SUPER-8
SILENT BLACKHAWK FILMS
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SUPER-8
SILENT BLACKHAWK FILMS
A number in
brackets ( ) next to a title indicates if I have more than one print of that title. All
films are black & white, Like New to Near Mint, 400', in OB or Movie Classic boxes,
unless otherwise noted. Blackhawk Films released the highest quality prints possible of
the classic subjects. |
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN CLASSIC SILENT COMEDIES
- Charlie
Chaplin Comedies
- Classics from the 1914 to 1918. Excellent+ used condition
($29) to Like New ($39 to $49) on 400' reels in the OB:
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EASY STREET (2) - 1917 - $39
THE IMMIGRANT (2) - 1917 - $39
THE PAWNSHOP - 1916 - $39
THE RINK - 1916 - $39
THE VAGABOND - 1916 - $39
ONE A.M. - 1916 - $39
ONE A.M. - 1916 (2) - $29 |
THE
ADVENTURER (2) - 1917 - $39
THE FLOORWALKER - 1916 -
$39
THE COUNT - 1916 - $39
THE CURE - 1916 - $39
THE FIREMAN -
1916 - $39
HIS NEW JOB - 1915 - $39
THE
PROPERTY MAN - 1914 - $39 |
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LAUREL
and HARDY CLASSIC SILENT COMEDIES
Classics from the 1920's. Excellent+ to Mint condition ($24-$29), 400' in
the OB or plastic cases. Prices may also vary depending on how rare
or how many copies I have:
PUTTING PANTS ON PHILLIP - $29
WRONG AGAIN (4) - $29
TWO TARS (5) - $24
THAT'S MY WIFE (5) - $24
DOUBLE WHOOPEE (5) - $24
FROM SOUP TO NUTS (5) - $29
THE SECOND HUNDRED YEARS - $24
WE FAW DOWN - $29 |
YOU'RE DARN TOOTIN - $29
THE FINISHING TOUCH - $24
SUGAR DADDIES - $29
BIG BUSINESS (5) - $29
LIBERTY - $29
LIBERTY - Excellent, light print - $20
HABEUS CORPUS - $29
ANGORA LOVE (white box) - $29 |
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- THE MUSIC
BOX - Laurel and
Hardy, 1932. Silent condensation of a sound featurette. On a full
400' reel in the OB - $20
- Laurel and Hardy Silent
Condensations of Sound Comedies - Each on 400' reel in the OB:
BUSY BODIES, THEIR FIRST MISTAKE,
LAUGHING GRAVY, HOG WILD - $15 each
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- CITY OF
THE GOLDEN GATE - A Movietone News tour of San Francisco in
1934. About 250', Mint on the silver OB - $29
- DEADLY
TURNING - Episode from the 1914 Pearl White serial "The
Peirls of Pauline". Near Mint on a full 200' reel in the worn OB -
$25
- FOX MOVIETONE NEWSS- Mint in the
OB, 200': SCOURING THE SKIES, D-DAY LANDING IN NORMANDY, THE NORMANDIE - $24 eachh
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LINDBERGHS TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHTLINDBERGHS TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT (2) - 1927 Fox Movietone news
stories of the historic non-stop flight. Mint in the OB - $29
- WINGS
OVER KITTY HAWK - The story of Wilbur and Orville Wright by
Fox Movietone News. Mint, 400' in the OB - $29
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- LUMIERES FIRST PICTURE
SHOW - An overview of the works
of French film pioneers Louis and Auguste Lumière from 1895 to
1897. A compilation of several short (less than one
minute) silent films by the French Lumière brothers in the early
days of cinema (1895-1897). The shorts are accompanied by
informative text that gives background information on each film,
as well as historical context with regards to filmmaking and the
Lumière company. Shorts include the famous "L'arrivée d'un train
à La Ciotat" (1896) ("The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat"), "La
sortie des usines Lumière" (1895) ("Employees Leaving the
Lumière Factory"), and a vintage look at the Lumières' patented
cinematograph, a combination camera, projector, and film
printer. 225' on a 400' reel, Like New in the OB - $39
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SUPER HOOPER DYNE LIZZIES (7) -
1925 Mack Sennett comedy with Billy Bevan and Andy Clyde. Written by Frank Capra. This hilarious physical comedy provides
an excellent look at the kind of comedy movie audiences worldwide were enjoying in 1925!
Billy Bevan and Andy Clyde
comedies are always wild and cartoon like. Mint in the OB, 400' - $29
- 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. Billy Bevan and Andy Clyde comedies
are always wild and cartoon like. Near Mint, 400' in the OB - $39
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THE WAITERS' BALL
(2) -
1916. Starring
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle and Al St. John. Fatty
and Al are competing to take the same girl to the
Waiters' Ball, but the formal dress requirement
presents a problem: Fatty owns a tuxedo, but Al does
not. About
300' on a 400'. Near Mint in the OB - $39
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SLAPSTICK - 1960
"History Of The Motion Picture" spisode compiled by
Paul Killiam. This celebrates all the Mack Sennett
silent comedians. Mint silent print on an 800' reel - $49
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BLACKHAWK FILMS PREVUE 8
(2) - A
film of selected scenes of the silent film classics offered by Blackhawk. 200', Mint in
the OB, silent - $20
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- SMITHY - 1924 Hal Roach comedy
starring Stan Laurel and Jimmy Finlayson. Rare comedy does not even show up on the Movie
Data Base. Mint Blackhawn print, about 250' on a 400' reel in OB - $39
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LOVE, SPEED AND THRILLS
- 1915 Mack Sennett comedy with Mack Swain and Chester
Conklin. After Walrus has been
shot, Ambrose takes him into his house. When Ambrose
sees Walrus flirting with his wife he leaves. When
Walrus runs away with Mrs. Ambrose, Ambrose gets on a
horse to save her. The Keystone Kops are also after
Walrus. Mint condition, 225' on a 400' reel in the OB -
$29
- LOVE, LOOT AND
CRASH - 1915 Mack Sennett comedy with Charley Chase. A flustered
father seeks a cook for his kitchen, his daughter seeks to elope and a
pair of crooks seek to get some loot. Excellent print, 225' on a 400'
reel in the OB - $29
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- TEDDY AT
THE THROTTLE (2) - 1917 Mack Sennett Keystone comedy with Bobby
Vernon, Gloria Swanson and Wallace Berry.
