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List of Warner Bros. films (1918–1929)

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This is a list of films produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. and also its subsidiary First National Pictures for the years 1918–1929. From 1928 to 1936, films by First National continued to be credited solely to "First National Pictures". This list does not include third-party films or films Warner gained the rights to as a result of mergers or acquisitions.

1910s

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1918

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Release date Title Notes
March 10, 1918 My Four Years in Germany Extant
Warner's first film
December 25, 1918 Kaiser's Finish Lost Film

1919

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Release date Title Notes
May 24, 1919 Open Your Eyes Extant
June 1, 1919 Beware! Extant
November 30, 1919 Speed Lost Film
Short Subject

1920s

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1920

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Release date Title Notes
January 1, 1920 The Lost City Extant In Incomplete Form Only
April 2, 1920 Parted Curtains Lost Film

1921

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Release date Title Notes
July 16, 1921 Miracles of the Jungle Lost Film
August 8, 1921 School Days Extant at George Eastman House and UCLA
Warners' most expensive film to date with a cost of $133,000 and highest grossing film to date with worldwide rentals of $578,000[1]
September 4, 1921 Why Girls Leave Home Lost Film
December 25, 1921 Ashamed of Parents Lost Film

1922

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Release date Title Notes
March 26, 1922 Your Best Friend Lost Film
September 24, 1922 Rags to Riches Lost Film
November 1, 1922 A Dangerous Adventure Incomplete. Warners' most expensive film to date with a cost of $175,000[1]
December 10, 1922 The Beautiful and Damned Lost Film
December 24, 1922 Heroes of the Street Extant

1923

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Release date Title Notes
March 4, 1923 Brass Extant
March 15, 1923 The Tie That Binds Lost Film
March 29, 1923 Little Church Around the Corner Extant
April 25, 1923 Main Street Lost Film
First film to be released after the formal setup of the studio on April 4, 1923
June 18, 1923 Penrod and Sam Extant
July 1, 1923 Where the North Begins Extant
August 19, 1923 Little Johnny Jones Lost Film
August 21, 1923 The Printer's Devil Lost Film
September 22, 1923 The Gold Diggers Extant In Incomplete Form
Reels 2, 3 & part of reel 6 remain missing.
November 4, 1923 The Country Kid Extant
December 8, 1923 Lucretia Lombard Incomplete (Reel 2 Damaged)
December 9, 1923 Tiger Rose Abridged/Incomplete
Warners' most expensive film to date with a cost of $436,000[1]

1924

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Release date Title Notes
January 12, 1924 Conductor 1492 Extant
February 2, 1924 George Washington Jr. Lost Film
February 9, 1924 Daddies Extant
February 10, 1924 The Marriage Circle Extant
March 30, 1924 Beau Brummel Extant
May 1, 1924 How to Educate a Wife Lost Film
May 31, 1924 Broadway After Dark Lost Film
Distributed Only
June 15, 1924 Babbitt Lost Film
July 1, 1924 Being Respectable Lost Film
July 24, 1924 Her Marriage Vow Extant at Filmarchiv Austria
August 1, 1924 Cornered Lost Film
August 10, 1924 Lover's Lane Lost Film
August 25, 1924 The Tenth Woman Lost Film
September 1, 1924 Find Your Man Extant
October 19, 1924 Three Women Extant
November 1, 1924 The Age of Innocence Lost Film
November 2, 1924 This Woman Extant
November 16, 1924 The Lover of Camille Extant at Film Archive Austria, Wien
November 26, 1924 The Dark Swan Lost Film
December 1, 1924 The Lighthouse by the Sea Extant with many archival holdings
December 18, 1924 A Lost Lady Lost Film

1925

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Release date Title Notes
January 1, 1925 The Bridge of Sighs Extant at Archives Du Film Du CNC, Bois d'Arcy
January 11, 1925 The Narrow Street Incomplete
March 15, 1925 On Thin Ice Lost Film
March 29, 1925 A Broadway Butterfly Lost Film
April 26, 1925 Recompense Lost Film
May 16, 1925 My Wife and I Lost Film
June 7, 1925 The Man Without a Conscience Extant at Danish Film Institute, Copenhagen
July 6, 1925 Eve's Lover Lost Film
July 13, 1925 Tracked in the Snow Country Extant at Cinemateket-Svenska Film institutet, Stockholm
July 25, 1925 How Baxter Butted In Lost Film
August 1, 1925 Kiss Me Again Lost Film
August 6, 1925 The Woman Hater Extant at Archives Du Film Du CNC, Bois d'Arcy
September 5, 1925 The Limited Mail Extant with several archival holdings
September 12, 1925 The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted Lost Film
September 19, 1925 His Majesty, Bunker Bean Extant in Incomplete/Abridged Version at UCLA
September 26, 1925 Below the Line Extant in Incomplete/Abridged Version
October 11, 1925 The Man on the Box Extant at George Eastman and UCLA Film and Television Archive
October 24, 1925 Compromise Lost Film
October 25, 1925 Bobbed Hair Extant at Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona
October 31, 1925 Red Hot Tires Extant at Library of Congress
November 7, 1925 Seven Sinners Extant
November 14, 1925 Satan in Sables Extant at Museum of Modern Art, New York City
November 21, 1925 Rose of the World Lost Film
November 28, 1925 The Clash of the Wolves Extant with several archival holdings
December 5, 1925 Three Weeks in Paris Lost Film
December 12, 1925 Hogan's Alley Extant in an Incomplete/Abridged Print
December 19, 1925 Pleasure Buyers Extant at Museum of Modern Art, New York City
December 26, 1925 Lady Windermere's Fan Extant with many archival holdings

