# 1912 E6 - Paul (PT) Klein

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Podcast: [The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-5-best-films-of-every-year-ever-6929535)
Published: 2026-05-27T07:00:03+00:00
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## Resource

Film historian and cultural critic Paul (PT) Klein’s work focuses on American filmgoing cultures. So even when discussing his sole foreign pick, the conversation dives into audience reception to his selections, then and now, in addition to the various aesthetic strengths of each of his movies. PT’s writing has appeared in Film Atlas, Film Matters, Foglifter, Metro Weekly, and more. His work can be found at ptklein.com . Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your top five for 1912! Films and resources mentioned: The Girl and Her Trust (1912) - D.W. Griffith The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher (1912) - J.P. McGowan Algie the Miner (1912) - Alice Guy-Blaché The Invaders (1912) - Francis Ford and Thomas Ince In Night and Ice (1912) - Mime Misu Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) - F.W. Murnau The Lonedale Operator (1911) - D.W. Griffith The Hazards of Helen (1914) - J.P McGowan and J. Gunnis Davis Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Ang Lee Wild and Woolly (1917) - John Emerson The Wild Bunch (1969) - Sam Peckinpah The Searchers (1956) - John Ford Stagecoach (1939) - John Ford Richard III (1912) - André Calmettes and James Keane Cleopatra (1912) - Charles L. Gaskill Queen Elizabeth (1912) - Louis Mercanton and Henri Desfontaines Saved from the Titanic (1912) - Étienne Arnaud Titanic (1997) - James Cameron Hollywood Remaking: How Film Remakes, Sequels, and Franchises Shape Industry and Culture - Kathleen Loock Girls Will Boys: Cross-Dressed Women, Lesbians, and American Cinema, 1908-1934 - Laura Horak

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