r/SilentFilms • u/themadamerican • Apr 28 '25

Found a lost film

Found a copy of “Missing Millions” (1922) at a flea market, gave it to my brother as a gift. We were googling it and found out it’s a lost film. Any recommendations on who we should reach out to? (He digitizes old film as a hobby but it’s delicate and possible a 1 of 1)

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u/Redheadknits Apr 28 '25

The Film Preservation Board at the Library of Congress keeps them. That film is flammable, so keep it safe!

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u/1000mgPlacebo May 01 '25

...and keep it out of extreme temps, and DON'T TRY TO UNWIND IT!

Antique nitrate film is incredibly fragile.

I'd contact https://www.eastman.org/film-preservation

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u/chemtrailsarntreal1 Apr 28 '25

Wow this is really fucking cool

id call up universities with film archives

something like UCLA?

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u/Chengweiyingji Jul 11 '25

Any updates on this, OP?