The following is a list of films originally produced and/or distributed theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and released between 1924 and 1929.
Key # Considered to be lost.
1924 Release date Title Notes April 14, 1924 Mademoiselle Midnight Distribution only; produced by Tiffany Productions April 21, 1924 Sherlock Jr. Distribution only; produced by Joseph M. Schenck Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1991 June 23, 1924 Revelation August 3, 1924 Broken Barriers# August 4, 1924 Bread# August 11, 1924 Tess of the d'Urbervilles# August 25, 1924 Little Robinson Crusoe September 1, 1924 Sinners in Silk# September 8, 1924 The Red Lily September 15, 1924 Yolanda Distribution only; produced by William Randolph Hearst for the Cosmopolitan Corporation September 15, 1924 Wine of Youth September 29, 1924 His Hour September 29, 1924 One Night in Rome October 6, 1924 The Beauty Prize# October 6, 1924 Circe, the Enchantress Distribution only; produced by Tiffany Productions October 13, 1924 The Navigator Distribution only; presented by Joseph M. Schenck Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2018 October 20, 1924 The Bandolero# October 27, 1924 Married Flirts# November 3, 1924 Along Came Ruth# November 9, 1924 He Who Gets Slapped Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2017; The first film made completely by MGM as Slats became its first original MGM lion mascot after Goldwyn Pictures took over 2 unknown lions.Eames, John Douglas. The MGM Story. Octopus Books, London, p. 10 (1975). (Free registration needed on Archive.org) November 19, 1924 The Snob# November 24, 1924 The Silent Accuser November 24, 1924 So This Is Marriage# December 1, 1924 The Wife of the Centaur# December 4, 1924 Greed Incomplete; Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1991 December 6, 1924 Romola Distribution only; produced by Inspiration Pictures December 8, 1924 Janice Meredith Distribution only; produced by William Randolph Hearst December 29, 1924 The Dixie Handicap#
1925 Release date Title Notes January 19, 1925 Excuse Me# February 9, 1925 Cheaper to Marry# February 10, 1925 Chu-Chin-Chow# US distribution only; made in the UK by Graham-Wilcox Productions February 15, 1925 The Great Divide February 16, 1925 The Rag Man February 23, 1925 Lady of the Night February 23, 1925 The Prairie Wife# The first sound film with Jackie the Lion as the MGM mascot. Distribution only; produced by Eastern Productions March 11, 1925 Seven Chances Distribution only; produced by Buster Keaton Productions, presented by Joseph M. Schenck March 16, 1925 The Monster March 22, 1925 The Denial March 29, 1925 Daddy's Gone A-Hunting March 29, 1925 The Way of a Girl March 30, 1925 Confessions of a Queen April 13, 1925 The Sporting Venus April 20, 1925 Man and Maid# April 27, 1925 Proud Flesh May 2, 1925 Zander the Great Distribution only; produced by William Randolph Hearst for the Cosmopolitan Corporation May 4, 1925 The White Desert August 16, 1925 The Unholy Three remade in 1930 August 26, 1925 The Merry Widow remade in 1934 September 6, 1925 Pretty Ladies Incomplete; technicolor sequences missing September 13, 1925 Never the Twain Shall Meet Distribution only; produced by William Randolph Hearst for Cosmopolitan September 20, 1925 Sun-Up September 22, 1925 The Circle September 23, 1925 A Slave of Fashion# September 27, 1925 The Mystic October 4, 1925 Exchange of Wives October 4, 1925 The Midshipman Produced under the supervision of the U. S. Navy Department October 11, 1925 The Tower of Lies# November 1, 1925 Go West Distribution only; produced by Buster Keaton Productions November 5, 1925 The Big Parade Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1992 November 8, 1925 Lights of Old Broadway A Cosmopolitan production November 8, 1925 Time, the Comedian November 9, 1925 Old Clothes November 15, 1925 Bright Lights# November 15, 1925 Don't# November 22, 1925 The Only Thing December 6, 1925 His Secretary# December 13, 1925 The Masked Bride# December 20, 1925 Soul Mates December 27, 1925 The Great Love# December 27, 1925 Sally, Irene and Mary December 30, 1925 Ben-Hur partial Technicolor; remade in 1959 and 2016 Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1997
1926 Release date Title Notes January 4, 1926 Dance Madness# January 11, 1926 The Blackbird January 11, 1926 Mike Incomplete; missing reels 3 & 4 February 1, 1926 The Auction Block# February 15, 1926 The Devil's Circus February 15, 1926 Mare Nostrum February 21, 1926 Torrent A Cosmopolitan production February 24, 1926 La Bohème March 1, 1926 Monte Carlo March 28, 1926 The Exquisite Sinner Unclear April 19, 1926 Beverly of Graustark A Cosmopolitan production May 2, 1926 Brown of Harvard May 10, 1926 Money Talks Incomplete May 17, 1926 The Boob May 21, 1926 The Barrier# May 24, 1926 Paris June 26, 1926 Lovey Mary Incomplete; missing 1 reel June 28, 1926 The Road to Mandalay Incomplete July 25, 1926 A Waltz Dream US distribution; made in Germany by UFA August 9, 1926 The Scarlet Letter August 14, 1926 The Boy Friend# September 4, 1926 Battling Butler A Buster Keaton production September 5, 1926 The Waning Sex September 26, 1926 Blarney# September 30, 1926 Bardelys the Magnificent Incomplete October 10, 1926 The Temptress A Cosmopolitan production October 10, 1926 War Paint# Trailer Survives October 17, 1926 The Gay Deceiver# October 24, 1926 The Magician November 7, 1926 Upstage November 14, 1926 The Desert's Toll November 14, 1926 Exit Smiling November 21, 1926 The Flaming Forest A Cosmopolitan production November 28, 1926 There You Are!# November 28, 1926 Tin Hats incomplete; missing 1 reel December 4, 1926 Love's Blindness# fragment December 5, 1926 Faust US distribution; made in Germany by UFA December 18, 1926 Valencia December 20, 1926 The Fire Brigade December 23, 1926 Tell It to the Marines
