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A coveted long-lost silent film about President Abraham Lincoln was recently discovered on Long Island ’s North Fork, all thanks to an intern who dug through rusty old reels.
The 65-minute 1915 flick, “The Heart of Lincoln,” was found deeply tucked away at the Historic Films Archive in Greenport by film student Dan Martin, a 26-year-old from Jamesport.Martin, tasked with sifting through tons of gunked film cans, first thought the title was just a “kind of dry” old educational one.did he recognize the director and actor Francis Ford, the older brother and mentor to Academy Award winner John Ford of “The Grapes of Wrath” fame.
As for Martin, a massive fan of the Ford brothers, he said this was “pretty much the coolest thing” that could happen for a guy like him. “For someone going to school for film preservation, this is about the most rewarding outcome you can have sifting through those old film cans,”NBA trade deadline 2025 tracker: Will there be another blockbuster after Luka Doncic shocker?2.6KWNBC
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