A century-old silent film believed to have been lost forever turned up in an Omaha parking lot – where it was auctioned off to an unassuming collector for a whopping $20. “The Pill Pounder ...

Released in 1915, the film was directed by Francis Ford, the brother of famed filmmaker John Ford. It had been listed in a record of 7,200 silent films classified as “lost” Sonja Anderson ...

When Dan Martin was asked to sort through dozens of old film cans ... a 1922 picture that was one of more than 7,000 silent films considered lost by the Library of Congress.

He had been going through boxes of old films donated to the archive ... can be treated to a piece of cinematic history. “With silent films, probably 70% of them are gone,” Lauro said.

Northwest Siders are mourning the loss of the accomplished photoplay organist who founded the Silent Film Society of Chicago ...