Extending the Archive Series Beyond Noir

[Beckford]

Recently in the Noir Archive Volume 3 thread I posted a wish list of titles that could be used to extend that fine series. Since then, I’ve been thinking wouldn’t it be great if the company would expand its focus and launch a couple of other Archive series? My choices would be “Adventure Archive” and “Western Archive”. Restricting myself just to Columbia (where the Noir Archive has sourced its choices), the 50’s – and color films, I’ve come up with some prospective Blu-ray releases that would have my mouth watering. I can dream, can’t I?

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

[lemonski]

I’d definitely be up for collections like this, as well as more noir collections from the Columbia vault. For films that are probably never going to get separate releases, getting 9 at a time for 30-odd bucks is a no-brainer. I wonder how the Noir Archives have sold? I have a sneaking suspicion they’ve done pretty well - only judging from the enthusiasm towards them here though