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.

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(Lost)Considered to be a lost film.

1910s

1918

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March 10, 1918My Four Years in GermanyWarner's first film
December 25, 1918Kaiser's Finish (Lost)
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1919

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May 24, 1919Open Your Eyes
June 1, 1919Beware!
November 30, 1919Speed (Lost)Short Subject
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1920s

1920

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January 1, 1920The Lost CityExtant In Incomplete Form Only
April 2, 1920Parted Curtains (Lost)
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1921

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July 16, 1921Miracles of the Jungle (Lost)
August 8, 1921School DaysExtant at George Eastman House and UCLA
Warners' most expensive film to date with a cost of $133,000.
Highest-grossing film to date with worldwide rentals of $578,000.[1]
September 4, 1921Why Girls Leave Home (Lost)
December 25, 1921Ashamed of Parents (Lost)
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1922

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March 26, 1922Your Best Friend (Lost)
September 24, 1922Rags to Riches (Lost)
November 1, 1922A Dangerous Adventure (Lost)Incomplete. Warners' most expensive film to date with a cost of $175,000[1]
December 10, 1922The Beautiful and Damned (Lost)
December 24, 1922Heroes of the Street
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1923

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March 4, 1923Brass
March 15, 1923The Tie That Binds (Lost)
March 29, 1923Little Church Around the Corner
April 25, 1923Main Street (Lost)First film to be released after the formal setup of the studio on April 4, 1923
July 1, 1923Where the North Begins
August 19, 1923Little Johnny Jones (Lost)
August 21, 1923The Printer's Devil (Lost)
September 22, 1923The Gold DiggersExtant In Incomplete Form
Reels 2, 3 & part of reel 6 remain missing.
November 4, 1923The Country Kid
December 8, 1923Lucretia LombardIncomplete (Reel 2 Damaged)
December 9, 1923Tiger RoseAbridged/Incomplete
Warners' most expensive film to date with a cost of $436,000[1]
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1924

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January 12, 1924Conductor 1492
February 2, 1924George Washington Jr. (Lost)
February 9, 1924Daddies
February 10, 1924The Marriage Circle
March 30, 1924Beau Brummel
May 1, 1924How to Educate a Wife (Lost)
May 31, 1924Broadway After Dark (Lost)Distributed Only
June 15, 1924Babbitt (Lost)
July 1, 1924Being Respectable (Lost)
July 24, 1924Her Marriage VowExtant at Filmarchiv Austria
August 1, 1924Cornered (Lost)
August 10, 1924Lover's Lane (Lost)
August 25, 1924The Tenth Woman (Lost)
September 1, 1924Find Your Man
October 19, 1924Three Women
November 1, 1924The Age of Innocence (Lost)
November 2, 1924This WomanExtant at Lobster Films, Paris
November 16, 1924The Lover of CamilleExtant at Film Archive Austria, Wien
November 26, 1924The Dark Swan (Lost)
December 1, 1924The Lighthouse by the SeaExtant with many archival holdings
December 18, 1924A Lost Lady (Lost)
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1925

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January 1, 1925The Bridge of SighsExtant at Archives Du Film Du CNC, Bois d'Arcy
January 11, 1925The Narrow Street (Lost)Incomplete
March 15, 1925On Thin Ice (Lost)
March 29, 1925A Broadway Butterfly (Lost)
April 26, 1925Recompense (Lost)
May 16, 1925My Wife and I (Lost)
June 7, 1925The Man Without a ConscienceExtant at Danish Film Institute, Copenhagen
July 6, 1925Eve's Lover (Lost)
July 13, 1925Tracked in the Snow CountryExtant at Cinemateket-Svenska Film institutet, Stockholm
July 25, 1925How Baxter Butted In (Lost)
August 1, 1925Kiss Me Again (Lost)
August 6, 1925The Woman HaterExtant at Archives Du Film Du CNC, Bois d'Arcy
September 5, 1925The Limited MailExtant with several archival holdings
September 12, 1925The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted (Lost)
September 19, 1925His Majesty, Bunker BeanExtant in Incomplete/Abridged Version at UCLA
September 26, 1925Below the LineExtant in Incomplete/Abridged Version
October 11, 1925The Man on the BoxExtant at George Eastman and UCLA Film and Television Archive
October 24, 1925Compromise (Lost)
October 25, 1925Bobbed HairExtant at Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona
October 31, 1925Red Hot TiresExtant at Library of Congress
November 7, 1925Seven Sinners
November 14, 1925Satan in SablesExtant at Museum of Modern Art, New York City
November 21, 1925Rose of the World (Lost)
November 28, 1925The Clash of the WolvesExtant with several archival holdings
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2004
December 5, 1925Three Weeks in Paris (Lost)
December 12, 1925Hogan's AlleyExtant in an Incomplete/Abridged Print
December 19, 1925Pleasure BuyersExtant at Museum of Modern Art, New York City
December 26, 1925Lady Windermere's FanExtant with many archival holdings
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2002
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1926

