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

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"

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,”...

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.

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...

'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.

Long-lost silent film about Lincoln found after 100+ years

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.