My Top 1920s Lost Films

[@noman6041]

A film is only truly 'lost' when no one remembers it. As long as there are people like you out there, educating us and showing us these films existed, then they are never really lost.

[@marklott2927]

The City Gone Wild with Louise Brooks is one of the most important lost movies. It was, no doubt one of the films that inspired G W Pabst to cast Brooks in Pandora's Box, which, I am sure many would agree, is the most essential silent film ever made. The story of how The City Gone Wild was almost recovered but then still discarded is heart breaking.

[@randykirkland3927]

It’s never too late to discover decent prints of lost movies. Cleopatra with Theda Bara , well just about all Bara movies, I would kill to see !

[@janetlieb2507]

Yes!! Such a tragedy her films being lost!!! Love Theda Bara! Have seen A Fool There Was! Hope her films are found!!!!❤

[@elliottschertzer876]

Yes indeed!!

[@searchthewind99]

East Lynne (1916) ,The Unchastened Woman(1925), and Madame Mystery(1926) are all on You Tube. Those and a few minutes of Cleopatra still exist.

[@juliannehannes11]

Search Alaska

[@klausstock8020]

I guess they took great care to destroy all copies of these films. I guess that's what also happened to "Aloma". "Almost all of Gilda is revealed..." -- yep, definitely a victim of the great Hays Code "cleanup" of "inappropriate movies". Theda Bara definitely was a great actress, conveying all that intense emotion in silent movies!

[@dennisloveland498]

Two lost films I am personally very interested in are Lon Chaney's London After Midnight and Hats Off starring Laurel and Hardy.

[@Dennis-de2ot]

Like your name sir

[@mgconlan]

A few years ago Turner Classic Movies showed an attempt to reconstruct "London After Midnight" from the surviving production stills and drawings. But it wasn't very easy to follow the movie in that form and there were parts in which I couldn't have told what was going on if I hadn't seen the 1935 remake, "The Mark of the Vampire."

[@paulnorman3709]

I'm surprised he didn't cover London After Midnight.

[@HerAeolianHarp]

So many of Colleen Moore's films were lost or left to degrade through neglect. MOMA should have known better. She was a huge star in her time. Her charm transcends the decades.

[@shannonc.5837]

only silent film fans know the saddening feeling of wanting to watch a movie only to discover that no copies of it are known to exist 😔✌🏻

[@janetlieb2507]

Yes! So sad!

[@veramae4098]

No. There's a Gene Wilder movie "Rhinocerous" I saw once and would love to see again. When I finally got around to nudging the Internet for information I found out there was a copyright issue. Northing was said directly that I can find, but I'm guessing that's why it's vanished.

[@clintonearlwalker]

@@veramae4098 The whole damn movie is on Dailymotion, it took me about 10 seconds to find it and I'm drunk. I got it playing in another tab right now (Rhinoceros (1974) Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Karen Black - Feature (Comedy, Drama, Fantasy)

[@Tadfafty]

Also that feeling when it does exist, but you can't watch it anyways.

[@brettcoster4781]

No, it's also some sound films, some from very recent times. For example Wake in Fright, an Australian movie from 1971 was very nearly lost. The negative was in a group of film reels marked "To be destroyed" in 2002. There are plenty of other films from the 30s, 40s, and later that are now lost. Any films shot on nitrate (used into the 1950s) are on very shaky ground because of their risk for fires and degradation. It depends on the amount of effort that has been put into preserving negatives; even too many copies being taken from a negative can mean that it eventually degrades past all use.

[@comulist7220]

2 personal choices: Tip toes(1927)-starring the hugely under appreciated dorothy gish, along with will rogers, and also looking like a musical without music(the film is about a musical, songs are plot important) The terror(1928)- the second all talking and the first sound horror film, described as "so bad it's suicidal" " screaming and whisphering are the only tones these actors speak", sounds liks great fun honestly

[@robertdoherty2001]

Garbo’s ‘’The Divine Woman’’; that any of her films are lost is a tragedy.

