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'''Castle Films''' was a home-movie distributor founded in California by former newsreel cameraman Eugene W. Castle (1897-1960) in 1924. The company originally produced business and advertising films. By 1931, it had moved its principal office to New York City. In 1937, Castle branched out into 8mm and 16mm home movies, buying newsreel footage and old theatrical films for home use. Castle's first home movie was a newsreel of the Hindenburg explosion. That same year, Castle launched his "News Parade" series, a year-in-review newsreel; travelogues followed in 1938. Castle also released sports films, animal adventures, and "old time" movies. (source: Wikipedia) | '''Castle Films''' was a home-movie distributor founded in California by former newsreel cameraman Eugene W. Castle (1897-1960) in 1924. The company originally produced business and advertising films. By 1931, it had moved its principal office to New York City. In 1937, Castle branched out into 8mm and 16mm home movies, buying newsreel footage and old theatrical films for home use. Castle's first home movie was a newsreel of the Hindenburg explosion. That same year, Castle launched his "News Parade" series, a year-in-review newsreel; travelogues followed in 1938. Castle also released sports films, animal adventures, and "old time" movies. (source: Wikipedia) | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The intro of the respective film. | '''Music/Sounds:''' The intro of the respective film. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Can be seen on old home video prints of [[Universal Pictures|Universal]], [[Walter Lantz Productions|Walter Lantz]] and [[Terrytoons]] films as well 8mm and 16mm films | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Can be seen on old home video prints of [[Universal Pictures|Universal]], [[Walter Lantz Productions|Walter Lantz]] and [[Terrytoons]] films as well 8mm and 16mm films such as ''Howdy Doody Christmas''. It is intact on ''Rifftrax'' riffs of their shorts as well. One of its last appearances was on a 1970's 7-minute digest reel of ''Psycho''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||