The Dawson Film Find (DFF) was the accidental discovery in 1978 of 372 film titles preserved in 533

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nitrate films in the Klondike Gold Rush town of

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. The reels had been buried under an abandoned hockey rink in 1929 and included

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s of feature movies and

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s. A construction excavation inadvertently uncovered the forgotten cache of discarded films, which were unintentionally preserved by the

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. The 2016 documentary '' Dawson City: Frozen Time'' details the history and recovery of the films, and features footage restored from the reels. The DFF also features in the 2013 documentary short ''Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation''.

Description

The 533 film reels date "between 1903 and 1929 and were uncovered in the rubble beneath nold hockey rink". Films starring

Pearl White Pearl Fay White (March 4, 1889 – August 4, 1938) was an American stage and film actress. She began her career on the stage at the age of six, and later moved on to silent films appearing in a number of popular serials. Dubbed the "Queen of ...

, Helen Holmes,

Grace Cunard Grace Cunard (born Harriet Mildred Jeffries; April 8, 1893 – January 19, 1967) was an American actress, screenwriter and film director. During the silent era, she starred in over 100 films, wrote or co-wrote at least 44 of those production ...

Lois Weber Florence Lois Weber (June 13, 1879 – November 13, 1939) was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, producer and director. She is identified in some historical references as among "the most important and prolific film directors in the e ...

Fatty Arbuckle Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked w ...

Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films.Obituary ''Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influential film co ...

Douglas Fairbanks Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including '' The Thie ...

, and

Lon Chaney Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and affli ...

, among others, were among the find. Along with the lost feature films, there was also rare footage of historic events, including the

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History

Beginning in 1903, the Dawson Amateur Athletic Association (DAAA) began showing films in Dawson City,

, Canada. The unreturned films were deposited in the local

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and later stored in the local Carnegie Library basement. The DAAA later converted a swimming pool to an ice rink, but because of improper conversion the ice rink suffered from uneven temperatures in the middle of the rink. In 1929, Clifford Thomson, then employed by the Canadian Bank of Commerce and also treasurer of the hockey association, solved the problem of the library's stock of film and the inadequate ice rink. Thomson took 500,000 feet of film and stacked the reels in the pool, covered the reels with boards and leveled the rink with a layer of earth. The DAAA continued to receive new nitrate films which would later fuel the destruction of the entire complex in a fire in 1951. The films stored under the ice rink were preserved by

and were later uncovered in 1978 when a new recreation center was being built. The Dawson Film Find material was collected and preserved, with these prints becoming the last surviving records of some movie studios. Owing to its dangerous chemical volatility, the historical find was moved by military transport to

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and the U.S.

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for both transfer to

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and storage.

Films found

Not all films are complete, as some were too damaged to restore in their entirety. *''The Office Boy's Birthday'' (1904) *''A Trip through Palestine'' (1907) *''Elephant Racing at Perak'' (1907) *''Pasquali and Co'' (1909) *''Professor Puddenhead's Patents: The Electric Enlager'' (1909) *''

The Girl of the Northern Woods ''The Girl of the Northern Woods'' is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film is a drama that follows Lucy Dane and Will Harding and a jealous halfbreed trapper named José. Considering Will his rival, ...

'' (1910),

Thanhouser The Thanhouser Company (later the Thanhouser Film Corporation) was one of the first motion picture studios, founded in 1909 by Edwin Thanhouser, his wife Gertrude and his brother-in-law Lloyd Lonergan. It operated in New York City until 1920, ...

*''The Crippled Teddy Bear'' (1910),

Independent Moving Pictures The Independent Moving Pictures Company (IMP) was a motion picture studio and production company founded in 1909 by Carl Laemmle. The company was based in New York City, with production facilities in Fort Lee, New Jersey. In 1912, IMP merged with ...

