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VINTAGE 16MM SOUND SHORT SUBJECTS - Page 1

CHRISTMAS - CASTLE FILMS - OFFICIAL FILMS - HOLLYWOOD FILMS - STERLING FILMS
HISTORY & NEWS - MUSICALS

Updated February 1, 2012

All films on this page are vintage, top quality original sound prints on 400' reels. All films are in white boxes unless noted it is in it's original box or packaging (OB). A number in brackets ( ) after a title indicates the number of prints I have of that title.


CASTLE FILMS - OFFICIAL FILMS
HOLLYWOOD FILMS - STERLING FILMS

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CHRISTMAS FILMS

Vintage classic home movie films by Castle Films, Official Films and other distributors from the 1940's and 50's. All films Are 400' complete SOUND editions. All are exceptional Like New condition. You won't get any worn or abused prints here. OB indicates in the original 7.5"x7.5" box in very good to excellent used condition unless noted.

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  • MERRY CHRISTMAS - Castle Films Christmas film shows Santa and the elves making toys. Santa takes off to deliver presents and comes to the house of a family with a boy and a girl. Classic campy 1940's style atmosphere. Mostly live action with some animation. Like New on a 400' reel - $59

  • CHRISTMAS CAPERS (TOY TINKERS) - 1949. Donald chops down a pine tree for Christmas and Chip and Dale follow him to his house. Very good IB Technicolor print - $99

  • CHRISTMAS RHAPSODY - Encyclopedia Britannica Films, 1948. Charming story of the little tree in the forest adopted by a family in the woods for their Christmas tree. A classic favorite shown at schools in the 1950's and 60's. Near Mint on a 400' reel - $129
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  • LITTLE EGYPT - Castle Films feature excerpt. Rhonda Fleming stars as the famous belly dancer that causes a scandal with her "suggestive" and "immoral" dancing at a Worlds Fair exhibition at the turn of the 20th century. 400' - $39
  • ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Castle Films extract of the 1949 French version of the classic story. Carol Marsh was 20 years old when she played the part of Alice, conceived by the novel's author as 7 years old. Mint on a 400' reel - $49
  • WILD HORSE AND THE LITTLE BRAVE - Castle Films, 1946. Excerpt fro the Universal feature "Wild Beauty" with Don Porter and Lois Collier. Like New, 400' - $29
  • THREE LITTLE BRUINS Animal Adventures - Castle Films animal adventures. Near Mint condition: BRUINS ON A SPREE - $25 each
  • FOOTBALL PARADE OF 1947 - Football thrills of the year 1947. Released by Castle Films. Like New vintage print - $29
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  • WILD RIVER SAFARI - Thrills in wildest Africa. See the unusual customs of the natives. Like New, 400' Castle Films in the OB - $49
  • WHITE GORILLA - Official Films jungle adventure - $39
  • WHO'S WHO IN ANIMALAND - 1945 "Speaking Of Animals" comedy by Paramount. Animals talk with animated mouths. Excellent+ 1945 print. Does not have opening titles. Partial titles start at the title of the film. 400' - $59
  • CAGED FURY - Castle Films. See the great beasts before capture, and then training them for the circus. Like New - $39
  • TIGER FANGS - Another Official Films jungle adventure starring Frank Buck - $39
  • CRAFTSMEN IN CLOSE-UP - 1940's Pathe News stories about silversmiths and glass workers. Fascinating film and a Mint 1940's Dupont print, 400' - $49
  • SKI REVELS - Thrilling film about snow skiing. Beautiful Mint 1944 Kodak print of a classic 1930's Castle Films release - $49
  • Sterling Films Sports & Travel - 1940's theatrical shorts. All Brand New (old store stock) prints in the generic Sterling Films OB. Boxes are only in fair, worn condition, but films Mint, most never run: SPINNING FOR STEELHEADS, THRILL RIVER, KENAI BIG GAME, MARSH MARAUDERS, SHARK ON THE LINE, FLORIDA FISHING, BUFFALO LORE, BATTLING BASS, A DOG'S LIFE IN THE NORTH WOODS, ELEPHANT HUNT - $29 ea.
  • Castle Films Color Travel - Excellent print in the OB with reddish but still fair color: OLE!THE BULL - $24
  • Castle Films Travel & Animal Adventures - All in Excellent+ to New condition: NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAY, CAMERA THRILLS IN WILDEST AFRICA, DAREDEVILS ON ICE, ROME THE ETERNAL CITY - $29 each
  • CHIMP THE FIREMAN - Castle Films chimp comedy. Excellent used condition 400' - $39
  • CHIMP THE AVIATOR - Chimp comedy. Castle Films print, like new in a worn OB - $39
  • W.C. Fields Comedies - Classic 1940's Universal comedies by Castle Films, Like New on 400' reels: THE GREAT CHASE - $39 each

