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The Command (1954) In 3-D?

Posted in 1954, 3-D, Guy Madison, James Whitmore, Joan Weldon, Warner Archive, Warner Bros. on January 15, 2026| 3 Comments »

Here’s a red/green 3-D image from The Command (1954) which was shot in two separate versions (with completely different takes and compositions) — 3-D non-anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen and CinemaScope anamorphic 2.55:1 (2-D) widescreen.

The Command was only released to theaters flat, usually in CineamScope. The left side of the 3-D negative was edited and used for the flat release and 16mm prints. If the right side is still around, a 3-D release is possible! (Let’s hope!)

The Warner Archive DVD of The Command presents the CinemaScope version. It’d be great to see this make it to Blu-Ray, especially if the 3-D could be worked out. And while you’re at it Warner Archive, how about The Bounty Hunter (1954)?

Here’s a 3-D image from The Command, courtest of The 3-D Archive. More info here.

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“Gun Roundup – Tonite Only!”

Posted in 1953, 1955, 1956, AIP, Andre de Toth, Angie Dickinson, Beverly Garland, Claire Trevor, Columbia, Ernest Borgnine, Harry Carey Jr., James Arness, Joan Weldon, John Dehner, John Ireland, Karin Booth, Lee Marvin, Randolph Scott, Ray Nazarro, Robert J. Wilke, Roger Corman, United Artists on December 1, 2025| 65 Comments »

On May 31, 1958, the Trail Drive-In in Sarasota, Florida, got creative and booked a “Big Western Show” featuring six pictures with “Gun” in the title. Their resulting “Gun Roundup” offers up a pretty solid night of 50s Westerns:

The Stranger Wore A Gun (1953)
Directed by Andre de Toth
Starring Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon, George Macready, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine

Top Gun (1955)
Directed by Ray Nazarro
Starring Sterling Hayden, William Bishop, Karin Booth, James Millican, Regis Toomey, Hugh Sanders, John Dehner, Rod Taylor

Gunslinger (1956)
Directed by Roger Corman
Starring Beverly Garland, John Ireland, Allison Hayes

Gun The Man Down (1956)
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring James Arness, Angie Dickinson, Emile Meyer, Robert J. Wilke, Harry Carey, Jr., Don Megowan

That’s six hours well spent. Would’ve loved to have been there! (By the way, you can recreate this bill with your DVD and Blu-Ray collection!)

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RIP, Joan Weldon.

Posted in 1953, 3-D, Andre de Toth, Columbia, Fred MacMurray, Gordon Douglas, Guy Madison, Harry Keller, Joan Weldon, Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott, Warner Bros. on March 5, 2021| 8 Comments »

Joan Weldon
(August 5, 1930 – February 11, 2021)

Joan Weldon, a lovely actress who appeared in some terrific pictures in the 50s, has passed away at 90.

She appeared with Randolph Scott in two Westerns, The Stranger Wore A Gun (1953) and Riding Shotgun (1954), both directed by Andre de Toth, along with The Command (1954) with Guy Madison, Gunsight Ridge (1957) with Joel McCrea and Day Of The Badman (1958) with Fred MacMurray. But the big one, the one she’s known for, is Gordon Douglas’s great giant ant picture Them! (1954).

She was quote a singer and did a lot of musical theater, including appearing with Forrest Tucker in The Music Man.

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