The world of cinema has a habit of throwing some curveballs occasionally, when somewhere in a dusty box, a long-lost masterpiece is discovered. For fans of the maestro of the Western, John Ford, such a moment has occurred as a nearly complete print of the legendary directors 1918 movie The Scarlet Drop was discovered in a warehouse in Santiago, Chile just a day before the building was due to be demolished. As incredible as it is to believe, this is the first time that the movie has been discovered in its almost complete form, as only 30 minutes were previously thought to exist.
The lost Western of John Ford was discovered in a Chilean warehouse that was due for demolition. Read More