> There is big money in storing original film prints. There are a ton of commercial warehouses (mostly in/near Los Angeles) that specializes in such things. Un

> There is big money in storing original film prints. There are a ton of commercial warehouses (mostly in/near Los Angeles) that specializes in such things. Until the studio decides to, you know, just destroy them or they are destroyed by fires --- start quote --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_film A report created by Library of Congress film historian and archivist David Pierce claims: - 75% of original silent-era films have perished. - Only 14% of the 10,919 silent films released by major studios exist in their original 35 mm or other formats. - 11% survive only in full-length foreign versions or film formats of lesser image quality.[1][3] Of the American sound films made from 1927 to 1950, an estimated half have been lost https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jun-04-fi-universal4-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jun-04-fi-unive... In addition to the ruined “King Kong” attraction and the burned New York street scapes, the Universal Studios Hollywood fire has claimed another casualty: perhaps hundreds of classic 35-millimeter film prints, the studio said Tuesday. The fire also claimed about 5% of Universal Music Group’s recordings... In an e-mail sent to several dozen film exhibitors Monday, Universal said the “fire destroyed nearly 100% of the archive prints kept here on the lot. --- end quote --- etc.