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Who owns the Rights?

posted 17 years ago by redstabby
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Who owns the rights to The Zane Grey Theater or is it in the Public Domain? Is there anyplace I can search for who the rights holder is?

[–] flint19492001 15 years ago

Burkes Law came out last year. The series was produced by 4 Star a Dick Powell Production. On the Burkes Law DVD it was announced Zane Grey Theater would be available. However, there was no mention of when.

[–] neighturboy 15 years ago

Just got word from classicflix.com that the first season DVD will be released on June 9th, 2009. You can find details, including cover artwork, at the site.

[–] Diosprometheus 9 years ago

Dick Powell's Four Stars Television produced the Zane Grey Theater. 20th Century Fox Television now owns it and most of the Four Star's library of programs.

Actors Dick Powell, David Niven, Joel McCrea, and Charles Boyer started the company in 1952. McCrea soon left the group. Ida Lupino replaced him. In the 50's and early 60's it was a powerhouse producer of popular TV programs on par with Desilu Productions. Dick Powell ran the group. After he died on January 2, 1963, the company, without his leadership and vision, went into slow decline. Longtime legendary producer Aaron Spelling left Four Stars in 1966 after, as he wrote in his biography, "Some idiot decided to wipe Dick Powell's name off the masthead."

[–] catdaddyd 7 years ago

I don't know who owns the rights, but it's on grit TV weekday mornings from 8 to 10.