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[The 1960's]

We're hoping for an Aug/Sep release date for WOG. We'll know more in the next week or two.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

Awesome!!

Thank you!

 

[Gary OS]

We're hoping for an Aug/Sep release date for WOG. We'll know more in the next week or two.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

Thanks again, David. Looking forward to the pre-order opportunity as well.

 

[Flashgear]

Great to hear about the provisional time frame for your release of World of Giants, David and ClassicFlix! Looking forward to getting it and 21 Beacon Street.

I know we talked about it before, you mentioned that you had inquired about it with the rightsholder in the past, and I know you have a lot on your plate already, but I do hope that sometime in the future you might acquire the 1957-58 Hal Roach Studios 13 episode sit-com Love that Jill. Two years after the Topper TV series, Anne Jeffreys and Robert Sterling are reunited as rival Madison Avenue model agency owners that can't quite get over each other, playfully flirting while trying to undercut each other's business and falling in love. Barbara Nichols and Jimmy Lydon also are regulars. There aren't any complete episodes to be found on Youtube, just opening and closing credits. I've seen a grand total of two episodes from beat-up 16mm film chain, and it's a very fun show! A few big guest stars too, like Chuck Connors and Gerald Mohr.

Thanks for all that you have in the pipeline!

 

[ClassicFlix]

Great to hear about the provisional time frame for your release of World of Giants, David and ClassicFlix! Looking forward to getting it and 21 Beacon Street.

I know we talked about it before, you mentioned that you had inquired about it with the rightsholder in the past, and I know you have a lot on your plate already, but I do hope that sometime in the future you might acquire the 1957-58 Hal Roach Studios 13 episode sit-com Love that Jill. Two years after the Topper TV series, Anne Jeffreys and Robert Sterling are reunited as rival Madison Avenue model agency owners that can't quite get over each other, playfully flirting while trying to undercut each other's business and falling in love. Barbara Nichols and Jimmy Lydon also are regulars. There aren't any complete episodes to be found on Youtube, just opening and closing credits. I've seen a grand total of two episodes from beat-up 16mm film chain, and it's a very fun show! A few big guest stars too, like Chuck Connors and Gerald Mohr.




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Thanks for all that you have in the pipeline!

Yes, it's something we've wanted to do in the past, but the rights holder isn't interested—although I wouldn't rule it out in the future...

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

 

[oldtvshowbuff]

Question, David, are there any other Public Defender episodes with original Phillip Morris cigarettes commercials in the complete series collection? Have seen such spots in the "Deep Ditch" episode, plus a Parliament cigarette ad. Could go ahead and check the menus of discs 4&5 of season two.

 

[ClassicFlix]

Question, David, are there any other Public Defender episodes with original Phillip Morris cigarettes commercials in the complete series collection? Have seen such spots in the "Deep Ditch" episode, plus a Parliament cigarette ad. Could go ahead and check the menus of discs 4&5.

We only included commercials for DEEP DITCH. None of the other episodes have commercials.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

 

[actionsub]

Panic if it was Al Simon and McCadden which was George Burns' company should be with Sony

Another complication to that one is the fact that California National Productions was another partner in the show's production. CNP was a division of NBC Films. Ironically, I believe the CNP properties, at least the ones that aren't in public domain, are now owned by CBS...

 

[oldtvshowbuff]

Hey David, about the upcoming release of 21 Beacon Street the complete series, is there an animated closing logo for Filmways? You know the stretched out oval shaped globe where A Filmways would come up and a television presentation would be underneath. Many shows from the studio had it.

 

[ClassicFlix]

Hey David, about the upcoming release of 21 Beacon Street the complete series, is there an animated closing logo for Filmways? You know the stretched out oval shaped globe where A Filmways would come up and a television presentation would be underneath. Many shows from the studio had it.

Here's a screenshot of it. It is not animated.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

 

[oldtvshowbuff]

I see that a most ambitious anthology series was produced by Roach, "Screen Directors Playhouse" aired for one season of 1955-56 on NBC. Might be a candidate for future DVD release. Some big name actors appeared in that series and there were some well known directors. John Wayne in Rookie of The Year directed by John Ford is the best known of the series.

 

[ClassicFlix]

I see that a most ambitious anthology series was produced by Roach, "Screen Directors Playhouse" aired for one season of 1955-56 on NBC. Might be a candidate for future DVD release. Some big name actors appeared in that series and there were some well known directors. John Wayne in Rookie of The Year directed by John Ford is the best known of the series.

Thanks for the suggestion, but it was released by Mill Creek 4 years ago.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

 

[Neil Brock]

Thanks for the suggestion, but it was released by Mill Creek 4 years ago.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

Exactly. Stick to shows which haven't had a release. Like Four Star Playhouse for instance.

 

[oldtvshowbuff]

Exactly. Stick to shows which haven't had a release. Like Four Star Playhouse for instance.

I didn't know that! I may want to order a set from Amazon!

 

[jayembee]

The only DVDs of FSP I've ever come across are Alpha Video releases. Well, there seems to be one volume from VCI as well.

 

[Flashgear]

As some of ClassicFlix's great disc releases were originally produced there, I thought I'd post this photo of a nice memorial at the former site of Hal Roach Studios in Culver City...the photo shows Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy with Hal Roach himself, accepting their Oscar for the immortal 1932 short feature The Music Box...

Via Facebook, courtesy of author Chuck Harter.

 

[oldtvshowbuff]

Now I would like to see a photo still of the 21 Beacon Street opening. I'll be looking for the DVD set in the mail soon.

 

[ClassicFlix]

We'll be posting a clip of BEACON soon. Not sure if it'll include the opening yet.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

 

[The 1960's]

We're hoping for an Aug/Sep release date for WOG. We'll know more in the next week or two.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

Hi David! I just cancelled my Amazon order for 21 Beacon Street - The Complete Series. I'll never be placing any orders with Amazon ever again. I won't get into the specifics about that here. What I wanted to know is if your World of Giants Pre-Order link will precede the June 27th 21 Beacon Street release date so I can order both together. Thanks!

 

[ClassicFlix]

Hi David! I just cancelled my Amazon order for 21 Beacon Street - The Complete Series. I'll never be placing any orders with Amazon ever again. I won't get into the specifics about that here. What I wanted to know is if your World of Giants Pre-Order link will precede the June 27th 21 Beacon Street release date so I can order both together. Thanks!

We likely won't announce WOG until later this month or early next month. It's looking like a September/October release date.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

 

[Jay_Z_525]

Hi David- I know it’s been mentioned in passing but is there any possibility that Classicflix would/could ever release either or both of Ann Sothern’s series? It’s been almost 40 years, but Nick at Nite had beautiful transfers.

The other series I’d love to see would be Topper- could this ever be an option?