List of Metro Pictures films


Metro Pictures Corporation was a motion picture production company founded in 1915 in the United States. It was, along with Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation, one of the forerunners of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at leased facilities in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Metro Pictures was founded as a film distribution company in February 1915 by a number of "exchange men" with Richard A. Rowland as president, George Grombacher as vice-president and Louis B. Mayer as secretary. It soon also began producing its own films, with Sealed Valley being Metro's first production, which was released on August 2, 1915.
Metro's list of stars during its existence included Mae Murray, Viola Dana, Lionel and Ethel Barrymore, Emmy Wehlen, Emily Stevens, Lillian Gish, Buster Keaton, Jackie Coogan, Marion Davies, Ramon Novarro, Wallace Beery and Lewis Stone. The romantic teams of Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne and Harold Lockwood and May Allison also worked for Metro.
In 1919, the company was purchased by Marcus Loew as a supplier of product for his theater chain. Several years later, in 1924, Loew merged it with his recently acquired Goldwyn Pictures, followed shortly thereafter with another merge with Louis B. Mayer Productions. The resulting entity was named Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925 with Mayer in charge.

1910s

Release dateFilmStatus/References
March 20, 1915The Heart of MarylandDistribution.
March 29, 1915Satan SandersonDistribution.
April 12, 1915The Cowboy and the LadyDistribution.
April 19, 1915The Heart of a Painted WomanDistribution.
April 26, 1915The High RoadDistribution.
May 2, 1915The Shooting of Dan McGrewDistribution.
May 9, 1915CoraDistribution.
May 24, 1915Four FeathersDistribution.
May 31, 1915Her Own WayDistribution.
June 7, 1915Fighting BobDistribution.
June 14, 1915My Best GirlDistribution.
June 21, 1915Always in the WayDistribution.
June 28, 1915The Flaming SwordDistribution.
July 5, 1915Greater Love Hath No ManDistribution.
July 12, 1915Marse CovingtonDistribution.
July 19, 1915The Right of WayDistribution.
July 26, 1915The Second in CommandDistribution.
August 2, 1915Sealed ValleyFirst film produced by Metro
August 9, 1915The VampireDistribution.
August 16, 1915A Royal FamilyDistribution.
August 30, 1915Her Great Match
September 6, 1915Destinyincomplete, 3 reels out of 5
September 13, 1915The Silent Voice
September 15, 1915An Enemy to Society
September 20, 1915The Bigger Man
October 4, 1915The Song of the Wage Slave
October 11, 1915Emmy of Stork's Nest
October 18, 1915The Final Judgment
October 25, 1915My Madonna
November 1, 1915Her Reckoning
November 8, 1915Pennington's Choice
November 15, 1915The Woman Pays
November 22, 1915One Million Dollars
November 28, 1915Barbara Frietchie
December 6, 1915A Yellow Streak
December 13, 1915The House of Tears
December 20, 1915Rosemary
December 28, 1915Black Fear
January 3, 1916What Will People Say?
