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!All of our products are zone "0", which means they play anywhere in the world
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1st Film: "Tri-motor Factory" This rare footage is about the amazing Tri-motor built for start up airline companies. The Ford Tri-motor was the 1st all metal 3 engine passenger plane. Footage includes factory, to testing to passengers. Runtime 14:23m
2nd Film: "Air Fright" A fun comedy from the 1930's. An Airline executive decides he is going to make his passenger seats have a trap door with a parachute attached. Thus, his customers could be dropped from the bottom of his Tri-motor for speedy delivery! What possibly could go wrong? Runtime 18:17m
3rd Film: "Coast to Coast" This is a recorded story of the Tri-motor traveling across the USA with passengers. Great piece of history. Runtime 13:56 Min
4th Film: "Early Aviation History" From the Wright Bros to 1930, Aviation had come a long way. This a short history of this time in early aviation. Runtime 31:22m
5th Film: "Tri-Motor Floatplane" This reel is about the Tri-motor fitted with pontoons and shown here flying and landing on water. Note in some of the footage, the Tri-motor is carrying lumber. Back in the early days of aviation history, there weren't a lot of land airports, so a lot of thought went into sea landings. Runtime 5:55 Mins
6th Film: "Early Ford Aviation Newsreels: From firefighting Tri-motors to Fords 1st all-metal monoplane traveling across half the country, to loading cargo, and finally a very rare odd looking Tri-motor called the Stout-3 AT. Runtime 13:05m
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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.