1926

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Release date Title Notes
January 8, 1926 The Fighting Edge Lost Film
January 15, 1926 His Jazz Bride Lost Film
The Sea Beast Extant in many archival copies.
Warners' most expensive film to date with a cost of $503,000 but also the highest grossing film to date surpassing School Days with worldwide rentals of $938,000[1]
January 22, 1926 The Man Upstairs Lost Film
January 30, 1926 The Golden Cocoon Lost Film
February 6, 1926 The Caveman survives, incomplete with only one reel missing
February 13, 1926 The Love Toy Lost Film
February 20, 1926 Bride of the Storm Lost Film
February 27, 1926 The Night Cry Extant in many archival copies[2]
March 1, 1926 Why Girls Go Back Home Lost Film
March 6, 1926 The Little Irish Girl Lost Film
March 7, 1926 Oh! What a Nurse! Extant in many archival copies[3]
March 13, 1926 The Gilded Highway Lost Film
March 17, 1926 Other Women's Husbands Lost Film
March 20, 1926 The Sap Lost Film
May 1, 1926 Hell-Bent for Heaven Lost Film
May 14, 1926 Silken Shackles Lost Film
May 15, 1926 The Social Highwayman Extant at Cineteca Italiana, Milan, Italy
June 19, 1926 Footloose Widows Extant at Library of Congress
July 10, 1926 The Passionate Quest Extant at Library of Congress and Filmmuseum Nederland (EYE Institut)
July 24, 1926 A Hero of the Big Snows Extant in many archival copies
July 31, 1926 So This Is Paris Extant
August 6, 1926 Don Juan Synchronized sound film
Extant in many archival copies
Warners' most expensive film to date with a cost of $546,000 but also the highest grossing film to date surpassing The Sea Beast with worldwide rentals of $1,693,000[1]
August 14, 1926 Broken Hearts of Hollywood Synchronized sound film
Extant at Library of Congress & Academy Film Archive (Beverly Hills)
September 2, 1926 The Honeymoon Express Lost Film
October 1, 1926 Millionaires Lost Film
October 2, 1926 Across the Pacific Lost Film
October 16, 1926 My Official Wife Lost Film
October 23, 1926 The Better 'Ole Synchronized sound film
Extant, several archival copies
October 30, 1926 Private Izzy Murphy Lost Film
November 27, 1926 While London Sleeps Lost Film
December 1, 1926 The Third Degree Extant at Library of Congress & Wisconsin Center For Film and Theater Research

