Silent films adapted with sound

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In this list are Silent Films which were re-released, due to initial success or later appriciation, as sound films. The list will name only the films that had theatrical release at least in one country.

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Films that were filmed simultaniusly as both Sound Films and Silents, adaptations not released Theatricaly, Silent films made in their original release with Synchronized music, films that had a considerable amount of non-original footage added or re-shot.

List of Films: 24

Name	Release date	Original name	Original release date	Notes
The King of Kings	June / July 1928	The king of Kings	19/04/1927	Featured synchronized music by Hugo Riesenfeld
Quo Vadis?	1929	Quo Vadis?	15/02/1925	-
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	1929	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	02/09/1923	Music by Sam Perry
Metropolis	14/06/1929	Metropolis	10/01/1927	Adaptation of the German film was made in France, apparently by sound engeineer André Charlin. It had synchronized music and Machine noises.
Panzerkreuzer Potemkin	12/08/1930	Броненосец Потёмкин	29/04/1926	Adaptation of the Russian film was made in Germany by Phil Jutzi. It had synchronized music by Edmud Meisel, as well as sound effects and spoken dialogs.
Die kleine Schraube	12/08/1930	Винтик-Шпинтик	1927	This sound adaptation, made in Germany, was to accompany the premiere of the sound adaptation of "Battelship Potemkin". It inncluded music and a song (Also lyrics?) by Edmund Meisel.
Two Fisted Jefferson	01/09/1930	Two Fisted Jefferson	14/01/1922	Featured synchronized music and sound effects.
Die zwölfte Stunde. Eine Nacht des Grauens	1930	Nosferatu. Eine Symphonie des Grauens	15/03/1922	Clasification: 14/11/1930. Two adaptation were made by Waldemar Ronger. Both had synchronized music by Georg Fiebiger, but only one of the two also had spoken dialog. Had one additional newly shot scene.
The Birth of a Nation	18/12/1930	The Birth of a Nation	08/02/1915	Featured synchronized music and sound effects. Was added with a newly filmed introduction by D. W. Griffith.
Cabiria	1931	Cabiria	18/04/1914	-
Way down East	13/03/1931	Way down East	03/09/1920	-
Ben-Hur	01/12/1931	Ben-Hur	30/12/1925	Synchronized music and sound effects
Siegfrieds Tod	06/01/1933	Die Nibelungen, I. Teil: Siegfried	14/02/1924	Adaptation was made by Dr. Franz B. Biermann. It had synchronized music by Gottfried Huppertz (in most parts), and a spoken introduction.
Der Kampf ums Matterhorn	1934	Der Kampf ums Matterhorn	27/11/1928	-
Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü	23/12/1935	Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü	11/10/1929	Music by Giuseppe Becce
Tillie’s Punctured Romance	1938	Tillie’s Punctured Romance	14/11/1914	Music by Edward Kilenyi
The Sheik	06/1938	The Sheik	30/10/1921	With music by James C. Bradfordand, as well as sound effects
Tumbleweeds	1939	Tumbleweeds	20/12/1925	Included an 8-minute introduction by the film's leading actor William S. Hart. Music by James C. Bradford, conducted by Artur Guttmann
The Gold rush	18/04/1942	The Gold rush	26/06/1925	Music by Charles Chaplin, part original part compilation. Contains spoken narration by Chaplin throughout the film.
The Eagle	1949	The Eagle	08/11/1925	Music by Michael Hoffman
The Circus	03/05/1969	The Circus	06/01/1928	Music by Charles Chaplin. Contains a song by Chaplin, who also sings it, at the beginning of the film.
Metropolis	05/08/1984	Metropolis	10/01/1927	Synchronized Music and songs by Giorgio Moroder. Was added with some visual effects, and sequences of still-photographs.
Metropolis	12/07/2002	Metropolis	10/01/1927	Was synchronized with Gottfried Huppertz' original music.
Metropolis	07/05/2010	Metropolis	10/01/1927	Was synchronized with Gottfried Huppertz' original music as recorded live during premiere screening of the newly restored version on 12/02/2010.