Author: Staff Writer

  • RARE TV: Angel - The Complete Series, Volume 1 Debuts in December

    This December 3rd ClassicFlix makes available on DVD eleven episodes of a comedy treasure locked away and unseen for over 60 years in Angel - The Complete Series, Volume 1. Created by industry veteran Jess Oppenheimer, producer and writer on the legendary TV series I Love Lucy, the lovable sitcom stars Marshall Thompson and An...

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  • The Little Rascals - The Restored Silents, Volume 1 Debuts This November

    Before Spanky, Alfalfa and Darla, there was Sammy, Mickey and Mary. Years in the making, with over 800 man-hours of restoration invested in the shorts in this collection, ClassicFlix presents The Little Rascals - The Restored Silents, Volume 1 this November 19th. Volume 1 showcases the franchise in its infancy, including Our Gang (1922...

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  • NEWSLETTER #10: Upcoming Rare TV Series, Survey Results & More!

    ClassicFlix Newsletter - Volume 3, Issue 2 THE UNEXPECTED We're happy to share news today of an upcoming Rare Television line release of the 1952 Twilight Zone-esque suspense series The Unexpected (1952). The half-hour series ran one season for a total of 39 episodes. We have scanned the first 13 episodes (all from 16mm) and plan to release them in Volume 1 on DVD early next year. Many well-known gue...

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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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