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Intern Finds Only Known Surviving Copy of 'The Heart of Lincoln,' a Silent Film Thought to Be Lost to History
During his internship at a Long Island film archive, Dan Martin made a startling discovery: Curled up in five sealed cans was a 16-millimeter copy of The Heart of Lincoln, a silent film made in 1915.
A Lost Silent Film About Lincoln Was Unearthed by an Intern
The Heart of Lincoln,” a 1922 movie directed by the pioneering filmmaker Francis Ford, was found at a stock-footage library ...