January 10, 1916The Turmoil
January 17, 1916Rose of the Alley
January 17, 1916The Lure of Heart's Desire
January 24, 1916Her Debt of Honor
January 31, 1916Man and His Soul
February 7, 1916The Upstart
February 13, 1916Dimples
February 21, 1916The Price of Malice
February 21, 1916A Corner in Cotton
February 21, 1916The Red Mouse
March 6, 1916The Blindness of Love
March 12, 1916The Soul Market
March 13, 1916 Lovely Mary
March 20, 1916 The Wall Between incomplete, one reel missing
March 27, 1916 Her Great Price
April 3, 1916 The Kiss of Hate
April 10, 1916 The Half Million Bribe incomplete
April 16, 1916 Vanity
April 17, 1916 Playing with Fire
April 24, 1916 The Come-Back
May 1, 1916 The Snowbird
May 8, 1916 A Million a Minute
May 15, 1916The Spell of the Yukon
May 22, 1916Notorious Gallagher
May 29, 1916 The Scarlet Woman
June 5, 1916 Dorian's Divorce
June 12, 1916 The Masked Rider
June 26, 1916 The Flower of No Man's Land
June 26, 1916 The Purple Lady
July 3, 1916 The Eternal Question
July 10, 1916The Quitter
July 17, 1916 The River of Romance
July 24, 1916 The Child of Destiny
July 31, 1916 The Devil at His Elbow
August 1, 1916 God's Half Acre
August 20, 1916 The Weakness of Strength
August 21, 1916 The Pretenders
August 28, 1916 The Upheaval
September 4, 1916 The Light of Happiness
September 11, 1916 Mister 44
September 18, 1916 The Wheel of the Law
September 25, 1916 The Dawn of Love
October 2, 1916The Iron Woman
October 9, 1916 Life's Shadows
October 16, 1916 In the Diplomatic Service
October 19, 1916 Romeo and Juliet
October 23, 1916 The Brand of Cowardice
October 30, 1916 The Gates of Eden
November 6, 1916 Extravagance
November 13, 1916 The Wager
November 20, 1916Big Tremaine
November 27, 1916The Sunbeam
December 4, 1916The Black Butterfly
December 11, 1916The Stolen Triumph
December 18, 1916The Awakening of Helena Richie
December 25, 1916Pidgin Island
January 6, 1917A Wife by Proxy
January 14, 1917The White Raven
January 22, 1917Threads of FateFragment
January 29, 1917The End of the Tour
February 5, 1917Bridges Burned
February 12, 1917One of Many
February 12, 1917The Promise
February 26, 1917The Secret of Eve
March 5, 1917The Barricade
March 12, 1917The Mortal Sin
March 19, 1917His Father's Son
March 26, 1917The Hidden Children
April 2, 1917The Waiting Soul
April 9, 1917The Power of Decision
April 18, 1917A Magdalene of the Hills
April 23, 1917God's Law and Man's
April 29, 1917The Millionaire's Double
May 7, 1917Sowers and Reapers
May 14, 1917The Soul of a Magdalen
May 21, 1917'
May 27, 1917The Call of Her People
May 28, 1917'
June 4, 1917Lady Barnacle
June 11, 1917The Haunted Pajamas
June 25, 1917Aladdin's Other Lamp
July 2, 1917Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp
July 9, 1917The Trail of the Shadow
July 16, 1917The Hidden Spring
July 16, 1917'
July 30, 1917Miss Robinson Crusoe
August 6, 1917'
August 13, 1917'Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2018
August 27, 1917To the Death
September 3, 1917Under Handicap
September 10, 1917'
September 17, 1917Their Compact
September 17, 1917'
September 24, 1917'
October 1, 1917Paradise Garden
October 15, 1917A Sleeping Memory
October 22, 1917More Truth Than Poetry
October 29, 1917'
November 5, 1917'
November 8, 1917Life's Whirlpool
November 12, 1917Outwitted
November 15, 1917Draft 258
November 19, 1917'
November 26, 1917'
December 3, 1917The Square Deceiver
December 10, 1917Blue Jeans
December 10, 1917Alias Mrs. Jessop
December 10, 1917'
December 17, 1917'
December 24, 1917Red, White and Blue Blood
December 31, 1917'
January 7, 1918Daybreak
January 14, 1918'
January 21, 1918'
January 27, 1918Lest We Forget
January 1918'
January 28, 1918Her Boy
February 4, 1918Under Suspicion
February 11, 1918Broadway Bill
February 17, 1918Revelation
February 18, 1918'
February 25, 1918Revenge
March 4, 1918'
March 11, 1918'
March 18, 1918'
March 25, 1918Breakers Ahead
April 1, 1918The Landloper
April 6, 1918Social Hypocrites
April 7, 1918My Own United States
April 15, 1918With Neatness and Dispatch
April 22, 1918Treasure of the Sea
April 29, 1918Riders of the Night
May 6, 1918'Fragment
May 12, 1918Toys of Fate
May 13, 1918Cyclone Higgins, D.D.
May 20, 1918'
May 25, 1918The Million Dollar Dollies
May 27, 1918Lend Me Your Name
June 3, 1918To Hell with the Kaiser!
