Lee and Dave:
I loved the
story on Castle Films. As kids, my best friend and I would show our
collection of Castle Films in our backyards to the neighborhood kids. We ran
(poorly) synchronized classical music on reel-to-reel tape with each movie. We
even had two projectors so the show would never stop. Just like the
real
movie theatres had.
I've attached pictures of some of the Castle
Films I have. I still have every title I ever bought. I started collecting the
Universal Horror movies but branched out into other areas as time went
on.
May I suggest a very good reference book, "Castle Films: A Hobbyists
Guide" by
Scott McGilvery? It lists every Castle Films title ever
released.- Bob Collins
Retro responds: Thanks a lot, Bob- it just whets my appetite for those days when seeing even a fraction of a film in B&W without sound would send your heart racing. I still think these ten minute condensations of movies are probably still more complete and dignified than what the networks show! Thanks also for the tip on the Castle Films guide book. We've added it to the Retro Amazon Store. To purchase click here
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