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'More Treasures from American Film Archives'

Fresh Air | By Lloyd Schwartz

Published January 4, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews the new three-DVD set More Treasures from American Film Archives. Distributed by The National Film Preservation Foundation, it's a collection of 50 American films made between 1894 and 1931.

Lloyd Schwartz

Lloyd Schwartz is the classical music critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross.

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