3D News

There are six important dates in the revival history of Golden Age Stereoscopic Cinema. To the best of our knowledge, these films had not been publicly screened in 3-D since 1954! 2. November 24, 1978. Richard Schwarz screens Columbia’s dual-35mm prints of MISS SADIE THOMPSON, MAN IN THE DARK and SPOOKS at New York’s venerable Thalia Theater. Seventeen-year-old Bob Furmanek attends this screening. It is a revelation and the seeds for an Archive to preserve these films are planted. Significant screening #3 will be posted tomorrow.

There are six important dates in the revival history of Golden Age Stereoscopic Cinema. To the best of our knowledge, these films had not been publicly screened in 3-D since 1954! 1. March 30, 1977. Tom Cooper presents MGM’s archival Technicolor 3-D print of KISS ME KATE at the newly refurbished Tiffany Theater in Los Angeles. Several stars from the film attended this important event. It is an unprecedented success and leads to many more revivals at this beloved theater. #2 will be posted tomorrow.

Among studio moguls, Jack Warner was certainly the biggest advocate of 3-D movies. For Christmas 1953, Warner Bros. presented John Wayne in HONDO. The film did extremely well and played every major city in 3-D. It has been beautifully restored in widescreen 3-D by Gretchen Wayne. She offered it to Paramount in 2011 when they licensed the rights. Unfortunately, the studio passed on the 3-D version and released it flat on blu-ray. Sigh…

Seventy-two years ago, on December 12, 1953, Sid Pink’s partial 3-D feature I WAS A BURLESQUE QUEEN had its world premiere showing at the 1,242 seat UA Theatre in Long Beach, CA. The 3-D sequence that ended the film was photographed at the Carthay Circle Theatre in dual-35mm with the Howard Anderson camera rig and printed in single-strip anaglyphic 3-D. According to contemporary newspaper reviews, the new footage consisted of “a line of burlesque gals… tossing garters at the audience.” This feature had an extremely limited theatrical release and the 3-D footage is now lost. If you have ever come across a 35mm print of this feature with the stereoscopic finale, please let us know!

Seventy-two years ago, on December 12, 1953, Sid Pink’s partial 3-D feature I WAS A BURLESQUE QUEEN had its world premiere showing at the 1,242 seat UA Theatre in Long Beach, CA. The 3-D sequence that ended the film was photographed at the Carthay Circle Theatre in dual-35mm with the Howard Anderson camera rig and printed in single-strip anaglyphic 3-D. According to contemporary newspaper reviews, the new footage consisted of “a line of burlesque gals… tossing garters at the audience.” This feature had an extremely limited theatrical release and the 3-D footage is now lost. If you have ever come across a 35mm print of this feature with the stereoscopic finale, please let us know!

Legendary producer Hal Wallis and his partner Joseph H. Hazen were strong proponents for high quality 3-D motion pictures. In addition to MONEY FROM HOME, they produced the outstanding feature, CEASE FIRE. Watch for pre-orders in early 2026 for our painstaking restoration of MONEY FROM HOME from Kino Lorber!

In 1954, Paramount via National Screen Service offered exhibitors a set of ten Color Glos Photos on MONEY FROM HOME. These unique promotional stills were created using stencils with Marshall Oil Colors. We have five from the set and are looking for the remaining five. Have you ever seen them?

This iconic image was taken at the Hollywood Paramount Theater seventy-three years ago on November 26, 1952; the gala world premiere of Arch Oboler's BWANA DEVIL in Natural Vision 3-D!