Warner Bros. opens the archives for rarely-seen Doc Savage, Capt. Nemo and Sindbad the Sailor

This is kind of neat, Warner Bros. is putting their old, rare and neglected films for sale online. Unfortunately, its DVD and not on-demand…and they all seem to cost about $20, which is a bit high for what was once late-night TV or UHF fare.

It includes this gem of a turkey, George Pal’s Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze.

And, yes, Doc Savage had a Fortress of Solitude long before Superman.

I’m a big Doc Savage fan — and George Pal, for that matter — but this one is a turd. Its played for camp, but in that 60s-70s elbow poke in the ribs sort of way. Fui.

There are a couple of films in the archive that I’m interested in checking out, including a Captain Nemo flick starring Chuck Conners Captain Nemo and the Underwater Citym and a Harryhausen-free (and thankfully, Sinbad-free) Captain Sindbad.

They don’t look bad, but I couldn’t say that they’re worth $20.

Speaking of Sindbad, who’s that most remarkable extraordinary fellow?