Our Town (1940) 12/12/23

A new video remaster makes us want to ring bells — ClassicFlix’s improvement over earlier eyesore discs is like night and day. We can finally see the discretion and artistry with which Thornton Wilder’s stage classic was adapted for the screen. Sam Wood elicits a score of great performances, led by the Oscar-nominated Martha Scott. William Cameron Menzies’ visual direction concludes with an unforgettable fantasy sequence set in an afterlife-limbo. With William Holden, Fay Bainter, Beulah Bondi, Thomas Mitchell and Guy Kibbee. The disc extras include Ray Faiola’s excellent audio commentary. On Blu-ray from ClassicFlix.
12/12/23