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One of the first films directed by the legendary John Ford has been found, after going missing for over a century. The Scarlet Drop, a silent Western film from 1918, was discovered in Santiago, Chile. The National reports the film was retrieved a day before the warehouse holding it was to be demolished.
He contacted Jaime Cordova, a professor from the University of Vina del Mar, who soon realized what he'd discovered. He digitized the film, repairing and restoring what he could, and screened it at a festival in September. Says Cordova,"I think there are films that decide to live. I once found a Richard III starring Laurence Olivier, all the reels had vinegar disease, they had to throw it all away. That one is from 1955, this one from 1918. And this has survived much better.
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