For more than 35 years, Blackhawk Films ® and the Lobster Films Group have been restoring and working on film and audiovisual content. We offer a wide variety of services.

Blackhawk Films, from the 1950s through the early 1980s, marketed motion pictures on 16mm, 8mm and Super 8 film. Most were vintage one- or two-reel short subjects, usually comedies …

For film collectors the world over, the name Blackhawk Films remain one of the most important companies that ever existed. For decades they were the absolute best source for access to …

Nov 12, 2025 · Blackhawk Films was founded in 1927 in Davenport, Iowa. From 1950 through 1983, the company marketed motion pictures on 35mm, 16mm, 8mm and Super 8 film.

I think most of you are familiar with Blackhawk Films. Founded by Kent Eastin and Marty Phelan, it was one of the most revered companies dealing in classic films throughout the world.

Blackhawk began publishing monthly catalogs in 1949. More than 2,500,000 used films were sold by mail order before this business was discontinued in 1981.

Blackhawk Films was a company that restored and reprinted shorts and films on 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm filmstock for home viewing, primarily titles from the silent film era.

Blackhawk Films started in 1927 as a producer of film advertising and a distributor of regional newsreels. Aided by the 1933 advent of 16mm sound film, Blackhawk gained success in the …

Blackhawk Films, from the 1950s through the early 1980s, marketed motion pictures on 16mm, 8mm and Super 8 film. Most were vintage one- or two-reel short subjects, usually comedies …

Blackhawk Films® was founded in 1927 as a producer of film advertising for merchants and as a distributor of regional newsreels. The company made its mark as a nontheatrical distributor with...