Category:1922, Top Films

1918 -- 1919 -- 1920 -- 1921

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>> Film Studies (1920s) <<

1923 -- 1924 -- 1925 -- 1926

-- #1. Nosferatu

• #3. Nanook of the North -- In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.

• #6. Foolish Wives <YouTube> -- A con artist masquerades as Russian nobility and attempts to seduce the wife of an American diplomat.

• #21. Love One Another / Die Gezeichneten / Os Estigmatizados (DEU 1922 Dryer) <YouTube> -- Based on the 1918 novel 'Elsker hverandre' by Aage Madelung, the film follows various lives, one of which is Jewish girl Hanne Liebe, as she grows up, and experiences the pains of living as a Jew in Russia, leading to a revolution.

• #36. Oliver Twist (USA 1922 Lloyd) -- An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master. Starring Jackie Coogan and Lon Chaney.

• #50. Crainquebille / Coster Bill of Paris (FRA 1922) <YouTube> -- A poor vegetable peddler in Paris runs afoul of the law and finds himself ground up in the cogs of the corrupt French judicial system.

• #50+. Our Gang (serial)

Notable Mention

• #2. Häxan (Christensen) <YouTube> -- Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.

• #4. Cops (Cline & Keaton) <YouTube>

• #5. Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (Lang) <YouTube> -- Arch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin. Detective Wenk sets out to stop him.

• #22. Blood and Sand (Niblo) <YouTube> -- A toreador's (Rudolph Valentino) familial and social life is threatened when he has an affair.

• #39. The Toll of the Sea (Franklin) <YouTube> -- While visiting China, an American man falls in love with a young Chinese woman, but he then has second thoughts about the relationship.

• #--. Nathan der Weise (Noa) <YouTube> -- One of the main works of the Age of Enlightenment, a powerful plea in favour of tolerance, humanity and freedom of opinion. Set in the age of the crusades, it deals with the relations between the three monotheistic religions.

• #--. Timothy's Quest (Olcott) <YouTube> -- A charming pastoral about two unwanted children finding acceptance and love, rare cinematic gem based on Kate Douglas Wiggin's novel of the same name.

Additional films

• I promessi sposi (Bonnard)

• Monte Cristo (Flynn)

• Penrod (Neilan)'

• David Copperfield (Sandberg)

• Dr. Jack (USA 1922 Taylor) <YouTube> -- Country doctor Jack Jackson is called in to treat the Sick-Little-Well-Girl, who has been making Dr. Saulsbourg and his sanitarium very rich, after years of unsuccessful treatment. Starring Harold Lloyd.

• Lorna Doone (USA 1922) <YouTube> -- In 17th-century England, an outlaw clan kidnaps a young girl, who grows up among them. The farm boy who met her just before the kidnapping eventually rescues her, and they fall in love.

• Moran of the Lady Letty (USA 1922) <YouTube> -- A milquetoast young man of society toughens up once he's shanghaied and falls for the captain's tomboy daughter.

Critical Reception

History of Cinema, Best Films

-- #1. Nosferatu (Murnau) -- #2. Haxan (Christensen) -- #3. Nanook of the North (Flaherty) -- #5. Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler [Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler] (Lang) -- #6. Foolish Wives (Stroheim) -- #7. Pay Day (Chaplin) -- #8. The Electric House (Keaton) -- #9. Phantom (Murnau)

-- #25. Once Upon a Time [Der var engang] (Dreyer) -- #39. The Toll of the Sea (Franklin) -- #22. Blood and Sand (Niblo) -- #18. Dr. Jack (Newmeyer) -- #28. Manslaughter (DeMille) -- #29. The Loves of Pharaoh [Das Weib des Pharao] (Lubitsch) -- ~ Robin Hood (Dwan) -- Felix in the Swim -- The Fogs Who Wanted a King [Les grenouilles qui demandent un roi] (Starewicz)

MUBI, Best Films

• 50 Top Films of 1922

-- #1. * Nosferatu (Murnau) -- #2. Häxan (Christensen) -- #3. * Nanook of the North (Flaherty) -- #4. Cops (Cline) -- #5. * Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler> (Lang) -- #6. * Foolish Wives (Stroheim) -- #7. Pay Day (Chaplin) -- #8. The Electric House (Keaton) -- #9. * Phantom (Murnau) -- #10. The Paleface (Keaton)

