Coming Soon From Classic Flix: The Little Rascals Preservation & Restoration Project (1 Viewer)

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Our scanning and restoring of Our Gang silent shorts continues.

Below is a clip from the "haunted house" short Fast Freight (1929). While the intertitles were cut (which we'll restore), it's in relatively good condition and is very sharp.

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ENJOY!

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

Very creative use of graphics, perfect for a Halloween program.

 

[brynmill]

Will be getting the complete collection in november. At present I have the old laserdisc transfers on DVDR.

 

[Joel Arndt]

Will be getting the complete collection in november. At present I have the old laserdisc transfers on DVDR.

You're in for a pleasant surprise. These shorts from ClassicFlix look amazing! It's like watching them for the first time.

 

[Tony Bensley]

The Complete Collection Blu-ray edition is on my Christmas Wish List!

CHEERS!

 

[dana martin]

Not bragging, but i know someone who got a shipping notification email today

 

[Capt D McMars]

Not bragging, but i know someone who got a shipping notification email today

Me too!! Coming before the holidays...Nice!!

 

[jayembee]

And me. Well, I'm just getting the bonus disc. Anyways, it's shipped, and ETA is next Friday (not tomorrow).

 

[dana martin]

That's all I ordered as well but I'm just ecstatic, because I know that that has I think the three silent shorts on it

 

[jayembee]

Well, I had gotten all of the individual releases already, so the bonus disc (and the multi-disc case) was all I really needed.

 

[ClassicFlix]

Scheduled to street on Tuesday, November 15th, The Little Rascals - The Complete Collection (Centennial Edition) has indeed started shipping as mentioned above!

We've also cut a custom trailer for the release.

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About the restorations: Each short has been newly scanned from original Hal Roach 35mm film elements. Remastered, uncut and beautifully restored, now you can see The Little Rascals like never before. With restorations so glorious, it will be like watching these iconic shorts for the first time!

A must-have for any true Our Gang fan, this set also includes over 4 hours of bonus features.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

 

[Capt D McMars]

Scheduled to street on Tuesday, November 15th, The Little Rascals - The Complete Collection (Centennial Edition) has indeed started shipping as mentioned above!

We've also cut a custom trailer for the release.

​

About the restorations: Each short has been newly scanned from original Hal Roach 35mm film elements. Remastered, uncut and beautifully restored, now you can see The Little Rascals like never before. With restorations so glorious, it will be like watching these iconic shorts for the first time!

A must-have for any true Our Gang fan, this set also includes over 4 hours of bonus features.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

 

[Ronald Epstein]

What fun! I spent a few hours watching the newly released bonus disc.

Loved seeing Porky and Spanky in 1985 radio and festival appearances. Very sad to see that they never were able to profit off of any of the shorts they did as residuals did not exist at that time.

The reunion footage 25 years later was very interesting to watch. "What happened to your freckles?"

Looking at the museum props was very cool, though I wish there was more time spent with the props themselves rather than quick pans through the exhibit. The podium speeches were very enjoyable, particularly from Leonard Maltin.

Another entertaining feature was the "now and then" location sites where the shorts were filmed. It's incredible that almost 100 years later, some of the locales had not drastically changed.


Now, since I am all over this forum at any given time and not always completely invested in conversations that previously occurred here...

Are these all the silent shorts we are going to see from ClassicFlix? Or, are these a sneak peek of what is yet to come?

The silent films looked generally good, with Mary Queen of Tots looking the most pristine. Growing up owning many Super 8mm silent films, I had a blast watching these shorts.

Thank you, ClassicFlix, for doing such an incredible job with these shorts.

It has been asked many times before, but if we could see proper restorations of the Laurel and Hardy shorts at some point, I would gladly contribute to restoration.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Are these all the silent shorts we are going to see from ClassicFlix? Or, are these a sneak peek of what is yet to come?

My understanding is they're essentially meant to be just "sneak peeks".

_Man_

 

[Malcolm R]

Mine too. Just a preview of an upcoming formal release.

 

[ClassicFlix]

What fun! I spent a few hours watching the newly released bonus disc.

Loved seeing Porky and Spanky in 1985 radio and festival appearances. Very sad to see that they never were able to profit off of any of the shorts they did as residuals did not exist at that time.

The reunion footage 25 years later was very interesting to watch. "What happened to your freckles?"

Looking at the museum props was very cool, though I wish there was more time spent with the props themselves rather than quick pans through the exhibit. The podium speeches were very enjoyable, particularly from Leonard Maltin.

Another entertaining feature was the "now and then" location sites where the shorts were filmed. It's incredible that almost 100 years later, some of the locales had not drastically changed.


Now, since I am all over this forum at any given time and not always completely invested in conversations that previously occurred here...

Are these all the silent shorts we are going to see from ClassicFlix? Or, are these a sneak peek of what is yet to come?

The silent films looked generally good, with Mary Queen of Tots looking the most pristine. Growing up owning many Super 8mm silent films, I had a blast watching these shorts.

Thank you, ClassicFlix, for doing such an incredible job with these shorts.

It has been asked many times before, but if we could see proper restorations of the Laurel and Hardy shorts at some point, I would gladly contribute to restoration.

Thanks so much for your support and glad you enjoyed the bonus features (and the shorts).

Regarding the silents, it was a sneak peek. We have over 40 shorts scanned so far. Most are missing opening title cards, and some are missing intertitles and chunks of the shorts themselves. The silents project will be even more time consuming than the sound shorts to make sure we have shorts in their entirety, not to mention trying to locate and track down as many of the shorts/materials that are out there.

No definite time line yet on the silents, but hopefully we'll have an announcement on the first release early next year (they will come in volumes).

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

 

[Tino]

Is there a direct link to the bonus disc only?

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Is there a direct link to the bonus disc only?

IF you mean the bonus disc + boxset case(s), here:

The Little Rascals - The Complete Collection (Centennial Edition) - ClassicFlix

The Little Rascals - The Complete Collection (Centennial Edition)

www.classicflix.com

The bonus disc, if bought this way, should come in its own separate, single-disc case w/ cover artwork... though haven't seen anyone post further about that latter so far...

_Man_

 

[Rob W]

It has been asked many times before, but if we could see proper restorations of the Laurel and Hardy shorts at some point, I would gladly contribute to restoration.

Laurel and Hardy Film Preservation Fund | UCLA Film & Television Archive

www.cinema.ucla.edu

 

[ClassicFlix]

Laurel and Hardy Film Preservation Fund | UCLA Film & Television Archive

www.cinema.ucla.edu

Understood, and we are quite flattered as we get this question a lot on the boards and via email. Given the opportunity we would, of course, jump at the chance, but the opportunity has not presented itself and it is not in the cards.

- David
ClassicFlix Founder, Producer

 

[jayembee]

IF you mean the bonus disc + boxset case(s), here:

The Little Rascals - The Complete Collection (Centennial Edition) - ClassicFlix

The Little Rascals - The Complete Collection (Centennial Edition)

www.classicflix.com

The bonus disc, if bought this way, should come in its own separate, single-disc case w/ cover artwork... though haven't seen anyone post further about that latter so far...

_Man_

It does indeed come in a separate case.