Episode Details

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