John Wayne: Birth of a Legend

John Wayne: Birth of a Legend collects all 16 Lone Star westerns made by Wayne between 1933 and 1935, preserving an early chapter of his career in a complete Blu-ray collection.

Physical Media

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Timeline

12/01/2026

Blu-ray — John Wayne: Birth of a Legend (12/01/2026)

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Included Movies

- Riders of Destiny

- The Man from Utah

- Randy Rides Alone

- Blue Steel

- Paradise Canyon

- The Trail Beyond

- Sagebrush Trail

- West of the Divide

- Rainbow Valley

- 'Neath the Arizona Skies

- The Desert Trail

- The Star Packer

- The Lucky Texan

- The Lawless Frontier

- The Dawn Rider

- Texas Terror

Restoration

- First time on Blu-ray

- New 4K restorations of 14 of the 16 Lone Star westerns from 35mm original nitrate camera negatives by Cineverse and ProTek Vaults

- Remaining two films sourced from the best available elements

Special Features

- John Wayne at Lone Star Productions — new documentary

- New commentary tracks and introductions on four films by historians Stan Taffel and Rob Word

- The Story Behind the Boxset with Cineverse Vice President and film historian Steven Peros

- Poster gallery

- Stills gallery

Movie Information

Reference

StudioCineverse / Cinedigm

Year

GenresWestern

StarringJohn Wayne

John Wayne: Birth of a Legend