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100 years later, long-lost silent film starring Clara Bow found in Omaha parking lot

It’s a movie that hasn’t been seen in decades — missing for so long, that many didn’t even know it existed. That is, until it turned up in Omaha.

What Huggins bought in a parking lot in Omaha that day turned out to be a master copy from an original nitrate film printed on safety stock. While the internet seems to know everything, this movie — called “ The Pill Pounder ” — was nowhere to be found when Huggins went looking for more information on what he had playing on the projector inside his home. Crawford, who has invited Omahans to watch classic movies and hear from those involved in their making for more than 30 years, compares Clara Bow to a modern-day superstar.

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