[1] 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,[2] but began to handle new independent productions of a generally low-budget nature, starting in 1944.
George Hirliman left Film Classics in 1944 to enter the new field of television, then still in its experimental stages.
Irvin Shapiro also moved on, establishing a film import-export concern.
[4] In 1950, Film Classics merged with Eagle-Lion Films; the new firm, Eagle-Lion Classics, was itself absorbed by United Artists in 1951.
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