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[Robert Crawford]

My Meet John Doe 4K order is in with ClassicFlix ! Release date says March 26th. View attachment 212791

It appears the 4K/UHD has been cancelled as only the Blu-ray and DVD are listed on ClassicFlix's site. Also, the release date is now April 30th.

Meet John Doe - ClassicFlix

Meet John Doe

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Meet John Doe (Blu-ray) - ClassicFlix

Meet John Doe (Blu-ray)

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[RICK BOND]

I received an email today from ClassicFlix. Meet John Doe 4K UHD release has been Canceled. I just re-ordered the Bluray version. Coming on April 30th. Oh well. I'm sure the Bluray will look Excellent as usual from ClassicFlix ! ........Thank You David.

 

[Capt D McMars]

A great pairing between Cooper and Stanwck, I enjoyed them in the 1941 Ball of Fire!!!

 

[timk1041]

I received an email today from ClassicFlix. Meet John Doe 4K UHD release has been Canceled. I just re-ordered the Bluray version. Coming on April 30th. Oh well. I'm sure the Bluray will look Excellent as usual from ClassicFlix ! ........Thank You David. View attachment 213179

I also ordered the Blu Ray along with Our Town. Received my Season 2 of Abbott & Costello as well. Thanks, ClassicFlix!

 

[ClassicFlix]

Check out this clip we just posted from our restoration of THE COBBLER (1923), the 8th silent short produced in the Our Gang film series.

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Scans on over 60 silent Our Gang shorts (of the surviving 88) have been performed to date and we continue to look for better material for at least half of the 60, plus additional material to fill in gaps of missing footage from the scans we already have.

The project has taken a lot longer than anticipated, but we expect our next release announcement to be for Volume 1 of the Our Gang silents. Included in the set will be:

PROD#, SHORT

# 1. Our Gang - (In most complete form)
# 2. Fire Fighters
# 3. Young Sherlocks (from 16mm Kodascope)
# 4. One Terrible Day
# 6. Saturday Morning
# 7. The Big Show! (from 35mm)
# 8. The Cobbler (from 35mm)
# 9. The Champeen! (from 16mm Kodascope)

ENJOY!

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

 

[MartinP.]

we expect our next release announcement to be for Volume 1 of the Our Gang silents.

This is really fantastic, David!

Suzanne Lloyd, granddaughter of Harold Lloyd, often has programs where she's shown his short films to grade school children. Someone had asked her if the kids were really interested in watching silent movies. She replied that one child had said to her, "I like the way that he texts to us." They were thinking of the title cards as texts, and I thought what a wonderful way to market things like this to youngsters, with something familiar to them nowadays!

 

[brynmill]

Just wondered about whether Classicflix could acquire the RKO Shorts of Leon Errol & Edgar Kennedy. The BBC screened almost all the RKO library (features and short). I asked them (around 1980) how many shorts they would be showing, and they sent me a photocopy of their RKO Shorts catalogue (sadly I no longer have it), but it carried details such as 16mm or 35mm prints etc. Would be nice to see cleaned up versions of these two series. Any chance ?

 

[ClassicFlix]

Just wondered about whether Classicflix could acquire the RKO Shorts of Leon Errol & Edgar Kennedy. The BBC screened almost all the RKO library (features and short). I asked them (around 1980) how many shorts they would be showing, and they sent me a photocopy of their RKO Shorts catalogue (sadly I no longer have it), but it carried details such as 16mm or 35mm prints etc. Would be nice to see cleaned up versions of these two series. Any chance ?

We've actually been in talks with someone who has dozens of KENNEDY shorts on 16 (over 70 to be exact), many of which are PD. We were hoping to start the project last year, but hopefully we'll get to it later this year if the party is still agreeable.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

 

[JoeDoakes]

We've actually been in talks with someone who has dozens of KENNEDY shorts on 16 (over 70 to be exact), many of which are PD. We were hoping to start the project last year, but hopefully we'll get to it later this year if the party is still agreeable.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

Just wondered about whether Classicflix could acquire the RKO Shorts of Leon Errol & Edgar Kennedy. The BBC screened almost all the RKO library (features and short). I asked them (around 1980) how many shorts they would be showing, and they sent me a photocopy of their RKO Shorts catalogue (sadly I no longer have it), but it carried details such as 16mm or 35mm prints etc. Would be nice to see cleaned up versions of these two series. Any chance ?

