Movies: Blackhawk Films

  • 1969
    Rise and Fall of the Tin Lizzie

    Rise and Fall of the Tin Lizzie (1969)

    Rise and Fall of the Tin Lizzie

    01969HD

    Produced for the home gauge market, a short documentary centered around footage from the 1920s of Henry Ford's marvel, the Model T. For a time, the 'Tin Lizzie' was recognized worldwide as the symbol of American manufacturing, prosperity and leisure....

    Rise and Fall of the Tin Lizzie
  • 1962
    Return of the General

    Return of the General (1962)

    Return of the General

    01962HD

    A short documentary profiling the restoration and anniversary exhibition of the titular 4-4-0 steam locomotive, undertaken in honor of the Centennial of the start of the American Civil War in 1961....

    Return of the General
  • 1967
    The Early Days of Motoring

    The Early Days of Motoring (1967)

    The Early Days of Motoring

    01967HD

    A compilation of some of the earliest films of the automobile age, sourced from the collection of the Library of Congress....

    The Early Days of Motoring
  • 1969
    The Saviour Is Born

    The Saviour Is Born (1969)

    The Saviour Is Born

    01969HD

    Library of Congress: "Originally released in sound. A pictorial presentation of various events which surrounded the Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem." Staged and shot sometime in the 1940s by Cathedral Films of Burbank, CA, and widely distributed by Black...

    The Saviour Is Born
  • 1952
    The California Zephyr

    The California Zephyr (1952)

    The California Zephyr

    01952HD

    The tale of The California Zephyr, part of the Blackhawk Railroad Series...

    The California Zephyr