*''Unexpected Help'' (1910) *''Bluebird - The Boy Girl'' (1910) *''The Rosary'' (1910) *''His Sick Friend'' (1910) *''Birth of Flowers'' (1911) *''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1911) *''Vindicated'' (1911) *''Little Old New York'' (1911) *''The New Woman and The Lion'' (1912) *''Bobby's Dream'' (1912) *''For the Papoose'' (1912) *''Circumstantial Evidence'' (1912),

William Selig William Nicholas Selig (March 14, 1864 – July 15, 1948) was a pioneer of the American motion picture industry. In 1896 he created one of the first film production companies, Selig Polyscope Company of Chicago. Selig produced a string of c ...

Selig Polyscope Company The Selig Polyscope Company was an American motion picture company that was founded in 1896 by William Selig in Chicago. The company produced hundreds of early, widely distributed commercial moving pictures, including the first films starring Tom ...

*'' A Christmas Accident'' (1912) *''Out of the Deep End'' (1912) *''The Martyrs'' (1912) *''His Madonna'' (1912) *''This Girls of Grassville'' (1912) *''The Frog'' (1912) *''A Windy Day'' (1912) *''The Debt'' (1912) *''Out of the Deep'' (1912) *''The Heat Wave'' (1912) *''The Golden Curl'' (1912) *''For Professional Services'' (1912) *''The Hand of Destiny'' (1912) *''Giuseppe’s Good Fortune'' (1912) *''Circumstantial Evidence'' (1912) *''A Winter's visit to Central Park, New York City'' (1912) *''The Butler and the Maid'' (1912),

Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated (originally the National Phonograph Company) was the main holding company for the various manufacturing companies established by the inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Edison. It was a successor to Edison Manufacturin ...

*''The Mystery of the Glass Coffin'' (1912),

Émile Chautard Émile Chautard (7 September 1864 – 24 April 1934) was a French-American film director, actor, and screenwriter, most active in the silent era. He directed more than 100 films between 1910 and 1924. He also appeared in more than 60 films ...

*'' Brutality'' (1912),

D.W. Griffith David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the na ...

Biograph Company The Biograph Company, also known as the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, was a motion picture company founded in 1895 and active until 1916. It was the first company in the United States devoted entirely to film production and exhibition ...

*''Casey's Vendetta'' (1912), Edward Dillon, Komic Film Company *''The $2,500 Bride (1912)'' *''The Sphinx, or Mrs. Carter's Necklace'' (1912) *''Pansy, the Story of a Bear'' (1912) *''Bread Upon the Waters'' (1912) *''The Lake Geneva Camp of the YMCA'' (1912) *''The Angel of The Desert'' (1912),

Rollin S. Sturgeon Rollin Summers Sturgeon (August 25, 1877 – May 10, 1961) was an American film director of silent films active from 1910 to 1924. He directed 101 films during this period. Filmography Director *''Uncle Tom's Cabin, Part 1'' 1910 *''A ...

, Grace A. Pierce,

Vitagraph Company Of America Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907, ...

*''Draga, the Gypsy'' (1913),

Rex Motion Picture Company Rex Motion Picture Company was an early film production company in the United States. History After Edwin S. Porter's short-lived ''Defender Film Company'' failed, The Rex Motion Picture Company was established by Edwin S. Porter, Joseph Engel, a ...

*''Until We Three Meet Again'' (1913?),

Lubin Film The Lubin Manufacturing Company was an American motion picture production company that produced silent films from 1896 to 1916. Lubin films were distributed with a Liberty Bell trademark. History The Lubin Manufacturing Company was formed in 1 ...

*''What Is the Use of Repining'' (1913) *''The Pit and The Pendulum'' (1913) *''Balaoo'' (1913),

Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset (30 March 1862 - 22 June 1913) was an early film pioneer in France, active between the years 1905 and 1913. He worked on many genres of film and was particularly associated with the development of detective or crime ser ...

, Société Française des Films Éclair *'' Fatty's Day Off'' (1913) *''

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A Mix-Up In Pedigrees ''A Mix-Up in Pedigrees'' is a 1913 American silent short comedy film starring William Garwood and Francelia Billington. Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Cast * William Garwood * Francelia Billington Fr ...

