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 8 mm and 16 mm 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."
The films were sold at camera shops, in department stores, and by mail order catalog.
Castle obtained home-movie rights to cartoons from several animation studios, including Terrytoons (1938), Ub Iwerks (1941), and Walter Lantz (1947). During World War II it produced numerous documentary and training films for the U.S. armed services.
Starting off our new line of downloads we have Castle Films "News Parade Of The Year" series. This series contains 20 films where each one documents important global events that occurred during a particular year. The first film features 1937 with the last film featuring 1957. It is a fun and informative series that takes you through some of the most historical and memorable events as they were happening at the time. We hope you guys enjoy these rare classic gems from Castle Films. If you are a Castle Films fan, you already know how good their legendary movies are. If not, we highly recommend checking them out. Happy watching!
