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Originally Posted by MG1962A
I believe the extreme fire hazard of early film stock led to much of it being disposed. Also I recall hearing (Maybe Warner Bros) threw out their collection of silent films to save space once talkies were established as more than a passing fad
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I dunno about WB tossing out the old silents, but I
do know that the old celluloid film stock was
incredibly fragile and would rapidly decay.