-- #11. Daydreams -- #12. The Blacksmith -- #13. The Frozen North -- #14. Opus II -- #15. My Wife's Relations -- #16. Danse macabre -- #17. Cinderella (Reiniger) -- #18. Dr. Jack -- #19. The Burning Soil (Murnau) -- #20. Beyond the Rocks (Wood) -- #21. Love One Another (Dreyer) -- #22. * Blood and Sand (Niblo) -- #23. The Three Must-Get-Theres -- #24. Roman of a Fruit Peddler -- #25. Once Upon a Time (Dreyer) -- #26. Love's Crucible -- #27. The Woman from Nowhere -- #28. Manslaughter (DeMille) -- #29. The Loves of Pharaoh (Lubitsch) -- #30. Tess of the Storm Country

-- #31. Man from Beyond -- #32. The Miracle -- #33. The Secret of the Marquise -- #34. Pan -- #35. Fultah Fisher's Boarding House -- #36. Oliver Twist -- #37. Nice and Friendly -- #38. Little Red Riding Hood <short> -- #39. The Toll of the Sea -- #40. The Lighthouse Keepers -- #41. Moran of the Lady Letty -- #42. Sherlock Holmes -- #43. The Sawmill -- #44. The Flying Suitcase -- #45. Secrets of Nature: The White Owl -- #46. Secrets of Nature: The Battle of the Ants -- #47. Secrets of Nature: Fathoms Deep Beneath -- #48. The Pest -- #49. Mud and Sand -- #50. Coster Bill of Paris

Silent Era, Best Films

-- #5. Nosferatu -- #31. Nanook of the North -- #34. Witchcraft Through the Ages -- #42. Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler -- #56. Foolish Wives -- #66. Cops (Keaton) -- #78. * Robin Hood -- #85. Tess of the Storm Country

-- #115. Blood and Sand -- #141. Grandma’s Boy -- #167. The Burning Soil -- #197. * The Electric House (Keaton) -- #201. La Roue (Gance) -- #204. The Toll of the Sea -- #227. The Three Must-Get-Theres -- #235. A Santanotte -- #285. Shadows -- #294. Phantom (Murnau)

-- #300+. Beyond the Rocks -- The Blacksmith (Keaton) -- Day Dreams (Keaton) -- * Dr. Jack -- Down to the Sea in Ships -- Manslaughter -- Mud and Sand -- My Wife’s Relations' -- Oliver Twist -- The Paleface -- Pan -- * Pay Day -- The Prisoner of Zenda -- The Ropin’ Fool -- Sherlock Holmes -- The Loves of Pharaoh -- When Knighthood Was in Flower

Paste Magazine, Best Films

-- #27. Cops (Keaton) -- #30. Nosferatu (Murnau) -- #69. Hard Luck (Keaton) -- #96. Foolish Wives (Stroheim)

Silent Films Ranked, Best Films

-- #11. Nosferatu (Murnau) -- #30. Nanook of the North (Flaherty) -- #44. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (Lang) -- #51. Häxan (Christensen) -- #64. Foolish Wives (Stroheim) -- #75. Robin Hood (Dwan) -- #78. Cops (Keaton)

Schneider, Best Films

-- #1. Nosferatu -- #3. Nanook of the North -- #6. Foolish Wives

-- #5. Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler -- #2. Häxan -- The Great White Silence

National Film Registry

-- #1. Nanook of the North -- #6. Foolish Wives

-- Miss Lulu Bett -- Sky High -- Cops <short> -- Two-Color Kodachrome Test Shots No. III <short>

TSPDT, Best Films

-- #1. Nosferatu -- #3. Nanook of the North -- #6. Foolish Wives

-- #2. Häxan -- #5. <Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler>

Top10ner, Best Films

-- #1. Nosferatu

Film101, Best Films

-- #1. Nosferatu -- #3. Nanook of the North

-- #5. <Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler>

Rotten Tomatoes, Best Films

-- #1. Nosferatu -- #3. Nanook of the North

ChildActors, Best Films

-- #50. Crainquebille (France) -- #36. Oliver Twist

-- David Copperfield (Danish) -- Penrod -- Rags to Riches -- Timothy's Quest <YouTube>

-- Anderssonskans Kalle (Sweden) -- Heroes of the Street -- Our Gang: One Terrible Day -- Our Gang: Our Gang -- The Radio King

Internet

Tubi

-- #1. Nosferatu -- #3. Nanook of the North

-- <Blood and Sand>

-- Our Gang: Good Cheer -- Houdini the Moviestar: The Man From Beyond -- Big Stakes