Saving Hollywood's Heritage With Heroic Efforts In a Race Against Time

ALBANY, Ga. - May 9, 2016 - PRLog -- An extraordinary number of important films are believed to be lost forever. How the loss could happen and if these missing gems can be recovered are explored by noted film critic and journalist Phil Hall. His extensive research reveals the circumstances that caused this cultural tragedy that spanned silent movies to the 1970s.

Albany, Ga. - BearManor Media announces the release of the audio book edition of In Search of Lost Films by Phil Hall.

The astonishing disappearance of Hollywood, foreign, and independent films of significant historical and artistic importance includes Cleopatra (1917) with Theda Bara, The Great Gatsby (1926) with Warner Baxter, Humor Risk (1921) with The Marx Brothers, and London After Midnight (1927) with Lon Chaney. The works of Erich Von Stroheim, Oscar Micheaux, Orson Welles, Stanley Kramer, and Vincente Minnelli were impacted by this tragedy. Pioneering technological achievements in color cinematography, sound film technology, animation, and widescreen projection are also among the treasures that are presumed missing.

Discover the destruction of memorable movie masterpieces, and learn of heroic efforts in the race against time to salvage cinematic history.

About the author: Phil Hall has a three-decade career in film journalism. His film-related writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York Daily News, Wired, and Film Threat, and he is the host of The Online Movie Show on PPRN Radio. He is the author of six books, including The History of Independent Cinema and The Greatest Bad Movies of All Time.

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