December 14, 2009 11:43PM
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Many of the early movies have not survived. In some cases only the reviews and trade publication script synopsis and maybe some publicity stills remain.
The reasons are several:
1) the nitrate base of the film and it either deteriorating or actually burning.
2) the destruction of the film for this reason -- as you report.
3) the general ephemeral nature of these films -- they were not expect to last and sometimes the material was recycled.
Now and then there are reports of old films being found in basements or attics of theaters or the homes of the projectionists. Maybe we can be lucky.
Brian Norden
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