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. 86 new

    L'argent

    1928 — a.k.a. L'Argent, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 29 new

    Spione

    1928 — a.k.a. Spies, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 40 new

    Potomok Chingis-Khana

    1928 — a.k.a. Storm Over Asia, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 7 new

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  5. 28 new

    The Wedding March

    1928, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 225 new

    The Man Who Laughs

    1928, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 235 new

    Zvenigora

    1928, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 66 new

    Un chapeau de paille d'Italie

    1928 — a.k.a. The Horse Ate the Hat, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 154 new

    Abwege

    1928 — a.k.a. The Devious Path, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 193 new

    Geschlecht in Fesseln

    1928 — a.k.a. Sex in Chains, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 114 new

    Street Angel

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 236 new

    4 Devils

    1928, in 1 top list Check
  13. 95 new

    Beggars of Life

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 23 new

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
  15. 188 new

    A Woman of Affairs

    1928, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 140 new

    Sadie Thompson

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 26 new

    Oktyabr

    1927 — a.k.a. October (Ten Days that Shook the World), in 12 top lists Check
  18. 35 new

    The Wind

    1928, in 14 top lists Check
  19. 127 new

    En rade

    1927, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 179 new

    Thérèse Raquin

    1928 — a.k.a. Thou Shalt Not, in 1 top list Check
  21. 90 new

    The Last Command

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
  22. 49 new

    White Shadows in the South Seas

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 166 new

    Les deux timides

    1928 — a.k.a. Two Timid Souls, in 1 top list Check
  24. 184 new

    The Racket

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 333 new

    Underground

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 24 new

    Show People

    1928, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 273 new

    Jûjiro

    1928 — a.k.a. Crossroads, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 267 new

    Forgotten Faces

    1928, in 1 top list Check
  29. 158 new

    Heimkehr

    1928 — a.k.a. Homecoming, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 52 new

    The Patsy

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 115 new

    The Cameraman

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  32. 44 new

    The Docks of New York

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 284 new

    Laugh, Clown, Laugh

    1928, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 27 new

    The Circus

    1928, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 306 new

    Shooting Stars

    1928, in 1 top list Check
  36. 113 new

    Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  37. 72 new

    Lonesome

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 125 new

    Dom na Trubnoy

    1928, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 38 new

    La chute de la maison Usher

    1928 — a.k.a. The Fall of the House of Usher, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 321 new

    The Last Moment

    1928, in 1 top list Check
  41. 172 new

    Odinnadtsatyy

    1927 — a.k.a. The Eleventh Year, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 133 new

    La coquille et le clergyman

    1928 — a.k.a. The Seashell and the Clergyman, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 282 new

    La petite marchande d'allumettes

    1928 — a.k.a. The Little Match Girl, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 278 new

    L'étoile de mer

    1928 — a.k.a. The Starfish, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 209 new

    Polizeibericht Überfall

    1928 — a.k.a. Überfall, in 1 top list Check
  46. 331 new

    Two Tars

    1928, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 232 new

    Vormittagsspuk

    1928 — a.k.a. Ghosts Before Breakfast, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source