June 10, 1918Social Quicksands
June 17, 1918'
June 24, 1918'
June 24, 1918'
July 1, 1918Opportunity
July 8, 1918No Man's Land
July 15, 1918'
July 22, 1918'
July 29, 1918'
August 5, 1918'
August 12, 1918Flower of the Dusk
August 12, 1918In Judgement OfIncomplete
August 26, 1918Boston Blackie's Little Pal
September 2, 1918'
September 9, 1918Our Mrs. McChesney
September 16, 1918Kildare of Storm
September 23, 1918'
September 24, 1918Pals First
September 30, 1918Unexpected Places
October 7, 1918Secret Strings
October 14, 1918His Bonded Wife
November 25, 1918Five Thousand an Hour
December 2, 1918'
December 9, 1918Hitting the High Spots
December 16, 1918Sylvia on a Spree
December 22, 1918Eye for Eye
December 23, 1918'
December 30, 1918Her Inspiration
January 1, 1919The Great Victory
January 6, 1919'
January 6, 1919'
January 19, 1919The Great Romance
January 20, 1919'
January 27, 1919In for Thirty Days
February 3, 1919Faith
February 8, 1919Out of the Fog
February 10, 1919As the Sun Went Down
February 17, 1919Johnny-on-the-Spot
February 23, 1919Shadows of Suspicion
February 24, 1919Peggy Does Her Darndest
March 3, 1919Satan Juniorincomplete, one reel missing
March 10, 1919Blind Man's Eyes
March 17, 1919'
March 24, 1919That's Good
March 31, 1919'
April 1, 1919A Man of Honor
April 7, 1919'
April 14, 1919Blackie's Redemption
April 21, 1919False Evidence
April 28, 1919'May have been released on May 5, 1919.
April 28, 1919After His Own Heart
May 4, 1919The Red Lantern
May 12, 1919Castles in the Air
May 19, 1919'
May 26, 1919Full of Pep
June 2, 1919Almost Married
June 9, 1919Some Bride
June 16, 1919Fools and Their Money
June 23, 1919One-Thing-at-a-Time O'Day
June 30, 1919'
July 6, 1919The Man Who Stayed at Home
July 7, 1919God's Outlaw
July 14, 1919In His Brother's Place
July 21, 1919'
July 28, 1919'
August 4, 1919Easy To Make Money
August 18, 1919'
August 18, 1919'
September 1, 1919The Brat
October 1, 1919Lombardi, Ltd.
October 25, 1919Please Get Married
November 1, 1919Fair and Warmer
December 28, 1919Should a Woman Tell?

1920s

Release dateFilmStatus/References
January 1, 1920Nothing But the Truth
January 11, 1920Stronger Than Death
January 31, 1920The Willow Tree
February 1, 1920The Walk-Offs
February 17, 1920A Modern Salome
February 29, 1920The Right of Way
March 1, 1920The Very Idea
April 1, 1920Dangerous to Men
April 1, 1920Nothing But Lies
April 11, 1920The Heart of a Child
April 14, 1920Alias Jimmy Valentine
May 16, 1920Shore Acres
May 20, 1920Burning Daylight
May 23, 1920Old Lady 31
June 7, 1920The Cheater
July 1, 1920The Best of Luck
July 5, 1920Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
July 19, 1920'
August 2, 1920Held in Trust
August 15, 1920The Great Redeemer
August 16, 1920'
September 6, 1920Love, Honor and Obey
September 7, 1920'
September 13, 1920'
September 27, 1920Clothes
October 1920The Mutiny of the ElsinoreIncomplete
October 4, 1920Blackmail
October 4, 1920Madame Peacock
October 11, 1920'
October 24, 1920The Great Redeemer
October 25, 1920Body and Soul
November 1, 1920'
November 8, 1920Are All Men Alike?
November 15, 1920Someone in the House
November 27, 1920The Star Rover
November 29, 1920Polly With a Past
December 1920Love's TriumphUnsure it was ever released, might be Should a Woman Tell?
