Episode
1912 E7 - The Ol' Power Players Hang in There
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- Jun 3, 2026
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Summary
Although the 1912 season introduction asserted that “Hollywood was incoming,” the top picks for the year (fueled by a record number of submissions from guests!) is mostly made up of old power players, even if that power would recede in short order. Indeed, both that dynamic and the fact that all of the most popular selections are shorts may change in the near future! Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to see the list of every film submitted for 1912! Films mentioned: The Cameraman’s Revenge (1912) - Wladyslaw Starewicz The Land Beyond the Sunset (1912) - Harold M. Shaw How a Mosquito Operates (1912) - Winsor McCay The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912) - D.W. Griffith The Conquest of the Pole (1912) - Georges Méliès Cleopatra (1912) - Charles L. Gaskill From the Manger to the Cross (1912) - Sidney Olcott Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912) - Lucius Henderson