Family Discovers Lost 1897 Film in Old Trunk — and It Features Cinema's First Robot

It was just this trunk of films that seemed too good to throw away. But I had no idea what they were or how to show them.” ...

Man Discovers Lost Piece of Cinematic History in His Great-Grandfather's Belongings That Was Almost Destroyed: 'Ticking Time Bomb'

Bill McFarland from Grand Rapids, Mich., found his great-grandfather's collection in his family's old trunk ...

Library of Congress Discovers Long-Lost Piece of Cinema History in Family’s Dusty Trunk

A routine archival submission turned into a major film discovery after the Library of Congress uncovered a long-lost silent ...

Another Lost Film by ‘Cinemagician' Georges Méliès Discovered After 128 Years Missing

Georges Méliès made over 500 films. This one vanished - until a Michigan family showed up with an old trunk.
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A lost film from 1897 features cinema’s first robot. No one knew it existed until now

For anyone who has ever dreamed of stumbling upon a cinematic holy grail in a dusty attic, this story delivers. A Michigan ...
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Lost 1897 Méliès film with cinema's first robot restored

The Library of Congress has restored a long-lost 1897 Georges Méliès short film, Gugusse and the Automaton, believed to feature cinema’s earliest robot. The 45-second reel was found in a deteriorating ...