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January 8, 1926The Fighting Edge (Lost)
January 15, 1926His Jazz Bride (Lost)
The Sea BeastExtant in many archival copies.
Warners' most expensive film to date ($503,000).
The highest-grossing film to date with worldwide rentals of $938,000.[1]
January 22, 1926The Man Upstairs (Lost)
January 30, 1926The Golden Cocoon (Lost)
February 6, 1926The Cavemansurvives, incomplete with only one reel missing
February 13, 1926The Love Toy (Lost)
February 20, 1926Bride of the Storm (Lost)
February 27, 1926The Night CryExtant in many archival copies[2]
March 1, 1926Why Girls Go Back Home (Lost)
March 6, 1926The Little Irish Girl (Lost)
March 7, 1926Oh! What a Nurse!Extant in many archival copies[3]
March 13, 1926The Gilded Highway (Lost)
March 17, 1926Other Women's Husbands (Lost)
March 20, 1926The Sap (Lost)
May 1, 1926Hell-Bent for Heaven (Lost)
May 14, 1926Silken Shackles (Lost)
May 15, 1926The Social HighwaymanExtant at Cineteca Italiana, Milan, Italy
June 19, 1926Footloose WidowsExtant at Library of Congress
July 10, 1926The Passionate QuestExtant at Library of Congress and Filmmuseum Nederland (EYE Institut)
July 24, 1926A Hero of the Big SnowsExtant in many archival copies
July 31, 1926So This Is Paris
August 6, 1926Don JuanSynchronized sound film
Warners' most expensive film to date with a cost of $546,000.
The highest-grossing film to date surpassing with worldwide rentals of $1,693,000.[1]
August 14, 1926Broken Hearts of HollywoodExtant at Library of Congress & Academy Film Archive (Beverly Hills)
September 2, 1926The Honeymoon Express (Lost)
October 1, 1926Millionaires (Lost)
October 2, 1926Across the Pacific (Lost)
October 16, 1926My Official Wife (Lost)
October 23, 1926The Better 'OleSynchronized sound film
Extant, several archival copies
October 30, 1926Private Izzy Murphy (Lost)
November 27, 1926While London Sleeps (Lost)
December 1, 1926The Third DegreeExtant at Library of Congress & Wisconsin Center For Film and Theater Research
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1927

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January 8, 1927Finger Prints (Lost)
January 15, 1927Wolf's Clothing (Lost)
January 18, 1927The Fortune Hunter (Lost)Synchronized sound film
January 22, 1927Don't Tell the Wife (Lost)
February 19, 1927Hills of KentuckyExtant In Incomplete Kodascope Copy
February 26, 1927The Gay Old Bird (Lost)
March 19, 1927White Flannels (Lost)
March 20, 1927What Every Girl Should Know (Lost)
April 9, 1927Matinee Ladies (Lost)
April 23, 1927Bitter Apples (Lost)Synchronized sound film
April 30, 1927The Brute (Lost)
May 7, 1927Tracked by the PoliceExtant at Library of Congress and the George Eastman House
May 14, 1927The Climbers (Lost)
May 21, 1927Irish Hearts (Lost)
May 22, 1927The Missing LinkSynchronized sound film
Extant in several archival copies
May 28, 1927A Million BidExtant at Library of Congress
June 1, 1927Simple Sis (Lost)
June 4, 1927The Black Diamond Express (Lost)
June 18, 1927Dearie (Lost)
June 25, 1927What Happened to Father? (Lost)
July 23, 1927The Heart of Maryland (Lost)Incomplete
August 20, 1927The Bush Leaguer (Lost)Synchronized sound film
August 21, 1927When a Man LovesSynchronized sound film
Extant at George Eastman House & Filmoteca Española (Madrid)
August 27, 1927The Desired Woman (Lost)
September 3, 1927Slightly Used (Lost)Synchronized sound film
September 4, 1927Old San FranciscoSynchronized sound film
Extant at George Eastman House & Library of Congress
September 10, 1927Jaws of SteelSynchronized sound film
Extant at Filmmuseum Nederlands (EYE Institute)
September 17, 1927One-Round Hogan (Lost)Synchronized sound film
September 18, 1927The First AutoSynchronized sound film
Extant at Library of Congress
September 24, 1927A Sailor's SweetheartSynchronized sound film
Extant at BFI National Film and Television
October 6, 1927The Jazz SingerFirst Part-Talkie sound feature film
Extant in many archival copies
Warners' highest-grossing film to date with worldwide rentals of $2,625,000[1]
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996
October 8, 1927Sailor Izzy Murphy (Lost)Synchronized sound film
October 15, 1927The College Widow (Lost)
October 22, 1927A Reno Divorce (Lost)Synchronized sound film
October 29, 1927A Dog of the Regiment (Lost)Synchronized sound film
November 5, 1927Good Time CharleySynchronized sound film
November 12, 1927The Silver Slave (Lost)Synchronized sound film
November 19, 1927The Girl from Chicago (Lost)Synchronized sound film
November 26, 1927Ginsberg the Great (Lost)Synchronized sound film
December 3, 1927Brass KnucklesSynchronized sound film
Extant at Cineteca Nazionale, Rome
December 17, 1927If I Were SingleSynchronized sound film
Extant at BFI National Film and Television Archive
December 24, 1927Ham and Eggs at the FrontSynchronized sound film
December 31, 1927Husbands for Rent (Lost)Synchronized sound film
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1928

