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Intern Finds Only Known Surviving Copy of 'The Heart of Lincoln,' a Silent Film Thought to Be Lost to History

During his internship at a Long Island film archive, Dan Martin made a startling discovery: Curled up in five sealed cans was a 16-millimeter copy of The Heart of Lincoln, a silent film made in 1915.
The New York Times

A Lost Silent Film About Lincoln Was Unearthed by an Intern

“The Heart of Lincoln,” a 1922 movie directed by the pioneering filmmaker Francis Ford, was found at a stock-footage library on Long Island. By Derrick Bryson Taylor No intern task is too small. Not ...
Newsday

A silent movie on Lincoln was thought lost to the ages — until it turned up in Greenport

The cold, climate-controlled stacks at the Historic Films Archive in Greenport made the ideal place for film student Dan Martin to spend last summer as an intern: in a basement out of the heat, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Intern Finds Only Known Surviving Copy of ‘The Heart of Lincoln,’ a Silent Film Thought to Be Lost to History

In the film, Lincoln agonizes over signing an execution warrant for a deserter. Historic Films Archive During his internship at a Long Island film archive, Dan Martin made a startling discovery: ...