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Dug up by excavators in 1978, a treasure trove of silent-film reels buried for a half-century under permafrost in a Yukon gold-mining town provides the nuggets for documentarian Morrison's marvelous odyssey. Situated at the end of the film distribution line, boom-or-bust Dawson City kept its early Hollywood prints—clips from which are interwoven into a broader picture of a community dogged by tragedy yet resilient. Shorts, serials, and newsreels—onc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More