8MM BLACKHAWK FILMS
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Blackhawk Films are famous for their devotion to making the best quality prints possible of silent screen classics. They were in the home movie business from the 1940's to 1984. All Blackhawk prints are the best quality available and in Like New to Mint condition unless noted. All films on this page are regular 8mm silent.

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Updated July 31, 2008

• AIR POCKETS - 1924 Educational Pictures Mermaid comedy starring Lige Conley. Like New on a 400' reel in a white box - $39
• CIRCUS TODAY - 1926 Mack Sennett comedy starring Billy Bevan and Andy Clyde. Gus and Slim are working at a circus that is owned by the domineering Steve Skinner. After Gus and Slim have botched up several routines, Gus takes off in a horse cart, in order to avoid Skinner's wrath. But the cart is pulling a large crate filled with lions, and soon the two circus hands find themselves in the middle of an uncontrollable situation. Mint, 400' - $39
• BECAUSE HE LOVED HER - 1916 Mack Sennett comedy starring Sam Bernard and Mae Busch. A zany Keystone comedy. Mint 1948 Kodak print, about 300' on 2x200' reels in the OB - $29
  Also a 1967 Eastman print, Mint on a 400' reel in a white box - $29
• HAUNTED SPOOKS (2) - 1920 Hal Roach comedy classic starring Harold Lloyd. Like New print, 400' in a can - $29

• WEST OF HOT DOG - SYNOPSIS 1924 Joe Rock comedy starring Stan Laurel. Like New print on a soiled OB. 400' - $39
• THE HOLLYWOOD KID (2) - SYNOPSIS 1924 Mack Sennett comedy. With appearances by Mack Sennett, Andy Clyde, Vernon Dent, Ben Turpin, Marie Prevost, Billy Bevan, Charlie Murray, a dozen bathing beauties and a toothless lion! The most fun in this comedy was seeing all of the behind the scenes shots of the studio. Like New, 200' in OB - $24
• AN ARCADIAN MAID - 1910 D.W. Griffith melodrama. 200' in the OB - $20
• MICKEY THE DETECTIVE - 1928 Mickey McGuire comedy. Mint 1974 Eastman print. 400' in a white box - $39

• WHY BEN BOLTED - 1917 Ben Turpin comedy. A box with Ben inside is sent as a gag gift, but the gag is on the sender when the contents get switched around. Mint on a full 400' reel in a white box - $39
• A HAREM KNIGHT (2) - 1926 Ben Turpin comedy features Ben as Rodney St. Clair, the playboy from the international set. Near Mint on a 400' reel in a can - $39
• YUKON JAKE - 1924 Ben Turpin comedy. Cyclone Bill is the popular sheriff of Mustang Gulch, where "a gun in the hand is worth two on the hip." Near Mint on a 400' reel in a white box - $39
• KINOGRAMS - Newsreels made from 1917 to 1927. Samples from that era. 200', Like New in OB - $24

• THE BATTLE AT ELDERBUSH GULCH (2) - SYNOPSIS 1913 D.W. Griffith action western drama starring Mae Marsh and Lillian Gish. Drunken red Indians carouse in pagan revelry, whipping up their appetite for dog meat. Supurb quality Mint 1959 Kodak print, 2x200' in the OB - $29
• THE BATTLE - 1911 D.W. Griffith action drama starring Lionell Barrymore and Blanche Sweet. Mint 1958 Kodak print, 200' in the OB - $20
• SCREEN SOUVENIRS NO. 8 - A compilation of classic moments of the early part of the century. Includes a ferry boat launching in New York, ambulance on an errand of mercy, the "Dancing Devils" at Coney Island, Richard Bennett with his three famous movie star daughters when they were little, old time movie meller drama, and much more from the early years of the 20th century. Mint print in a white box, 200' - $24
• SCREEN SOUVENIRS - More reels of historic scenes and highlights from classics of the silent screen: #2, #5, #6, #12, #27 - $24 each

• Laurel & Hardy Comedies - All Mint 400' in OB or white box - $29 each

  THAT'S MY WIFE BACON GRABBERS SHOULD MARRIED MEN GO HOME

  BERTH MARKS SUGAR DADDIES

• Laurel & Hardy Comedies - These are silent versions of their sound comedies. About 300' in white boxes or 300' reels and cans. All Near Mint: THEM THAR HILLS, BRATS - $18 each