'' (1913) *''

The Rose of San Juan ''The Rose of San Juan'' is a 1913 American silent-era short drama film starring Sydney Ayres, Charlotte Burton, and Louise Lester. Directed by Ayres for the American Film Manufacturing Company, ''The Rose of San Juan'' was distributed by Mutual F ...

'' (1913) *''The Pajama Parade'' (1913) *''The Fifth String'' (1913) *''The Guiding Light'' (1913) *''The Wedding Gown'' (1913) *''The Star'' (1913) *''Leo the Indian'' (1913) *''Up and Down the Ladder'' (1913) *''Sketches from Life'' (1913) *''Rastus and the Game-Cock'' (1913) *''Pure Gold and Dross'' (1913),

Keystone Film Company Keystone Studios was an early film studio founded in Edendale, California (which is now a part of Echo Park) on July 4, 1912 as the Keystone Pictures Studio by Mack Sennett with backing from actor-writer Adam Kessel (1866–1946) and Charles ...

*''Protecting San Francisco from Fire'' (1913) *''Pathé's Weekly #17'' (1914) *''Daybreak'' (1914),

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*''White Dove's Sacrifice'' (1914) *''Love Finds a Way'' (1914) *''Frou-Frou'' (1914) *''Slippery Slim, the Mortgage, and Sophie'' (1914) *'' The Master Hand'' (1914) *''The Tie that Binds'' (1914) *''The New Roads Mascot'' (1914) *''Sweeney's Christmas Bird'' (1914) *''Environment'' (1914) *''The Boss of the 8th'' (1914) *''The Housebreakers'' (1914) *''You Can't Beat Them'' (1914) *''His Responsibility'' (1914) *''Mildred's Doll'' (1914) *''

The Servant Girl's Legacy ''The Servant Girl's Legacy'' is a 1914 American silent comedy film featuring Mabel Paige and "Babe" Hardy. Produced by Lubin Manufacturing Company, this short is the earliest surviving film performance of the comedian Hardy.Louvish, Simon. " ...

'' (1914) *''For Her Father's Sins'' (1914),

John B. O'Brien John B. "Jack" O'Brien (December 13, 1884 – August 15, 1936) was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1909 and 1936. He also directed 53 films between 1914 and 1926. Biography O' ...

Anita Loos Corinne Anita Loos (April 26, 1888 – August 18, 1981) was an American actress, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. In 1912, she became the first female staff screenwriter in Hollywood, when D. W. Griffith put her on the payroll at Triang ...

Majestic Motion Picture Company Mutual Film Corporation was an early American film conglomerate that produced some of Charlie Chaplin's greatest comedies. Founded in 1912, it was absorbed by Film Booking Offices of America, which evolved into RKO Pictures. Founding Mutual's ...

*''A Double Error'' (1914),

Theodore Marston Theodore Marston (August 10, 1868 in Minnesota – October 2, 1920 in Los Angeles, California, United States) was an American silent film director and writer during the early silent period. He directed films including '' Aurora Floyd'' in 19 ...

*''The Demon of the Rails'' (1914),

J. P. McGowan John Paterson McGowan (February 24, 1880 – March 26, 1952) was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. McGowan remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directors G ...

, Edward W Matlack,

Kalem Company The Kalem Company was an early American film studio founded in New York City in 1907. It was one of the first companies to make films abroad and to set up winter production facilities, first in Florida and then in California. Kalem was sold to V ...

*'' Lucille Love, the Girl of Mystery'' (1914), Francis Ford,

Otis Turner Otis Turner (November 29, 1862 – March 28, 1918) was an American director, screenwriter and producer. Between 1908 and 1917, he directed more than 130 films and wrote 40 scenarios. He was born in Fairfield, Indiana, and died in Los Angele ...