[@joseybryant7577]

It's so wonderful to see so many people passionate about cinema! I can't believe we haven't been more careful with films. Some rare film, may be sitting in a canister in some random, run-down theater.

[@smallies7154]

Its like that old video game you love that just won't work on a modern PC. Stuck watching clips of it on KZbin

[@vilstef6988]

The 1920s, my favorite decade! I love the crazy lavishness of it and appreciate how you use so many sources to bring it to life!

[@melb6888]

Fantastic commentary! You bring the 20s back to life. Thank you!

[@jeffreyk5734]

One of my most wanted Lost Silents has to be TIN GODS (Paramount, 1926). Starring Thomas Meighan, Aileen Pringle, Renee Adoree and William Powell. Directed by the prolific Allan Dwan. The sad thing is a print survived into the 60's and perhaps even the early 70's in the Yale University archive. After that all records of it seemed to vanish. The picture was widely praised as Meighan's best work in years at the time of it's release. Anything with Renee Adoree has to be close to the top of my list. While her second movie she made with Meighan THE MATING CALL (1928) survives and in very good condition, having the earlier film as a basis of comparison would be interesting. Aileen Pringle's movies have all but disappeared. She made several features with Lew Cody at MGM and not one of them seems to still be around today.

[@FRESHboosters]

Before watching I hope “London After Midnight” is on your list 🤞 I’ve always been fascinated by the artwork and stills from this lost film. It’s a 1927 film which was actually very popular. Love your channel!

[@mikepellerin4611]

You can find some of the only known clips here on KZbin, including one that has stills pieced together to form a sort of movie clip.

[@hakeemfullerton8645]

I love this video, I wouldn't mind seeing another list like this in the foreseeable future

[@cocoaorange1]

Ever year, I hear about lost films being discovered in other countries.

[@Fantomas4616]

"4 Devils" from 1928 starring Charles Morton, Janet Gaynor might be important to find.

[@mgconlan]

I especially liked your section on "The Great Gatsby." I'd seen the trailer in the Flicker Alley compilation "Fragments" and I'm especially interested in its director, Herbert Brenon. Another Brenon film, his 1924 version of "Peter Pan," was long thought lost but did eventually turn up -- and it turned out to be a masterpiece, a far darker and richer version of the story than the Broadway-ized and Disneyfied versions we've had since. Also, your inability to find U.S. mentions of Hitchcock's "The Mountain Eagle" is its U.S. release title was "Fear O'God" (the nickname of the hermit character). And it was supposedly set in Kentucky but actually filmed in the Swiss Tyrol, and one of the reasons Hitchcock was embarrassed by it may have been that it was set in the U.S. at a time when he'd never been here or known anything about American life, and once he settled in the U.S. he realized how wrong he'd been in his depiction of it.

[@DrTeeth-ss1ek]

I know London After Midnight is the big one for most but there is just such a massive swath of missing films. If you go on a big search looking through directors you may have enjoyed from the 20s and find their other missing films you will surely find some very interesting stuff that seemingly nobody is talking about. There is just so much out there and I’m glad you highlight some lesser known ones that sound super interesting. One example is Paul Fejos’ film The Last Moment. This film was about a man committing suicide but as he’s dying he has flashbacks of his entire life. The film is unique as it is told in a non-linear fashion and has no intertitle dialogue at all. Charlie Chaplin reportedly adored the film and thought it was incredible and Fejos would get the opportunity to direct another classic which we still have today called Lonesome.

[@Brian-wf9xy]

This is so interesting! Love the 20s. This channel was one of the best finds.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Superb reviews of lost gems! So many talented stars who have all but for a handful been forgotten. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😊😊👍👍

[@bobbyfrancis8957]

Wasn't there a lost 1920's silent movie called "The Side Show" that shows W.C. Fields COMPLETE juggling act?

[@rbbonotto]

I'm glad 'London After Midnight' isn't in your top five. Snark aside, while 80% of worldwide silent films are lost, the figure for Brazilian silents is closer to 98%. In the 1950's the Brazilian Film Institute's storeroom of Brazilian films burned to the ground. There's continuing work trying to find silents from the currect Cinematoqua Brasileira.