• COPS - 1922 Buster Keaton comedy. Through a series of mistaken identities Buster winds up with a load of furniture in the middle of parade of policemen. Like New print, 400' in the OB - $29
• OUR DARE DEVIL CHIEF - 1915 Mack Sennett Keystone comedy starring Ford Sterling, Harry Bernard and Al St. John. Mint 1968 Eastman print on a 400' reel in a white box - $29
• THE MAKING OF BRONCHO BILLY - From "The Great Train Robbery" through his years as a western star up to 1915. 200' in Movie Classic box - $20
• ME BREAKERS - 1915 Mack Sennett Keystone comedy with Chester Conklin, Slim Summerville and Mack Swain. Mint 1970 Eastman print in a white box. 400' - $39

• THE KNOCKOUT - 1914 Charlie Chaplin comedy with Fatty Arbuckle. A couple of tramps, down on their luck and hungry, decide to fake an exhibition boxing match for a promoter. Charlie referees, trying to avoid contact with the two monsters. Mint, 400' in the OB - $39
• WORK - 1915 Charlie Chaplin comedy. Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The kitchen gas stove explodes, and Charlie offers to fix it. Mint, 400' in the OB - $39
• DON'T PARK THERE - SYNOPSIS 1924 Hal Roach comedy starring Will Rogers. 1972 Eastman print in Like New condition. 300' on a 400' reel in a white box - $29

• THE PERILS OF PAULINE - SYNOPSIS 1914 serial starring Pearl White. The most famous of the silent serials. Each chapter is 300' to 450'. Like New prints in a white box: THE TRAGIC PLUNGE, THE AERIAL WIRE - $24 each
  DEADLY TURNING - 200' - $20
• LIFE CURRENT - 1915. A chapter of "Exploits Of Elaine" starring Pearl White. Like New 1965 Eastman print. 400' in a white box - $24
• DEATH RAY - 1915. Chapter 9 of "Exploits Of Elaine" starring Pearl White. Like New 1965 Eastman print. 400' in a white box - $24
• THRILLS FROM THE LIGHTNING RAIDER - 1919 Pathe Serials. Thrilling scenes from the famous Pearl White serial. A Mint 1957 Kodak print. 300' on 2x200' reels in the OB - $29
• LOST IN THE NIGHT - 1913 Pearl White drama. 200', Mint in the OB - $20

• AN ARIZONA WOOING - 1915 Tom Mix western. Mint 1958 Kodak print in the OB, about 225' on a 200' reel - $24
• THE RUSE - SYNOPSIS 1915 William S. Hart western. Mint 1958 Kodak print on 2x200' reels in the OB - $39
• HIS BITTER PILL - 1916 Mack Sennett/Triangle parody of western movies starring Mack Swain. More plot than the usual Keystone comedy and one of Mack Swain's better efforts. Mint 1947 Kodak print. 2x200' in the OB - $39
• THE DESPERATE SCOUNDREL - 1916 Keystone Cops. Loaded with vintage autos, racing trollys and fast trains. A Mint 1958 Kodak print on 2x200' reels in the OB - $39
  Also 300' on a 400' reel in a white box. Like New - $29

• FEET OF MUD - SYNOPSIS 1924 comedy starring Harry Langdon. Mint 1973 print. 400' in a white box - $39
• BOOBS IN THE WOODS (2) - SYNOPSIS 1925 comedy starring Harry Langdon. Like New 1972 print. 400' in a white box - $29
• SOLDIER MAN - SYNOPSIS 1926 Harry Langdon 3-reel comedy. Mint 1957 Kodak print. 2x400' in white boxes - $39
• HIS MARRIAGE WOW - 1925 Mack Sennett comedy starring Harry Langdon. Like New 1972 print, 400' - $39
• ALL NIGHT LONG - SYNOPSIS 1924 Mack Sennett comedy starring Harry Langdon. Like New 1950's DUPONT print, 400' - $39
• RUN, GIRL, RUN - 1928 Mack Sennett comedy with Carol Lombard and Daphne Pollard. Mint, 400' in a white box - $29

