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TIL that, due to fires and poor archiving and storage methods, approximately 90% of films from the Silent Era (1890s-1920s) are lost
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The historical value for the videos would be high, but I doubt many of us would enjoy them.
Back then a movie might be a bit like a collection of gifs. Just seeing something animated on the screen was impressive in itself.
Some movies didn't even have a start or finish, you'd pay to enter at any time and leave when you got bored.