Tag: Blackhawk Films

  • The Blackhawk Films catalogs are available again!

    The Blackhawk Films catalogs are available again!

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    USC Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive and Lobster Films Collaborate to Make Blackhawk Films Catalogs Available to Fans and Scholars Again The monthly arrival of the Blackhawk Films catalog was one of the most highly anticipated mail deliveries for me, growing up, as it was for many classic film fans in the 1970s and…

  • Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood and a pair of comedies

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    Ben Model

    Today was a “marathon” — three shows in one day. Unlike running a marathon, though, I felt a little exhilarated instead of wiped out. Playing organ for two of the three shows was a factor, and so was playing for four Douglas Fairbanks pictures. The day started at 12:30 with Robin Hood, which went over…