The Heart of Lincoln,” a 1922 movie directed by the pioneering filmmaker Francis Ford, was found at a stock-footage library ...

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" ...

And here's what it looks like after it's been restored. All that gunk in the before is chemical decomposition, which has destroyed an estimated 75% of American silent films. But here is where they ...

who hopes to restore the film and add a score to it, so modern audiences can be treated to a piece of cinematic history. "With silent films, probably 70% of them are gone," Lauro said.

Audiences will be treated to a first glimpse of the restored works from ... of just three of the short films, in what is ...

and Robert Wiene’s expressionist classic Raskolnikow (1923), which will return in a new restoration from Filmmuseum München. Silent films will be shown with live piano accompaniment.

5 (UPI) --A 1915 silent film about Abraham Lincoln was ... Lauro said his next planned step is to have a score added to the restored film so it can be screened to new audiences.