Is the 1953 John Wayne movie "Island in the Sky", available on CD or Vhs.
IF it is not on either, will it be available in the future?

"Island in the Sky" is not for sale commercially on VHS or DVD.
However, you are in luck: this classic John Wayne film has just been
added to the list of VHS tapes available from Net Executive's Web
site, "Classic Movies." You can buy "Island in the Sky" from Classic
for $15, plus $4.25 for shipping and handling.

Classic Movies
http://members.tripod.com/classic-movies/info.htm

Classic Movies specializes in providing non-commercial releases of
movies that are not otherwise available to the public. Here's a
statement from Classic's home page:

"Offered for sale here are non-commercial releases of classic movies.
Sources vary, such companies as Cinema Classics, Hellfire Video,
Creepy Classics and more. Some classic movies are from 16mm film
transfers, broadcast TV, satellite networks. A few contain network
logos. Since these movies are not commercially available in any other
way, we viewers have to put up with a few imperfections to see them!

NOTE: I will not sell gray market copies of commercially available
classic movies. There are many classic movies available commercially;
please support their sale, so more classic movies we know and love can
be released."

I have personally obtained films from this source, and was very
pleased with the service and the value. There is no fancy packaging
(the movies come in a plain box, without cover art,) but the video and
audio quality is as good as I have seen, considering that most of the
movies are quite old, and first-generation prints are often
unavailable.

Most of the Net Executive Classic Movie titles are $12. Since "Island
in the Sky" is a newly-added title, it and a few other films are
somewhat higher ($15 plus $4.25 shipping is still a bargain, though!)

Although you cannot order online, a convenient order form can be
printed from the site:

Classic Movies Order Form
http://members.tripod.com/classic-movies/form.htm

If anything in my answer is not clear, or if the links are
nonfunctional, please ask for clarification.

Happy viewing!

Best regards,
pinkfreud

My Google search strategy:

"island in the sky" + "vhs"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22island+in+the+sky%22+vhs

"island in the sky" + "dvd"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22island+in+the+sky%22+dvd

Internet Movie Database: "Island in the Sky"
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0045919

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Clarification of Answer by pinkfreud-ga on 03 Sep 2002 15:28 PDT

There is one point I need to make regarding the copyright status of
tapes that are obtained from Net Executive's Classic Films. Keep in
mind that films purchased from non-commercial sources may be regarded
as being in violation of copyright. I do not know whether the site's
disclaimer regarding the tape-copying fee has any legal standing.