Preservation: Most Wanted Lost Films & Television Programs

The AFI is always on the lookout for rare lost film and television treasures.

Lost Films

  • CAMILLE (1927) starring Norma Talmadge
  • CLEOPATRA (1917) starring Theda Bara
  • THE DIVINE WOMAN (1928) starring Greta Garbo
  • GREED (1925) Eric von Stroheim's 40-reel version
  • THE KAISER, BEAST OF BERLIN (1918) A World War I anti-German film
  • LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD (1922) An early Walt Disney cartoon
  • LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT (1927) starring Lon Chaney
  • THE ROGUE SONG (1930) starring Laurel and Hardy
  • THAT ROYLE GIRL (1925) starring W.C. Fields
courtesy of The Museum of Television and Radio

Lost Television Programs

  • ALL IN THE FAMILY: Pilots (1968-1971)
  • CAVALCADE OF STARS (1950-1952)
  • THE JONATHAN WINTERS SHOW (October 23, 1956)
  • MIKE WALLACE'S NIGHTBEAT (1955)
  • OPENING NIGHTS AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA (ABC, 1948, 1950)
  • SUPER BOWL I (January 15, 1967)
  • TEXACO STAR THEATER (June-December 1948)
  • THE TONIGHT SHOW: Premier (September 27, 1954)
courtesy of The Museum of Television and Radio