Episode
1910 E1 - The Beginning of a Decade
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- Jan 14, 2026
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Summary
The start of the 1910s doesn’t quite immediately usher in the cinematic measurement that would come to rule the decade: the feature film. But proto-forms of what would become the narrative standard arise in 1910, and otherwise, exciting images, narrative experiences, and affecting displays of historical milieu can be found in the productions of the year. Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your top five picks for 1910! Films mentioned: The Broken Oath (1910) - Harry Solter The Railroad Porter (1912) - William D. Foster The Birth of a Race (1918) - John W. Noble The Birth of a Nation (1915) - D.W. Griffith The Actor’s Children (1910) - Barry O’Neill In Old California (1910) - D.W. Griffith Ramona (1910) - D.W. Griffith In the Sultan’s Power (1909) - Francis Boggs The Heart of a Race Tout (1909) - Francis Boggs The Lad from Old Ireland (1910) - Sidney Olcott The White Slave Trade (1910) - August Blom Jeffries-Johnson World’s Championship Boxing Contest (1910) - unknown Frankenstein (1910) - J. Searle Dawley A Christmas Carol (1910) - J. Searle Dawley Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1910) - Edwin S. Porter