This list is an attempt to highlight the best silent films, not the most historically significant ones. That’s not to say there’s not overlap, or that historical context can’t play a part in ...

Some readers might argue that silent cinema newcomers should check out Modern Times much sooner, as many regard it not just the best Chaplin movie but one of the greatest films of all time.

Charlie Chaplin is one of the greatest silent film stars and movies like The Great Dictator and City Lights show why he was one of the best. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's famed 1886 novella ...

Western movies were among the most popular genres ... widely recognized or enduring as their talkie counterparts, the best ...

She sang, danced, and showed that she had real dramatic chops in talkies such as “Letty Lynton,” and starred alongside Clark Gable in eight films. The most famous comedy duo in the silent era ...

And that is the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum in the Fremont community ... including one of his most famous productions, “The Tramp.” Chaplin traveled with his own special crew of cameramen ...

While silent movies are mostly a thing of the past, some filmmakers still recognize the power of spare use of dialogue. The animated film Flow, one of this year's Oscar nominees for Best Animated ...

And perhaps the most famous of all was the Disney animated feature from 1953. But another version predates all of those: “Peter Pan,” a silent film released 100 years ago this month ...