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" ...

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

But inside six rusty cans, Martin discovered a 16-millimeter print — and the only known copy — of a more than century-old ...

The 16-millimeter film is believed to be the only known surviving copy of "The Heart of Lincoln," a silent movie about the life of President Abraham Lincoln and American life during the Civil War.

Silent movies tend to measure the length in terms of reels (with about 10 minutes per reel) and use intertitles rather than synchronized dialogue to express words, but otherwise, they function ...

(Courtesy) A death-defying rescue; a robbery involving trains; a love triangle: the 1926 silent film “The Flying Ace” employs some of the most durable tropes in cinematic history. But it’s ...