Little trivia game

[Joe Caruso]

Which companies released these 8mm epics; AVIATION ODDITIES, CIVIL WAR BATTLE SCENES FROM GRIFFITH'S BIRTH OF A NATION, SOAP AND WATER ( a crackerjack silent comedy), WONDERS OF MANHATTAN - good thinking, shorty

[Douglas Meltzer]

Shorty,

I'm 0 for 4. I got nothing!

Doug

[Steve Klare]

“CIVIL WAR BATTLE SCENES FROM GRIFFITH'S BIRTH OF A NATION” sounds kind of “Blackhawkish”!

“WONDERS OF MANHATTAN”...Castle?

[Carter Bradley]

I agree with Steve, it looks like Blackhawk released some cutdowns of "Birth of a Nation" such as "Great Moments from..." around 1953. I can't find "Wonders of Manhattan" in any Castle catalog or Scott MacGillivray's book, so I think we have to look elsewhere.

[Carter Bradley]

I think I found "Wonders of Manhattan." 1956 Columbia Pictures.

[Joe Caruso]

Carter's ahead by one and so is Steve

[Carter Bradley]

Thanks Shorty. If we are allowed a free guess, I wonder if "Aviation Oddities" was ever released by Walton? This guess is based on a number of other aircraft/aviation type films Walton released in the mid 70's.