1927 Release date Title Notes January 1, 1927 A Little Journey# January 9, 1927 Flesh and the Devil Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2006 January 15, 1927 Johnny Get Your Hair Cut January 22, 1927 The Show January 27, 1927 Winners of the Wilderness January 29, 1927 The Red Mill A Cosmopolitan production February 5, 1927 Altars of Desire February 5, 1927 The Taxi Dancer February 12, 1927 Women Love Diamonds February 19, 1927 The Demi-Bride Incomplete February 19, 1927 The Valley of Hell Incomplete; 2 reels only February 26, 1927 The Understanding Heart A Cosmopolitan production March 12, 1927 Slide, Kelly, Slide March 15, 1927 Heaven on Earth March 26, 1927 Mr. Wu April 2, 1927 Frisco Sally Levy# April 30, 1927 Rookies May 1, 1927 Lovers?# May 7, 1927 California May 11, 1927 Annie Laurie May 14, 1927 Captain Salvation May 21, 1927 Tillie the Toiler A Cosmopolitan production June 4, 1927 The Unknown June 11, 1927 The Frontiersman# June 18, 1927 The Callahans and the Murphys# fragment June 25, 1927 On Ze Boulevard July 9, 1927 Twelve Miles Out August 6, 1927 The Bugle Call# August 13, 1927 Mockery August 20, 1927 After Midnight August 27, 1927 Adam and Evil# September 2, 1927 The Garden of Allah September 3, 1927 Foreign Devils September 21, 1927 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg October 1, 1927 Body and Soul October 1, 1927 The Fair Co-Ed A Marion Davies production October 9, 1927 The Road to Romance October 13, 1927 The Thirteenth Hour October 22, 1927 Spring Fever October 29, 1927 Tea for Three# November 1, 1927 Quality Street November 12, 1927 Becky# A Cosmopolitan production November 19, 1927 Man, Woman and Sin November 20, 1927 In Old Kentucky November 26, 1927 Buffalo Bill's Last Fight Synchronized sound film (1928 re-release); Perhaps the first film to feature Numa, nicknamed Bill after this movie, as the Technicolor version of the Leo the Lion mascot in the MGM logo November 27, 1927 Love Synchronized sound film (1928 re-release) December 3, 1927 London After Midnight# December 8, 1927 The Enemy December 10, 1927 Spoilers of the West December 17, 1927 The Lovelorn A Cosmopolitan production December 24, 1927 Buttons#
1928 Release date Title Notes January 8, 1928 Baby Mine# January 8, 1928 West Point Produced by permission of the War Department with cooperation of the U. S. Military Academy January 14, 1928 The Divine Woman# Incomplete; one reel and two fragments survive January 21, 1928 The Law of the Range January 28, 1928 Wickedness Preferred# February 4, 1928 The Latest from Paris Incomplete; missing reel 4 February 11, 1928 Rose-Marie# February 18, 1928 The Crowd Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1989 March 4, 1928 The Smart Set March 17, 1928 Bringing Up Father March 20, 1928 The Trail of '98 Synchronized sound film March 24, 1928 The Big City March 24, 1928 Under the Black Eagle March 24, 1928 Wyoming# March 31, 1928 Circus Rookies# April 7, 1928 Across to Singapore Incomplete April 14, 1928 Laugh, Clown, Laugh Synchronized sound film April 21, 1928 Riders of the Dark April 22, 1928 The Patsy April 28, 1928 The Actress# May 5, 1928 Diamond Handcuffs# May 19, 1928 A Certain Young Man# June 9, 1928 Detectives June 16, 1928 Forbidden Hours June 23, 1928 The Cossacks Synchronized sound film June 30, 1928 Mademoiselle from Armentieres US distribution; made in the UK by Gaumont British June 30, 1928 Telling the World July 14, 1928 The Adventurer# July 26, 1928 Skirts US distribution; made in the UK by British International Pictures; Incomplete August 4, 1928 The Mysterious Lady August 11, 1928 Four Walls# August 15, 1928 Beau Broadway# September 1, 1928 Our Dancing Daughters Synchronized sound film; A Cosmopolitan production September 2, 1928 The Cardboard Lover September 8, 1928 Excess Baggage# Synchronized sound film September 15, 1928 Beyond the Sierras September 15, 1928 While the City Sleeps Synchronized sound film September 22, 1928 The Cameraman Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2005 September 27, 1928 The Baby Cyclone# Synchronized sound film September 27, 1928 The Heart of General Robert E. Lee Technicolor; one of two films known to feature the lion Numa, nicknamed Bill, as the Leo the Lion mascot October 26, 1928 Shadows of the Night November 2, 1928 The Viking Synchronized sound film with technicolor; Presented by Herbert T. Kalmus November 10, 1928 White Shadows in the South Seas Synchronized sound film November 15, 1928 Alias Jimmy Valentine Part-talkie; first MGM feature with talking sequences November 17, 1928 The Bushranger# November 17, 1928 The Masks of the Devil# Synchronized sound film November 20, 1928 Show People Synchronized sound film November 23, 1928 The Wind Synchronized sound film; Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1993 November 24, 1928 West of Zanzibar Synchronized sound film December 1, 1928 Dream of Love# Synchronized sound film December 1, 1928 A Lady of Chance Synchronized sound film December 15, 1928 A Woman of Affairs Synchronized sound film December 23, 1928 Brotherly Love# Part-talkie December 29, 1928 Honeymoon
1929