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You're welcome, Matt! One point to consider concerning the wires. All prints and elements struck on this film for the past 40 years have been too light. I have an original 1953 35mm Technicolor trailer with one brief shot of the war machines. The picture is considerably darker than all other...

The pressbook for HELL'S ISLAND describes in great detail how the New York Paramount presented VistaVision with lighting effects and curtain cues. It sounded most impressive!

I'm sorry but I have no idea what the budget was. Paramount and Columbia were the first studios to go widescreen with principal photography in April 1953. Columbia went with 1.85 as their studio standard and Paramount 1.66. That stayed in place until the introduction of VistaVision the following...

Sorry Ben, that 3-D goggles myth is not true. There is no original documentation to show this was ever considered. It was filmed in early 1952, long before any studios considered 3-D. It was released in England first and by time it was scheduled for it's USA opening in August of 1953, widescreen...