Machine Age. Wesleyan University Press. p. 35–36. ISBN 0819563463.
^ Rainey, Buck (1990). Those Fabulous Serial Heroines: their lives and films. Scarecrow Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-8108-1911-2.
^ Benson, Michael (1985). Vintage Science Fiction Films, 1896-1949. McFarland. p. 90. ISBN 0-89950-085-4.
^ "Wunder der Schöpfung". Edition Filmmuseum. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
^ Erickson, Hal (2012). "High Treason (1929)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2009-06-07.

External links

Science fiction films of the 1920s on Internet Movie Database

[1] Weldon, Michael (1996). The Psychotronic Video Guide. Macmillan. p. 351. ISBN 0-312-13149-6.

[2] Cima, Alessandro (10 January 2011). "Interplanetary Revolution – 1924 Soviet Animation". Candlelight Stories. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[3] "Nikolai Khodataev: Interplanetary Revolution". HISTORY OF RUSSIAN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN ANIMATION. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[4] Crow, Jonathan. "Watch Interplanetary Revolution (1924): The Most Bizarre Soviet Animated Propaganda Film You'll Ever See". Open Culture. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[5] "Soviet dreams of the future, part 2. Now with sepulki". Geeks World. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[6] "Interplanetary Revolution". Letterboxd. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[7] Gillespie, David C. (2000). Early Soviet Cinema: Innovation, Ideology and Propaganda. Wallflower Press. pp. 30–31. ISBN 1-903364-04-3.

[8] Telotte, J. P. (1999). A Distant Technology: Science Fiction Film and the Machine Age. Wesleyan University Press. p. 35–36. ISBN 0819563463.

[9] Rainey, Buck (1990). Those Fabulous Serial Heroines: their lives and films. Scarecrow Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-8108-1911-2.

[10] Benson, Michael (1985). Vintage Science Fiction Films, 1896-1949. McFarland. p. 90. ISBN 0-89950-085-4.

[11] "Wunder der Schöpfung". Edition Filmmuseum. Retrieved 15 May 2009.

[12] Erickson, Hal (2012). "High Treason (1929)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2009-06-07.

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