Culley Family Cinecraft Productions Collection

About this collection

    Cinecraft Productions was founded in 1939 by Ray Culley (1904-1983) and Betty (Buehner) Culley (1914-2016) in Cleveland, Ohio. Ray Culley served as president of the company and producer on many Cinecraft films until his retirement in 1970. During his tenure, Cinecraft specialized in commercial productions for business, industry, trade organizations, and, in some cases, government agencies and social service organizations.
    Cinecraft was one among hundreds of production houses in the U.S. during the middle decades of the 20th century that specialized in motion pictures commonly referred to as non-theatrical, industrial, business and/or sponsored films. While ownership has changed twice since its founding, Cinecraft is still in business and rightfully claims itself the “country's longest-standing corporate film & video production house.”
    The Culley family collection of Cinecraft Productions audiovisual materials (Accession 2018.201) has not been digitized in its entirety. For more Cinecraft content, visit our Cinecraft Productions Films and Cinecraft oral histories digital collections.
    Image: Cinecraft Founders Ray Culley (behind the camera) and Betty Culley (holding script). Circa 1940

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