3D Meet Bob Furmanek: HTF Golden Age 3-D Consultant (1 Viewer)

[moviebear1]

Actually College Capers sort of survives.

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Yes, a few of those exist in horrible anaglyphic versions but were photographed or released in dual-35mm polarized 3-D.

 

[revgen]

Great news on forthcoming 3-D!

Anyone want to guess what the 1953 3-D short is? The following are from 3D Film Archive list of shorts that are lost.

A Cocktail at Sloppy Joe's
Acrobatiks
American Beauties
American Life
Bowery Scandals
Carmenesque
Caribbean Nights
Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Braves
Cleopatra Follies
College Capers
Elementals, the
Foodini in Four Dimensions
Fun in the Sun
Holsum Bread commercials
I Was a Burlesque Queen
Indian Summer
Packaging – the Third Dimension
Parisienne Life aka Paris Life
Persian Slave Market
Polly Wolly Doodle
Sears training film
Sunday in Stereo

I want it to be either Acrobatiks or Fun in the Sun. A William Cameron Menzies film in 2-D is still interesting and a worthy find.

 

[Interdimensional]

I would absolutely love for it to be the missing side for The Telltale Heart, although I realize that is the very remotest of possibilities and would be a major find. When I watch that film I find it very hard to conceive how they would have implemented the 3-D, so I'm intrigued about the possibilities. I liked the abstract animation on 3-D Rarities, it would be impossible to appreciate what you're missing if that were only available in 2d.

Bandit Island would be a nice find. I love the poster; a real classic sales pitch for 3-D thrills. One probably shouldn't have high expectations for a 4-day effort from a first-time director; but I just look at that poster and think "how can you go wrong?".

The Foodini puppet short also seems like something I'd like.

 

[John Sparks]

Just finished watching GOG and out of the 15 titles that I own...it's the best 3D yet!!! Keep up the great work Bob!!!

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Thanks very much. I may have found the lost left side but Greg Kintz is the restoration hero who saved GOG from stereoscopic oblivion!

 

[jtchance]

Just my first post on this Forum. I will be looking forward to all the 3D news you might have forthcoming. Looking for to THOSE REDHEADS FROM SEATTLE and anything else in the Archive's schedule.

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Welcome, Michael. There's lots of good 3-D news coming in the near future, we're busier than ever before!

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Standby for an exciting announcement tomorrow...

 

[Alf S]

Love how almost everyone in that pic is all dressed up in their Sunday best to hit the cinema.

 

[SAM33]

Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy...

 

[John Hermes]

My copy of September Storm arrives tomorrow and now this pending announcement. Hooray!!

 

[Dick]

I would absolutely love for it to be the missing side for The Telltale Heart, although I realize that is the very remotest of possibilities and would be a major find. When I watch that film I find it very hard to conceive how they would have implemented the 3-D, so I'm intrigued about the possibilities. I liked the abstract animation on 3-D Rarities, it would be impossible to appreciate what you're missing if that were only available in 2d.

Bandit Island would be a nice find. I love the poster; a real classic sales pitch for 3-D thrills. One probably shouldn't have high expectations for a 4-day effort from a first-time director; but I just look at that poster and think "how can you go wrong?".

The Foodini puppet short also seems like something I'd like.

Isn't there a dispute about TELLTALE HEART suggesting it was designed for, but never actually filmed in, 3D?

 

[Kiwitutor]

I love that photo Bob and would love to know what film it was they were watching. Their faces show a mixture of shock, horror and amusement. And that kid nearest the camera...he must have lost his specs!

 

[Bob Furmanek]

The photo is dated February 7, 1953 so it's one of these titles:

Bwana Devil with the M.L. Gunzberg prologue (on 3-D Raritites)

Stereo Techniques (five shorts)

All the available evidence on THE TELL TALE HEART is presented here: http://www.3dfilmarchive.com/golden-age-3-d

What do you think?

 

[Kiwitutor]

Thanks Bob. It must be 'Bwana Devil'. Looks to me like the youngsters are a bit frightened (as are some of the adult patrons!). Maybe a ferocious jumping lion has appeared in their laps!

 

[GregK]

I love that photo Bob and would love to know what film it was they were watching. Their faces show a mixture of shock, horror and amusement. And that kid nearest the camera...he must have lost his specs!

The shock of 3-Dimensions must have been too much for the kid.

 

[Interdimensional]

Isn't there a dispute about TELLTALE HEART suggesting it was designed for, but never actually filmed in, 3D?

I do find the evidence for a 3-D version credible, but who can say at this point. I would love for it to turn up, however unlikely that would be.

The photo is dated February 7, 1953 so it's one of these titles:

Bwana Devil with the M.L. Gunzberg prologue (on 3-D Raritites)

Stereo Techniques (five shorts)

You've posted pictures before of the special Bwana Devil glasses, and the ones being worn in the picture look to be different. Although perhaps those weren't available at all screenings.

 

[rdimucci]

Robert Hayes' book on 3-D films states that THE TELL-TALE HEART was "Presented in Nord 3-D (single strip side-by-side vertical 1.66:1)" as well as in the regular dual-film format. Is that even remotely possible? Certainly, if one of those odd prints survived it would be proof positive that the film was in 3-D.

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Sadly, the Hayes book has done more harm in spreading wrong information about 3-D than anything else written on the subject. That's one of countless instances where the book is inaccurate.

Here are the corrections to his widescreen book: http://www.film-tech.com/warehouse/tips/WSMC20.pdf