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This list began as a thread on Mobius Home Video Forum in which I innocently posted a list of my collection of 50s SF and horror films on DVD, and asked if there were any lists online which would help me determine which titles I was missing. No one knew of such a list, but everyone knew some titles I was missing, and a number of people also posted lists of 50s SF/Horror titles which are not yet on DVD. I decided to share the collected data here.
Legend BLACK TEXT = Titles available on DVD. GREEN TEXT = Titles not yet issued on DVD. GREY TEXT = Titles issued on DVD by "public domain" or "grey market" labels such as Alpha or Madacy, which are generally unlicensed and of greatly inferior quality. Status -- DVD denotes a title which is in print; OOP a title which is thoguht to be out of print. OOP titles are often still available at stores and online retailers; as studios will declare a title OOP without regard for whether warehouse stock has been depleted or not. Notes Years covered "The 50s" is, to me, more an aesthetic than a strict calendar standard; the list will include titles from 1949 to 1960. Hammer Films, Japanese and European fantasy/SF films on DVD have been well documented elsewhere online. I'm constraining this list to American studio and independent films, plus a few errant non-Hammer British films. Regions -- For the moment, all DVDs on the list can be assumed R1 or R0; DVDs from other regions (The Arkoff Collection is R2, for example) will be included shortly. Contributors The list was built from titles suggested by Dave Aulph, John Black, David Scott Butner, Steve Guariento, Chas Lindsay, Jay MacIntyre, Robert Richardson, Nikos D Vassiliou, and Matt Wyatt. Thanks, everyone! |
| TITLE | YEAR | Company | Catalog | Status | Comments | |
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| 123 TITLES | ||||||
| 4D MAN | 1959 | Image | ID6599WEDVD | DVD | ||
| 12 TO THE MOON | 1960 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| 13 GHOSTS | 1960 | Columbia / Tristar | 06550 | DVD | ||
| THE 27TH DAY | 1957 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| 1984 | 1956 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA | 1954 | Disney | 27327 | DVD | ||
| 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH | 1957 | Columbia / Tristar | 07737 | DVD | ||
| A TITLES | ||||||
| THE ALLIGATOR PEOPLE | 1959 | 20th Century Fox | 2222054 | DVD | ||
| THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN | 1957 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| THE AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN | 1960 | Roan | DVD | Double feature DVD with THE INDESTRUCTABLE MAN |
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| THE ANGRY RED PLANET | 1959 | MGM | 1002638 | DVD | ||
| ASTOUNDING SHE MONSTER | 1958 | Image | ID8698CODVD | DVD | ||
| THE ATOMIC SUBMARINE | 1959 | Image | --- | OOP | ||
| ATOMIC WAR BRIDE | 1960 | Image / Something Weird | ID1178SWDVD | DVD | ||
| ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN | 1955 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS | 1957 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES | 1959 | Elite | ELTDV3848 | DVD | Double feature DVD with THE SCREAMING SKULL |
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| ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE | 1958 | MGM | 1001541 | OOP | Single movie version. | |
| ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE | 1958 | MGM | 1006969 | DVD | Double feature DVD with VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS |
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| B TITLES | ||||||
| THE BAT | 1959 | Anchor Bay | DV11196 | DVD | ||
| THE BAT | 1959 | Alpha | ALP3296D | DVD | ||
| THE BAT | 1959 | Roan | DVD | Double feature DVD with THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL |
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| BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS | 1953 | Warners | 27534 | DVD | ||
| BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE | 1959 | Alpha | ALP4061D | DVD | ||
| BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE | 1959 | Madacy | DVD99214 | DVD | Double feature DVD with THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE |
