It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

[Kino-Chan fan]

Originally Posted by whitesheik

Oh, Lord. You're hearing the OVERTURE. It's played over a black screen. After the overture the film begins and you will see it. You must be very young. I was so happy when they finally began playing the overture over black instead of some ugly title card - but now you know why they used to do that. Perhaps they should put something on the back of the box for people who don't understand what the roadshow experience was like?

Thanks for clearing that up. Yeah, I am a 28 year old man-child. A kid from the 80's, but still in Mexico, things like intermission stills were still used up to the mid 90's, and multiplex theaters were not common on small cities like Reynosa.

Though I kinda miss intermission stills. Nowadays, if I had the urge for some grubs, I could leave at some important part of the film without knowing. I was kind of surprised when the old Evangelion first film, had an intermission still.

Kay, have to check the film as soon as I go back home.