1913 is considered by many to be a milestone year in the development of film grammar and industry. And it perhaps is, as is set up by this context-setting introduction and the conversations with guests to come for this season!

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Films mentioned:

• The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913) - Francis J. Grandon
• What Happened to Mary (1912) - Ashley Miller and Charles Brabin
• Fantômas (1913) - Louis Feuillade
• Traffic in Souls (1913) - George Loane Tucker
• The Artist’s Dream (1913) - John Randolph Bray
• The Evidence of the Film (1913) - Lawrence Marston and Edwin Thanhouser
• Suspense (1913) - Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley