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List of adventure films of the 1920s

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A list of adventure films released in the 1920s.

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
1920
The Deerslayer and Chingachgook Arthur Wellin Emil Mamelok, Béla Lugosi Germany
The Mark of Zorro Fred Niblo Douglas Fairbanks United States Swashbuckler
Spiders, Part 2: The Diamond Ship Fritz Lang Lil Dagover, Carl de Vogt, Georg John, Ressel Orla Germany serial, spies
The Last Of The Mohicans Maurice Tourneur, Clarence Brown Wallace Beery, Barbara Bedford, Alan Roscoe, Lillian Hall United States
Terror Island James Cruze Harry Houdini, Jack Brammall, Lila Lee, Wilton Taylor United States Tropical island, submarine
1921
The Indian Tomb Joe May Lil Dagover, Conrad Veidt, Lya De Putti, Paul Richter, Olaf Fønss Germany
The Big Adventure B. Reeves Eason B. Reeves Eason Jr., Fred Herzog, Gertrude Olmstead, Molly Shafer, Lee Shumway United States Adventure
The Three Musketeers Fred Niblo Douglas Fairbanks United States Swashbuckler
1922
The Prisoner of Zenda Rex Ingram Lewis Stone, Alice Terry, Robert Edeson United States Swashbuckler
Robin Hood Allan Dwan Douglas Fairbanks, Wallace Beery, Sam de Grasse United States Swashbuckler, Romantic adventure
Man from Beyond Burton King Harry Houdini, Arthur Maude, Albert Tavernier, Erwin Connelly United States
Nanook of the North Robert J. Flaherty Allakariallak (Nanook), Nyla, Cunayou United States cinema verité
1923
Scaramouche Rex Ingram Lloyd Ingraham, Alice Terry, Ramon Novarro United States swashbuckler
1924
Aelita: Queen Of Mars Yakov Protazanov Nikolai Batalov, Varvara Massalitinova, Yuliya Solntseva, Mikhail Zharov Russia Fantasy adventure
Captain Blood David Smith J. Warren Kerrigan, Jean Paige United States swashbuckler
Die Nibelungen Fritz Lang Paul Richter, Margarete Schön, Hanna Ralph Germany Fantasy adventure
Sea Hawk Frank Lloyd Milton Sills, Enid Bennett United States Swashbuckler
The Thief of Bagdad Raoul Walsh Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards, Julanne Johnston, Anna May Wong United States Fantasy adventure
The Navigator Buster Keaton Buster Keaton, Frederick Vroom, Kathryn McGuire United States desert island, ship board adventure
1925
Adventure Victor Fleming Tom Moore, Pauline Starke, Wallace Beery United States
Ben Hur Fred Niblo Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Betty Bronson United States
Don Q, Son of Zorro Donald Crisp Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Astor, Jack McDonald United States Swashbuckler
The Gold Rush Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray United States Adventure comedy
Grass Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Marguerite Harrison, Haidar Khan United States Documentary
The Lost World Harry Hoyt, Lewis Stone Bessie Love, Lloyd Hughes, Wallace Beery United States
1926
The Adventures of Prince Achmed Lotte Reiniger Germany animated Arabian Nights
Beau Geste Herbert Brenon Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton, Ralph Forbes, Alice Joyce United States War adventure
The Black Pirate Albert Parker Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Tempe Piggott United States Swashbuckler
Cruise of the Jasper B James W. Horne Rod La Rocque, Mildred Harris, Snitz Edwards United States Swashbuckler
Holy Mountain Arnold Fanck Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker Germany mountaineering adventure
The Sea Beast Millard Webb John Barrymore, Dolores Costello United States sea adventure
1927
Chang Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack Kru, Chantui, Nah United States Documentary
Tarzan and the Golden Lion J. P. McGowan James Pierce, Edna Murphy United States Jungle adventure
1928
The Trail of '98 Clarence Brown Dolores Del Rio, Ralph Forbes, Harry Carey, Karl Dane United States Adventure drama
Beau Sabreur John S. Waters Gary Cooper, Evelyn Brent, William Powell, Noah Beery United States Adventure drama
1929
The Iron Mask Allan Dwan Douglas Fairbanks, Belle Bennett, Nigel de Brulier, Marguerite de la Motte United States
The King of the Kongo Richard Thorpe Larry Steers, Richard R. Neill, Harry Todd United States Secret Service agent
Noah's Ark Michael Curtiz George O'Brien, Dolores Costello United States Flood
Woman in the Moon Fritz Lang Klaus Pohl, Willy Fritsch Germany space race
The White Hell of Pitz Palu Arnold Fanck, Georg Wilhelm Pabst Leni Riefenstahl, Gustav Diessl Germany mountaineering adventure