, Universal Film Manufacturing Studios, Gold Seal Films *''The Fable of the Household Comedian'' (1914?),

George Ade George Ade (February 9, 1866 – May 16, 1944) was an American writer, syndicated newspaper columnist, and playwright who gained national notoriety at the turn of the 20th century with his "Stories of the Streets and of the Town", a column that ...

Essanay Studios The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company was an early American motion picture studio. The studio was founded in 1907 in Chicago, and later developed an additional film lot in Niles Canyon, California. Its various stars included Francis X. Bushman, ...

*''The Fable of Why Essie's Friend Got the Fresh Air'' (1914?) *''The Fable of the Prevailing Craze'' (1914?) *''

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'' (1915) *''The Scandal Mongers'' (1915) *''The Bludgeon'' (1915) *''The Price'' (1915) *''Her Shattered Idol'' (1915) *'' The Shulamite'' (1915),

George Loane Tucker George Loane Tucker (June 12, 1872 – June 20, 1921) was an American actor, silent film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Career Tucker was born George S. Loane in Chicago to George Loane and stage actress Ethel Tucker. After ...

Kenelm Foss Kenelm Foss (13 December 1885 – 28 November 1963) was a British actor, theatre director, author, screenwriter and film director. Early life and education He was born in Croydon, Surrey and studied art at the Wellesley School of Art and in Par ...

, Jury's Imperial Pictures *''The Heart of Jabez Flint'' (1915) *''

The Hazards of Helen ''The Hazards of Helen'' is an American adventure film serial (or possibly a film series) of 119 twelve-minute episodes released over a span of slightly more than two years by the Kalem Company between November 7, 1914, and February 24, 1917. At 2 ...

: Escape of the Fast Freight'' (1915) *''Tools of Providence'' (1915) *''The Quest'' (1915) *''No Soup'' (1915) *''

The Unpardonable Sin ''The Unpardonable Sin'' is a 1919 American silent drama/propaganda film set during World War I. The film was produced by Harry Garson, directed by Marshall Neilan, written by Kathryn Stuart, and stars Neilan's wife, Blanche Sweet, who portrays ...

'' (1915), Shubert Film Corporation *'' The Patriot and the Spy'' (1915) *''The Lure of a Woman'' (1915) *''The Mysterious Lady Baffles and Detective Duck: Episode 1, The Great Egg Robbery'' (1915),

Allen Curtis Allen Curtis (1877 – November 24, 1961), was an American film director of the silent era. He directed 278 films between 1913 and 1922. He was born in New York, New York and died in Hollywood, California. Selected filmography * ''The Tra ...

Clarence Badger Clarence G. Badger (June 9, 1880 – June 17, 1964) was an American film director of feature films in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. His films include '' It'' and ''Red Hair'', more than a dozen features and shorts starring Will Rogers, and two feat ...

*''Fun Amongst the Pharaohs, As Seen by Homer Croy'' (1915) *''The Dancer's Ruse'' (1915),

*''Ambrose's Lofty Perch'' (1915),

Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ...

*''The Child Needs a Mother'' (1915),

L-KO Kompany The L-KO Kompany, or L-KO Komedies, was an American motion picture company founded by Henry Lehrman that produced silent one-, two- and very occasionally three-reel comedy shorts between 1914 and 1919. The initials L-KO stand for "Lehrman KnockOu ...

*''The Salamander, Part Five'' (1915), B.S. Moss Motion Picture Corporation *''The Burglar's Baby'' (1915), Domino Motion Picture Corporation *''With the U.S. Army at San Francisco'' (1915?) *''

The Half-Breed ''The Half-Breed'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Stuart Gilmore and written by Harold Shumate, Richard Wormser and Charles Hoffman. The film stars Robert Young, Janis Carter, Jack Buetel, Barton MacLane, Reed Hadley and Porter ...

'' (1916),

Allan Dwan Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter. Early life Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dwan, was ...