[@JSB1882]

It really is sad that someone as popular as Colleen Moore really now longer exists in film. She really did represent the "flapper youth" of that period.

[@RayPointerChannel]

Your script is excellently written, reflecting meticulous research. Since this is something of a personal account combined with your research, your delivery of the script as spoken needs variety. One of the keys to good narration is modulation of the voice and pacing. There is a lot of important information that suffers from being jammed together with a delivery that is too fast, lacking in variety of tone, and does not allow for pauses to allow the listener to comprehend what was said. You want your narration to sound "conversational" and natural, not like you are "reading." Putting certain inflections on key words makes your narration sound like you are speaking to your audience and believe what you are saying. And since you are obviously sincere about this subject, you want your audience to believe in you and your passion.

[@JM-bg5oh]

1. 4 Devils, (Murnau) 2. After Midnight (Browning) 3. Greed (Stroheim) full director's cut 4. The Miracle Man (Tucker) 5. Humorisk (Smith)

[@nathaliebatiste9521]

Yes, I agree with you about Greed. I’d like to see the original 9 hour movie.

[@JM-bg5oh]

@@nathaliebatiste9521 Hey thanks. 🤞🏻 ...hoping that many lost silents can be located for all to enjoy.

[@ariesleorising9421]

@1:12 I have my hair done just like Colleen Moore’s. I love the 1920s fashion and hairstyles.

[@malfattio2894]

"The Gold Diggers" (1923) was (largely) rediscovered and posted online only yesterday

[@cocoaorange1]

True, KZbin has quite a few silent classic films.

[@dizzy56]

OMG I must search for it!!

[@EB1878]

I'd love to see Lon Chaney, Sr. in London After Midnight, which is considered a "lost" film. I think where some of these forgotten silents are stashed (and likely stored improperly due to it being celluloid and extremely volatile), are likely in some eccentric elderly, or deceased millionaire's film collection and haven't been rediscovered as of yet possibly. As for those film "archive" preservation museums, there's a TON of early Edison films that haven't been released onto DVD. I've only seen (and bought) two boxed sets of "Edison invention of the movies" years ago and I haven't seen anything else released by the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art). I actually enjoyed all of the films and wished there had been more released. Another lost film I'd really love to see if it's ever found is Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) starring Antonio Moreno. I seen him with Clara Bow in the fun, cute flapper movie, "It". There's a few more of Antonio Moreno's silents I'd love to see, (nearly all are lost), but I realize that finding these silent gems is an extreme rarity like winning the lottery three times over. And sadly, some of these silents including Harold Lloyd's one reelers Lonesome Luke, before he created the "glasses" character we all silent film fans know him as were victim of studio fires and elements of time, and natural deterioration.

[@maudemathildeh335]

My relatives have two abandoned homes filled with a bunch of old film reels, Photplay Magazines, etc. I remember two pictures on the wall of Valentino. Thing is they will not allow anyone in there even though the one home is literally falling down on one side. Soon I hope to get in and have a look around. I wouldn't be surprised if there are "lost films" as my grandfather was a movie buff and worked a projector many many years ago.

[@cdpetee]

There are three Joan Crawford silents considered lost - Rose Marie (1928), Dream Of Love (1928) and The Duke Steps Out (1929). Those are my big three.

[@tomc8115]

Great choices. Would love to see The Taxi Dancer, Joan's first starring role.

[@cristopherderose]

Your channel has given me hope for the future. Thank you.

[@519MaLoNeY]

Just found your channel. I love it man! Awesome idea and presentations!

[@hakeemfullerton8645]

I recently discovered a story about a 1921 camping/road trip between President Warren G. Harding and a group of famous people known as "The Vagabonds" perhaps that could be a future video

[@joseybryant7577]

There's a super good VOX video on that! It is very interesting!