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| BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE | 1959 | Synapse | SFD0011 | DVD | ||
| THE BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN | 1956 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| THE BEAST WITH A MILLION EYES | 1956 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| BEGINNING OF THE END | 1957 | Image | ID1201PQDVD | DVD | ||
| BEYOND THE TIME BARRIER | 1960 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| THE BLACK SCORPION | 1957 | Warners | 27518 | DVD | ||
| THE BLOB | 1958 | Criterion | CC1560D | DVD | ||
| THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS | 1957 | Image | ID8694CODVD | DVD | ||
| BRIDE OF THE GORILLA | 1951 | Alpha | ALP4108D | DVD | ||
| BRIDE OF THE GORILLA | 1951 | Image | ID1799CODVD | DVD | ||
| BRIDE OF THE MONSTER | 1956 | Image | ID8600CODVD | DVD | ||
| A BUCKET OF BLOOD | 1959 | Alpha | ALP4033D | DVD | ||
| A BUCKET OF BLOOD | 1959 | Madacy | DVD99212 | DVD | Double feature DVD with THE GIANT GILA MONSTER |
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| A BUCKET OF BLOOD | 1959 | MGM | 1000978 | DVD | ||
| C TITLES | ||||||
| THE CAPE CANAVERAL MONSTERS | 1960 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| CAT-WOMEN OF THE MOON | 1953 | Image | ID8603CODVD | DVD | ||
| THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK | 1958 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| CONQUEST OF SPACE | 1955 | Paramount | 05407 | DVD | ||
| THE COSMIC MAN | 1959 | Image | ID8702CODVD | DVD | ||
| THE CRAWLING EYE | 1958 | Catcom | 02266 | OOP | Double feature DVD with THE KILLER SHREWS |
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| THE CRAWLING EYE | 1958 | Image | ID8701CODVD | DVD | ||
| CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON LEGACY COLLECTION |
Various | Universal | 25455 | DVD | ||
| CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA | 1959 | Alpha | ALP4009D | DVD | ||
| CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN | 1955 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| D TITLES | ||||||
| DAUGHTER OF DR. JEKYLL | 1957 | All Day | ADED9648 | DVD | ||
| THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL | 1951 | 20th Century Fox | 2005005 | DVD | ||
| THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
| DEMENTIA | 1953 | Kino | K185 | DVD | ||
| DESTINATION MOON | 1950 | Image | ID8754CODVD | DVD | ||
| DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS | 1954 | Image | ID8589CODVD | DVD | ||
| DINOSAURUS! | 1960 | Image | ID6605WEDVD | DVD | ||
| DONOVAN'S BRAIN | 1953 | MGM | 1002048 | DVD | ||
| E TITLES | ||||||
| EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS | 1956 | Columbia / Tristar | 07865 | DVD | ||
| EARTH VS THE SPIDER | 1958 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| F TITLES | ||||||
| FIEND WITHOUT A FACE | Criterion | DVD | ||||
| FIRST MAN INTO SPACE | 1959 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| FIVE | 1951 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| THE FLAME BARRIER | 1958 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| FLIGHT TO MARS | DVD | |||||
| FIRE MAIDENS FROM OUTER SPACE | 1956 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| THE FLY / RETURN OF THE FLY | 1958 / 1959 | DVD | ||||
| THE FLYING SAUCER | 1950 | Image | ID8711CODVD | DVD | ||
| FORBIDDEN PLANET | MGM | DVD | ||||
| FRANKENSTEIN 1970 | 1958 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER | 1958 | DVD | ||||
| FROM HELL IT CAME | 1957 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON | 1958 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| G TITLES | ||||||
| THE GAMMA PEOPLE | 1956 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| GHOST OF DRAGSTRIP HOLLOW | 1959 | DVD | ||||
| THE GIANT CLAW | 1957 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN | 1958 | DVD | ||||
| THE GIANT CLAW | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
| GIANT GILA MONSTER | 1959 | Image | ID9765CODVD | DVD | ||
| GIANT GILA MONSTER | 1959 | Alpha | ALP4076D | DVD | ||
| GIANT GILA MONSTER | 1959 | Elite | EE3749 | DVD | Drive-In Discs #2 Double feature DVD with THE WASP WOMAN |
