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    I think the tenth film in question is The Honeymoon, wpqx.

    It exists in tiny pieces and some stills exist. It will never be released in any form, like The Devil's Pass-Key- which has only stills and a poster to mark it's existence.

    Greed is hands down my favorite silent film. Stroheim had the guts to shoot the final scenes in Death Valley National Park.
    "The measureless leagues of Death Valley..."

    I love the opening:
    Oh cursed Lust of Gold!
    When for thy sake
    The fool throws up his interest in both worlds;
    First, starves in this, then damned in that to come.

    Not to mention the scenes of yearning, helplessness and desperation that goes along with the evil of greed:

    No one to love, none to caress, left alone in this world's wilderness- sung by Mcteague
    -"The world is a wilderness, and even God is lonely in it. We must never be afraid to go too far, for truth lies beyond."

    Stroheim was one of the first poets of cinema, and the massacre of his masterpiece is one of the greatest tragedies in the history of movies.
    Last edited by Johann; 12-13-2005 at 12:49 PM.
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