DigitalDreamDoor's Top 100 Silent Films
I’d argue with the order of the selections included, and with the marked avoidance of Russian and other non-U.S. classics, but Lists of Bests needs more silent film lists, so here’s another one.
DigitalDreamDoor’s introductory comments:
Criteria: These Greatest Silent Movies were chosen for their direction, acting, storyline, cinematography, originality, box office success and popularity. Plus their historical importance & innovativeness in the infancy of motion pictures.
Background: Between 1860 and 1895 silent films were short novelty attractions at fairs, and in Kinetescope parlors. In 1895 the first public showing by the newly invented ‘film projector’ allowed an ‘audience’ to view films. The first ‘feature-length’ films came out in 1913, and in the new "Age of the Silver Screen" producers from the U.S.A, France, Russia, and Germany created the most successful silent movies. Recorded sound effects and music began to be added to feature films in 1926. ‘The Jazz Singer’ (1927) was the first mostly silent feature film to include some synchronized dialogue. ‘The Lights of New York’ (1928), was the first all-synchronized-sound feature length movie. Over the next few years, the number of silent movies decreased as more films used the new sound technology.
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