[@brober]

The Mountain Eagle. Nita Naldi as a small village rural school teacher. I'd pay to see that.😁

[@tonystorms1705]

I would love for someone to find East of Suez . I believe it was Nita Naldi, around 1925. I stumbled across it in a newspaper once while looking for an obituary. I would also like to see Cappy Ricks it was the first film shown at the Indiana theater in Terre Haute, IN. Well I've rambled enough. Love your channel

[@Grantthetruthteller]

Reviews of the silent film " last man on earth" from 1927 (?) makes it sound hilarious. I wish that could be found and shown or even copies offered for sale.

[@Dave9thesnob]

A number of years ago the Museum of Modern Art had an exhibit entitled stills from lost films. It was hoping that maybe some of these films might turn up. At least two of the films did turn up The Devils Circus and the Street Angel. Maybe there should be another exhibit entitled stills from lost films and it be shown throughout the US but in Canada , Australia and New Zealand etc. This exhibit should shown world wide maybe some of these lost films might show up.

[@CaesiusX]

What a fantastic channel!

[@TheSteinmetzen]

It's in someone's attic.

[@OriginalRocketJock]

I'll add London After Midnight, too. But I am hoping that Cleopatra with Theda Bara is found one day.

[@elveskickass]

Those were the films I would choose too. Nice.

[@janetlieb2507]

Yes!! London After Midnight! And all of Thedas films!! Also the Jeckyll And Hyde film by Murnau!!!❤

[@kathymartin7724]

Especially Cleopatra with theda bara.

[@michael-johnbrown2881]

Its sad all the technology in the world can not bring back or recreate these lost films even if its computer emulated movie its better than nothing its a shame so many lost films out there

[@sharoneiff3626]

I have many films on my most wanted to be found list only one of your films appears on it, The Great Gatsby although I am a huge Colleen Moore fan and I hope that Flaming Youth is found some day..

[@MonaLisa-zz5cv]

I'm kind of interested to see what the original Gentlemen Prefer Blondes would have been like. The remake isn't set in the 20s, which isn't bad, but when I found out that it was based on her memoir and there was a silent film, I wanted to see it ever since. Also, Lorelei's black friend, Lulu, is not included in the remake and she was talked of more in the book then Dorothy.

[@bridgetisjonesing5007]

All these movies are hitting their century!

[@juniorjames7076]

I heard The Invisible Ray (1920) had bonkers special effects for the time! "Mighty buildings, rocks and forests are set afire and exploded. The expert application of clever photographic devices makes the picture appear strikingly realistic." - newspaper review. Its still lost.

[@stefanschleps8758]

This is a great channel. Thank you. You'd pay an obscene ammount of money to just watch one of these films? I'll keep you posted in case I'm on to something. BTW have you tried finding them? The EU is where I would start. Greetings from Vienna.

[@veramae4098]

b "Antiques Roadshow" mentioned one time there were no surviving posters from ... oh, slips my mind. Darn. About 20 years later one was found. A.R. guessed if it was found it would go for $1 million. Close. $900,000 something. I always wonder if someone had seen the A.R. episode and so knew what they were looking at when they found it. "Metropolis"! That was it.

[@carloshugogeib7961]

So sorry for so many movies are Lost fornecer. It's really a pity. I did like tô know something about the films you listed. I' m asking you to being more about films that are lost. I like Very much know these stars who made the industrie grows and were the first one that made people dream beyond their ordinary lives

[@mercedesannajasminekagomel4240]

There are a few other I would like to see found Lon Chaney and one of the MGM Silent movie staring Garbo that is lost and the early Metro and Goldwyn silent films before becoming MGM To bad that studios didn’t taken care of the films or store the negatives away from the movie prints in case of vault fires or they burned them for the silver.

[@cherchezlavache4373]

I would love to see the blockbuster, lost Gloria Swanson film, “Madame Sans Gene”. (However was it lost???)