1927

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Release date Title Notes
January 8, 1927 Finger Prints Lost Film
January 15, 1927 Wolf's Clothing Lost Film
January 18, 1927 The Fortune Hunter Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
January 22, 1927 Don't Tell the Wife Lost Film
February 19, 1927 Hills of Kentucky Extant In Incomplete Kodascope Copy
February 26, 1927 The Gay Old Bird Lost Film
March 19, 1927 White Flannels Lost Film
March 20, 1927 What Every Girl Should Know Lost Film
April 9, 1927 Matinee Ladies Lost Film
April 23, 1927 Bitter Apples Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
April 30, 1927 The Brute Lost Film
May 7, 1927 Tracked by the Police Extant at Library of Congress and the George Eastman House
May 14, 1927 The Climbers Lost Film
May 21, 1927 Irish Hearts Lost Film
May 22, 1927 The Missing Link Synchronized sound film
Extant in several archival copies
May 28, 1927 A Million Bid Extant at Library of Congress
June 1, 1927 Simple Sis Lost Film
June 4, 1927 The Black Diamond Express Lost Film
June 18, 1927 Dearie Lost Film
June 25, 1927 What Happened to Father? Lost Film
July 23, 1927 The Heart of Maryland Incomplete
August 20, 1927 The Bush Leaguer Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
August 21, 1927 When a Man Loves Synchronized sound film
Extant at George Eastman House & Filmoteca Española (Madrid)
August 27, 1927 The Desired Woman Lost Film
September 3, 1927 Slightly Used Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
September 4, 1927 Old San Francisco Synchronized sound film
Extant at George Eastman House & Library of Congress
September 10, 1927 Jaws of Steel Synchronized sound film
Extant at Filmmuseum Nederlands (EYE Institute)
September 17, 1927 One-Round Hogan Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
September 18, 1927 The First Auto Synchronized sound film
Extamt at Library of Congress
September 24, 1927 A Sailor's Sweetheart Synchronized sound film
Extant at BFI National Film and Television
October 6, 1927 The Jazz Singer First Part-Talkie sound feature film
Extant in many archival copies
Warners' highest grossing film to date with worldwide rentals of $2,625,000[1]
October 8, 1927 Sailor Izzy Murphy Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
October 15, 1927 The College Widow Lost Film
October 22, 1927 A Reno Divorce Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
October 29, 1927 A Dog of the Regiment Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
November 5, 1927 Good Time Charley Synchronized sound film
Extant
November 12, 1927 The Silver Slave Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
November 19, 1927 The Girl from Chicago Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
November 26, 1927 Ginsberg the Great Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
December 3, 1927 Brass Knuckles Synchronized sound film
Extant at Cineteca Nazionale, Rome
December 17, 1927 If I Were Single Synchronized sound film
Extant at BFI National Film and Television Archive
December 24, 1927 Ham and Eggs at the Front Synchronized sound film
Extant
December 31, 1927 Husbands for Rent Synchronized sound film
Lost Film

1928

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Release date Title Notes
January 14, 1928 Beware of Married Men Synchronized sound film
Incomplete fragment of one reel survives at UCLA
January 28, 1928 A Race for Life Synchronized sound film
Extant
February 11, 1928 The Little Snob Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
February 25, 1928 Across the Atlantic Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
March 10, 1928 Powder My Back Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
March 14, 1928 Tenderloin Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
March 28, 1928 Domestic Troubles Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
April 7, 1928 The Crimson City Synchronized sound film
Extant
April 21, 1928 Rinty of the Desert Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
April 26, 1928 Glorious Betsy Part-Talkie sound film
Extant
May 12, 1928 Pay as You Enter Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
May 21, 1928 The Lion and the Mouse Part-Talkie sound film
Extant
May 26, 1928 Five and Ten Cent Annie Part-Talkie sound film
Extant at BFI
July 18, 1928 Lights of New York First All-Talking sound feature film
Extant
August 11, 1928 Women They Talk About Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
August 25, 1928 Caught in the Fog Part-Talkie sound film
Extant at BFI
August 25, 1928 State Street Sadie Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
September 1, 1928 The Midnight Taxi Part-Talkie sound film
Extant at BFI
September 6, 1928 The Terror All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
September 9, 1928 Night Watch First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Extant
First National becomes a subsidiary of Warner Bros. from this point.
September 16, 1928 Waterfront First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Extant
September 16, 1928 The Whip First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Extant
September 19, 1928 The Singing Fool Part-Talkie sound film
Extant
Warners' highest grossing film to date ($5,916,000)[1]
September 23, 1928 Show Girl First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Extant
October 7, 1928 The Crash First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Extant
October 14, 1928 Do Your Duty First National Production
Lost Film
October 18, 1928 Land of the Silver Fox Part-Talkie sound film
Extant at George Eastman
October 18, 1928 Lilac Time First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Extant
October 21, 1928 Companionate Marriage First National Production
Lost Film
October 27, 1928 Beware of Bachelors Part-Talkie sound film
Extant at the Library of Congress
September 9, 1928 The Glorious Trail First National Production
Lost Film
November 1, 1928 Noah's Ark Part-Talkie sound film
Extant
Warners' first film to cost over $1 million.[1]
November 3, 1928 The Home Towners All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
November 4, 1928 The Haunted House First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Unclear Status
November 11, 1928 Outcast First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Extant
December 1, 1928 On Trial All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
December 2, 1928 Adoration First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Extant
December 8, 1928 The Little Wildcat Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
December 9, 1928 The Barker Part-Talkie sound film
Extant at Museum of Modern Art
December 15, 1928 My Man Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
December 16, 1928 Night Watch First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Extant
December 22, 1928 Conquest All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
December 23, 1928 The Phantom City First National Production
Lost Film
December 26, 1928 The Ware Case First National Production
Extant
Produced In The United Kingdom
December 29, 1928 Scarlet Seas First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Extant

