Expanding the archive series beyond Noir

[Beckford]

Among my favorite Blu-ray releases were Mill Creek's terrific Noir archive series. Last year I proposed the idea that it would be great if the company expanded its focus and launched a couple of other Archive series? My choices were “Adventure Archive” and “Western Archive”. Restricting myself just to Columbia (where the Noir Archive sourced its choices), the 50’s – and color films, I came up with some prospective Blu-ray packages that I'd pounce on. Anyone else think there'd be enough of a market to make these profitable?

ADVENTURE ARCHIVE 1
ROGUES OF SHERWOOD FOREST(1950-Gordon Douglas) John Derek,Diana Lynn
TEN TALL MEN(1951-Willis Goldbeck) Burt Lancaster.Jody Lawrance,Gilbert Roland
CAPTAIN PIRATE(1952-Ralph Murphy) Louis Hayward,Patricia Medina
THE BRIGAND(1952-Phil Karlson) Anthony Dexter,Anthony Quinn,Jody Lawrance
SERPENT OF THE NILE(1953-William Castle) Rhonda Fleming,Wm. Lundigan,Raymond Burr
SLAVES OF BABYLON(1953-William Castle) Richard Conte,Linda Christian
THE BLACK KNIGHT(1954-Tay Garnett) Alan Ladd,Patricia Medina,Peter Cushing
CHARGE OF THE LANCERS(1954-William Castle) Paulette Goddard,Jean-Pierre Aumont
PIRATES OF TRIPOLI(1955-Felix E. Feist) Paul Henreid,Patricia Medina

ADVENTURE ARCHIVE 2
LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS(1950-Lew Landers)Paul Henreid,Karin Booth,Mary Anderson
LORNA DOONE(1951-Phil Karlson) Barbara Hale,Richard Greene
MASK OF THE AVENGER(1951-Phil Karlson) John Derek.Anthony Quinn,Jody Lawrance
THE GOLDEN HAWK(1952-Sidney Salkow) Rhonda Fleming,Sterling Hayden
PRINCE OF PIRATES(1953-Sidney Salkow) John Derek,Barbara Rush
HELL BELOW ZERO(1954-Mark Robson) Alan Ladd,Joan Tetzel,Stanley Baker
THE SARACEN BLADE(1954-William Castle) Ricardo Montalban,Betta St. John,Carolyn Jones
BEYOND MOMBASA(1956-George Marshall) Cornel Wilde,Donna Reed,Leo Genn
SAFARI(1956-Terence Young) Victor Mature,Janet Leigh

WESTERN ARCHIVE 1
THE NEVADAN(1950-Gordon Douglas) Randolph Scott,Dorothy Malone,Forrest Tucker
WHEN THE REDSKINS RODE(1951-Lew Landers) Jon Hall,Mary Castle
HANGMAN’S KNOT(1952-Roy Huggins) Randolph Scott,Donna Reed,Claude Jarman Jr.
BRAVE WARRIOR(1952-Spencer G. Bennett) Jon Hall,Jay Silverheels
THE PATHFINDER(1952-Sidney Salkow) George Montgomery,Jay Silverheels
THE BATTLE OF ROGUE RIVER(1954-William Castle) George Montgomery,Richard Denning
LAST OF THE COMANCHES(1953-Andre DeToth) Broderick Crawford,Barbara Hale,Lloyd Bridges
JACK McCALL, DESPERADO(1953-Sidney Salkow) George Montgomery
THE VIOLENT MEN(1955-Rudolph Mate) Glenn Ford,Barbara Stanwyck,Edward G. Robinson

WESTERN ARCHIVE 2
AL JENNINGS OF OKLAHOMA(1951-Ray Nazarro) Dan Duryea,Gale Storm
MAN IN THE SADDLE(1951-Andre DeToth) Randolph Scott,Joan Leslie,Ellen Drew
INDIAN UPRISING(1952-Ray Nazarro) George Montgomery,John Baer
CALIFORNIA CONQUEST(1952-Lew Landers) Cornel Wilde,Teresa Wright
MONTANA TERRITORY(1952-Ray Nazarro) Lon McCallister,Wanda Hendrix,Preston Foster
THE STRANGER WORE A GUN(1953-Andre DeToth) Randolph Scott,Claire Trevor
CONQUEST OF COCHISE(1953-William Castle) John Hodiak,Robert Stack
SEMINOLE UPRISING(1955-Earl Bellamy) George Montgomery,Karin Booth
THE GUNS OF FORT PETTICOAT(1957-George Marshall) Audie Murphy,Kathryn Grant