CARTOONS BY THESE DISTRIBUTORS ARE LISTED ON THE
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  • NEWS PARADE OF THE YEAR 1943 - French destroy fleet at Toulon, Stillwell in Burma, Casablanca conference, Sicily and Italy invaded by Yanks, Russia reconquers Ukraine, Hull visits Moscow. Excellent Kodak print - $59
  • NEWS PARADE OF THE YEAR 1946 - Atomic bomb blasts at Bikini, 32 new cardinals, Paris peace meeting, new Canadian governor general, the Nuremberg verdicts, wars aftermath! Excellent+ Kodak print - $59
  • NEWS PARADE OF THE YEAR 1948 - Castle Films. Near Mint in a worn OB. Berlin crisis, U.S. air growth, west's worst floods, Palestine conflict, revolt in Bogota, Holland's new queen, coal strike grips France, Truman elected president - $59
  • NEWS PARADE OF THE YEAR 1950 - Castle Films. War in Korea, Berlin hot spot, secret weapon spectacle, holy year canonization, communism's threats, disasters in the news, Truman-MacArthur meeting - $59
  • World War II Action Films - Castle did a supurb job documenting the war with special releases throughout the early 40's. Here are some scarce titles in Like New condition, some in the OB: ITALY SURRENDERS, FIGHT FOR EGYPT, BATTLE FOR TUNISIA, MacARTHUR LIBERATES MANILA, MIDWAY ISLAND AND CORAL SEA BATTLE - $49 each
    In excellent used condition: MARINES CAPTURE TARAWA, YANKS FREE GUAM AND PARIS - $39 each
  • EISENHOWER COMES HOME - Triumphant return of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Mint in the worn OB - $59
  • WEST POINT, SYMBOL OF OUT ARMY - Near Mint 1943 Kodak print in the OB - $69

OFFICIAL FILMS NEWS THRILLS


  • NEWS REVIEW OF 1949 - Official Films. History making events of the year. Excellent condition print - $59

MUSICALS & SOUNDIES

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  • SOUNDIES PAN-O-RAM DISPLAY CARDS - Set of two original cards and six original quality reproductions. These are for displaying in the frames displayed on either side of the coin slot on a Mills Pan-O-Ram machine. Very rare - $59

SOUNDIES

  • AT A LITTLE COUNTRY TAVERN - Joe Bonica, 100' - $15
  • ROSE O'DAY with Dick Todd, 100' - $15
  • UNDER A GYPSY MOON - RKO musical comedy released by PictoReels. With J. Harold Murray, Erna Rubenstein, Five Balabanows, Nita Carol and the Song Stylists. Like New 1940's Dupont print - $59
  • CAVALCADE OF SONGS - 1941, Nu-Art Films. Sing along with the Ben Bennett Chorus "And The Band Played On" and many others. Excellent quality 1941 Kodak print - $39
  • IRISH SONGS - Official Films. All the most famous Irish tunes. Excellent 1949 Kodak print - $39

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CASTLE FILMS MUSIC ALBUMS & LET'S SING
These reels compile 3 soundies under a common theme, are excerpted from features, or are Walter Lantz cartoons.

  • MUSICAL VARIETIES - Starring comedian Willie Howard with Harlan's Co-eds and Vincent Lopez. "Tyrone Shapiro", "Paddy Cake Baker Man", "Minute Waltz". Like New print - $59

  • CHRISTMAS CAROLS - The choir sings "The First Noel", Hark! The Harold Angels Sing" and "O Come All Ye Faithful". Like New in a worn OB - $59
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  • HAWAIIAN MELODIES - With Lani McIntyre's Hawaiians. "Holo Holo Kao", "Blue Hawaii", "King Kamehameha". Excellent+ 1947 print - $39
  • MELODY LANE - With Bob Chester's Orchestra, the Three Dunning Sisters and Michael Bartlett. "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon", Wait 'til The Sun Shines Nellie" and "Little Gray Home In The West". Excellent+ 1947 print - $49
  • SONGS TO REMEMBER - With the Men and Maids of Melody, and Michael Bartlett. "Take Me Out To The Ball Game", "Sidewalks of New York" and "In The Good Old Summertime". Excellent used 1947 Kodak print in worn OB - $29
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  • SONGS OF THE WEST (3) - Carson Robison and his Buckaroos. "Carry Me Back to the Lone Prairie", "The Mountains Meet the Sky" and "I'm An Old Cowhand". Like New 1945 Kodak print in the OB - $39
  • SONGS OF THE SOUTH - The Dixiaires and the Marshalls sing "Showboat Melodies", "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" and in blackface "Dear Old Southland". Like New 1948 Kodak print - $49
  • GREAT SYMPHONIES - Conductor Frederich Feher leads the symphony orchestra in "Blue Danube" and "Romance". Near Mint - $39
    Another print in good used condition - $20

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All films on this page are in 16mm Sound, excellent used condition on 400' reels unless otherwise noted. I have many more to add once I go through them so check back !


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