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NEWSLETTER #9: Streaming & DVD-by-Mail Survey, Meet John Doe & More!

ClassicFlix Newsletter - Volume 3, Issue 1 STREAMING, DVD-BY-MAIL SURVEY At ClassicFlix, we have always been about the "Golden Age" of film and television. ClassicFlix started as a rental and retail site in 2007. At its peak, our rental site made over 10,000 films and TV shows available for rent... likely more than you could watch in an entire lifetime. We launched our own label in 2016 and shut down our DVD-by-mail service in 2020 not...

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FINALLY! Frank Capra's Meet John Doe Restored in 4K and Streets This March

Beautifully restored by ClassicFlix, in collaboration with the Library of Congress, Frank Capra's powerful everyman drama Meet John Doe (1941) starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck debuts in high definition this March 26th in both a 4K UHD/Blu-ray combo set, as well as a stand alone Blu-ray.** Languishing in public domain purgatory s...

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RESTORED: The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 2 This January

One of the most influential comedies in television history, Season 2 of The Abbott and Costello Show makes its Blu-ray debut from ClassicFlix with all 26 stunningly sharp episodes this January 30th. Painstakingly restored from original 35mm master elements by the 3-D Film Archive, in collaboration with the Library of Congress, it will be the f...

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NEWSLETTER #8: Angel TV Series, Aesop's Fables and More!

ClassicFlix Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 5ANGEL Largely unseen for over 60 years, we're happy to announce the acquisition of the classic television sitcom Angel (1960-61). Created and produced by Jess Oppenheimer, who was also the creator and producer of the iconic sitcom I Love Lucy, Angel stars Marshall Thompson (Daktari, World of Giants) and newcomer Annie Farge. The single season series ran 33 e...

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SILVER SERIES: The Complete Hal Roach Streamliners Collection This December

For the first time in one collection comes all 22 Hal Roach Streamliners in The Complete Hal Roach Streamliners Collection this December 12th! Previously released in six single volumes (with 5 now out of print), this special 22-film 4-disc collection is a must-have for any fan of Hal Roach comedies with each film culled from ...

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Loretta Young's Cause for Alarm! Restored and Coming to Blu-ray

Loretta Young stars in Cause for Alarm! (1951) making its Blu-ray debut this November 28th from ClassicFlix. The pulse-pounding, edge-of-your-seat thriller co-stars Barry Sullivan and Bruce Cowling, and features Irving Bacon, Margalo Gillmore and Art Baker. Also available on DVD. See below fo...

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New Restoration of Thornton Wilder's Our Town Debuts This November

Thornton Wilder’s immortal classic Our Town (1940) starring William Holden and Martha Scott makes its Blu-ray debut on November 7th. Previously only available in muddy, hard-to-view prints, the moving drama has been beautifully restored by ClassicFlix from 35mm film preserved by the Library of Congress. It w...

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RARE TV: World of Giants - The Complete Series Set for October Release on Blu-ray & DVD

Unseen for almost 60 years, the fantastic science fiction-espionage TV series World of Giants (1959) is coming to Blu-ray and

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NEWSLETTER #7: The Proud Rebel, Silver Series Turns 5 and More

ClassicFlix Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 4 THE PROUD REBEL The big news today is that we will be restoring The Proud Rebel (1958) and releasing it on Blu-ray and DVD. Starring Alan Ladd (Shane), Olivia de Havilland (The Heiress) and Dean Jagger (Twelve O'Clock High), the Technicolor Western was helmed by Michael Curtiz (Casablanca) and produced by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. (Man With a Gun). The f...

