Ephemeral Films

Ephemeral films are non-fiction films usually made for educational, industrial, or promotional purposes. The two classic ephemeral film collections found on the Archive are the Prelinger Archives and AV Geeks.

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PeriscopeFilm

3,627 3.6K

THE CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR RAILROAD TRAIN FILM VISTA DOME ADVENTURE 70922

Feb 13, 2015 02/15

by Burlington, Rio Grande and Western Pacific Railroads

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The Burlington Route, Rio Grande, and Western Pacific Railroads produced this tourism promotional film in the 1950's to highlight the California Zephyr luxury train, running between Chicago and San Francisco. The California Zephyr (the CZ, or "Silver Lady") was a passenger train operated by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q), Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW) and Western Pacific railroads, all which dubbed it "the most talked about train in America"...
( 1 reviews )
Topics: railroad, train, California, locomotive, transportation

PeriscopeFilm

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US Navy Blast Marshall Islands

Apr 12, 2010 04/10

by Castle Films

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This short newsreel, produced for the home market, shows the first offensive action of the Pacific War by the U.S. Navy: a raid on Makin Island in the Marshalls conducted by the USS Yorktown battle group under command of Admiral William Halsey. The film claims to show Japanese cruisers and even an aircraft carrier sunk by American forces, but in reality there were no such enemy losses.
Topic: Newsreel.

PeriscopeFilm

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Yanks Bomb Tokyo

Apr 12, 2010 04/10

by Castle Films

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Yanks Bomb Tokyo
Topic: Newsreel.

PeriscopeFilm

1,173 1.2K

WWII Pearl Harbor Attack Newsreel "Japs Bomb USA" 70912

Feb 13, 2015 02/15

by Castle Films

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This short and apparently hastily assembled newsreel shows the events of December 7th, 1941 and expresses deep outrage at the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Due to classification issues at the time the film was made, very little of the damage to Pearl Harbor itself is shown; rather the film focuses on damage to civilian areas of Waikiki and Honolulu. Due to the lack of material available there are some laughable errors in the rather earnest film, including the presence of a plane...
Topics: Pearl Harbor, WWII, World War II, Japan, U.S. Navy, December 7th

PeriscopeFilm

2,058 2.1K

Salute to the Navy 2024

Mar 5, 2010 03/10

by Castle Films

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U.S. propaganda newsreel from World War II (WWII) featuring amazing footage of the air sea battles that raged near the Marshall Islands. Featured ships are: the battleship USS Texas, the submarine USS Wahoo, the cruisers USS San Francisco, and USS Boise. Also includes footage of fleet manuevers of PT Boats, destroyers, aircraft carriers, battleships and L1 and G1 blimps on anti-submarine patrol.
Topic: World War II (WWII) propaganda film.

PeriscopeFilm

1,337 1.3K

Japanese Bomb USA

Apr 12, 2010 04/10

by Castle Films

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This short newsreel, produced for the home market, expresses deep outrage at the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Due to classification issues at the time the film was made, very little of the damage to Pearl Harbor itself is shown; rather the film focuses on damage to civilian areas of Waikiki and Honolulu. Footage includes: Emporer Hirohito reviewing his troops, Secretary of State Cordell Hull speaking with Japanese ambassadors, Waikiki during bombing attack, emergency hospitals...
Topic: Newsreel.

PeriscopeFilm

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Yanks Smash Truk

Apr 12, 2010 04/10

by Castle Films

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This short newsreel, produced for the home market, shows Operation Hailstone, the U.S. assault on "Japan's Pearl Harbor", the naval base at Truk. Footage shows Task Force 58, which included the fleet carriers USS Yorktown, USS Essex, USS Intrepid, USS Bunker Hill, USS Enterprise, and the light carriers USS Belleau Wood, USS Cabot, USS Monterey, and USS Cowpens as they strike the Japanese base beginning in February of 1944. Extensive gun camera footage is seen in the film, as well as...
Topic: Newsreel.

PeriscopeFilm

1,900 1.9K

Japan Surrenders

Apr 12, 2010 04/10

by Castle Films

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This short newsreel, produced for the home market, shows the final events of World War II, including the development and testing of the atomic bomb, the atomic bombing of Japan, the Japanese surrender, and the U.S. occupation of the Japanese mainland including Honshu, and the arrival of the U.S. Third Fleet in Tokyo Bay. The film not only includes the Japanese surrender on the USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay, the celebration in Manhattan's Times Square, and a parade in Red Square Moscow. Some...
Topic: Newsreel.

PeriscopeFilm

1,438 1.4K

US Carrier Fight for Life

Apr 12, 2010 04/10

by Castle Films

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This short newsreel, produced for the home market, shows the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) under attack by Japanese Zeros during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Although the carrier was badly damaged in the battle, it lived to sail another day and proved crucial to the U.S. victory at Midway a few months later.
Topic: Newsreel.

