Old Movies......................

[Clive]

Are there any movies/shows you've watched (VHS or TV) that you'd wish it could be re-done on DVDs?

Mine would be: -

1) Land of the Giants
2) Chef!
3)Simon Templer

Will think of some more later.

[David Meek]

Now you've done it. There are 5-6 movies/shows I'd like on DVD, but now that you've asked I can't remember a single one. Sheesh. :blink:

[Shane Martin]

African Queen is one of the first to spring to my mind. A classic w/o a DVD.

[George Bellefontaine]

African Queen, yes and the original King Kong, though I understand that both are supposed to be on the way. I was also dying to see two John Wayne classics: The High And The Mighty and Island In The Sky, and thankfully these have just been released recently.

If they do release The African Queen, I sure do hope they do something better than the transfer on laserdisc. The sound is horrible and the print is dirty and overly grainy.

[David Meek]

Okay, that broke the mental jam. Whew.

The Left Hand Of God - Humphrey Bogart, a priest in revolutionary China
Chuka - Rod Taylor, western
Springfield Rifle - Gary Cooper, western
Sergeant York - Gary Cooper, war
Beau Geste - Gary Cooper, war

[David Meek]

Some more:

The Stalking Moon - Gregory Peck, western
Tobruk - Rock Hudson, war
The Gallant Hours - James Cagney, war
PT-109 - Cliff Roberston, "JF Kennedy biography"
Mogambo - Grace Kelly & Clark Gable, adventure

[George Bellefontaine]

All the ones Tex listed are good for me, too, especially Greg Peck's Stalking Moon.

[David Meek]

Here's a couple more to add to my list:

Topper - Cary Grant
55 Days At Peking - Charlton Heston

[Clive]

Wow a lot of those I've forgotten about, Glad I woke that dormnant side of your brain :lol:

Keep 'em coming ;x(

[Preacherman]

Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951): Gregory Peck

[David Meek]

Oh yeah! Good one Preacher. :T

[H.Donald]

My favorite war movie,which is also one of my favorite Clint movies....
...Where Eagles Dare,with Richard Burton.

Tv shows...the old,Have Gun will Travel...with Richard Boone as Palliden...
Actually,it was a trio of shows...Sugarfoot,Cheyene and Have gun....

[H.Donald]

Let me also add...the Friends of Eddie Coyle to the list.

"life is hard,it's even harder when you're stupid"....

[David Meek]

Harold, I have some good news for you - Where Eagles Dare is out on DVD!

[H.Donald]

Thanks,I did not know that.The movie has a great blunder in it...during the climatic chase to the airfield you can see one of the cables used to flip one of the Nazi half-tracks.Just adds to the charm....

[George Bellefontaine]

Wow, FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE, I forgot just how good that movie was. Hope it makes it to dvd. Oh, Herman, I should point out that a while back they did release some of the HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL episodes on dvd. That was also a fravorite tv show of mine. Richard Boone was so cool as Palladin.

[David Meek]

I'm not familiar with Friends Of Eddie Coyle. What's it about?

[H.Donald]

It is the story of a career criminal,played by Robert Mitchum.His wheelings,dealings and assortment of "friends"....
This film must have come out in the early,mid-seventies.I last saw it sometime in the eighties...my memory of it fades,but I do recall it was a fine film.And of course I remember the line,where he tells a young protegee....
"life is hard,it's even harder when you are stupid"....words to live by.

[H.Donald]

And Have Gun...on dvd!!!great!....thanks...