The Four Musicians Of Bremen (1922) ***

Four animal musicians have various adventures.

Jack The Giant Killer (1922) **

Very early Walt Disney's cartoon about Jack and a Giant, but without any beans.

Two Of A Trade (1922) *

Farmer Al Falfa is catching worms using a flute. Later, he explores the life under the sea. A Paul Terry cartoon.

Chemistry Lesson (1922) *

Farmer Al Falfa uses a bizarre contraption to produce a life-saving substance. While dogs are chasing a rabbit through underground tunnels, Al Falfa himself is chased by various weird animals. A Paul Terry cartoon.

Top 10 Films of 1921

1. "Seven Years Bad Luck" (Max Linder, USA)

2. "The Kid" (Charles Chaplin, First National)

3. "The Three Musketeers" (Fred Niblo, United Artists)

4. "The Nut" (Theodore Reed, United Artists)

5. "Die Bergkatze" (Ernst Lubitsch, Germany)

6. "Leaves From Satan's Book" (Carl T. Dreyer, Denmark)

7. "The Sheik" (George Melford, Paramount)

8. "The Phantom Carriage" (Victor Sjöström, Sweden)

9. "Souls On The Road" (Minoru Murata, Japan)

10. "Janosik" (Jaroslav Siakel, Czechoslovakia)

Other great films:

Cud nad Wisla (Poland)

Little Lord Fauntleroy
Maiden's Mountains (Russia)

A Sailor-Made Man

Top 10 Guilty Pleasures of 1921:

1. "Fievre" (Louis Delluc, France)

2. "Der Mude Tod" (Fritz Lang, Germany)

3. "L'Atlantide" (Jacques Feyder, France)

4. "L'Uomo meccanico" (Andre Deed, Italy)

5. "The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse" (Rex Ingram, Metro)

6. "Fishing" (Dave Fleischer, Winkler) - cartoon

7. "Atelier faiminette" (France) - short

8. "Hot Dog" (USA) - short

9. "Queen Of Sheba" (J. Gordon Edwards, Fox)

10. "The Heedless Moths" (Robert Z. Leonard, USA) - lost

Short Top 10:

1. "The Goat" (Buster Keaton, Eddie Cline, First National)

2. "Never Weaken" (Fred C. Newmeyer, Pathe)

3. "The High Sign" (Buster Keaton, Eddie Cline, First National)

4. "The Idle Class" (Charles Chaplin, First National)

5. "The Playhouse" (Buster Keaton, Eddie Cline, First National)

6. "The Haunted House" (Buster Keaton, Eddie Cline, Metro)

7. "The Boat" (Buster Keaton, Eddie Cline, First National)

8. "Hard Luck" (Buster Keaton, Eddie Cline, Metro)

9. "The Man With The Twisted Lip" (Maurice Elvey, UK)

10. "Jiraiya The Hero" (Shozo Makino, Japan)

Other great shorts:

Lucky Dog

Cartoon Top 10:

1. "Opus I" (Walter Ruttmann, Germany)

2. "Modeling" (Dave Fleischer, Winkler)

3. "The Pet" (Winsor McCay, USA)

4. "Invisible Ink" (Dave Fleischer, Winkler)

5. "The Hypnotist" (Otto Messmer, USA)

6. "The Victor" (Walter Ruttmann, Julius Pinschewer, Germany)

7. "Kapten Grogg skall fiska" (Victor Bergdahl, Sweden)

8. "Opus II" (Walter Ruttmann, Germany)

9. "Kansas City's Spring Clean-Up" (Walt Disney, USA)

10. "The Wireless Wire-Walkers" (Vernon Stallings, Bray)

Weak films of 1921:

Ace Of Hearts
The Affairs Of Anatol
Be My Wife
The Copper Beeches (UK)
Das Weib des Pharao (Germany)
Dream Street
Johan (Sweden)
Sands Of Sacrifice
Sappho (Germany)

Weak shorts:

Among Those Present
Be Reasonable
Cleaning Up!!?
Did You Ever Take a Ride Over Kansas City Street 'In a Fliver'
I Do
Kansas City Girls Are Rolling Their Own Now
Now Or Never

Weak cartoons:

Bug Vaudeville
The Flying House
Their Master's Voice

L'Uomo meccanico (1921) ****

Fievre (1921) ****

Louis Delluc's best film. 40 min.

The Phantom Carriage (1921) ***

The Heedless Moths (1921)

The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse (1921) ***

Cud nad Wisla (1921) ***

Polish drama about the Polish-Soviet War of 1920, directed by Richard Boleslawski and starring Jadwiga Smosarska. Half of the film is lost, but what remains has a true documentary quality, as it was filmed while the war was still raging on. In fact, the film was released on March 16, 1921 - two days before the peace treaty was finally signed in Riga.

Souls On The Road (1921) ***