Press Release Warner Archive Collection Announcement: King Solomon's Mines (1950) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[Ross Gowland]

It’s Quatermain not Quartermaine.

 

[Robert Crawford]

It’s Quatermain not Quartermaine.

Just another press release error in which there's been more than a few with these upcoming five releases.

 

[Trancas]

I think the poster's original red color scheme was much better than the bland blue that Warners ended up with. Much more appropriate for the period.

 

[B-ROLL]

I think the poster's original red color scheme was much better than the bland blue that Warners ended up with.

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In the 1970s M-G-M released again many of these movie-films to actual theater(e)s. For Weekend matinees I was usually able to get a "teen" admission to a double feature for circa $1.50 -

I believe the Richard Chamberlain film was on HBO/The Movie Channel or SkineMax during free preview weekends . I would often record whatever was playing on VHS - I can't say as I watched the whole thing other than fast-forwarding to get to the next one and realizing it was NOT my father's Oldsmobile ...

 

[B-ROLL]

It’s Quatermain not Quartermaine.

Perhaps he was thinking General Hospital !https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartermaine_family

 

[Trancas]

What exactly did Warners do to the faces of Debbie and Stewart? That looks more like 80 year-old Julie Andrews is being romanced by Justin Theroux. Are they hoping recasting the cover will increase sales?

 

[benbess]

Additional posters from 1950....

 

[Trancas]

Maybe there's another remake coming? Warners is testing the waters with that cover?

 

[ahollis]

Wow! I can’t buy this now because the ugly cover will bring down the beauty of all the other covers on my shelve. It is all about the covers.

 

[Douglas R]

Wow! I can’t buy this now because the ugly cover will bring down the beauty of all the other covers on my shelve. It is all about the covers.

I’d sooner have those artist impressions than photographs of the stars faces, which is what we always get on unimaginative posters today.

 

[RobertMG]

I’d sooner have those artist impressions than photographs of the stars faces, which is what we always get on unimaginative posters today.

The disc will be stunningly restored thats what matters - seems MGM of the 1940s and mid 50s had horrible poster art

 

[Rodney]

I for one am glad that Warner Archive Collection uses the original movie poster artwork for their releases.

 

[Trancas]

I for one am glad that Warner Archive Collection uses the original movie poster artwork for their releases.

I like using the original posters too but not when a heavy modern hand thinks that they're going to improve the artwork somehow - but lacks the ability.

 

[Trancas]

They brought fussy, unwieldy Technicolor cameras to film in Africa? Or did they use Technicolor's mono pack film?

 

[Rodney]

I like using the original posters too but not when a heavy modern hand thinks that they're going to improve the artwork somehow - but lacks the ability.

Not quite sure what you mean by that, as here is what I am told is the original one sheet which looks to me like what WAC is using:

But enough of the artwork. I am very pleased that this is going to be released soon!

 

[Trancas]

What does that say at the bottom? Isn't the poster from the 1963 re-release?
The red background poster has the original Pulp Novel-style illustration of the leads. The blue background version is obviously a botched attempt to freshen up the artwork because the original illustration was lost.

 

[Randy Korstick]

What exactly did Warners do to the faces of Debbie and Stewart? That looks more like 80 year-old Julie Andrews is being romanced by Justin Theroux. Are they hoping recasting the cover will increase sales?

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They did nothing. They are using original poster art as has already been pointed. But for me personally I would much rather watch the great new restoration than look at the blu ray cover.

 

[Robert Crawford]

They did nothing. They are using original poster art as has already been pointed. But for me personally I would much rather watch the great new restoration than look at the blu ray cover.

It’s hysterical that we’re talking more about the cover art than this upcoming Blu-ray presentation derived from a new 4K scan. I’m excited to see what this 3-strip Technicolor movie will look like on my OLED.

 

[Malcolm R]

It’s hysterical that we’re talking more about the cover art

Honestly, I wouldn't really care if a disc arrived in a Ziploc baggie as long as the disc played the film. Other than that, it's going on a shelf or in a box where I'll mostly never see the cover/package anyway.

 

[ahollis]

Honestly, I wouldn't really care if a disc arrived in a Ziploc baggie as long as the disc played the film. Other than that, it's going on a shelf or in a box where I'll mostly never see the cover/package anyway.

The same here.