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Ridgefield Park's Unknown History-RP's Lost Film Studio:
The 1916 Birthplace of Benjamin Chapin' The Lincoln' Cycle/SOn of Democracy"
February 21, 2026 (Saturday 10:00am to 12:30pm
Learn about the “Lost Silent Film Studio and the man that produced The Lincoln
Cycle silent films. The 10 short silent films produced by Benjamin Chapin was a
vehicle for his look alike performance as Abraham Lincoln. The structure of his
films was telling Lincoln's life story thematically through memories rather than
strict chronology, creating powerful performances especially by Benjamin Chapin as Lincoln
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