About
US; Campbell Films is a
small American family business dedicated to the preservation of rare,
historical films. Started in 2007 by a father and son, team. They have worked
tirelessly to digitize, compile and create truly rare and unique DVD's to share
with the world. The son went to film school and father is a veteran with the
historical passion, so together they assembled the content of Campbell
Films. Most likely you'll find things you haven't seen before. We
appreciate your business and hope the films bring you as much joy as they do
us!
1st film; "Kiska, I was There". The Army had a series of these short stories of soldiers that were actually there in these combat areas. In this film, He was at the battle for Kiska. Runtime 7:08 Min's
2nd Film: "Report from the Aleutians". Directed by John Huston, while a member of the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1943, he narrates the story of the Armed Forces successful effort to prevent the fall of the Aleutian Islands to advancing Japanese troops who had captured several islets. It presented enormous tactical and logistic difficulty for those assigned there, and Huston's color film demonstrates the determined ensemble work upon the outpost of Adak by a wide range of military specialists who combat loneliness and boredom along with notably severe weather conditions. Bombing run over Japanese-occupied Kiska, wherein Huston nearly lost his life, and which is significant for its combat footage and for the atmosphere of suspense present in the viewer who wonders if all will return safely. 43:52 Min's 3rd Film; "Magnetic North". This is a film from Victory at Sea called "Magnetic North. A story about the Convoys shipping goods to the Russians and of course, the Aleutian War. 25:51 Min's
4th Film; "Seabees in the Aleutian War". This is a great film on how the Seabees contributed to the war effort in the Aleutians. 6:53 Min's
5th Film: "Pacific War Newsreels" of the Aleutian War. 1st, Japan attacks Kiska 2nd, US Troops on Alaskan Front. 3rd, US Bombs Aleutians. 4th, US Blast Attu. 5th, Attu re-captured. 6th, Troops on Guard. 13:11 Min's
6th Film; "P-38 Crash at Attu story". This a story about a hotshot P-38 Lightning pilot flying in the Aleutians at 300 MPH and misjudged how close he was to the ground. Because of all of the snow, he mis-judged his altitude and crashed into a snow drift. He bounced up and thought he could fly his P-38 home on one engine, but when he looked, he discovered that one engine was gone and the prop was missing on the other. He than settled the P-38 aircraft in on a belly landing and jumped out of the aircraft believing it would burn, (which it did not). He was picked up by a boat that afternoon and the P-38 was left there for the next 40+ years. We got permission to use the Photos to create this small documentary. I think you will enjoy the clip. Today, the P-38 is totally restored by a group of dedicated men. Thanks guys for all of your hard work!!! 5:36 Min's
7th Film; "Snafu, Aleutians and AAF". This 3 short films. 1st, Snafu in the Army and Aleutians. 2nd AAF fly in the Aleutians. 3rd, Snafu, Aleutians the Cartoon. Runtime 8:31 Min's Product No. CFDVD0029Thanks for Looking!!! If you are a Veteran, or have a family member that has old pictures, slides, or 16mm /8mm film and you can't afford to get them transferred, contact us and I'll do it for free. As a vet, we support our troops, and our goal is to save old film for future generations. |