Castle Films released some purely legitimate, 100% legal to own, 16mm films that the home movie enthusiast could actually purchase for keeps back in the day. I don’t have a clue as to what these would have cost a collector back then, when brand new, except for the silent 100’ reels, some of which are marked $2.95. Two other companies in addition to Castle, were Excel and Official Films. Excel produced some early 16mm projectors as well, so I imagine those films are the oldest of the three. I have managed to collect a few of these with the original boxes, but the boxes are ALL quite fragile and brittle, so the films are kept separately in order to prevent further damage to the original boxes.

Two 400’ SOUND Castle Film Releases:
Santa Claus’ Punch and Judy
Abbott and Costello: Oysters and Muscles


Excel 100’ and 200’ SILENT Releases:
Our Gang: Way Out West
Andy Clyde: Blasted Hoax
The Three Stooges: Out for Business


Official Films 100’ and 400’ SILENT Releases:
A Little Bird Told Me
Amos “N” Andy: Rasslin’ Match


TO BE CONTINUED...

Two 100’ SILENT Releases:
W.C. Fields in THE GREAT CHASE and CIRCUS SLICKER

THE GREAT CHASE was undoubtedly someone’s Christmas gift when new...


Some Abbott and Costello SILENT Releases in Both 100’ and 400’ Versions:
High Flyers, Kitchen Mechanics, Oysters and Muscles, and Fun on the Run


And 100’ SILENT Releases of Christmas Subjects:
Howdy Doody’s Christmas, The First Christmas, Christmas Cartoon, The Night Before Christmas, A Christmas Carol, and Merry Christmas