[@picasso114]

Since you mention Gatsby and Beautiful & Damned, I’ll also add Fitzgerald’s short stories made into films in the silent era: The Husband Hunter (Myra Meet His Family) The Offshore Pirate (The Off-shore Pirate) Conductor 1492 (The Camel’s Back) The Chorus Girl’s Romance (Head and Shoulders) - this last film was found in 1987 and identified in 2016

[@constantine7382]

As valuable as all of these films are, personally I think the most sought after recording from the 1920's isn't even a true film. There is NO FILM of the great middleweight boxing Champion Harry Greb in the Ring. That is the most sought after relic in the history of boxing and the perfect representation of the 1920's.

[@cathrinewhite7629]

I read (several years ago) that the old films were put on high-acid material, which caused them to basically disintegrate on their own? Such a loss! Humans have been losing pieces of their history since time began though.

[@ronaldwalton6066]

Pre "safety film", film stock was silver nitrate. Extremely flammable and unstable. Also, most projectors used a carbon arc light source, very high heat. Unless stored in a controlled environment, the stock will crumble over time. These cans of nitrates may have caused fires over the past 100 years.

[@veramae4098]

Old books too, many are printed on high acid paper. Library of Congress is quietly having fits about hundreds of books and documents they own that are silently dissolving. They have a very active program that puts such in a high pressure tank that fills with a neutralizing mist. But it's very expensive. Retired librarian

[@cathrinewhite7629]

@@veramae4098 wow thanks for that interesting tidbit! I love books, have read well over a thousand by now- both fiction & non-. My husband always said he wanted to be the night watchman in a huge library, so he could have access to all the books.🤗

[@1marilynable]

Thank you for making this video! I wish more people would be interested in this stuff.

[@SuperFlashDriver]

The problem with 1920s films is that the people who grew up with these films are long dead. it's fascinating for me to watch them because they don't make sound in the middle of the night. But the speed up footage of it is probably why it makes me feel as if it should have been slightly slowed down I'd say.

[@Zebred2001]

I've got a couple of questions. Do any of these scripts survive? We could at least know what the story was. Also though discovery of a lost film is unlikely I would like to know when the last major lost film footage discovery was made.

[@The1920sChannel]

It's interesting because I had never thought about that, but unfortunately, I couldn't find the scripts for any of these movies, but I was able to find a couple of other scripts for lost films such as "A Blind Bargain" starring Lon Chaney and another one for "London After Midnight," also with Lon Chaney, both on Heritage Auction listings. They're listed as "vault copies," so I'm not sure if they were final scripts or not. I have no idea how many more there are out there. As for recently found films, "The First Degree" (1923) was found in July 2020 and was was found in an unmarked box in a basement in Illinois. That's the most recent one I could find, but there have actually been quite a few films rediscovered in the past few years, though not all of them are available for viewing yet since it takes a very long time to restore them.

[@steelers6titles]

--Human Wreckage--about narcotics addiction --Queen Kelly--von Stroheim, starring Gloria Swanson (all that remains are stills) --Humor Risk--early Marx Brothers, self-funded --the first version of Stella Dallas (1925), with Belle Bennett and Ronald Colman. Only fragments remain. --the full-length "Greed"--gone for good, as the huge amount of footage cut out after the film was taken away from Erich von Stroheim was, presumably, destroyed

[@kendralillie4686]

Did someone purposely destroy that womans films? Coincidence that 5 of her films rxcept 15mins were destroyed

[@michael-johnbrown2881]

But who knows maybe some of these movies will show up since almost the whole 1920s are in the public domain right now i believe its everything before 1927 is in the public domain so in 4 years the whole 1920s should be in the public domain

[@Ifrit007]

The lack of F.W. Murnau surprises me. Without a doubt I hope films like Der Knabe in Blau, Santanas, Der Januskopf, and 4 Devils are found. Same with the 2 lost Der Golem films. As well as Fritz Lang’s Halbblut and Der Herr der Liebe. Same with the lost films of Ernst Lubitsch. I could go on and on, but I think we get the point.

[@trenchartproductions1895]

'The Mountain Eagle' was released in the United States as 'Fear O' God'.

