List of rediscovered films
This is a list of rediscovered films that, once thought lost, have since been discovered, in whole or in part. See List of incomplete or partially lost films and List of rediscovered film footage for films which were not wholly lost. For a film that was not released before it was rediscovered, the year is when it was produced. The year is also italicized. Silent films. Many films of the silent era have been lost. The Library of Congress estimates 75% of all silent films are lost forever. About 10,919 American silent films were produced, but  only 2,749 of them still exist in some complete form, either as an original American 35mm version, a foreign release, or as a lower-quality copy. 1930s. || "Too Much Johnson" || Orson Welles || Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Mary Wickes, Arlene Francis, Ruth Ford || The film was thought lost in a 1971 fire at Welles' home in Spain; footage was found in Pordenone, Italy, and restored at George Eastman House for premiere in October 2013||