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Not happy with owning close to one million films and TV programmes in its vast archives, the British Film Institute put out a call on 6^th July 2010 for all film lovers and aficionados to check under their beds and in the dustiest corners of their attics to aid them in their quest to locate 75 British films long believed to have been lost.    The films ranged from Sherlock Holme’s first screen appearance in the 1914 version of Study in Scarlet to the 1983 oddity Where is Parsifal? featuring Ron Moody and Orson Welles.   Top of the list was Alfred Hitchcock’s The Mountain Eagle, a silent melodrama made in 1926.   The film was not one of the master of suspense’s best - in fact, when informed that the film was believed lost Hitch was reputed to have said he wasn’t sorry.   Other titles on the list were acknowledged by the Institute as being chosen more for their historical and social significance than their quality.

The Institute conducted a similar search in 1992 which yielded 16 finds, and hoped for similar results in 2010.   It also launched a campaign in tandem with the search for lost films to obtain donations from the public to contribute towards the restoration of British films that had fallen into serious disrepair.

The 75 'Lost' Films

The Mountain Eagle (1926)

Two Crowded Hours (1931)

Squadron Leader X (1943)

Sleep is Lovely (1968)

Symptoms (1973)

Somewhere in Politics (1948)

The Last Post (1929)

Linda (1960)

A Study in Scarlet (1914)

Maria Marten or the Mystery of the Red Barn (1913)

The Adventures of Mr Pickwick (1921)

Alive on Saturday (1957)

The Amazing Quest of Mr Ernest Bliss (1920)

The Arcadians (1927)

Badger's Green (1934)

Bless 'Em All (1948)

But Not In Vain (1948)

Castle Sinister (1932)

The Cherry Picker (1972)

Counsel's Opinion (1933)

The Crooked Billet (1929)

Crosstrap (1961)

Deadlock (1931)

Deadlock (1943)

The Diamond (1954)

Double Confession (1950)

Dr O'Dowd (1940)

Educated Evans (1936)

Farewell Performance (1963)

The First Men in the Moon (1919)

Flight From Folly (1945)

For You Alone (1945)

Golden Madonna (1949)

The Good Old Days (1939)

Hammer the Toff (1952)

Hobson's Choice (1931)

It's In the Bag (1943)

Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1944)

Lily of the Alley (1924)

Lloyd of the C.I.D. (1931)

London (1926)

Lord Richard in the Pantry (1930)

Love, Life and Laughter (1923)

Mademoiselle from Armentieres (1926)

The Man Behind the Mask (1936)

Men of Tomorrow (1932)

Milestones (1916)

Murder at Monte Carlo (1935)

Murder Will Out (1939)

The Narrow Valley (1921)

Nobody Ordered Love (1971)

The Path of Glory (1934)

The Price of a Song (1935)

The Promise (1969)

The Public Life of Henry the Ninth (1935)

Reveille (1923)

Salute the Toff (1952)

The Scarab Murder Case (1936)

The School for Scandal (1930)

Second Fiddle (1957)

Small Town Story (1953)

The Story of the Flag (1927)

This Man is Dangerous (1941)

Three Steps in the Dark (1953)

Tip Toes (1928)

To Be a Lady (1934)

Too Many Crooks (1930)

The Viper (1938)

The Vulture (1937)

Welcome Mr Washington (1944)

Where is Parsifal? (1983)

Who is the Man? (1924)

Woman to Woman (1923)

The World Owes Me a Living (1945)

Yes Mr Brown (1933)

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