George Willeman has been the Nitrate Film Vault Leader at the Library of Congress for 41 years. Having been in love with movies as far back as he can remember, George is still constantly amazed at the discoveries found within the Library’s nitrate film collection, and his picks reflect the enthusiasm and intrigue that occur at least weekly in his role.

At a young age, George got hooked on 8mm releases from the renowned Blackhawk Films company. He brought this lifelong passion to his degree in film production and began his time at the Library with a part-time job as an inspector of nitrate film cans.

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Films and resources mentioned:

• Gage d’amour (1904) - Alice Guy-Blaché
• The Great Train Robbery (1904) - Siegmund Lubin
• The Terrible Turkish Executioner (1904) - Georges Méliès
• The Impossible Voyage (1904) - Georges Méliès
• Dog Factory (1904) - Edwin S. Porter
• The Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. Porter
• Saving Brinton (2017) - Tommy Haines and Andrew Sherburne
• The Heart of Lincoln (1922) - Francis Ford
• The Heart of Lincoln (1915) - Francis Ford
• When Lincoln Paid (1913) - Francis Ford
• A Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges Méliès
• The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and the Moon (1907) - Georges Méliès
• The Conquest of the Pole (1912) - Georges Méliès
• Mon Oncle (1958) - Jacques Tati
• The Patriot (1928) - Ernst Lubitsch
• Wonder Dogs