About this episode

The episode explores the significant industrial, technological, and social changes in the film industry during 1912.

1912 seems to offer more threads of industrial, technological, and social changes in the global film industry than the previous few years, but maybe just because a few still recognizable names can essentially “headline” this season. The threads introduced in this intro, and many more, will be picked up by five guests to explore just how exciting the period is becoming. Films mentioned: Queen Elizabeth (1912) - Louis Mercanton and Henri Desfontaines Oliver Twist (1912) - unknown Oliver Twist (1912) - Thomas Bentley Richard III (1912) - André Calmettes and James Keane Cleopatra (1912) - Charles L. Gaskill Lorna Doone (1912) - Wilfred Noy What Happened to Mary (1912) - Ashley Miller and Charles Brabin Shree Pundalik (1912) - Dadasaheb Torne Saved from the Titanic (1912) - Étienne Arnaud An Unseen Enemy (1912) - D.W. Griffith With Our King and Queen Through India (1912) - unknown

More episodes of The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever

• 1912 E3 - Alison Strauss · May 6, 2026 · 43 min
• 1911 E7 - The Shorts Continue · April 15, 2026 · 5 min
• 1911 E6 - Casper Tybjerg · April 8, 2026 · 1h 1m
• 1911 E5 - Eva Hielscher · April 1, 2026 · 55 min
• 1911 E4 - Thomas Christensen · March 25, 2026 · 1h 15m
• 1911 E3 - Patrick Friel · March 18, 2026 · 1h 20m

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