Tuesday, June 7, 2022

June 1928 (Napoleon)

Napoleon (1927):
Part of the Polyvision finale, an early example
of widescreen photography.


Alex the Great (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)
André Cornélis (see: Sins of Desire)
The Apache Dancer (see: Apache Love)
Apache Love (The Apache Dancer) (USA - 1923 - bw) (silent)

Balidan (see: Sacrifice)
The Big Killing (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)
A Bit of Heaven (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)
Bondage (Die Leibeigenen) (Ger - 1928 - bw) (silent)

Conscience (Die Sache mit Schorrsiegel) (Ger - 1928 - bw) (silent)

Death Valley (USA - 1927 - bw) (silent)
The Desert Bride (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)
The Devil Dancer (USA - 1927 - bw) (silent) [KW]
The Devil's Trademark (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)
Don't Marry (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)

The Escape (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)

The Foreign Legion (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)

The Gambler (The Michigan Kid) (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)
The Girl Downstairs (Die kleine Sklavin) (Ger - 1928 - bw) (silent)

Heroes in Blue (USA - 1927 - bw) (silent)
His Tiger Lady (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)

In the Shadow of the Harem (Dans l'ombre du harem) (Fr - 1928 - bw) (silent)

Law of Fear (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)
The Lion and the Mouse (USA - 1928 - bw) (part talkie)
A Little Bit of Fluff /USA: Skirts (UK - 1928 - bw) (silent)
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)
The Living Image, or The Lady of Petrograd (Le vertige) (Fr - 1926 - bw) (silent)

Mademoiselle Parley-Voo (UK - 1928 - bw) (silent)
The Magnificent Flirt (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)
Man, Woman and Wife (USA - 1928 - bw) (music / sound fx)
Mark of the Frog (serial) (USA - 1928 - 10 chapters - bw) (silent)
The Michigan Kid (see: Gambler, The)
My Home Town (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)

Napoleon (Fr - 1927 - bw) (Polyvision seq) [1.33:1 - 4.00:1] ¹
News Parade (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)
The Night of Her Life (Die Dollarprinzessen und ihre sechs Freier) (Ger - 1927 - bw) (silent)

Queer Corners of Europe (UK - 1928 - bw) (silent)

Sacrifice (Balidan) (बलिदान) (India - 1927 - bw) (silent)
Sally of the Scandals (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)
Sins of Desire (André Cornélis) (Fr - 1927 - bw) (silent)
The Siren (USA - 1927 - bw) (silent)
Skirts (see: Little Bit of Fluff, A)
The Soul of France (La grande épreuve) (Fr - 1928 - bw) (silent) ²
Spies (see: Spy, The)
The Spy (Spione) /USA: Spies (Ger - 1928 - bw) (silent)

That Certain Thing (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)
Their Hour (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)
The Thrill Seekers (USA - 1927 - bw) (silent)
Tiptoes (UK - 1927 - bw) (silent)
Tommy Atkins (UK - 1928 - bw) (silent)
Toni (UK - 1928 - bw) (silent)
Top Sergeant Mulligan (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)
• Topsy and Eva (USA - 1927 - bw) (silent) [trade]
Two Little Drummer Boys (UK - 1928 - bw) (silent)

The Vanishing Pioneer (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)

Warming Up (USA - 1928 - bw) (music / sound fx)
The Ways of Romance (Wie einst im Mai) (Ger - 1926 - bw) (silent)
What Next? (UK - 1928 - bw) (silent)
When the Law Rides (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)
Why Divorce? (Warum sich scheiden lassen?) (Ger - 1926 - bw) (silent)
Wild West Romance (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)

Yellow Lily (USA - 1928 - bw) (silent)

¹ 3-D sequence filmed and discarded prior to release; this material is now believed lost.

² Premiered silent, then reissued in 1928 with music and sound fx.

Primary sources:
Unless otherwise indicated, titles listed in this entry were first registered with the UK Board of Trade in Jun 1928. Theatrical release dates may differ.

Updated 12 Aug 2023.


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