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| GOG | 1954 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| H TITLES | ||||||
| HIDEOUS SUN DEMON | 1959 | Image | ID8586CODVD | DVD | ||
| HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM | 1959 | VCI | D8301D | DVD | ||
| HOUSE OF WAX | 1953 | Warners | 11054 | DVD | Double feature DVD with MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM |
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| THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL | 1959 | DVD | ||||
| THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL | 1959 | Roan | DVD | Double feature DVD with THE BAT |
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| HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER | --- | --- | --- | |||
| I TITLES | ||||||
| I BURY THE LIVING | 1957 | Alpha | ALP4257D | DVD | ||
| I BURY THE LIVING | 1957 | Elite | EE3850 | DVD | Drive-In Discs #3 Double feature DVD with THE HAND |
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| I BURY THE LIVING | 1957 | Madacy | DVD | Double feature DVD with THE KILLER SHREWS |
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| I BURY THE LIVING | 1957 | MGM | 1002642 | DVD | ||
| I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE | 1958 | Paramount | 058024 | DVD | ||
| I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN | --- | --- | --- | |||
| I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF | --- | --- | --- | |||
| INCREDIBLE PETRIFIED WORLD | 1960 | Alpha | ALP4115D | DVD | ||
| INCREDIBLE PETRIFIED WORLD | 1960 | Image / Something Weird | ID183SWDVD | DVD | Triple Feature DVD with THE ATOMIC BRAIN and LOVE AFTER DEATH |
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| THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
| INDESTRUCTABLE MAN | 1956 | Roan | DVD | Double feature DVD with THE AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN |
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| INVADERS FROM MARS | 1953 | Image | ID1362COSDVD | DVD | ||
| INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS | 1956 | Republic | A052018 | DVD | Note: Not grey market, but the transfer is awful. |
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| INVASION OF THE SAUCERMEN | --- | --- | --- | |||
| INVASION USA | 1952 | Synapse | SFD0018 | DVD | ||
| THE INVISIBLE BOY | 1957 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| INVISIBLE INVADERS | 1959 | DVD | Double feature DVD with JOURNEY TO THE SEVENTH PLANET |
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| IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA | 1955 | Columbia / Tristar | 10018 | DVD | ||
| IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE | DVD | |||||
| IT CONQUERED THE WORLD | ||||||
| IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE | 1958 | DVD | ||||
| J TITLES | ||||||
| JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH | 1959 | DVD | ||||
| K TITLES | ||||||
| THE KILLER SHREWS | 1958 | Alpha | ALP4027D | DVD | ||
| THE KILLER SHREWS | 1958 | Catcom | 02266 | OOP | Double feature DVD with THE CRAWLING EYE |
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| THE KILLER SHREWS | 1957 | Madacy | DVD99210 | DVD | Double feature DVD with I BURY THE LIVING |
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| KILLERS FROM SPACE | Alpha | ALP4059D | DVD | |||
| KRONOS | 1957 | Image | ID8602CODVD | DVD | ||
| L TITLES | ||||||
| THE LOST CONTINENT | Image | ID9215CODVD | DVD | |||
| M TITLES | ||||||
| THE MAGNETIC MONSTER | --- | --- | --- | |||
| MAN BEAST | Rhino | DVD | ||||
| THE MAN FROM PLANET X | 1958 | MGM | 1001546 | OOP? | ||
| THE MAN WHO TURNED TO STONE | 1957 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| THE MAN WITHOUT A BODY | 1957 | --- | --- | --- | 1 | |
| THE MAZE | 1953 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| MESA OF LOST WOMEN | 1953 | DVD | ||||
| MISSILE TO THE MOON | 1959 | Image | ID8687CODVD | DVD | ||
| MISSILE MONSTERS | 1958 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| THE MOLE PEOPLE | 1956 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| THE MONOLITH MONSTERS | --- | --- | --- | |||
| MONSTER FROM GREEN HELL | 1958 | Image | ID8689CODVD | DVD | ||
| MONSTER FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR | 1954 | Rhino | DVD | |||