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*''The End of the Rainbow'' (1916) *'' The Crimson Stain Mystery'' ssorted Episodes(1916) *''

The Rail Rider ''The Rail Rider '' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring House Peters, Bertram Marburgh, and Henry West. Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1916) *''

The Mysterious Mrs. M ''The Mysterious Mrs. M'' is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Lois Weber and starring Harrison Ford and Mary MacLaren. It was a Bluebird Pictures Production distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast *Harrison Ford - Raymond Van ...

'' (1916) *''

Love Aflame ''Love Aflame'' is a 1917 American silent comedy drama film directed by James Vincent and Raymond Wells and starring Ruth Stonehouse and Stuart Holmes and Jack Mulhall.Connelly p.155 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1 ...

'' (1917) *''The Madcap'' (1916) *''Diplomacy'' (1916) *''The Whirlpool of Destiny'' (1916) *''Threads of Fate'' (1916) *''

The Place Beyond the Winds ''The Place Beyond the Winds'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse, and starring Lon Chaney, Gretchen Lederer and Dorothy Phillips. It was written by Ida May Park, based on the novel by Harriet T. Comstock. The direc ...

'' (1916) *''Love and Brass Buttons'' (1916) *''The Female of the Species'' (1916),

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Monte Katterjohn Monte M. Katterjohn (October 20, 1891 – September 8, 1949) was an American screenwriter. He wrote the screenplays for 68 films between 1912 and 1931. He was born in Boonville, Indiana, and died in Evansville, Indiana. Selected filmography ...

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The Hidden Scar ''The Hidden Scar'' is a 1916 silent film directed by Barry O'Neil and starring Ethel Clayton and Holbrook Blinn. It was distributed by the World Film Company. The film is preserved incomplete in the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. and N ...

'' (1916) *''

Her Soul's Inspiration ''Her Soul's Inspiration'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ella Hall, Marc B. Robbins and Dick Ryan.Parish & Pitts p.75 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Synopsis Th ...

'' (1916), Maie B. Havey,

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*''Gloriana'' ic(1916) *''Temperance Town'' (1916) *''The Purple Mask (1916)'' *''The Seekers'' (1916) *''The Unattainable'' (1916) *''

Pearl of the Army ''Pearl of the Army'' is a 1916 American silent film serial directed by Edward José. The Pathé-Astra Film Corp movie was made when many early film studio and film producers in America's first motion picture industry were based in New Jersey' ...

'' (1916) *''

If My Country Should Call ''If My Country Should Call'' is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Jack Nelson and Dorothy Phillips. The film was written by Ida May Park, based on a story by Virginia Terhune Van de Water. The film's t ...

'' (1916) *''

The Vicar of Wakefield ''The Vicar of Wakefield'', subtitled ''A Tale, Supposed to be written by Himself'', is a novel by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774). It was written from 1761 to 1762 and published in 1766. It was one of the most popular and wid ...

'' (1916) *''The Salamander'' (1916) *''The Closer Road'' (1916) *''The Iron Hand'' (1916) *''

Barriers of Society ''Barriers of Society'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Lloyd B. Carleton. Universal based the film on the story written by Clarke Irvine and adapted for the screen by Fred Myton. The feature film stars Dorothy Davenport, Emor ...

'' (1916) *'' The Social Buccaneer'' (1916), Jack Conway *''

The Strange Case of Mary Page ''The Strange Case of Mary Page'' is a 1916 American drama film serial directed by J. Charles Haydon. Most of the film is considered to be lost, with only two of the episodes preserved. Cast * Henry B. Walthall as Phil Langdon, Attorney * Edn ...

'' (1916),

J. Charles Haydon James Charles Haydon (March 27, 1875 – October 15, 1943) was an American film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent film era. He directed twelve films between 1914 and 1920. He also appeared in five films between 1912 and 1914. ...

