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Film Classics
Film Classics was an American film distributor active between 1943 and 1951. Established by George Hirliman and Irvin Shapiro, the company initially concentrated on re-releases of earlier hits by other producers, including Hal Roach, Alexander Korda, Samuel Goldwyn, David O. Selznick, and Edward Small, but began to handle new independent productions of a generally low-budget nature, starting in 1944.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Film Classics was an American film distributor active between 1943 and 1951. Established by George Hirliman and Irvin Shapiro, the company initially concentrated on re-releases of earlier hits by other producers, including Hal Roach, Alexander Korda, Samuel Goldwyn, David O. Selznick, and Edward Small, but began to handle new independent productions of a generally low-budget nature, starting in 1944.2
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