Paul Rotha's Silent but Not Forgotten

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From a poll of 63 critics and film experts conducted in the 1970s by film critic and director Paul Rotha, each asked for a list of their 30 top silent films. This makes for a list of the Top 338 Silent Films. Ties are sorted by imdb original title.

Several movies are considered lost:
Thérèse Raquin
Die Abenteuer eines Zehnmarkscheines
The Last Moment
4 Devils

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  1. 208 new

    Paris qui dort

    1925 — a.k.a. At 3:25, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 90 new

    The Last Command

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 269 new

    Frau im Mond

    1929 — a.k.a. Woman in the Moon, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 119 new

    Asphalt

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 284 new

    Laugh, Clown, Laugh

    1928, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 52 new

    The Patsy

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 93 new

    3 Bad Men

    1926, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 311 new

    Tôkyô no yado

    1935 — a.k.a. An Inn in Tokyo, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 332 new

    Ukikusa monogatari

    1934 — a.k.a. A Story of Floating Weeds, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 250 new

    Dekigokoro

    1933 — a.k.a. Passing Fancy, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 207 new

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  12. 310 new

    Tôkyô no kôrasu

    1931 — a.k.a. Tokyo Chorus, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 38 new

    La chute de la maison Usher

    1928 — a.k.a. The Fall of the House of Usher, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 86 new

    L'argent

    1928 — a.k.a. L'Argent, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 92 new

    Visages d'enfants

    1925 — a.k.a. Mother, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 15 new

    Die freudlose Gasse

    1925 — a.k.a. The Joyless Street, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 6 new

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  18. 109 new

    Queen Kelly

    1932, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 101 new

    Feu Mathias Pascal

    1925, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 180 new

    The Cat and the Canary

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 60 new

    Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life

    1925, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 72 new

    Lonesome

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
  23. 336 new

    White Gold

    1927, in 1 top list Check
  24. 135 new

    Lucky Star

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 45 new

    Varieté

    1925 — a.k.a. Variety, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 37 new

    Finis terrae

    1929, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 309 new

    Stella Dallas

    1925, in 1 top list Check
  28. 328 new

    The Unholy Three

    1925, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 324 new

    The Salvation Hunters

    1925, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 317 new

    The Goose Woman

    1925, in 1 top list Check
  31. 259 new

    Du skal ære din hustru

    1925 — a.k.a. Master of the House, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 114 new

    Street Angel

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 48 new

    Herr Tartüff

    1925 — a.k.a. Tartuffe, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 192 new

    Ein Walzertraum

    1925 — a.k.a. The Waltz Dream, in 1 top list Check
  35. 117 new

    The Merry Widow

    1925, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 25 new

    The Big Parade

    1925, in 13 top lists Check
  37. 78 new

    The Phantom of the Opera

    1925, in 10 top lists Check
  38. 338 new

    Zur Chronik von Grieshuus

    1925 — a.k.a. The Chronicles of the Gray House, in 1 top list Check
  39. 156 new

    Body and Soul

    1925, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 178 new

    Sylvester

    1924 — a.k.a. New Year's Eve, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 132 new

    L'inhumaine

    1924 — a.k.a. The Inhuman Woman, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 325 new

    The Sea Hawk

    1924, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 56 new

    Gösta Berlings saga

    1924 — a.k.a. The Saga of Gösta Berling, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 106 new

    Orlacs Hände

    1924 — a.k.a. The Hands of Orlac, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 148 new

    The Marriage Circle

    1924, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 59 new

    Das Wachsfigurenkabinett

    1924 — a.k.a. Waxworks, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 77 new

    The Iron Horse

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
  48. 206 new

    Nju - Eine unverstandene Frau

    1924 — a.k.a. Husbands or Lovers, in 1 top list Check
  49. 118 new

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  50. 161 new

    Kean

    1924 — a.k.a. Edmund Kean: Prince Among Lovers, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source