*''The Girl and the Game'' (1916) *''

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'' (1916) *''When Little Lindy Sang'' (1916) *''Tropical Budget Animated News of the World'' (1916) *'' The Recoil'' (1917) *

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Polly of the Circus ''Polly of the Circus'' may refer to: * ''Polly of the Circus'' (1907 play), written by Margaret Mayo, or its two screen adaptations: ** ''Polly of the Circus'' (1917 film), featuring Mae Marsh and Vernon Steele ** ''Polly of the Circus'' (1932 ...

'' (1917) *''

The Stolen Paradise ''The Stolen Paradise'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Ethel Clayton, Edward Langford and Pinna Nesbit.Beauchamp p.444 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Cast * Ethel ...

'' (1917) *''

It Happened to Adele ''It Happened to Adele'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Van Dyke Brooke and starring Gladys Leslie, Carey L. Hastings and Peggy Burke.Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema p.55 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Da ...

'' (1917) *''

The Little Orphan ''The Little Orphan'' is a 1949 American one-reel animated cartoon and the 40th ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon, released in theaters on April 30, 1949 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. It was produced by Fred Quimby and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barb ...

'' (1917) *''

A Soul for Sale ''A Soul for Sale'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Allen Holubar and starring Dorothy Phillips, Katherine Kirkwood and Alan Roscoe.Hirschhorn p.30 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Cast * Dorot ...

'' (1917) *''

Princess Virtue ''Princess Virtue'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mae Murray, Lule Warrenton and Wheeler Oakman. An incomplete copy was found and kept in the Library of Congress. Prints and/or fragments were foun ...

'' (1917) *''

The Red Ace ''The Red Ace'' is a 1917 American adventure film serial directed by Jacques Jaccard. An incomplete print which is missing four chapters survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Cast * Marie Walcamp as Virginia Dixon * Lawrence ...

'' (1917) *''

A Girl's Folly ''A Girl's Folly'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Robert Warwick, Doris Kenyon, June Elvidge, Jane Adair, Chester Barnett, and Johnny Hines. Tourneur also played the director for the film within ...

'' (1917),

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An Even Break ''An Even Break'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film written and directed by Lambert Hillyer, and starring Olive Thomas and Charles Gunn. A print of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress. Prints and/or fragments were found in ...

'' (1917) *''

Chicken Casey ''Chicken Casey'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Raymond B. West and starring Dorothy Dalton, Charles Gunn and Howard Hickman.Connelly p.47 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Plot summa ...

'' (1917) *'' The Awakening'' (1917) *''

The Hunting of the Hawk ''The Hunting of the Hawk'' is a 1917 American silent mystery film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring William Courtenay. It was distributed by Pathé Exchange. It is an incomplete surviving film with reels in the Library of Congress and N ...

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The Spotted Lily ''The Spotted Lily'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harry Solter and starring Ella Hall, Jack Nelson and George Beranger.Spehr & Lundquist p.10 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Cast * Ella Hal ...

'' (1917) *''Little Bo Peep'' (1917) *'' The Recoil'' (1917) *''

The Mystery of the Double Cross ''The Mystery of the Double Cross'' is a 1917 film and one of the few American silent action film serials to survive in complete form. It was directed by Louis J. Gasnier and William Parke, from a story written by Gilson Willets, produced by t ...

'' (1917) *''The Great Stanley Secret'' (1917),

Edward Sloman Edward Sloman (19 July 1886, London - 29 September 1972, Woodland Hills, California) was an English silent film director, actor, screenwriter and radio broadcaster. He directed over 100 films and starred in over 30 films as an actor between ...

American Film Manufacturing Company The American Film Manufacturing Company, also known as Flying “A” Studios, was an American motion picture production company. In 1915, the formal name was changed to the American Film Company. History The American Film Manufacturing Comp ...

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The Neglected Wife ''The Neglected Wife'' is a 1917 American drama film serial directed by William Bertram. Cast * Ruth Roland as Margaret Warner * Roland Bottomley as Horace Kennedy * Corinne Grant as Mary Kennedy * Neil Hardin as Edgar Doyle (as Neil C. Hardi ...