• TROLLEY LINES AND ELEVATEDS OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK - Photographed in the 1940's and 1950's, shows many operations long since abandoned in the 1950's. Shows Yonkers Railroad Company, Coney Island Trolleys, Queensboro Bridge Railways, BMT division and the Third Avenue Transit System that ceased operations in 1955. Near Mint, 250' on a 400' reel - $49
• BARNEY OLDFIELD'S RACE FOR A LIFE - 1913 Mack Sennett comedy. Virtuous Mabel Normand rejects the improper advances of a villainous cad. The furious villain and his henchmen then seize Mabel and chain her to a railroad track. Mint 200' in white box - $24
• WIFE AND AUTO TROUBLE - 1915 Mack Sennett comedy. 200' - $20
• TEDDY AT THE THROTTLE - 1917 Mack Sennett comic melodrama, still fast and fun. Stars Bobby Vernon and Gloria Swanson. 400' - $29

• STICK AROUND - SYNOPSIS 1925 comedy starring Bobby Ray and Oliver Hardy. Near Mint 1968 Eastman print. 400' in a white box - $39
• HUNGRY HEARTS - 1916 comedy starring Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge. Mint print, 200' in OB - $29
• WOLVES OF KULTUR - An abridgement of this Pathe 1918 serial. Have the following chapters, each on a 400' reel: (5) THE HUN'S HELL TRAP, (6) THE CODE OF HATE - $20 each
• THE WAITERS BALL - 1916. Starring Fatty Arbuckle and Al St. John. The workers at a diner are looking forward to the waiters' ball in the evening, at which full dress is required. First, they must get through a busy day with many customers. Lots of wild slapstick and a rare title. Excellent condition, 250' on a 400' reel in the OB - $39

• A VERSATILE VILLAIN (2) - SYNOPSIS 1915 Keystone comedy starring Charley Chase and Louise Fazenda. Mint in the OB or Movie Classics box. 225' on a full 200' reel - $29
• MOVIE NIGHT (2) - SYNOPSIS 1929 Hal Roach comedy starring Charley Chase. One of his best and most popular comedies. Mint, 400' - $39
• SUPER-HOOPER-DYNE-LIZZIES (2) - SYNOPSIS 1925 Mack Sennett comedy starring Billy Bevan and Andy Clyde. Mint, 400' - $29
• A MOVIE STAR - SYNOPSIS 1916 Mack Swain comedy. Mint print in a white box. 400' - $29
  Also an Excellent print with some base lines. 400' in a can - $18
• SPOOK SPOOFING - 1928 Little rascals comedy. As a joke, several members of the gang convince Farina, who is "brave but superstitious", that he's caused the demise of a young acquaintance and must therefore lay the body (actually still very alive) to rest in the old burying ground, under the watchful eye of "the graveyard witch". 400', Excellent in a plastic case - $29

• BE MY KING - SYNOPSIS 1929 Lupino Lane comedy. Shipwrecked on an island and captured by cannibals. Near Mint 1968 print. 400' in a white box - $39
• VARIETY - 1926. Starring Emil Jannings, Lya De Putti, Warwick Ward and Werner Krauss. An aging trapeze artist leaves his wife for a dancer, who is then seduced by another man. Abridged Blackhawk version, about 450' on a full 400' reel in a white box. Mint - $39
• THOSE AWFUL HATS (3) - 1909. Set in an early cinema house, this comic short illustrates the problems with the gals' hats obscuring the movie patron's line of vision. Excellent to start your film show. Directed by D.W. Griffith and stars Mack Sennett. On full 50' reel in a 200' OB - $10
• 'TWAS HENRY'S FAULT - 1919 Strand comedy stars Elinor Fields and Harry Depp. Comical short centers around the Model T Ford. Mint 1957 Kodak print in the OB. 200' - $24

• MYSTERY OF THE DOUBLE CROSS - 1917 serial starring Mollie King and Leon Bary. Each chapter on a 400' reel. Have the following chapters in Mint condition - $20 each

  Chapter 1 - THE LADY IN NUMBER SEVEN Chapter 12 -RIDDLE OF THE CROSS

  Chapter 14 - THE HIDDEN BRAND

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