John Wayne on Blu-ray

[MifuneFan]

Welcome to the new John Wayne on Blu-ray thread. The old thread has been Archived, and can be found here. Below you will find a complete list of movies starring John Wayne that are available on Blu-ray. The list will focus primarily on U.S. releases, unless one isn't available. It will be ordered by year, and broken up into decade chunks. I will also be adding an A-Z list for easy sorting. If there are any I've missed, please feel free to point them out, and I will add it as soon as possible. Thanks!

John Wayne on Blu-ray

A-Z List

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Alamo, The (1960)
Angel and the Badman (1947)
Barberian, and the Geisha, The (1957)
Big Jake (1971)
Big Trail, The (1930)
Blood Alley (1955)
Brannigan (1975)
Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
Chisum (1970)
Circus World (1964)
Comancheros, The (1961)
Conqueror, The (1956) ()
Cowboys, The (1972)
Dakota (1945)
Dark Command (1940)
El Dorado (1966)
Fighting Kentuckian, The (1949)
Fighting Seabees, The (1944)
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Fort Apache (1948)
Frontier Horizon (1939)
Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965)
Green Berets, The (1968)
Hatari! (1962)
Hellfighters (1968)
High, and The Mighty, The (1954) ()
Hondo (1953)
Horse Soldiers, The (1959)
How the West Was Won (1962)
Hurricane Express (1932) (SD transfer)
Island in the Sky (1953) ()
Jet Pilot (1957) ()
King of the Pecos (1936)
In Harm's Way (1965)
In Old California (1942)
Lady for a Night (1942)
Lady from Louisana (1941)
Lady Takes A Chance, A (1943)
Legend of the Lost (1957)
Lawless Nineties, The (1936)
Lonely Trail, The (1936)
Longest Day, The (1962)
Long Voyage Home, The (1940) ()
Man Betrayed, A (1941)
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962)
McLintock! (1963)
McQ (1974)
'Neath Arizona Skies (1934)
New Frontier, The (1935)
Night Riders (1939)
North to Alaska (1960)
Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
Pals of the Saddle (1938)
Pittsburgh (1942)
Quiet Man, The (1952)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Red River (1948)
Red River Range (1938)
Rio Bravo (1959)
Rio Grande (1950)
Rio Lobo (1970)
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
Sea Chase, The (1955)
Searchers, The (1956)
Seven Sinners (1940)
Shepherd of the Hills, The (1941)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Shootist, The (1976) ()
Sons of Katie Elder, The (1965)
Spoilers, The (1942)
Stagecoach (1939)
Star Packer, The (1934) (SD transfer)
Texas Terror (1935) (SD transfer)
They Were Expendable (1945)
Three Faces West (1940)
Three Texas Steers (1939)
Trail Beyond, The (1934) (SD transfer)
Train Robbers, The (1973)
True Grit (1969)
Undefeated, The (1969)
Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
War of the Wildcats (1943)
War Wagon (1967)
Westward Ho (1935)
Wyoming Outlaw (1939)

Sorted by Theatrical Release

1930's

[MifuneFan]

1940's

1950's

[MifuneFan]

1960's-1970's



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*Note: The John Wayne Collection (pictured below) released by Gaiam is a collection of films in Standard Definition (SD) that are merely placed on a Blu-ray disc. These are public domain films, so quality will likely not be up to par. The release also includes a documentary titled "John Wayne: American Hero of the Movies".

[CinemaScope]

Cecil B DeMille's, Reap The Wild Wind (1942). In many ways not a typical Wayne film, as he plays a bit of a weak character, which just doesn't work with the Duke, but an enjoyable & fun movie. The thing is, it's been on TV in the UK in HD looking absolutely stunning, I mean wow! I hope Universal releases it on Blu-ray, & while they're at it also release Unconquered (1947), if the DVD is anything to go by, it looks just as good. In fact Universal has done some amazing work with their 40's Technicolor films.

