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. 6 new

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  2. 32 new

    Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

    1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check
  3. 44 new

    The Docks of New York

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 45 new

    Varieté

    1925 — a.k.a. Variety, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 58 new

    The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

    1927, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 81 new

    Underworld

    1927, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 102 new

    L'enfant de Paris

    1913, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 106 new

    Orlacs Hände

    1924 — a.k.a. The Hands of Orlac, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 107 new

    Piccadilly

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 110 new

    The Regeneration

    1915, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 121 new

    Blackmail

    1929, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 150 new

    The Penalty

    1920, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 168 new

    Les vampires

    1915, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 184 new

    The Racket

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 209 new

    Polizeibericht Überfall

    1928 — a.k.a. Überfall, in 1 top list Check
  16. 226 new

    The Musketeers of Pig Alley

    1912, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 237 new

    A Cottage on Dartmoor

    1929 — a.k.a. Escape from Dartmoor, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 276 new

    Judex

    1916, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 293 new

    Miss Mend

    1926 — a.k.a. The Adventures of the Three Reporters, in 1 top list Check
  20. 302 new

    Schloß Vogelöd

    1921 — a.k.a. The Haunted Castle, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 328 new

    The Unholy Three

    1925, in 3 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source