December 6, 1920Billions
December 13, 1920Hearts are Trumps
December 20, 1920'
December 27, 1920Cinderella's Twin
January 10, 1921'
January 17, 1921'
January 21, 1921'
January 21, 1921'Incomplete
January 29, 1921The Silver Lining
January 31, 1921'
February 7, 1921Passion Fruit
March 6, 1921'Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1995
March 7, 1921Extravagance
March 20, 1921Without Limit
March 28, 1921Puppets of Fate
April 11, 1921'
April 25, 1921Uncharted Seas
May 1, 1921The Little Fool
May 13, 1921Coincidence
May 23, 1921'
June 16, 1921Home Stuff
June 20, 1921Fine Feathers
July 4, 1921'
July 18, 1921Over the Wire
August 1, 1921Life's Darn Funny
August 16, 1921Big Game
September 5, 1921'
September 19, 1921The Match-Breaker
September 26, 1921Camille
October 5, 1921Garments of Truth
October 17, 1921'
October 31, 1921Alias Ladyfingers
October 31, 1921Ladyfingers
November 14, 1921There Are No Villains
November 20, 1921Fightin' Mad
November 21, 1921'
November 28, 1921The Hunch
December 12, 1921'
December 26, 1921'
January 8, 1922Little Eva Ascends
January 9, 1922'
January 9, 1922White Hands
January 23, 1922Peacock AlleyIncomplete
February 1, 1922The Stroke of MidnightUS release of Swedish film
February 6, 1922'
February 20, 1922'
February 27, 1922Turn to the Right
March 6, 1922Glass Houses
March 20, 1922I Can Explain
April 3, 1922Kisses
April 10, 1922Fascination
April 17, 1922'
May 1, 1922Seeing's Believing
May 15, 1922Don't Write Letters
May 20, 1922Hate
June 12, 1922They Like 'Em Rough
June 26, 1922Sherlock Brown
July 23, 1922Forget Me Not
August 26, 1922The Hands of Nara
September 4, 1922'
September 11, 1922'
September 25, 1922Broadway Rose
October 16, 1922Youth to Youth
October 23, 1922June Madnessincomplete, 4 reels of 6
November 6, 1922Trifling Women
November 13, 1922Enter Madame
November 20, 1922The Forgotten Law
November 26, 1922The Toll of the Sea
December 4, 1922Quincy Adams Sawyer
December 11, 1922Love in the Dark
December 18, 1922Peg o' My HeartIncomplete
January 1, 1923Hearts Aflame
January 18, 1923The Fog
January 19, 1923All the Brothers Were ValiantFragment
February 5, 1923Crinoline and Romance
February 12, 1923Jazzmania
February 19, 1923The Famous Mrs. Fair
February 20, 1923The Woman in Chains
February 25, 1923Success
February 26, 1923The Woman of Bronze
March 5, 1923Your Friend and Mine
March 12, 1923'
March 19, 1923Where the Pavement Ends
April 9, 1923Her Fatal Millions
April 16, 1923An Old Sweetheart of Mine
April 30, 1923Cordelia the Magnificent
May 7, 1923Soul of the Beast
June 18, 1923The Fog
September 3, 1923The French Doll
September 5, 1923The White Sister
September 10, 1923Strangers of the Night
September 17, 1923Rouged Lips
September 19, 1923A Wife's Romance
September 24, 1923Three Ages
September 30, 1923Scaramouche
October 1, 1923Desire
October 15, 1923'
October 1923'
November 22, 1923Held to Answer
November 26, 1923Long Live the King
December 10, 1923In Search of a Thrill
December 24, 1923'
October 8, 1923The Eternal Struggle
November 5, 1923Pleasure Mad
November 19, 1923Our Hospitality
December 3, 1923Fashion Row
December 24, 1923The Man Life Passed By
January 14, 1924Half-A-Dollar-Bill
January 24, 1924'
January 28, 1924
February 4, 1924Thy Name Is Woman
February 11, 1924The Uninvited Guest
March 9, 1924Happiness
March 24, 1924Don't Doubt Your Husband
March 31, 1924The Shooting of Dan McGrew
April 19, 1924Sherlock Jr.Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1991