The 1911 silent film Their First Misunderstanding is being restored and will be screened to the public.
The U.S. Library of Congress is trying to restore the 10 minute silent film, BBC News reports. The film was long thought to be lost by historians, while most of Pickford's other films were still around.
The silent film star was all of 18 when she filmed Misunderstanding about a fight between a wife and her husband.
Leonard Maltin told CBS News, "We have a list of all of Mary Pickford's films, but this was among the missing."
"And apparently this 1911 film was the first time she received billing as Mary Pickford," the film historian said. "Well in a very short time that name, Mary Pickford, became world famous."
BBC notes the film was discovered by Peter Massie in a New Hampshire barn in 2006, along with several others old films. The barn used to be a boy's camp and the film was likely shown there.
The nitrate film survived though Massie kept it in his truck where he constantly smoked and then by the woodstove in his home.
Massie later donated it to Keene State College. "This is the coolest thing I've ever found on any job," Massie said. "They were seconds away from going into a dumpster."
The first minute of the film was unsalvageable, but the rest is in good condition and can be viewed online here.
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