1929

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Release date Title Notes
January 6, 1929 Synthetic Sin First National Production
Synchronized sound film
January 12, 1929 Cheyenne First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
January 26, 1929 Fancy Baggage Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
January 27, 1929 Seven Footprints to Satan First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Extant
February 2, 1929 Stark Mad All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
February 3, 1929 His Captive Woman First National Production
Part-Talkie sound film
Extant
February 9, 1929 The Greyhound Limited Part-Talkie sound film
Extant
The Million Dollar Collar Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
February 10, 1929 Weary River First National Production
Part-Talkie sound film
Extant
February 16, 1929 The Redeeming Sin Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
February 17, 1929 The Lawless Legion First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
The Royal Rider First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
February 23, 1929 Stolen Kisses Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
February 28, 1929 Why Be Good? First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Extant
March 3, 1929 Children of the Ritz First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
March 10, 1929 Saturday's Children First National Production
Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
March 16, 1929 One Stolen Night Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
March 23, 1929 Kid Gloves Part-Talkie sound film
Extant at GEH
March 24, 1929 Queen of the Night Clubs All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
March 24, 1929 Love and the Devil First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Extant
March 30, 1929 Hardboiled Rose Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
March 31, 1929 The Divine Lady First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Extant
April 6, 1929 No Defense Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
April 8, 1929 The Desert Song All-Talking sound film
Technicolor Sequences
Extant
Warner's first feature with color sequences.
April 18, 1929 Sonny Boy All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
April 20, 1929 Frozen River Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
April 27, 1929 From Headquarters Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
April 28, 1929 House of Horror First National Production
Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
May 4, 1929 Glad Rag Doll Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
May 5, 1929 Hot Stuff First National Production
Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
May 9, 1929 The Squall First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Extant
May 12, 1929 Two Weeks Off First National Production
Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
May 19, 1929 Prisoners First National Production
Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
May 23, 1929 The Flying Scotsman Part-Talkie sound film
Produced by British International Pictures and WB British
June 2, 1929 Careers First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Extant
June 22, 1929 Madonna of Avenue A All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
June 23, 1929 The Girl in the Glass Cage First National Production
Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
June 29, 1929 The Gamblers All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
June 30, 1929 Broadway Babies First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Extant
July 7, 1929 The Man and the Moment First National Production
Part-Talkie sound film
Extant
July 8, 1929 The Time, the Place and the Girl All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
July 13, 1929 On with the Show! All-Talking sound film
All Technicolor
Warner's first all-color feature film
July 14, 1929 Twin Beds First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
July 21, 1929 Drag First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Extant
July 28, 1929 Smiling Irish Eyes First National Production
All-Talking sound film
TechnicolorSequences
Lost Film
August 4, 1929 Hard to Get First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
August 7, 1929 The California Mail First National Production
Synchronized sound film
Lost Film
August 10, 1929 The Hottentot All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
August 11, 1929 Dark Streets First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
August 17, 1929 The Argyle Case All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
August 24, 1929 Say It with Songs All-Talking sound film
Extant
August 25, 1929 Her Private Life First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Extant
August 30, 1929 Gold Diggers of Broadway All-Talking sound film
All Technicolor
Mostly Lost; 2 incomplete Reels and Fragments
August 31, 1929 Honky Tonk All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
In the Headlines All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
September 1, 1929 Fast Life First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
September 7, 1929 Skin Deep All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
September 14, 1929 Hearts in Exile All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
September 15, 1929 The Careless Age First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
The Great Divide First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Extant
September 22, 1929 A Most Immoral Lady First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
October 16, 1929 The Isle of Lost Ships First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Extant
October 17, 1929 So Long Letty All-Talking sound film
Extant
October 19, 1929 Is Everybody Happy? All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
October 20, 1929 Young Nowheres First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
October 27, 1929 The Girl from Woolworth's First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
November 1, 1929 Disraeli All-Talking sound film
Extant
Academy Award nominee for Best Picture
November 7, 1929 Paris First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Technicolor Sequences
Lost Film
November 8, 1929 Footlights and Fools First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Technicolor Sequences
Lost Film
November 9, 1929 The Sap Part-Talkie sound film
Lost Film
November 10, 1929 The Forward Pass First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
November 17, 1929 Little Johnny Jones First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
November 24, 1929 The Sacred Flame All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
December 1, 1929 The Painted Angel First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
December 3, 1929 General Crack All-Talking sound film
Technicolor Sequences
Extant except for color sequences.
December 5, 1929 Evidence All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
December 8, 1929 The Love Racket First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
December 14, 1929 The Aviator All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
December 21, 1929 Tiger Rose All-Talking sound film
Extant
December 23, 1929 Sally First National Production
All-Talking sound film
All Technicolor
Extant
December 29, 1929 Wedding Rings First National Production
All-Talking sound film
Lost Film
December 29, 1929 The Show of Shows All-Talking sound film
Part Technicolor
Extant

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Glancy, H Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 15: 55–73. doi:10.1080/01439689500260031.
  2. ^ "Night Cry". lcweb2.loc.gov. 19 September 2018.
  3. ^ Oh, What A Nurse; Library of Congress Database