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Castle Films

Castle Films was a home-movie distributor founded in California by former newsreel cameraman Eugene W. Castle in 1924. The company originally produced business and advertising films. By 1931 it had moved its principal office to New York City. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Castle Films has hosted 4 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1941 Vignette. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2014 with an average of 4,922 views per video. Most common tag: World War II.

Recent Programs

June 22, 1957
The Voyage of the Mayflower II

This Castle Films newsreel documents the 1957 Atlantic crossing of the Mayflower II, a replica of the ship that brought the P…
January 20, 1941
Newsreel of Franklin D. Roosevelt 1941 Inauguration

This 1941 Castle Films newsreel summarizes the life of President Franklin Roosevelt up to and including his third inauguratio…
January 31, 1942
Bombing of Pearl Harbor Newsreel

A newsreel report on the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor including U.S. Navy film of the aftermath.
February 23, 2014
World War II Homefront Films

Two short archival films depicted life on the homefront during World War II. The first was a “News Parade” film produced by C…

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Castle Films

Recent Programs

The Voyage of the Mayflower II

Newsreel of Franklin D. Roosevelt 1941 Inauguration

Bombing of Pearl Harbor Newsreel

World War II Homefront Films