1910 E7 - Legitimacy and Controversy

Hopefully you’re not too tired of hearing about how 1910 and its surrounding years are part of a transitional era, but this season’s conversations also revealed how diverse the global medium was at the turn of a new decade with offbeat modes, genres, and subjects. With a record slate of submissions from listeners, in addition to the guests’ selections, 1910’s collective list paints a broad picture of the year’s releases.

Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to see every film submitted by guests and listeners!

Films mentioned:

• Jeffries-Johnson World’s Championship Boxing Contest (1910) - unknown
• Le Rembrandt de la Rue Lepic (1910) - Jean Durand
• The White Slave Trade (1910) - August Blom
• The Abyss (1910) - Urban Gad
• Frankenstein (1910) - J. Searle Dawley
• White Fawn’s Devotion (1910) - James Young Deer
• A Christmas Carol (1910) - J. Searle Dawley, Charles Kent, and Ashley Miller
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1910) - Edwin S. Porter
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910) - Otis Turner