[@hanselmansell7555]

Oh my... love this channel 📽 🎞 🩶 🇬🇧

[@Vincisomething]

There were a few films I was interested in but they're lost 😞

[@secretariatgirl4249]

I want to find The Sainted Devil and a complete Young Rajah...Valentino, of course!

[@thuaug4417]

Warner Baxter as a native?!!

[@ftv2376]

Maybe

[@HBee5]

I want to see that shark from Aloma! haha

[@mrg1700]

One correction. The mountain eagle was Hitchcock’s second film. Not his fifth. Loved the video though

[@The1920sChannel]

I have no idea how that little mistake snuck in lol

[@juniorjames7076]

Dear Narrator, 1) What would be the best film to watch to get a true authentic sense of the Jazz Age '20s? 2) What is your opinion on 1970s era Hitchcock?

[@meeeka]

I thought Clara Bow was the quintessential flapper?

[@1marilynable]

Gilda Grey was mentioned in the Great Gatsby. i always thought that was a fictional character

[@RickVanMorty]

great video, thanks

[@johndavies9270]

Sadly many many of these films are lost beyond recall - hundreds were dumped in tanks after the talkies came in, and left to decompose. I believe many of Theda Bara's films were lost in a fire many years ago; nothing conspiratorial - cellulose nitrate film stock was very inflammable and liable to spontaneously combust. They only just managed to save a partial copy of the 1936 version of The Ghost Train when it turned up at Ealing Studies after being lost for decades. Some very rare 'lost' films have turned up in Poland, New Zealand and other places, so there is still a bit of hope, but some, alas, like the Harry Lauder film of 'Huntingtower' are gone forever.

[@roybo1930]

There are several 1920`s Films that still have Talking Pictures, But No Sound! "A Man Of Her Own" by Tallulah Bankhead filmed in 1929 is one of them! I DEPLOR The Modern version of the "Great Gadsby"! I do not believe Hip Hop music was a thing in the 1920`s! Wish the original could be found! Did not like the 70`s version as well! It takes a true art form to pull off a movie about the 1920`s ERA! This is a truly GREAT Video, SAD that We did not take better care of our Motion Picture Heritage! MANY AWESOME Films Lost!

[@ronaldmartin4664]

What about "The Battle of the Century" (Laurel & Hardy)? It is said to have had the most extensively hilarious pie fight ever.

[@lottaandgus]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3y1hZiVhd-qp9E

[@zacharyrome3432]

Wonderful video !!

[@mattclements1348]

Do you have a collection. The 1920 memorabilia on a shelf. Would like to see

[@The1920sChannel]

Well, I'm not sure I would call it memorabilia, but I do have a personal collection that includes things (photos, letters, diaries, etc.) from the 1920s. They're at my parents' house right now, but I'm trying to work out a way to get scans and photos of them for future videos.

[@dannyc.jewell8788]

Last year I found alost film poster in the back of a picture size was like 20 x 12 inches , did a little video about it

[@NicoleStunwyck]

I just wish for a copy of GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES with Alice White to resurface some day. That and Clara Bow’s RED HAIR

[@e.jenima7263]

As much as I wish that these films can be found or exist somewear i doubt they will ever bee seen again . Even Tv shows and movies made 17- 47 years ago have had lost footage or are compleatly lost. for example, the wicker man from 1973 had a editional 15-23 min. of fottage originaly. But the film studio made them cut the time of the movie . sadly the deleated sceans have been lost forever bec. when the storage facility that they and many of films wear stored in wear moved to make way for a new Motorway they did not retreave the cut 15-23 min of the film bec. they did not feel it was important, so under that highway there was the lost footage of the wicker man. other fimls from the 1920's and even earlyr have been found over the years but sadly even then there is no hope bec. in many of thoses cases the film was stored in such bad conditions that most of the films wear unsalvageable. The films of Mitchell and keynon wear VERY lucky in this respect that they wear able to restore them but only at a pricetage of something like 10 million dollars in american money. the films wear found in some guys garden shed and they had been kept in a tim for 50 years !!! hose are just some examples.

