10 Best Horror Films of 1929

by nauru-1 • Created 11 years ago • Modified 9 years ago

Effectively the end of the silent era and the rise of the sound era, horror leaves the 20's with a couple more notable entries. Not a particularly plentiful year, but horror, and film in general, was still relatively young.

Notable Films sometimes labelled as horror:
Pandora's Box, Blackmail, The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu

Notable Films that didn't make the cut:
Der Hund von Baskerville, Chamber of Horrors

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1. Un chien andalou
192916mNot RatedShort
7.6 (55K)
Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí present 16 minutes of bizarre, surreal imagery.
DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsPierre BatcheffSimone MareuilLuis Buñuel
2. The Skeleton Dance
19296mApprovedShort
7.6 (7K)
The clock strikes midnight, the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for four skeletons to come out and dance a bit.
DirectorWalt DisneyStarsWalt DisneyCarl W. Stalling
3. The Last Warning
19281h 29m
6.8 (901)
A producer decides to reopen a theater, that had been closed five years previously when one of the actors was murdered during a performance, by staging a production of the same play with the remaining members of the original cast.
DirectorPaul LeniStarsLaura La PlanteMontagu LoveRoy D'Arcy
4. Seven Footprints to Satan
19291hPassed
6.6 (525)
A young man of society wants to make an expedition to Africa, but his fiancée asks him for help with one of her father's guests shortly before his planned departure. Her suspicions about that guest are serious: this man tries to steal one of her father's rubies, and she and her fiance' are kidnapped and taken to a house where strange things happen. The whole thing becomes a nightmare under the direction of a mysterious Mr. Satan.
DirectorBenjamin ChristensenStarsThelma ToddCreighton HaleSheldon Lewis
5. The Mysterious Island
19291h 35mPassed
6.2 (913)
On a volcanic island near the kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants.
DirectorsLucien HubbardBenjamin ChristensenMaurice TourneurStarsLionel BarrymoreJacqueline GadsdonLloyd Hughes
6. The Haunted House
19297mApprovedShort
7.0 (1.5K)
Mickey seeks shelter from a storm in a house that turns out to be haunted. The skeletons command him to play the organ; they dance and play along.
DirectorsWalt DisneyJack KingStarsGeorge MagrillWalt Disney
7. Hell's Bells
19296mShort
6.8 (925)
The demons of hell play music for Satan, whose delight turns to wrath when an insubordinate refuses to become food for Cerberus.
DirectorUb IwerksStarWalt Disney
8. The Unholy Night
19291h 34mPassed
5.7 (446)
When a rash of murders depletes their number, a billionaire's employees are brought together at an Englishman's estate.
DirectorLionel BarrymoreStarsErnest TorrenceRoland YoungDorothy Sebastian
9. Cagliostro - Liebe und Leben eines großen Abenteurers
192958m
6.5 (151)
Cagliostro, an Italian adventurer rises through the French aristocracy on account of his magical tricks, medical knowledge and ability to foretell the future. When he falls from grace after a divination that predicts a dire future for Marie Antoinette, he sets in motion a plan that will result in revenge, but at a great price.
DirectorRichard OswaldStarsHans StüweRenée HéribelAlfred Abel
10. House of Horror
19291h 5mUnrated
5.8 (42)
American comedy mystery film directed by Benjamin Christensen.
DirectorBenjamin ChristensenStarsLouise FazendaChester ConklinJames Ford