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This long considered lost Independent Motion Picture Company ( IMP ) film was discovered in an old barn in New Hampshire in 2006. Now restored, it is a simple story about a young newlywed couple, Mary Pickford and Owen Moore, who have their first argument, over a misunderstanding. The new husband believes his young bride is going to run away with a fellow, she has struck up a conversation with at a party. Mary Pickford and Owen Moore play the newlywed couple and were really married at the time this film was made. This is an important discovery for silent film historians and Mary Pickford fans. " Their First Misunderstanding " is Mary Pickford's first film in which she receives screen billing. Before this, studios did not give actors screen credit, for fear they would demand more money if they became household names. Not many of her IMP films survive and most were of inferior quality to begin with. Mary Pickford was to return to the superior Biograph Studios after her first independent adventure, where she would continue refining her unique natural acting qualities. The restoration of this film is amazing along with a very charming story, with Pickford and Moore both giving good performances.