[@RoderickFernandez-ps5ci]

Where did all these movies go there must have been dozens of Prints

[@steve2474]

Speaking of Colleen Moore, does anyone know if the film LILAC TIME still exists?

[@rbbonotto]

Yes, it does: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJyvgGaBidSVirM

[@cartooncookie1isfun372]

I want to see the early Koko song cartunes and the first couple of screen songs from Paramount and red seal

[@Astyanaz]

At the time they thought these films were worthless to keep. I wonder what we're throwing away today that people will want to see in the future.

[@veramae4098]

There was a movie theatre in Alaska that was the end of the line for many films. After being shown they were just chucked outside. And froze. Eventually someone dug them out and some were lost classics. I'm a retired librarian and I've probably read tens of thousands of book reviews. I remember this one, such an odd story, but it wouldn't have fit into the childrens' collection.

[@TheAnubis57]

@@veramae4098 Although this is not related to lost movies I noticed my library (as well as other libraries) books that are not borrowed for a long time or old in condition are discarded. They only want new books on the shelves. I can't tell you how classic and rare books (in a sense not reprinted) disappear from the shelves.

[@519MaLoNeY]

Say someone was privy to the attics & forgotten store rooms of the Los Angeles area…where do you suppose these films would be found? I can imagine coming across a projector with a reel on it, but besides that where/what do you imagine lost films to be?? Tucked away in vaults? Lazily thrown aside by a forgotten age? I’m super curious. PS-nothin like giving away important/dramatic plot points in review magazines at the time heh? 😂

[@trenchartproductions1895]

A Trailer for 'Aloma of the South Seas' survives.

[@rudyriccio634]

What about humorist, the silent film with the marx brothers

[@johnnyplunkett8532]

It's a tragedy to lose it. But People who actually saw London After Midnight were not that impressed with it. The remake with Bela is good but not his best. Its a clumsy plot. The stills are so amazing. Countless tv and radio shows were lost donuts not just silent fans who grieve, An important Bonanza was lost and tons of Dr who.

[@clydecessna737]

Fascinating. Viewers will like the British documentary: Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_(British_TV_series) where Colleen Moore is interviewed.

[@astrotog7265]

"The Magnificent Ambersons" by Orson Welles may also be lost. Can you tell me if "Sally of the Circus" is lost? (It may be Susie not Sally)

[@spocko2181]

They have it on Amazon.

[@steelers6titles]

@@spocko2181 I think the poster was referring to Welles' original film, which RKO took out of his hands, and edited drastically.

[@Diosprometheus]

The Criterion Collection) has it on Blu-ray for about 48 dollars. Hardly lost as I have seen it many times and it stars cowboy actor Tim Holt in his best role. Welles always claimed RKO butchered it when it took it out of his hands.

[@juanitabrewer4521]

Sometimes these film can be found overseas.

[@nelliehegwer8379]

imean a sainted devil

[@makashihakayusa8318]

Wow..!

[@oh_poor_damaged_mepatrick1529]

The 1916 phantom of the opera 1912 Robin hood 1920 treasure island 1920 drakula halal 1920 the Head of Janus 1921 il mostro do Frankenstein And sooooo many more

[@samvaldez7178]

Watch easy virtue by Hitchcock

[@mistergrandpasbakery9941]

I have a theory about the lost Hitchcock film.

[@jamesc7277]

Copies of these films will probably be found in a library/warehouse/closed and forgotten movie theatre in South America…or maybe India.

[@prometheusunbound7628]

Are you sure you're not confusing lost, as in misplaced, with lost, as in gone forever? Because if they're lost, as in gone forever (which is what is implied here), then they cannot be found. It's a challenging concept, I know.

[@lovethefields]

I’d add TITANIC 1913

[@seastorm1979]

After WWI the 1920's must have been a completely crazy party!

[@1lovesgreatness]

We ain't ol fashioned, We Moderns.