Top 10 Films of the 10/20's, 30's and 40's

Earlier this year I posted my Top 10 films from the 50's, 60's and 70's and last November, my Top 10 Films from the 80's, 90's and 00's. I have decided to continue on and take a look at the 1910/20's, 30's and 40's. As I have seen far less films created over these decades, coming up with just ten films was much easier than in previous lists.

Here we go:

1940's

Honourable Mentions: Red River (1948), Rome, Open City (1945), Ivan the Terrible: Part 1 (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), Pinnochio (1940)

10. The Lost Weekend (1945)
9. Double Indemnity (1944)
8. The Red Shoes (1948)
7. The Third Man (1949)
6. Notorious (1946)
5. It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
4. Black Narcissus (1946)
3. The Bicycle Thief (1948)
2. Citizen Kane (1941)
1. Casablanca (1942)

1930's

10. The Blue Angel (1930)
9. Gone With the Wind (1939)
8. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
7. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
6. La Grande Illusion (1937)
5. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
4. City Lights (1931)
3. Vampyr (1932)
2. M (1931)
1. Modern Times (1936)

1910/20's

10. Pandora's Box (1929)
9. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
8. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)
7. Metropolis (1927)
6. The Battleship Potemkin (1925)
5. Strike (1924)
4. The General (1927)
3. Nosferatu, A Symphony of Terror (1922)
2. The Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
1. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)