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1 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1920 horror; drama John S. Robertson

Cecil Clovelly as Edward Enfield uses a monocle.
2 Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, Das 1920 horror; drama Robert Wiene
3 Häxan 1922 documentary; drama Benjamin Christensen

Glasses turn up in the final part where the attention is shifted from the days of witch persecution to the 'present times'. We see a female patient dreaming that she is visited by a bespectacled man in her bedroom.
The kleptomaniac vignette shows a scene in a jeweler's shop where the assistant (played by H.C. Nielsen) is wearing round metal glasses. The modern psychiatrist (Albrecht Schmidt) wears the same type of glasses.
There's also a scene where a female cartomancer wears metal rimmed glasses and her female client seems to be wearing round horn rimmed glasses although this is difficult to tell from what is shown of her.
4 Grandma's Boy 1922 comedy Fred C. Newmeyer

Haven't seen this movie yet. Notes based on poster artwork.
Harold Lloyd as 'Grandma's Boy'.
Anna Townsend as his Grandma.
5 Dr. Jack 1922 comedy Fred C. Newmeyer

Harold Lloyd as Dr. Jackson or simply Dr. Jack.
Haven't seen this movie yet. Note based on poster artwork.
6 Safety Last! 1923 comedy Fred C. Newmeyer; Sam Taylor

Lloyd dangling from a clock wearing a suit, straw hat and glasses. Nothing more needs to be said.
7 Why Worry? 1923 comedy Fred C. Newmeyer; Sam Taylor

Harold Lloyd wears his signature glasses as Harold Van Pelham.
I haven't seen this movie yet. Inclusion in this list based on two stills.
8 Hot Water 1924 comedy Fred C. Newmeyer; Sam Taylor

Harold Lloyd wears his signature glasses as Harold.
I haven't seen this movie yet. Inclusion in this list based on stills and poster artwork.
9 Freshman, The 1925 comedy Fred C. Newmeyer; Sam Taylor

Harold Lloyd wears his signature glasses as the title character Harold 'Speedy' Lamb.
I haven't seen this movie yet. Inclusion in this list based on stills and poster artwork.
10 Lost World, The 1925 adventure; fantasy Harry O. Hoyt
11 For Heaven's Sake 1926 comedy Sam Taylor

- Harold Lloyd is wearing his signature round glasses (without actual lenses) as the 'Uptown Boy', J. Harold Manners.
- Robert Dudley wears a pince-nez attached to a string. He plays a one scene part as Harold's secretary.
- Unidentified actor wears steel rim ovals in a major support role as Brother Paul.
- Unidentified extra as the club member that is accidentally pulled from the revolving and thrown on the sidewalk by Harold. This character wears a pince-nez attached to a ribbon.
12 Kid Brother, The 1927 comedy; western Ted Wilde; J.A. Howe

Harold Lloyd as Harold Hickory.
13 Mr. Wu 1927 drama William Nigh

Lon Chaney wears perfectly round glasses with an elaborate oriental style bridge as Mr. Wu's Grandfather. If not for the glasses the character would resemble a monkey rather than an old man. Chaney also played the role of the title character.
14 Speedy 1928 comedy Ted Wilde

Harold Lloyd in his signature round eyewear as Harold - Speedy - Swift.
15 Battle of the Sexes 1928 comedy D.W. Griffith

- Jean Hersholt in round horn rims as the father William Judson.
- Silent black and white movie.
16 Welcome Danger 1929 comedy Clyde Bruckman; Malcolm St. Clair

Harold Lloyd as Harold Bledsoe in his first talkie.
Haven't seen this movie yet. Notes based on poster art.
17 Cocoanuts, The 1929 comedy; musical Robert Florey; Joseph Santley

Groucho Marx as Hammer.
Haven't seen this movie yet. Inclusion in this list based on stills and poster artwork.
18 Morocco 1930 drama; romance Josef Von Sternberg

Lo Tinto (role by Paul Porcasi), the theatre boss with the oversized single earring, wears a monocle in front of his right eye.
19 Animal Crackers 1930 comedy; crime Victor Heerman

Groucho Marx in his signature glasses stars as Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding.
20 Feet First 1930 comedy Clyde Bruckman

Harold Lloyd in his signature round glasses as Harold Horne.
Haven't seen this movie yet. Notes based on stills and poster artwork.