| MONSTER OF PIEDRAS BLANCAS | --- | --- | --- | |||
| MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
| THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD | 1957 | DVD | ||||
| MONSTERS CRASH THE PAJAMA PARTY | 2001 | DVD | Compilation of spook show reels from various decades. |
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| N TITLES | ||||||
| THE NEANDERTHAL MAN | ||||||
| NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST | Retromedia | DVD | ||||
| NIGHT OF THE DEMON / CURSE OF THE DEMON | Columbia | DVD | ||||
| THE NIGHT THE WORLD EXPLODED | 1957 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| NOT OF THIS EARTH | 1957 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| O TITLES | ||||||
| ON THE BEACH | MGM | DVD | ||||
| P TITLES | ||||||
| PHANTOM FROM 10,000 LEAGUES | Retromedia | RMED 007 | DVD | |||
| PHANTOM FROM SPACE | 1953 | Alpha | ALP4045D | DVD | ||
| PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE | Image | DVD | ||||
| PORT SINISTER | 1953 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| PREHISTORIC WOMEN | 1950 | Alpha | ALP4104D | DVD | ||
| PROJECT MOONBASE | 1953 | Image | ID8688CODVD | DVD | ||
| Q TITLES | ||||||
| QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE | 1958 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| R TITLES | ||||||
| RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON | 1952 | DVD | ||||
| RED PLANET MARS | 1952 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| RIDERS TO THE STARS | 1954 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| ROBOT MONSTER | 1953 | Image | ID8703CODVD | DVD | ||
| THE ROCKET MAN | 1954 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| ROCKETSHIP X-M | 1950 | DVD | ||||
| S TITLES | ||||||
| SATELLITE IN THE SKY | 1956 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| THE SCREAMING SKULL | 1958 | Alpha | ALP4095D | DVD | ||
| THE SCREAMING SKULL | 1958 | Elite | ELTDV3848 | DVD | Double feature DVD with ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES |
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| THE SCREAMING SKULL | 1958 | MADACY | DVD9219 | DVD | Double feature DVD with WEREWOLF VS. THE VAMPIRE WOMAN |
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| THE SHE-CREATURE | 1956 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| SHE DEMONS | 1958 | DVD | ||||
| THE SNOW CREATURE | 1954 | Alpha | ALP4080D | DVD | ||
| THE SPACE CHILDREN | 1958 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| SPACE MASTER X-7 | 1958 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| STRANGER FROM VENUS | 1954 | DVD | ||||
| T TITLES | ||||||
| TARANTULA | --- | --- | --- | |||
| TARGET EARTH | DVD | |||||
| TEENAGE MONSTER | 1958 | Image | DVD | |||
| TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE | 1959 | DVD | ||||
| TERROR FROM THE YEAR 5000 | 1958 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| TERROR IN THE MIDNIGHT SUN INVASION OF THE ANIMAL PEOPLE |
1958 1962 |
DVD | ||||
| THEM | DVD | |||||
| THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD | DVD | |||||
| THE TIME MACHINE | 1960 | Paramount | 65231 | DVD | ||
| THE TINGLER | 1959 | DVD | ||||
| THIS ISLAND EARTH | 1955 | Image | ID4268USDVD | OOP | ||
| TWO LOST WORLDS | 1950 | Image | ID5377FWDVD | DVD | ||
| V TITLES | ||||||
| VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED | 1960 | Warners | 66918 | DVD | Double feature DVD with CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED |
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| VISIT TO A SMALL PLANET | 1960 | --- | --- | --- | ||
| W TITLES | ||||||
| WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST | 1958 | --- | --- | DVD | ||
| WAR OF THE SATELLITES | --- | --- | --- | |||
| WAR OF THE WORLDS | 1953 | Paramount | 053037 | DVD | ||
| THE WASP WOMAN | 1959 | Elite | EE3749 | DVD | Drive-In Discs #2 Double feature disc with GIANT GILA MONSTER |
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| THE WEREWOLF | 1956 | --- | --- | DVD | ||
| WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE | 1951 | Paramount | 051064 | DVD | ||
| THE WOMANEATER | 1957 | Image | DVD | |||
| THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL | 1959 | --- | --- | DVD | ||
| WORLD WITHOUT END | 1956 | --- | --- | --- |