How did Blackhwak Films price their releases?

[Paul Adsett]

Browsing through these USC catalogues, three items stand out for me so far:
1. The sheer volume of titles that they had available and in stock - just staggering!
2. The extent to which Blackhawk vested into the ill fated RCA CED video disc system, selling players and discs.
3. The fact that they would welcome giving a tour of the plant to anybody who just stopped by - now THAT would have been something to see! Did anybody here actually do the tour?

[Joe Caruso]

No, Republic had its own lab, they also went video in 1983 and bought out Blackhawk, then all was Beta/VHS...shame really...those Republic 8mm are very nice, just luck 'o the draw if you got a sharp dupe or a murky one

[William Ferry]

I have several 8mm film released by Republic Pictures, but I doubt it was printed on video era. They are standard 8mm and from the box it seems to me they are from 1960s or the latest is early 1970s. Any connection this company with Blackhawk?

Ken Films did release some 200 ft Republic films. The yellow box is a clue. These turn up on eBay quite often. Blackhawk did start releasing Republic features sometime around 1985 or so (quite a few Gene Autrys). I'm trying to remember if they were Super 8, as I bought a few after they came out on VHS.

[Osi Osgood]

Blackhawk did release a number of Republic features, and they tended to be from very good source material. I was quite surprised as to how good "Allegheny Uprising" looked, one of the best black and white super 8 features I have seen.

[Winbert Hutahaean]

..... changed to Republic Pictures Home Video.

I have several 8mm film released by Republic Pictures, but I doubt it was printed on video era. They are standard 8mm and from the box it seems to me they are from 1960s or the latest is early 1970s. Any connection this company with Blackhawk?

[William Ferry]

Thank you William for that great link to the USC collection of Blackhawk Catalogues - an amazing compilation going all the way back to the 1930's! I have just had an enjoyable half hour browsing some of their issues, and the number of titles that Blackhawk printed up is just astounding. I will be revisiting this USC site many times!

Happy to share the wealth , Paul. I started getting Blackhawk catalogues in 1973 and was a steady reader throughout high school and college, right to the bitter end when they dropped film entirely and changed to Republic Pictures Home Video.

[Winbert Hutahaean]

Does the picture appear ?

Yes I can see it now.

No wonder I never seen it since my attachment with Film Office is for the cartoon releases especially the Tom & Jerry series and none of them has this info.

[Dominique De Bast]

Thanks, Doug.

[Douglas Meltzer]

Dominique,

I see your picture in post #6. I have also replied to your other post.

[Dominique De Bast]

Does the picture appear ?

[Joseph Banfield]

Yep, almost all of my Film-Office prints clearly list the footage too, as Dominique said.

[Paul Adsett]

Thank you William for that great link to the USC collection of Blackhawk Catalogues - an amazing compilation going all the way back to the 1930's! I have just had an enjoyable half hour browsing some of their issues, and the number of titles that Blackhawk printed up is just astounding. I will be revisiting this USC site many times!

[Dominique De Bast]

Winbert, I don't understand : I already put that picture but it disappeared !

[Winbert Hutahaean]

The French company Film Office also often printed the exact length of their films on the boxes.

I never seen that info. Can you provide me a photo which side of the box of Film Office releases?

[Joe Caruso]

Couldn't have said it better myself....Blackhawk Shorty