[quickdraw]

Where or where is Donovan's Reef? One of my favorite Wayne movies with the bonus of Lee Marvin co-staring and under the direction of John Ford. C'mon Paramount!

[Duke_45]

Great job Mifunefan, updating this thread. I believe I have everyone available, with the exception of Hatari. The screen shots for that release looks absolutely dreadful.

[jra166]

Thank you for this post! I am just discovering John Wayne, and enjoy almost everything I see him in.

I know you've already put a lot of work into this thread, but could you include at the bottom of each decade post, remaining titles that have not yet received the Blu treatment in that Decade?

[Early Memphis]

So the old thread is dead? Well ... long live the thread!

John Wayne in Blu-ray? Should be on Blu-ray but that'll probably never get changed.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Early Memphis

So the old thread is dead? Well ... long live the thread!

John Wayne in Blu-ray? Should be on Blu-ray but that'll probably never get changed.

Thread title has been updated . I will also link to the previous, and now archived thread so that any relevent discussions in there won't be too hard to find

Let's all enjoy that wondeful new thread smell, ohhh yeah

[Duke_45]

Couple of my own personal opinions on Duke's current output on BD:

1) Olive Films did a great job on almost every release they put out. Special shout out to "Angel And The Badman". For a PD title, they sourced a very good print to release onto HD. Wish they would go back and rescue more of his films from PD hell. Must be at least dozen more 1930-era movies they could remaster.

2) "Hondo". So used to seeing this in 1.33:1 ratio. I know the lens frame used was 1.78:1, but it's disappointing to lose picture information off the top and bottom, that use to be there. I wish Paramount would have just given us both options in the release.

3) "Rio Bravo". Waiting for a re-mastered version. Not happy with the current release. Too much grain in the image, needs to be cleaned up somewhat.

4) "El Dorado" and "The War Wagon". Two of the best transfers in the entire bunch! A visual pleasure to sit thru these two films in HD. Almost like seeing them for the first time.

5) Lastly, when is Paramount going to release the rest of their 1960-70 catalog? Some of Duke's finest films are from this period in time, like "The Sons Of Katie Elder" and "The Shootist".

Like I said, these are my own personal feelings. You may feel completely opposite…

[AeroK]

Picked up Angel and the Badman. I think it's the first John Wayne movie I ever saw. The VHS is at my parents' house.

[SpartanIre]

Thank you for starting (re-starting) this thread - MifuneFan! Just subscribed!

[Early Memphis]

Originally Posted by Duke_45

Couple of my own personal opinions on Duke's current output on BD:

... Olive Films did a great job on almost every release they put out. Special shout out to "Angel And The Badman". For a PD title, they sourced a very good print to release onto HD ...

Thanks for the "Special shout out to Angel And The Badman." B&W? Mono? Old PD!?! I never even considered it (although I love the film). Still isn't reviewed here, but great to hear that it's worth getting.

[themadpanner]

The High and The Mighty is a MUST HAVE, the DVD is good so a BD would be wonderful. Such a great score.

[Dunemoon]

First: The Shootist in the theatre back in the 70s.
Last: RIo Lobo on Blu.

[seagal]

Who owns the Scandinavian blu-ray of "Hellfighters".

Has it a good picture quality?

[dommie]

Ready for more Duke on Blu: Sons of Katie Elder, Circus World (Region A), The Alamo, Blood Alley, The High and the Mighty, In Harm's Way, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (we got Fort Apache and Rio Grande; why not SWAYR?).

[Starchild]

I will be a first day buyer when Sons of Katie Elder eventually comes out.

[L.A. Guy]

There sure is lot of Mr. Wayne's library available. No complain here. Yet, I plan only to own less than 25 of his movies which is still a pretty good chunk. Any way thanks MifuneFan for keeping this thread updated.

[Rich65]

I have a lot of the Duke's films 22 at last count and am looking forward to many more.