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Intern Discovers Only Known Surviving Copy of Lost Silent Film on Abraham Lincoln

An intern, Dan Martin, discovered the only known surviving copy of the 1915 silent film The Heart of Lincoln at Historic Films Archive in Long Island.
The 65-minute movie has been cleaned and digitized and is set to be donated to the Library of Congress, which lists it among over 7,000 lost silent films.
Martin recognized Francis Ford's name in the credits and described the discovery as a 'rewarding outcome' for film preservation students.
Martin noted the Ford brothers' fascination with Lincoln as a significant figure, stating, 'This was like a missing puzzle piece to the whole myth around these guys.

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Smithsonian Mag

Intern Finds Only Known Surviving Copy of 'The Heart of Lincoln,' a Silent Film Thought to Be Lost to History

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"

10 days ago·United States

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Long-lost 1915 silent film about Abraham Lincoln found

NEW YORK — A 1915 movie about the life of Abraham Lincoln, previously thought lost forever, was found on Long Island. “The Heart of Lincoln,”...

14 days ago·Pittsburgh, United States

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New York Post

Intern discovers long lost historic silent film on North Fork of LI

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.

18 days ago·New York, United States

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Newser

Intern Rediscovers Long-Lost Silent Film

One of the thousands of silent films believed to have been lost forever is lost no more. The Heart of Lincoln , a 1915 Civil War drama, was found by Dan Martin, an intern going through old reels Historic Films Archive in Greenport, Long Island, NBC News reports. Martin, a film...

18 days ago·Miami, United States

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NBC News

'Like walking into a time machine': Long-lost Lincoln film found

A copy of "The Heart of Lincoln," a 1915 film thought to be lost forever, was found by an intern sifting through donated reels at a New York film archive. WNBC's Greg Cergol reports.

19 days ago·United States

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