Golden Age 3-D Features

[bavanut]

I have never seen this put forth definitively in print, but I think the reason for the 45/135 orientation is so that audience members simply cannot get a pseudoscopic image, unless they wear the glasses upside down. Somewhere I have a photo of an audience in Kentucky watching Bwana Devil back in 1953, and a few young rebels in the audience have their glasses on wrong way round.

I was at a screening of Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone back in 2002. A poor splice threw the over-and-under 3-D out of sync by one frame and gave us pseudo stereo to boot. The inimitable Ray Zone, somewhere in the darkness, called out to the whole world: "Put your glasses on upside down!" We all did, and even though the flick was still out of sync (and slightly out of alignment), at least the left and right eyes were getting left and right views. :-) My recollection is that the problem was corrected within a few minutes.

[Interdimensional]

Those that've been paying attention, will have already known that these were a possibility, but Twilight Time just mentioned on another forum that The Mad Magician and Gun Fury are likely due for release next year.

Originally Posted by Bob Furmanek

When will you release THE MAD MAGICIAN and GUN FURY on 3-D Blu-ray?

Originally Posted by Twilight Time

No scheduled dates as yet - although both are likely for 2017.

[wdaub1]

Originally Posted by revgen

I've decided to list all of the 50 films and categorize them by studio/distributor. That way, we have a better idea of who controls the rights to which picture. If I've made a mistake, please let me know.

Warner Bros

House of Wax
Kiss Me Kate
Arena
Second Chance
Charge at Feather River
Devil's Canyon
Son of Sinbad
Dial M For Murder
The Moonlighter
Louisiana Territory
The French Line
Dangerous Mission
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
The Command
The Bounty Hunter

Columbia

Man in the Dark
Fort Ti
Stranger Wore a Gun
Gun Fury
The Nebraskan
Miss Sadie Thompson
Drums of Tahiti
Jesse James vs the Daltons
The Mad Magician

Universal

It Came From Outer Space
Creature From the Black Lagoon
Revenge of the Creature
Wings of the Hawk
The Glass Web
Taza, Son of Cochise

MGM/UA

Gog
Diamond Wizard
Bwana Devil
Top Banana
Southwest Passage

Paramount

Money From Home
The Maze
Sangaree
Jivaro
Those Redheads From Seattle
Flight to Tangier
Hondo (Licensed from the Wayne family)
Cease Fire

Fox

Inferno
Gorilla at Large

Independent/Misc

I, the Jury
Cat-Women on the Moon
Hannah Lee
Dragonfly Squadron
Robot Monster

This is a great list but the correct title is Cat-Women of the Moon

[Interdimensional]

With the kickstarter campaign to save "September Storm" in full swing, yesterday the following curious exchange appeared on 3-D Film Archive's facebook. Make of it what you will.

Originally Posted by Anthony Cooper

Is there an option to donate towards a 3D release of Redheads From Seattle?😴😴

Originally Posted by 3-D Film Archive, LLC

Not necessary...

Originally Posted by Greg Flint

Interesting...

I suppose at minimum we can assume that "Redheads" is not in the same danger of succumbing to vinegar syndrome...

[cinerama]

Originally Posted by Interdimensional

I suppose at minimum we can assume that "Redheads" is not in the same danger of succumbing to vinegar syndrome...

None of the Paramount 1950's 3D titles have been released on Blu-ray 3D. If they were interested in 3D, Hondo would have been easy to do as there already is a DCP for it.

[Interdimensional]

Originally Posted by cinerama

None of the Paramount 1950's 3D titles have been released on Blu-ray 3D. If they were interested in 3D, Hondo would have been easy to do as there already is a DCP for it.

I'm acutely aware of that, they have some of my most sought after titles!

I don't expect any of these titles to be released by Paramount. The ideal scenario is probably if an independent label could gain access to their vault of 3-D treasures. And then have the good sense to work with Bob and Greg to make sure everything's done right!

[T. Warren Scollan]

Originally Posted by Interdimensional

I'm acutely aware of that, they have some of my most sought after titles!

I don't expect any of these titles to be released by Paramount. The ideal scenario is probably if an independent label could gain access to their vault of 3-D treasures. And then have the good sense to work with Bob and Greg to make sure everything's done right!

I'm guessing that some of Paramount's titles just might be in Bob and Greg's "pipeline".

[Interdimensional]

- I don't expect them to confirm or deny anything for some time, but that's what I'm hoping!

[T. Warren Scollan]

Originally Posted by Interdimensional

- I don't expect them to confirm or deny anything for some time, but that's what I'm hoping!

I'll lay even money, Interdimensional, that we're right! After all, Bob was involved in a recent retrospective about Jerry Lewis and word was he did a brief 3D "highlights" film from "Money From Home". Now how could he have done that without cooperation from Paramount?

[Interdimensional]

My guess at this point would be The Maze or Redheads.

Last we heard the deal for Money from Home seemed to have fallen through, hence the screening of highlights rather than a full restoration. I'd love to be wrong about that.

[cinerama]

Originally Posted by Interdimensional

My guess at this point would be The Maze or Redheads.

Last we heard the deal for Money from Home seemed to have fallen through, hence the screening of highlights rather than a full restoration. I'd love to be wrong about that.

Being filmed in 3-strip Technicolor, Money from Home would be very expensive to restore.

[Interdimensional]

If it were to be restored from the camera negatives, yes.

[Paul H]

Originally Posted by cinerama

Being filmed in 3-strip Technicolor, Money from Home would be very expensive to restore.

Agreed! But historical popularity should make a premium demand for such a rare unique 3D 1953 comedy that should easily surpass restoration expenses for gratuitous profits.

[Robert Furmanek]

We had everything in order (and pulled MANY favors including Mr. Lewis) and were prepared to deliver a fully aligned, flawless 3-D master for less than $10K...

[gazadams]

so what happened ?

[Robert Furmanek]

It didn't happen for reasons I cannot discuss publicly.

[T. Warren Scollan]

Originally Posted by cinerama

Being filmed in 3-strip Technicolor, Money from Home would be very expensive to restore.

Not if one went with one (or more) of the Technicolor Imbibition Dye Transfer prints. Their longevity is legend and Bob F. has mentioned seeing at least one beautiful dual strip print, which is probably why Bob talked about such a moderate cost for the master.

Too bad it sounds like a "no go" now.

[Interdimensional]

Originally Posted by Robert Furmanek

We had everything in order (and pulled MANY favors including Mr. Lewis) and were prepared to deliver a fully aligned, flawless 3-D master for less than $10K...

Sometimes you move mountains and that still isn't enough. Just makes me all the more grateful for the titles that did make it.

[Robert Furmanek]

Oh, people have NO idea what goes on behind the scenes in order to make things happen!

[cinerama]

Originally Posted by Robert Furmanek

We had everything in order (and pulled MANY favors including Mr. Lewis) and were prepared to deliver a fully aligned, flawless 3-D master for less than $10K...

OMG! Less than $10K for a Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin movie in Technicolor and 3D that has never been released on Blu-ray. This would make a fortune if ever released.