PeriscopeFilm

1,436 1.4K

Manila is Bombed

Apr 12, 2010 04/10

by Castle Films Newsreel

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The Japanese attacked Manila and the Phillipines on December 7, 1941, and caught one of America's great generals, Douglas MacArthur relatively unprepared. The loss of the American air forces on the ground in the initial attacks, forced the Army to make a quick retreat to the Bataan peninsula and the fortress of Corregidor. This film shows the early stage of the battle, and was made shortly after MacArthur fled the Phillipines for Australia where he would go on to command Allied forces. The...
Topic: Newsreel.

PeriscopeFilm

2,057 2.1K

Sailors and Sirens

Mar 5, 2010 03/10

by Cine Art

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An amusing short film, made prior to WWII, that shows a group of Hawaiian maidens performing the traditional hula dance aboard a U.S. Navy battleship.
( 1 reviews )
Topic: U.S. Navy short.

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The copyright status of the film "Taliesin East"	Sophia Cui	0	Mar 23, 2022 1:28am Mar 23, 2022 1:28am
films rares	massi31999	0	Jul 15, 2020 4:19pm Jul 15, 2020 4:19pm
Many entries are the same film, mislabeled	ContentPilferer	0	Oct 29, 2016 10:52am Oct 29, 2016 10:52am
l am Looking for a film on the wayback machine	RAMCLEVELAND	1	Sep 29, 2016 6:28am Sep 29, 2016 6:28am
Re: l am Looking for a film on the wayback machine	Harry Wilson	0	Sep 29, 2016 5:55pm Sep 29, 2016 5:55pm
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Re: Why the Youtube video flood?	FletcherAU	0	Feb 14, 2016 9:07am Feb 14, 2016 9:07am
Most popular in USA	gamefun	0	Jan 13, 2016 11:09am Jan 13, 2016 11:09am
He's No Hero (1988)	romadiva	0	Mar 10, 2015 6:27pm Mar 10, 2015 6:27pm
Periscope Film LLC Licensing Question	ContentPilferer	1	Feb 17, 2015 4:27pm Feb 17, 2015 4:27pm
Re: Periscope Film LLC Licensing Question	Jeff Kaplan	1	Feb 17, 2015 7:35pm Feb 17, 2015 7:35pm
Re: Periscope Film LLC Licensing Question	ContentPilferer	1	Feb 20, 2015 2:49pm Feb 20, 2015 2:49pm
Re: Periscope Film LLC Licensing Question	IPGS	0	Mar 14, 2019 4:41am Mar 14, 2019 4:41am
Recent descriptions with no videos to watch or download	ContentPilferer	1	Jan 16, 2015 1:58pm Jan 16, 2015 1:58pm
Re: Recent descriptions with no videos to watch or download	Jeff Kaplan	1	Jan 16, 2015 2:28pm Jan 16, 2015 2:28pm
Re: Recent descriptions with no videos to watch or download	ContentPilferer	1	Jan 16, 2015 2:26pm Jan 16, 2015 2:26pm
Re: Recent descriptions with no videos to watch or download	Jeff Kaplan	0	Jan 16, 2015 6:30pm Jan 16, 2015 6:30pm
Newest uploads are hobbled	ContentPilferer	1	Aug 15, 2014 6:20pm Aug 15, 2014 6:20pm
Re: Newest uploads are hobbled	Rick Prelinger	0	Aug 18, 2014 7:27pm Aug 18, 2014 7:27pm
What's with the huge .MOV files?	ContentPilferer	0	Aug 13, 2014 2:37pm Aug 13, 2014 2:37pm
Help Me FInd the title to this film....	nighthouse66	1	Mar 6, 2012 5:41pm Mar 6, 2012 5:41pm
Re: Help Me FInd the title to this film....	boneycellar$	0	Jun 15, 2013 6:49am Jun 15, 2013 6:49am
the truth.........for cognitive dissonance	wingsprint	0	Feb 15, 2012 4:52pm Feb 15, 2012 4:52pm
george orwell's masterpiece.....1984	wingsprint	0	Feb 14, 2012 2:58pm Feb 14, 2012 2:58pm
Are the licensed copies in better shape?	Frank Panucci	0	Jan 8, 2012 10:26am Jan 8, 2012 10:26am
i like saying	splue	0	May 14, 2011 10:05am May 14, 2011 10:05am
Help Free Ai Weiwei!	Dupenhagen Moonbat	0	May 3, 2011 9:25pm May 3, 2011 9:25pm
Re-education	NoiseCollector	3	Apr 16, 2009 5:27am Apr 16, 2009 5:27am
Re: Re-education	streamingf.net	0	Sep 19, 2016 6:10pm Sep 19, 2016 6:10pm

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