6 days ago · 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...

4 days ago · A coveted long-lost silent film about President Abraham Lincoln was recently discovered on Long Island's north fork, thanks to an intern who dug through rusty old reels.

5 days ago · A 1915 movie about the life of Abraham Lincoln, previously thought lost forever, was found on Long Island. “The Heart of Lincoln,” released by Universal, is a silent film about American...

6 days ago · Feb. 5 (UPI) --A 1915 silent film about Abraham Lincoln was thought to be lost forever before being found in a warehouse on New York's Long Island. Dan Martin, a summer intern at Historic Films ...

4 days ago · The 1915 silent film "The Heart of Lincoln" was thought to be lost forever before it turned up at the the Historic Films Archive in Greenport, New York.

A still from the film. The Heart of Lincoln is a 1915 silent film starring Francis Ford and featuring Grace Cunard. The film is 30 minutes long. It was a lost film until a 16mm print was found at a film archive on Long Island in 2025. Plot. Set just before the American Civil War, ...

5 days ago · A 1915 silent film about Abraham Lincoln, titled "The Heart of Lincoln," has been found on Long Island. It was previously considered lost and is now recognized as part of the 7,000 silent films listed by the Library of Congress as missing. The film was discovered by intern Dan Martin at Lauro’s Historic Films Archive.

Feb 2, 2025 · But inside six rusty cans, Martin discovered a 16-millimeter print — and the only known copy — of a more than century-old film about Abraham Lincoln. “The Heart of Lincoln” is a 65-minute...

The silent film was released in the early 1900’s, documenting life in the U.S. during the Civil War and specifically spotlights Abraham Lincoln. Historians believe it is the only known copy.

A Long Island film archivist and his intern made a historic discovery when they found the reels of “The Heart of Lincoln”, a 16-millimeter silent film from 1915 that was long considered lost.