'' (1917), Will M. Ritchey, Mabel Herbert Urner,

Balboa Amusement Producing Company The Balboa Amusement Producing Company (also known as Balboa Studios) was a film production company in Long Beach, California, from 1913 to 1918 that produced more than 1000 films, around 90% of which have been lost film, lost. Some of the notab ...

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The Seven Pearls ''The Seven Pearls'' is a 1917 American silent action film serial directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie. Fragments are held by the Library of Congress. Cast * Mollie King as Ilma Bay * Creighton Hale as Harry Drake * Léon Bary as Pe ...

'' (1917),

Astra Film Corp Astra Film Corp was an American film production company that produced silent films. Louis J. Gasnier was the company's president. George B. Seitz co-founded it. It was making films by 1916. It became Louis J. Gasnier Productions after Seitz left ...

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The Marriage Lie ''The Marriage Lie'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Carmel Myers, Kenneth Harlan and Harry Carter.Gmür p.278 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Cast * Carmel Myers as ...

'' (1918) *''

Bread Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour (usually wheat) and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures' diet. It is one of the oldest human-made f ...

'' (1918) *''Waifs'' (1918) *''Stolen Hours'' (1918) *''Avenged by the Sea'' (1918/1922) *''The Sea Waif'' (1918) *British War Office (1918) *''

The Lightning Raider ''The Lightning Raider'' is a 1919 American action film serial directed by George B. Seitz. It was the on-screen debut of Boris Karloff, albeit as an extra. The film serial survives in an incomplete state with some reels preserved at the Library ...

'' (1918) *''Do Husbands Deceive?'' (1918), Rolin Film Company *British Canadian Pathé News 81A (1919) *British Canadian Pathé News 93A (1919) *International News, Vol. 1, Issue 52 (1919) *The Montreal Herald Screen Magazine (1919) *''All Jazzed Up'' (1919) *''A Sagebrush Hamlet'' (1919) *''The Silver Girl'' (1919) *''

The Exquisite Thief ''The Exquisite Thief'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning. Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Plot As described in a film magazine, Blue Jean Billie (Dean), a prosperous young woman ...

'' (1919),

Tod Browning Tod Browning (born Charles Albert Browning Jr.; July 12, 1880 – October 6, 1962) was an American film director, film actor, screenwriter, vaudeville performer, and carnival sideshow and circus entertainer. He directed a number of films of vari ...

, Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Inc. *''The Nights of the Bathtub, Part Two'' (1919?) *British Canadian Pathé News 14A (1920) *British Canadian Pathé News 76 (1920) *British Canadian Pathé News 88 (1920) *''Birth of Flowers'' (1920/1922) *''

The Little Clown ''The Little Clown'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Mary Miles Minter, adapted by Eugene B. Lewis from a comedy play by Avery Hopwood. It is one of approximately a dozen of Minter's films which s ...

'' (1920) *Unidentified Pathé Melodrama (1920/1922) *British Canadian Pathé News 63B (1921) *British Canadian Pathé News 2B (1921) *''Boxing Match'' *''Frivolity'' *''Screen Telegram'' *''The Princess and the Fishbone'' *''A Mix-Up at Court'' *''A Set of Teeth'' *''Through the Keyhole'' *''The Lake of Dreams'' *''The Marriage of Coca'' *''The Red Feather'' *''An Excursion to the Gorges du Loup'' *''Dread of Doom,

Itala Film Itala Film was an Italian film production company. Silent era It was founded during the silent era. In 1905, industrialists Carlo Rossi and William Remmert established a company in Turin, recruiting filmmakers from Pathé. Two years later, they ...

'' *''The Plumber's Son, Part One,''

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...

References

External links

Library and Archives Canada catalog of Dawson holdings

Library of Congress catalog of Dawson holdings
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Dawson City Collection summary statement
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dawson Film Find Film preservation Silent film 1978 archaeological discoveries 1978 in Canada Archaeology of Canada Rediscovered films Dawson City