1950: What's on blu-ray and what should be (1 Viewer)

In no particular order

North By Northwest 50th

Signin' In The Rain 60th

Alice In Wonderland 60th


I want to see

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

Les Girls

Bell, Book and Candle (I know it's been released already but Twilight Time costs way too much, a more reasonable price would be nice along with some new features as well)

Mister Roberts

darkrock17 said:

In no particular order

North By Northwest 50th

Signin' In The Rain 60th

Alice In Wonderland 60th


I want to see

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

Les Girls

Bell, Book and Candle (I know it's been released already but Twilight Time costs way too much, a more reasonable price would be nice along with some new features as well)

Mister Roberts

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Good suggestions. But none of those films are from 1950....

Lots of 50's sci-fi I'm still waiting for, such as It Came from Outer Space (in 3D), The War of the Worlds, Invaders from Mars and This Island Earth

All of the 1950s Martin and Lewis movies.

Most of Grace Kelly's short but sweet output, such as the superb The Country Girl as well as High Society, Mogambo and even the relatively mundane Green Fire.

I could go on and on, but it's clear that although initially well-represented, the 1950s on Blu are quickly slipping down the ranks, especially as companies like Twilight Time seem to be focusing more on the 70s and 80s.

The Asphalt Jungle - can't understand why this isn't out on blu-ray.

ajabrams said:

I'm another Alan born in 1950 (hello Billy Batson!) -- I'd like to see a Blu-ray of "Down to Earth" coupled with the Selznick re-edit,
"The Wild Heart." They make for an interesting comparison and both the Technicolor and Jennifer Jones are gorgeous.

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I, too, was born in 1950. Hummm, we're coming out of the woodworks, aren't we?
I was fortunate to have seen both Gone to Earth and The Wild Heart in Technicolor prints shown at MoMA. They are indeed an interesting case for comparing how a re-edit can totally transform a film.
Selznick recut De Sica's Stazione Termini, which became Indiscretion of an American Wife; and re-edited The Third Man.
In all cases, Selznick's re-edits did not improve upon the originals.

If we stick to 1950, and not expand to the 1950s, then King Solomon's Mines clearly wins out of the titles suggested for me. However, since it's controlled by WHV we know that it will be perfectly preserved in a vault, perhaps streamed, but never make it to blu-ray.

King Solomon's Mines is an exciting adventure film. The Technicolor photography is wonderful (who can forget Deborah Kerr's red hair?). MGM took good care of their films when they owned them. If WB have done the same after the acquisition of the assets, maybe the elements for this film are still in good condition and could make an outstanding BD.
The Asphalt Jungle being MIA is a mystery to me as well. Criterion issued an LD. I wonder who owns the rights now. It really is one of the top films of the year 1950.

Another vote for Two Weeks With Love.

For my own ego, I would like to seeANNIE GET YOUR GUNSUMMER STOCKTHREE LITTLE WORDS WAGON MASTERWHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS I think all were released in 1950.I would like to addNANCY GOES TO RIO.

ahollis said:

WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS

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That's Shel Silverstein's famous potery book from 1974

darkrock17 said:

That's Shel Silverstein's famous potery book from 1974

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Starring Dana Andrews and directed by Otto Preminger.

bujaki said:

King Solomon's Mines is an exciting adventure film. The Technicolor photography is wonderful (who can forget Deborah Kerr's red hair?). MGM took good care of their films when they owned them. If WB have done the same after the acquisition of the assets, maybe the elements for this film are still in good condition and could make an outstanding BD.
The Asphalt Jungle being MIA is a mystery to me as well. Criterion issued an LD. I wonder who owns the rights now. It really is one of the top films of the year 1950.

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The Asphalt Jungle was on WHV's first Film Noir DVD collection. Unless they had licensed it from somewhere, I would say the likelihood of it making it to BD are slim.

"Ivanhoe", "King Solomon's Mines", "Roman Holiday", "Room at the Too", "the Nun's Story", anything else best picture nominated!

These should all be on Blu ray but aren't yet

Annie Get Your Gun
The Desert Song
Three Little Words
Two Weeks with Love (abba dabba doo!)
Calamity Jane
On Moonlight Bay
Million Dollar Mermaid
New Faces
High Society
Show Boat
By the Light of the Silvery Moon

These are the titles of my collection, that still only on DVD. Some are allready mentioned.

In A Lonely PlaceThe GunfighterSummer StockThree Little WordsWagon Master

A title from 1950 that I'd like to see released is The Goldbergs. It was a Paramount film featuring the same characters (and actors) appearing in the then-current TV series of the same name. (But from what I've read, the film had an original story; it wasn't a re-do or compilation of episodes.)

All known surviving episodes of the series were released several years ago in an "ultimate" collection from Shout Factory, but to my knowledge the film has never been released on Blu-ray or DVD. I would hope that it isn't "lost" as may of the TV episodes are.