Paramount Home Entertainment had announced plans on May 23, 2006 to include a slew of titles from the Republic catalog: War of the Wildcats (1943), (originally released as In Old Oklahoma) and three double features: New Frontier (1935/1939 versions), Red River Range/Three Texas Steers, and Wake of the Red Witch/Night Riders. It seems that, according to Movies Unlimited, that these DVD releases will now be September 1, 2006.
From Universal on May 30, 2006 there will be the release of John Wayne - An American Icon Collection. This 2-disc boxed set will have five films, most have not had a DVD release before. The films are Seven Sinners (1940), The Shepherd of the Hills (1941), Pittsburgh (1942), The Conqueror (1956), and Jet Pilot (1957).
On June 6, 2006 from Warner Brothers there will be two major releases. First, The John Ford Collection - The Lost Patrol (1934), The Informer (1935), Cheyenne Autumn (1964), Mary of Scotland (1936) and Sergeant Rutledge (1960). These films will only be in this set, not available individually.
Next is The John Wayne/John Ford Film Collection - This 10-disc set includes The Searchers (1956): 50th Anniversary Ultimate Two-Disc Special Edition, Stagecoach (1939): Two-Disc Special Edition , Fort Apache (1948), The Long Voyage Home (1940), The Wings of Eagles (1957), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), They Were Expendable (1945) and 3 Godfathers (1948).
Later Pilgrim,
Paul Newton
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