The Little Tease, Mae Marsh, 1913, complete from rare 16mm.

Directed by D.W. Griffith; cast: Mae Marsh (The Little Tease); W. Chrystie Miller (Father); Kate Bruce (Mother); Robert Harron (Jim); Henry B. Walthall (The Valley Man); Viola Barry (The Other Woman); Lionel Barrymore (in saloon, start of part 2); Edward Dillon (restaurant owner); Lillian Gish (woman in checkered bandana behind lunch counter, part 2).
In about 2010 I acquired this 16mm print from a collector. "What is it?", I asked. "It's a Biograph," he said. I assumed it would be one of the Blackhawk films, but it turned out to be possibly the only existing 16mm print of this title. At the end of the reel there were two or three feet of black film that I assumed to be leader. On projecting it, I discovered it contained the seconds of footage of the film right after the father smashed the lamp on the floor and embraced his wife. Perhaps the original owner thought the darkness of the footage was a mistake (instead of the discreet and tender moment that it is) and removed it to the end of the reel. I was able to splice it back in without losing any frames.
The print ran fine, but had a vinegar smell. Colleagues suggested the safekeeping of a major archive, Library of Congress, where the print now resides. Before sending it, I had it digitized by Anne Wells of the Chicago Film Archive and accompanied it myself for this video.
Special thanks to Anne, Steve Yates Recording, and Frank Carr.