1910 E1 - The Beginning of a Decade

S12E1 - 1910 E1 - The Beginning of a Decade

Published: January 14, 2026

Duration: 5:44

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.

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Films mentioned:
The Broken Oath (1910) - Harry SolterThe Railroad Porter (1912) - William D. FosterThe Birth of a Race (1918) - John W. NobleThe Birth of a Na...