Category: Historic
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Pieces of media that have either left a historic impact or media that was the first of a genre/type of media or was the first to perform an innovation (first piece of recorded audio, first color cartoon, etc).
Pages in category "Historic"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 288 total.
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- A Blind Bargain (lost silent Lon Chaney film; 1922)
- A Day With SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (unproduced unauthorized direct-to-DVD mockumentary film; 2011)
- A Journey by Train (lost Arthur Lubin educational film; 1935)
- A Licas e o Zé (partially found Portuguese animated TV series; 1957-early 1960s)
- The Actress (lost silent film; 1928)
- The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican (found early animated TV series; 1950s)
- The Adventures of Pinocchio (lost unfinished Italian animated film based on novel; 1930s)
- AfterMASH "Wet Feet" (found final episode of "M*A*S*H" spin-off series; mid 1980s)
- Aladdin (found Howard Ashman treatment of Disney animated film; 1988)
- Alice Comedies (partially lost series of Walt Disney shorts; 1920s)
- Alice in Wonderland (partially lost original draft of Disney animated film; 1939)
- Amadís de Gaula (lost chapters of chivalric romance books; 14th century)
- Anne of Green Gables (lost American silent film adaptation of Canadian novel; 1919)
- Apollo 11 moon landing master tape (lost original SSTV footage; 1969)
- El Apóstol (lost Argentinian first feature animated film; 1917)
- Arirang (lost Korean silent film; 1926)
B
- Babe Comes Home (lost silent film; 1927)
- Back to the Future (partially found Eric Stoltz performance as Marty McFly footage of science-fiction film; 1985)
- The Basement Tapes (partially found Columbine killers video diary; 1999)
- Batman Dracula (partially found Andy Warhol film; 1964)
- The Battle of Maldon (partially lost old English Poem; date uncertain)
- BBC Election Night (lost coverage of British general elections; 1950-1951)
- The Beatles Cartoon (partially lost skits/bumpers of animated TV series; 1965-1967)
- Bela Lugosi's performance in Frankenstein movie (lost test reel footage; 1931)
- Beowulf (partially lost ancient literature; 8th-11th century)
- Betty Boop - "Honest Love and True" and "Buzzy Boop at the Concert" (partially lost animated shorts; 1938)
- Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (found Jackie Chan film; 1962)
- Billy Mays (partially found commercials/infomercials starring pitchman; 1980s-2009)
- The Black Cauldron (partially found deleted scenes of Disney animated film; 1985)
- Bosko, The Talk-Ink Kid (found pilot film of Looney Tunes animated series of shorts; 1929)
- Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus (lost race film; 1942)
- Buddy Bolden band recording (lost cylinder recording; 1900s)
- The Bugs Bunny Show (partially lost animated series; 1960-2000)
- The Bullwinkle Show (partially found Bullwinkle puppet segments of animated series; 1961)
- Byron's Memoirs (lost manuscript for unpublished book; 1824)
C
- Carnival of Light (lost experimental Beatles song; 1967)
- The Cat Creeps (partially found horror mystery remake of "The Cat and The Canary" film; 1930)
- The Cat's Pajamas (lost silent comedy film; 1926)
- The Centaurs (partially lost footage from unfinished Winsor McCay animated short; 1918-1921)
- Chanticleer (cancelled Disney animated film; 1940s-mid 1960s)
- Cheez TV (partially found Australian morning wrapper show; 1995-2005)
- Chika Gentou Gekiga: Shoujo Tsubaki (found “Ero Guro” anime film; 1992)
- Children of Loneliness (lost exploitation film; 1937)
- The Christine Chubbuck tape (lost on-air suicide footage; 1974)
- Chunhyangjeon (lost Korean sound film; 1935)
- Citizen Kane (partially found colorized footage of film; late 1980s)
- Cleopatra (partially found silent film; 1917)
- Colonel Heeza Liar (partially found theatrical animated series; 1913-1924)
- Conductor and Tarantula (lost piano and vocal piece by Igor Stravinsky; 1906)
- Consolatio (partially found philosophical work by ancient Roman philosopher; 45 B.C.)
