To celebrate John Wayne's 100th birthday the movie studios are releasing or re releasing a number of his movies on DVD. The one set I am most excited about is the above set of 5 movies that have not previously been issued on DVD. The movies are: Without Reservations (1946), Allegheny Uprising (1939), Tycoon (1947), Reunion in France (1942), Big Jim McLain (1952), Trouble Along the Way (1953). None of these are great John Wayne movies but if you are attempting to collect all of John Wayne's movies since 1939 (year he became a star in Stagecoach) these are welcome additions to the collection. I particularly like Trouble Along the Way with Donna Reed. Wayne plays a football coach at a small poor Catholic College that has scheduled Nortre Dame and has to put together a team that can win. He also has custody of a little girl and has to deal with social worker Reed.... you know how it ends.(hint he is not married)Big Jim McLain is not a very well done movie but it is an anti communist flick that drives the Liberals up the wall and it is good for that reason alone.The set will be release on May 22 and you can pre order them on Amazon.com. No, this is not a Fathers Day hint to my kids as I have already pre orderd the movies.