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NEWSLETTER #6: World of Giants, Silent Rascals & More

ClassicFlix Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 WORLD OF GIANTS We're pleased to report that we have acquired the 1959 science fiction television series World of Giants. Scanned from 16mm prints, the material is sharp and in relatively good shape and we expect to release the complete 13 episode series on both Blu-ray and DVD (as part of our

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FILM NOIR: Restored Blonde Ice Debuts on Blu-ray This July

Beautifully restored from 35mm elements, the 1948 classic film noir Blonde Ice makes its Blu-ray debut from ClassicFlix on July 18th. Leslie Brooks stars and coolly brings to life one of the most calculating and cold-hearted femme fatales in classic film history in her portrayal as Claire in Blonde Ice. Robert Paige and Michael Whalen also co-star. Directed by Jack...

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NEWSLETTER #5: Meet John Doe, Hopalong Cassidy and More

ClassicFlix Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 2 MEET JOHN DOE The big news today is we've started a 4K restoration of Frank Capra's timeless forgotten man drama Meet John Doe (1941) starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. Release date on both 4KUHD and Blu-ray is likely this fall. Below is a "restoration in progress" clip from a recent 4K scan.

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New Rare TV Line Launches with 21 Beacon Street - The Complete Series

Now available for the first time on DVD from ClassicFlix—a rarely seen TV crime drama starring Warner Bros. star Dennis Morgan! Streeting on June 27th, 21 Beacon Street - The Complete Series is the inaugural release of our new "Rare Television" line. Along with Morgan, the 13 episode summer replacement series features regulars Joanna Barnes (The Parent Trap, Spartacu...

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Trade Winds Replacement Program

We have just become aware of a defect in our recent release of the Silver Series title Trade Winds (1938) and have confirmed the error which causes the film to play only 67 minutes when it is indeed a 94 minute film. We will be sharing information about a replacement program for Trade Winds in the next 2 - 3 weeks. Thank you for your patience....

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SILVER SERIES: Screwball Comedy Hi Diddle Diddle Bows on Blu-ray this May

A screwball comedy with few rivals, Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) and all its madcap glory makes its Blu-ray debut this May 23rd from ClassicFlix. A poor man’s Cary Grant, Dennis O’Keefe stars in Diddle (along with Martha Scott, Adolphe Menjou, Billie Burke and Pola Negri) and, like Grant, was quite adept at playing the full range f...

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NEWSLETTER #4: Our Town, O. Henry, Volume 3 & Rascals Bonus Disc

ClassicFlix Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 1 THE O. HENRY PLAYHOUSE, VOLUME 3Officially out on February 21st, The O. Henry Playhouse, Volume 3 has started shipping for those who have purchased the set at ClassicFlix.com. Don't miss your chance to own the final installment of this very unique and c...

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Life With Father Starring William Powell and Irene Dunne This April

Available on DVD this April 25th from ClassicFlix, Life With Father—the 1947 motion picture classic based on one of the longest-running hits in Broadway history! In turn-of-the-century New York, stockbroker Clarence Day, Sr. (William Powell) runs the family household in the same manner as he does his business. He’s demanding and strong-willed, i...

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Blondie - The Complete 1957 Television Series Coming to Blu-ray in April

Transferred from original 35mm elements, Blondie - The Complete 1957 Television Series makes its Blu-ray debut from ClassicFlix this April 18th. With all 26 sparklingly sharp episodes in a 2-disc set, Blondie stars Arthur Lake as Dagwood Bumstead, reprising his role from the 28 Columbia films produced between 1938 an...

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The Long Wait Starring Anthony Quinn Debuts This March

On March 21st Mickey Spillane's The Long Wait (1954) makes its home video debut from ClassicFlix in a 4KUHD/Blu-ray Limited Edition Combo, as well as on DVD. On the cusp of stardom, two-time Academy Award winner Anthony Quinn headlines a strong cast along with Oscar-winning actor Charles Coburn (T...

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SILVER SERIES: Two 1930s Joan Bennett Titles Slated for March

Two rarely seen late 30s Joan Bennett films will be making their DVD debuts this March: Vogues of 1938 (1937) and Trade Winds (1938). Set against the background of Fifth Avenue fashion, the part-musical, part-comedy and all-romance&nbsp...

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