- Convention City (lost risqué comedy film; 1933)
- Coventry Mystery Plays (partially found scripts for plays; 1392-1579)
- Cracks aka "Crack Master" (found animated "Sesame Street" short; 1975)
- Creation (partially found unfinished Willis O'Brian film; 1931)
- The Crowd Roars (lost original version of drama film; 1932)
- Cry Baby Lane (found Nickelodeon TV horror film; 2000)
- The Cure for Insomnia (lost 87-hour-long experimental film; 1987)
D
- Daibutsu Kaikoku (lost Japanese kaiju film; 1934)
- The Dark Crystal (partially found high quality version of workprint/director's cut of puppet fantasy film; early 1980s)
- A Daughter of the Gods (lost silent film; 1916)
- Der Januskopf (lost F. W. Murnau film; 1920)
- Dexter's Laboratory "Rude Removal" (found unaired episode of Cartoon Network animated series; 1997)
- Different from the Others (partially lost silent German film; 1919)
- The Divine Woman (partially found silent drama film; 1928)
- Doctor Who (partially lost episodes of British science-fiction TV series; 1963-1974)
- Donna and the Wolfman commercials (partially found Atlanta commercial series; 1980s-1990s)
- Doraemon (partially found first-adaptation anime series; 1973)
- Double Indemnity (lost alternate endings of film noir; 1944)
- Dr. Strangelove (lost alternate pie fight ending to Stanley Kubrick black comedy film; 1963)
- Dracula (partially found Van Helsing epilogue scene of Universal horror film; 1931)
- Dracula's Death (lost silent horror film; 1921)
- DuMont Evening News (lost DuMont Network broadcasted episodes; 1954-1955)
E
F
- The Fairylogues and Radio-Plays (lost film adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz"; 1908)
- The Fall of a Nation (lost sequel film to "The Birth of a Nation"; 1916)
- Fantasia (partially lost original audio of Disney animated film; 1940)
- Faraway Hill (lost early soap opera; 1946)
- The Fearless Vampire Killers (partially found U.S. cut of horror-comedy film; 1967)
- Felix the Cat (partially found animated shorts; 1910s-1920s)
- Finnesburg Fragment (partially found fragment of Old English poem; date unknown)
- Firelight (partially found Steven Spielberg film; 1964)
- The First Men in the Moon (lost British sci-fi film; 1919)
- Fish Tales (found redrawn colorized version of Looney Tunes short; 1968)
- Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (lost Bela Lugosi monster dialogue of Universal horror film; 1943)
- Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man (lost scenes of Universal horror film; 1943)
- Freaks (lost deleted scenes from horror film; 1932)
- Frosty the Snowman (found original June Foray voice recording of animated Christmas special; 1969)
- Frozen (partially found early drafts of Disney animated film; 1937-2012)
- The Furies (lost pre-Code murder mystery film; 1930)
G
- Gang War (lost part-talking gangster film; 1928)
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (lost first-adaptation silent comedy film; 1928)
- Georges Méliès' filmography (partially found silent films; 1890s-1910s)
- Gertie on Tour (partially found footage from unfinished animated short; 1921)
- The Ghost Breaker (lost Wallace Reid horror comedy film; 1922)
- Gnorm Gnat (found Jim Davis comic strip; 1973-1975)
- Go and Get It (lost silent horror film; 1920)
- Gojira (lost deleted scene of Kaiju movie; 1954)
- The Gold Diggers (lost silent comedy film; 1923)
- Gold Diggers of Broadway (partially found musical comedy film; 1929)
- The Golem (partially found German silent film; 1915)
- The Golem and the Dancing Girl (lost German silent film; 1917)
- The Gorilla (partially found Bryan Foy murder-mystery film; 1930)
- The Great Gatsby (partially found silent film; 1926)
- Greed "8-hour cut" (lost cut of silent film; 1924)
- Greek Gospel of the Egyptians (lost manuscript of Gnostic gospel; 120-150 A.D.)
- The Gulf Between (lost early color silent film; 1917)
- The Guyra Ghost Mystery (lost Australian film; 1921)
H
- Hands Up (lost silent adventure film serial; 1918)
- Hansel and Gretel (found Tim Burton short film; 1982)
- Hare Ribbin' (found original ending of Warner Bros. cartoon; 1944)
- Hats Off (lost silent Laurel and Hardy film; 1927)
- The Hawk's Trail (lost silent serial; 1919)
- Heaven's Gate (lost workprint cut of Western film; 1980)
- "The Heckling Hare" (lost original ending of Looney Tunes short; 1941)
- Hellfest 2004 (lost soundboard audio from festival; 2004)
- Hollywood (lost silent comedy film; 1923)
- Hometown Girl (lost Timothy Farrell film; 1948)
- Hortensius (partially found philosophical work by ancient Roman philosopher; 45 B.C.)