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January 14, 1928Beware of Married Men (Lost)Synchronized sound film
Incomplete fragment of one reel survives at UCLA
January 28, 1928A Race for LifeSynchronized sound film
February 11, 1928The Little Snob (Lost)Synchronized sound film
February 25, 1928Across the Atlantic (Lost)Synchronized sound film
March 10, 1928Powder My Back (Lost)Synchronized sound film
March 14, 1928Tenderloin (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
March 28, 1928Domestic Troubles (Lost)Synchronized sound film
April 7, 1928The Crimson CitySynchronized sound film
April 21, 1928Rinty of the Desert (Lost)Synchronized sound film
April 26, 1928Glorious BetsyPart-Talkie sound film
May 12, 1928Pay as You Enter (Lost)Synchronized sound film
May 21, 1928The Lion and the MousePart-Talkie sound film
May 26, 1928Five and Ten Cent AnniePart-Talkie sound film
Extant at BFI
July 18, 1928Lights of New YorkFirst All-Talking sound feature film
August 11, 1928Women They Talk About (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
August 25, 1928Caught in the FogPart-Talkie sound film

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August 25, 1928State Street Sadie (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
September 1, 1928The Midnight TaxiPart-Talkie sound film
Extant at BFI
September 6, 1928The Terror (Lost)All-Talking sound film
September 9, 1928Night Watchdistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
First National became a subsidiary of Warner Bros. from this point.
September 16, 1928Waterfrontdistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
September 16, 1928The Whipdistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
September 19, 1928The Singing FoolPart-Talkie sound film
Warners' highest-grossing film to date ($5,916,000)[1]
September 23, 1928Show Girldistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
October 7, 1928The Crashdistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
October 14, 1928Do Your Duty (Lost)distribution only; First National Pictures
October 18, 1928Land of the Silver FoxPart-Talkie sound film
Extant at George Eastman
October 18, 1928Lilac Timedistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
October 21, 1928Companionate Marriage (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
October 27, 1928Beware of BachelorsPart-Talkie sound film
Extant at the Library of Congress
September 9, 1928The Glorious Trail (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
November 1, 1928Noah's ArkPart-Talkie sound film
Warners' first film to cost over $1 million.[1]
November 3, 1928The Home Towners (Lost)All-Talking sound film
November 4, 1928The Haunted Housedistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
Unclear Status
November 11, 1928Outcastdistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
December 1, 1928On Trial (Lost)All-Talking sound film
December 2, 1928Adorationdistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
December 8, 1928The Little Wildcat (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
December 9, 1928The Barkerdistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Part-Talkie sound film
Extant at Museum of Modern Art
December 15, 1928My Man (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
December 16, 1928Night Watchdistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
December 22, 1928Conquest (Lost)All-Talking sound film
December 23, 1928The Phantom City (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
December 26, 1928The Ware Casedistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Produced In The United Kingdom
December 29, 1928Scarlet Seasdistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
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1929