Bobby Vernon (as Robert Knight) is a fickle-hearted youth. His
girlfriend Gloria Swanson (as Gloria Dawn) lives down the hall with
her dog Teddy (a Great Dane). Ms. Swanson's guardian is rascally
Wallace Berry (as Henry Black); he is also in charge of Mr. Vernon's
estate, which he is stealing from. In order to protect, and enhance,
his stolen wealth, Mr. Berry plots with buxom sister May Emory and
the two agree Ms. Emory will lure the unsuspecting Vernon into
marriage. The production is first rate, including a
beautifully photographed storm, and an exciting comic climax. Hang on
as Vernon and Teddy take a bicycle to rescue Swanson from an
approaching train! Near Mint, full 400' in the OB - $39
- SWASHBUCKLING THRILLS FROM THE BLACK
PIRATE - Highlights from the classic Douglas Fairbanks silent feature. 225' on a 400'
reel - $20
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- FROM
HORSE CAR TO SUBWAY - Shows the
advancement of public transportation in the late 1800's to early
1900's. Copied from the 35mm paper positives submitted to the
Library of Congress by Biograph and Thomas Edison from 1898 to 1905.
400', Near Mint in the OB - $39
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CLOWN
PRINCES OF HOLLYWOOD -
Paul Killiam 1960 documentary of the top comedy stars of the silent
film era with scenes from their best films. Includes Charlie
Chaplin, Stan laurel, Harold Lloyd, Charley Chase and Harry Langdon.
Mint on a full 600' reel - $49
- HAUNTED SPOOKS (2) - 1920 Hal
Roach comedy starring Harold Lloyd. After numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our
hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is looking for a stooge to stand in as a groom in
order to secure an inheritance for his client (Davis). The inheritance is a house, which
her scheming uncle "haunts" so that he can scare them off and claim the
property. Like New, 400' in the OB - $39
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- Buster Keaton Comedies
- The comedies of Buster Keaton delivered more visual excitement to
the audience that any others during the 1920's. Excellent to Like New,
400':
THE BLACKSMITH (2), COPS (2) - $29 each
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JOE LOUIS vs. MAX SCHMELING (3)
- The great international heavyweight boxing contest at Yankee Stadium in New York on June
19, 1936. The complete fight on 2x400' reels. Silent with a sound stripe. Mint in the OB -
$29
- THE HOLY
LAND - 1959. Shows it's historical and Biblical landmarks.
Mint condition, 300' on a 400' reel in the OB - $29
- SWASHBUCKLING THRILLS FROM THE BLACK
PIRATE - Highlights from the classic Douglas Fairbanks silent feature. 225' on a 400'
reel - $20
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- THE POOL
SHARK (POOL SHARKS) - 1915 W.C. Fields comedy. W.C. Fields'
first movie is an 11 minute short silent film that tells the story
of two rivals vying for the affection of a girl. After some physical
comedy, that we'd later see the Three Stooges use, the two decide on
a game of pool to settle the score. We get an amusing display of
early special effects that is used to manipulate the pool balls in a
humorous fashion. And speaking of humorous fashion, Fields has a
very bizarre mustache. Great quality print in Near Mint condition,
about 225' on a 200' reel in the OB - $29
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WILL
ROGERS COMEDIES
- BIG MOMENTS FROM LITTLE PICTURES
(2) - 1924 Hal Roach comedy starring Will Rogers. He takes on Rudolph Valentino's
bull-fighting epic BLOOD AND SAND, Douglas Fairbanks' ROBIN HOOD, weepy melodramas, and
the Keystone comedies. Very funny. Mint in the OB. 400' - $29
- THE CAKE EATER - 1924 Hal Roach
comedy with Will Rogers. Will and his fellow hands
spend their time loafing and playing pranks on each other. The ranch has been inherited by
a pair of aging, unmarried ladies who take an instant shine to Will and compete with each
other in flirting with him, much to the amusement of the other ranch hands. 400', Mint in the OB - $29
- GOING TO CONGRESS - 1924 Hal
Roach comedy with Will Rogers. Rogers portrays congressman Alfalfa
Doolittle. "American politics is the most obliging thing we have. One hundred million
people have six men in every state who make up their minds for them every four
years." 2x200', Mint in OB -
$29
- OUR CONGRESSMAN - 1924 Hal Roach
comedy with Will Rogers. This two-reel comedy was the
second of three shorts in which Will Rogers starred as Congressman Alfalfa Doolittle, a
naive and unsophisticated but basically good-hearted guy from the heartland who finds
himself rubbing elbows with Washington power brokers. 400', Mint in the OB - $29
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All Blackhawk Films
Above Are On 400' Reels Unless Noted. |
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