The First Degree, starring Frank Mayo, is directed by Edward Sedgwick, whose most famous film is Buster Keaton film The Cameraman (1928).
The rarity, which was presumed to be lost forever, is Universal Pictures’ The First Degree, a silent film telling the story of a sheep farmer who keeps a secret from his community.
The First Degree has now been moved out of the Library of Congress list of “Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films 1912-1929″.
A long-lost film from 1923 has been discovered after being stashed away in an unmarked box for almost 100 years.