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January 6, 1929Synthetic Sindistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
January 12, 1929Cheyenne (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
January 26, 1929Fancy Baggage (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
January 27, 1929Seven Footprints to Satandistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
February 2, 1929Stark Mad (Lost)All-Talking sound film
February 3, 1929His Captive Womandistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Part-Talkie sound film
February 9, 1929The Greyhound LimitedPart-Talkie sound film
The Million Dollar Collar (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
February 10, 1929Weary Riverdistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Part-Talkie sound film
February 16, 1929The Redeeming Sin (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
February 17, 1929The Lawless Legion (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
The Royal Rider (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
February 23, 1929Stolen Kisses (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
February 28, 1929Why Be Good?distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
March 3, 1929Children of the Ritz (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
March 10, 1929Saturday's Children (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Part-Talkie sound film
March 16, 1929One Stolen Night (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
March 23, 1929Kid GlovesPart-Talkie sound film
Extant at GEH
March 24, 1929Queen of the Night Clubs (Lost)All-Talking sound film
March 24, 1929Love and the Devildistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
March 30, 1929Hardboiled Rose (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
March 31, 1929The Divine Ladydistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
April 6, 1929No Defense (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
April 8, 1929The Desert SongAll-Talking sound film
Technicolor Sequences
Warner's first feature with color sequences.
April 18, 1929Sonny Boy (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
April 20, 1929Frozen River (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
April 27, 1929From HeadquartersPart-Talkie sound film
April 28, 1929House of Horror (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Part-Talkie sound film
May 4, 1929Glad Rag Doll (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
May 5, 1929Hot Stuff (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Part-Talkie sound film
May 9, 1929The SquallFirst National Production
All-Talking sound film
May 12, 1929Two Weeks Off (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Part-Talkie sound film
May 19, 1929Prisoners (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Part-Talkie sound film
May 23, 1929The Flying ScotsmanPart-Talkie sound film
Produced by British International Pictures and WB British
June 2, 1929Careersdistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
June 22, 1929Madonna of Avenue A (Lost)Part-Talkie sound film
June 23, 1929The Girl in the Glass Cage (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Part-Talkie sound film
June 29, 1929The Gamblers (Lost)All-Talking sound film
June 30, 1929Broadway Babiesdistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
July 7, 1929The Man and the Momentdistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Part-Talkie sound film
July 8, 1929The Time, the Place and the Girl (Lost)All-Talking sound film
July 13, 1929On with the Show!All-Talking sound film
All Technicolor
Warner's first all-color feature film
July 14, 1929Twin Beds (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
July 21, 1929Dragdistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
July 28, 1929Smiling Irish Eyes (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
Technicolor Sequences
August 4, 1929Hard to Get (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
August 7, 1929The California Mail (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
Synchronized sound film
August 10, 1929The Hottentot (Lost)All-Talking sound film
August 11, 1929Dark Streets (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
August 17, 1929The Argyle Case (Lost)All-Talking sound film
August 24, 1929Say It with SongsAll-Talking sound film
August 25, 1929Her Private Lifedistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
August 30, 1929Gold Diggers of Broadway (Lost)All-Talking sound film
All Technicolor
Incomplete; Reels Nine And Ten Extant.
August 31, 1929Honky Tonk (Lost)All-Talking sound film
In the Headlines (Lost)All-Talking sound film
September 1, 1929Fast Life (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
September 7, 1929Skin Deep (Lost)All-Talking sound film
September 14, 1929Hearts in Exile (Lost)All-Talking sound film
September 15, 1929The Careless Age (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
The Great Dividedistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
September 22, 1929A Most Immoral Lady (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
October 16, 1929The Isle of Lost Shipsdistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
October 17, 1929So Long LettyAll-Talking sound film
October 19, 1929Is Everybody Happy? (Lost)All-Talking sound film
October 20, 1929Young Nowheres (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
October 27, 1929The Girl from Woolworth's (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
November 1, 1929DisraeliAll-Talking sound film
Academy Award nominee for Best Picture
November 7, 1929Paris (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
Technicolor Sequences
November 8, 1929Footlights and Fools (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
Technicolor Sequences
November 9, 1929The Sap (Lost)All-Talking sound film
November 10, 1929The Forward Pass (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
November 17, 1929Little Johnny Jones (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
November 24, 1929The Sacred Flame (Lost)All-Talking sound film
December 1, 1929The Painted Angel (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
December 3, 1929General CrackAll-Talking sound film
Technicolor Sequences
Extant except for color sequences.
December 5, 1929Evidence (Lost)All-Talking sound film
December 8, 1929The Love Racket (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
December 14, 1929The Aviator (Lost)All-Talking sound film
December 21, 1929Tiger RoseAll-Talking sound film
December 23, 1929Sallydistribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
All Technicolor
December 29, 1929Wedding Rings (Lost)distribution only; produced by First National Pictures
All-Talking sound film
December 29, 1929The Show of ShowsAll-Talking sound film
Part Technicolor
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