I just love to hear the comments of those who are so deep into the subject matter of film. I think I know a lot, but I'm not proud, and some are clearly on a whole different level of connoisseurship.

 

[brynmill]

I recorded almost all of them on VHS in the 80s but only a handful i managed to transfer to DVD-R. Have quite a number of Kennedy and Errol shorts. Very funny shorts. Would like to see them restored. Maybe the BBC knows what happened to the 35mm prints they held - where would the films have been sent to after screening?

Bought the Warner archive Mexican Spitfire set which i love watching, had hoped that Errol's other handful of starring comedies would have come out on DVD.

 

[ClassicFlix]

Our Anniversary Sale is on now!

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FIRST TIME ON SALE

- Thornton Wilder's Our Town BD (1940) starring William Holden and Martha Scott and featuring Fay Bainter, Beulah Bondi, Thomas Mitchell, Guy Kibbee, Stuart Erwin, Frank Craven
- The Complete Hal Roach Streamliners Collection - All 22 streamliners in one collection for the first time.

LOWEST PRICE TO DATE

- Film Noir Blonde Ice (1948)
- Rare TV 21 Beacon Street - The Complete Series starring Dennis Morgan
- Blondie - The Complete 1957 Television Series starring Arthur Lake, Pamela Britton and Florenz Ames
- The O. Henry Playhouse - The Complete Series, Vol. 3 starring Thomas Mitchell

Sale ends April 30th.

 

[RICK BOND]

Hello David, Will the Michael Shayne Mystery Collection ever get a Bluray upgrade ?

 

[ClassicFlix]

Hello David, Will the Michael Shayne Mystery Collection ever get a Bluray upgrade ? View attachment 218417

No, as

1) with the exception of 1 of the 5, they only exist on 16mm and are in VERY rough shape
2) our license on them is up this year and unlikely to be renewed.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

 

[BobO'Link]

I *highly* recommend the Streamliners - either in that all-in-one set or individually (assuming you can still find them - just 1 of those left at the CF site). There are lots of really fun films in that collection.

 

[Gary OS]

David, any update on when the Hoppys might be coming?

 

[ClassicFlix]

David, any update on when the Hoppys might be coming?

No. Sales have been generally very slow so we've had to slow down our schedule.

After we announce RASCALS SILENTS, VOL. 1, we have at least a dozen other titles that we could get ready rather quickly. Contenders are ANGEL (Vol. 1), HOPPY (Vol. 1) or THE PROUD REBEL to go next.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

 

[Gary OS]

No. Sales have been generally very slow so we've had to slow down our schedule.

After we announce RASCALS SILENTS, VOL. 1, we have at least a dozen other titles that we could get ready rather quickly. Contenders are ANGEL (Vol. 1), HOPPY (Vol. 1) or THE PROUD REBEL to go next.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

Thanks, David. All three are worthy, but if my vote helps I’d like to see the Hoppys next.

Gary “hoping sales pick up - you folk are the best in my book” O.

 

[Robin9]

No. Sales have been generally very slow so we've had to slow down our schedule.

After we announce RASCALS SILENTS, VOL. 1, we have at least a dozen other titles that we could get ready rather quickly. Contenders are ANGEL (Vol. 1), HOPPY (Vol. 1) or THE PROUD REBEL to go next.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

I'd buy The Proud Rebel immediately.

 

[Gary OS]

I'd buy The Proud Rebel immediately.

I’d buy any of them immediately, but I would be most thrilled with the Hoppys.

 

[timk1041]

Thanks, David. All three are worthy, but if my vote helps I’d like to see the Hoppys next.

Gary “hoping sales pick up - you folk are the best in my book” O.

My vote goes to Angel next. My kind of show.