John Wayne Western Collection (Cahill: U.S. Marshall, Train Robbers, more) - 6/2/15

[Lt. Brannigan]

Originally Posted by ddwall

Received Cahill & the train robbers today cant wait to watch them and I always liked Cahill. they need to release The Shootist,The sons of Katie Elder and the Alamo.

Supposedly The Alamo is on the way. But don't expect anything besides a minimal restoration of the DVD version. The Original film elements are far too deteriorated and the powers that be refuse to lay out the cash to save it.

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And since I so often request sources from others, here's my source.

Bill Hunt for Digital Bits

Finally, a bit of disappointing news: Our sources have informed us that MGM may be quietly putting together a new Blu-ray release of John Wayne’s The Alamo. However, this is a restoration meant for Blu-ray only – it’s not being done properly or with an eye toward preserving the film for future generations. So the quality is going to be makeshift at best. Here’s a bit of a recent update from our old friend and restoration legend Robert A. Harris on the status of the film (posted on The Home Theater Forum on 3/1):