- Humor Risk (lost silent Marx Brothers film; 1921)
- Humpty Dumpty Circus (lost animated short; 1908)
- Hypocrites (found drama film; 1915)
I
- Idaho (lost silent Western film serial; 1925)
- Il Mostro di Frankenstein (lost silent horror film; 1920)
- Indianapolis 500 WFBM-TV Broadcasts (lost racing footage; 1949-1950)
- Ingagi (found Pre-Code exploitation film; 1930)
- Instant History/Otogi Manga Calendar (partially found anime series; 1961-1964)
- Institut für Sexualwissenschaft (partially found library content; 1933 and earlier)
- Inventio Fortunata (lost travelogue; 14th century)
- The Isle of Dogs (lost satirical play; 1597)
- It's a Wonderful Life (lost ending of Christmas film; 1946)
- It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (lost original music recordings of animated Halloween TV special; 1966)
J
- J. D. Salinger's Three Stories (found unpublished short stories; 1942-1946)
- Jail Birds of Paradise (lost short film; 1934)
- Jazz Goes to College (partially found BBC jazz concert series; 1966-1967)
- Jeopardy! (found unaired pilots of game show; 1983-1984)
- Jim and Judy in Teleland (partially found early animated series; 1949-1950)
- The Joey Bishop Show "Episode 85" (lost episode of sitcom; 1963)
- Jon (found prototype "Garfield" comic strip; 1976-1978)
- Jonestown (partially found NBC news footage; 1978)
- Joseph Haydn's sheet music manuscripts (partially lost music sheets; 18th-19th century)
K
- The Kaiser - The Beast of Berlin (lost propaganda film; 1918)
- Kinetophone (partially found early sound recordings; 1894-1912)
- King Arthur and King Cornwall (partially found fragment of English ballad; 17th century)
- King Kong (lost cut content of Pre-code monster adventure film; 1933)
- King Kong Appears in Edo (lost Japanese monster film; 1938)
- Kutsu-Juku seiklusi (partially found first Estonian experimental animated film; 1931)
- Kõige Suurem Sõber (partially found Estonian children's television series; 1982-1990)
L
- L. Frank Baum's unfinished novels (lost literature; 1910s)
- La Schtroumpfette (lost Belgian animated TV special based on "The Smurfs" comic; 1969)
- Lafflets (lost series of Walt Disney animated shorts; 1922-1923)
- Laser Clay Shooting System (lost Nintendo 16mm film shooting gallery game; 1973)
- Last House on Dead End Street 'The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell' (lost 3-hour cut of horror film; 1974)
- Late Night Line-Up (partially found Beatles "Abbey Road" special; 1969)
- Le Coucher de la Mariée (partially found pornographic film; 1896)
- Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs (partially found Belgian animated film; 1965)
- The Life of General Villa (partially found silent film; 1914)
- The Life of Nephi (lost silent film; 1915)
- Life Without Soul (lost silent film adaptation of "Frankenstein"; 1915)
- Life's Shop Window (lost silent drama film based on book; 1914)
- Lincoln's Lost Speech (lost Abraham Lincoln speech; 1856)
- Little Iodine (lost comedy film based on comic strip; 1946)
- Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (lost comic installments; 1924-1926)
- London After Midnight (lost silent Lon Chaney film; 1927)
- Lost Epics of the Trojan Cycle (partially found epic poems; 800 B.C-568 AD)
- Love's Labour's Won (lost/alternately-named Shakespeare play; existence unconfirmed; pre-1598)
- Ludwig van Beethoven (partially found pieces from German composer; 1700s-1800s)
M
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (partially found NBC broadcasts from parade; 1953-1979)
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1982 (partially found NBC footage of parade; 1982)
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1989 (found full NBC footage of parade; 1989)
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1998 (found NBC footage of parade; 1998)
- The Magic Shoes (lost Australian short film; 1935)
- The Man Who Could Not Sleep (lost silent Edison Studios film; 1915)
- Marquis de Sade's manuscripts (partially found literature; 18th-19th century)
- Maruhi Gekki Ukiyo-e Senichiya (lost adult anime film; 1969)
- Mary Kay and Johnny (partially found American sitcom; 1947-1950)
- The Mask II (lost footage/production material from unfinished "The Mask" sequel film; existence unconfirmed; mid-1990s)
- Max Headroom Television Hijacking (lost audio from first transmission; 1987)
- Medusa (lost Leonardo da Vinci painting; 15th century)
- Metropolis (partially lost deleted scenes from German sci-fi film; 1927)
- Michael Jackson (partially found unpublished songs from American musician; 1974-2009)
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood "Mister Rogers Talks About Conflict" (found episode arc of children's educational TV series; 1983)
- Moabit Däftäre (lost prison-written notebooks; 1944)
- The Mountain Eagle (lost silent Alfred Hitchcock film; 1927)
- The Moxy Show (partially found episodes of CGI anthology series; 1993-2000)
- Mr. Gallegher and Mr. Shean (lost animated short; 1931)
- The Muppets' early ads (partially lost series of commercials; 1962-1969)
- Myspace (partially found deleted early user files from social network website; 2003-2015)
N
O
- O parádivé Sally aka "Clock Man" (found Czech animated short film; 1976)
- On Trial (partially found sound film; 1928)
- Oregon (lost original version of "The Oregon Trail" educational computer game; 1971)
- The Oregon Trail (lost John Wayne Western film; 1936)
- Osomatsu-kun (found anime series; 1966)
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (partially lost series of Walt Disney shorts; 1927-1928)