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. 20 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  2. 10 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  3. 4 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  4. 112 new

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  5. 145 new

    The Kid

    1921, in 17 top lists Check
  6. 111 new

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  7. 113 new

    Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 207 new

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  9. 74 new

    Our Hospitality

    1923, in 13 top lists Check
  10. 115 new

    The Cameraman

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  11. 27 new

    The Circus

    1928, in 10 top lists Check
  12. 63 new

    Seven Chances

    1925, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 149 new

    The Navigator

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 136 new

    Menschen am Sonntag

    1930 — a.k.a. People on Sunday, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 137 new

    One Week

    1920, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 72 new

    Lonesome

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 320 new

    The Kid Brother

    1927, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 84 new

    Die Puppe

    1919 — a.k.a. The Doll, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 24 new

    Show People

    1928, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 79 new

    Tretya meshchanskaya

    1927 — a.k.a. Bed and Sofa, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 215 new

    Schaste

    1935 — a.k.a. Happiness, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 98 new

    Die Austernprinzessin

    1919 — a.k.a. The Oyster Princess, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 319 new

    The Immigrant

    1917, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 169 new

    Mest kinematograficheskogo operatora

    1912 — a.k.a. The Cameraman's Revenge, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 91 new

    True Heart Susie

    1919, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 66 new

    Un chapeau de paille d'Italie

    1928 — a.k.a. The Horse Ate the Hat, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 174 new

    Prästänkan

    1920 — a.k.a. The Parson's Widow, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 180 new

    The Cat and the Canary

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 194 new

    Go West

    1925, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 269 new

    Frau im Mond

    1929 — a.k.a. Woman in the Moon, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 159 new

    Ich möchte kein Mann sein

    1918 — a.k.a. I Don't Want to Be a Man, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 272 new

    It

    1927, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 283 new

    Lady Windermere's Fan

    1925, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 253 new

    Devushka s korobkoy

    1927 — a.k.a. The Girl with the Hat Box, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 242 new

    Big Business

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 125 new

    Dom na Trubnoy

    1928, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 217 new

    Shoulder Arms

    1918, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 148 new

    The Marriage Circle

    1924, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 230 new

    Three Ages

    1923, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 260 new

    Easy Street

    1917, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 53 new

    The Pilgrim

    1923, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 303 new

    Seven Years Bad Luck

    1921, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 52 new

    The Patsy

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 205 new

    Neobychainye priklyucheniya mistera Vesta v...

    1924 — a.k.a. The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 310 new

    Tôkyô no kôrasu

    1931 — a.k.a. Tokyo Chorus, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 281 new

    L'homme à la tête en caoutchouc

    1901, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 330 new

    Tillie's Punctured Romance

    1914, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 264 new

    Erotikon

    1920, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 176 new

    Shakhmatnaya goryachka

    1925 — a.k.a. Chess Fever, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 312 new

    The Adventurer

    1917, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source