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Pegeen
Pegeen (1920) on 1 january 1920

Directed by David Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Disaster films
Actors Bessie Love, Anne Schaefer, Edmund Burns

Recently widowed Danny O'Neil (Stanley) has the belief that his wife will return to him by way of fire, and sets fire to buildings around town in hope that she will return to him. For her safety, his daughter Pegeen (Love) is sent to live with neighbor. When her father is to be arrested, Pegeen's friend Ezra (McGuire) helps hide her father, who dies shortly thereafter.
Everywoman
Everywoman (1919) on 30 december 1919

Directed by George Melford
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Theodore Roberts, Violet Heming, Clara Horton, Wanda Hawley, Edythe Chapman, Bebe Daniels

Une fille se voir offrir une chance de devenir actrice. Après avoir reçu des conseils de la part de trois de ses amies, elle se réveille le lendemain, ses amies sont devenues « modestie », « jeunesse » et « beauté ».
Should a Woman Tell?
Should a Woman Tell? (1919) on 29 december 1919
, 1h
Directed by John Ince
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Alice Lake, Frank Currier, Jack Mulhall, Lydia Knott, John Gilbert
Rating63% 3.1832153.1832153.1832153.1832153.183215
Une fille du village, lors d'une visite à Boston, est attirée par un homme là-bas, puis retourne chez elle avec un sentiment de culpabilité et de honte. Un jeune homme qui avait déjà demandé sa main revient après plusieurs années passées en Europe et réitère sa requête. Elle répond à son amour et accepte de l'épouser, mais a du mal à lui dire la vérité sur sa mauvaise aventure. Quand elle y parvient enfin, la réaction du jeune homme semble destiner le couple à la tragédie.
The Jay Bird
The Jay Bird (1920) on 3 january 1920
, 20minutes
Directed by Phil Rosen
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Hoot Gibson, Josephine Hill

King of the Circus
King of the Circus (1920) on 2 january 1920

Directed by J. P. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Action
Themes Circus films
Actors Eddie Polo, J. P. McGowan, Jay Marchant

At the Villa Rose
At the Villa Rose (1920) on 1 january 1920

Directed by Maurice Elvey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Langhorn Burton, Norman Page
Rating48% 2.4332652.4332652.4332652.4332652.433265
Inspector Hanaud is asked to investigate a murder in which a young woman is accused of murdering her wealthy employer in a Riviera mansion and then running away. She is innocent, but the villain is able to make her seem guilty. Hanaud uncovers the truth, that the murder was the result of a jewel robbery gone wrong.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1920) on 2 january 1920
, 1h16
Directed by Maurice Tourneur, Edmund Mortimer
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, Films about disabilities, L'Or
Actors Lon Chaney, Shirley Mason, Charles Ogle, Al W. Filson, Charles Hill Mailes, Joseph Singleton
Rating66% 3.3362353.3362353.3362353.3362353.336235
Young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint. Young Jim Hawkins helps his widowed mother run the Admiral Benbow Inn on the west coast of England.
The Brute
The Brute (1920) on 2 january 1920

Directed by Oscar Micheaux
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Evelyn Preer, Lawrence Chenault

Herbert Lanyon is thought to be dead after a shipwreck, and his fiancée Mildred Carrison is forced by her money-minded Aunt Clara into marriage with "Bull" Magee, a gambler and underworld boss who mistreats Mildred. After Herbert returns, Magee undergoes financial difficulties that he blames on Mildred and Herbert, and seeks revenge. Herbert and a repentant Aunt Clara, however, free Mildred from Magee, and the lovers are able to marry. A subplot involves boxer "Tug" Wilson, who is ordered by his manager Magee to lay down in the seventeenth round of a prizefight at the film's climax. No other information concerning the plot has been discovered.