Re: 3D Movies

[P3D George Gioumousis <georggms@xxxxxxxxxx>]

P3D Marvin Jones wrote
>                                                                  By the early
> 1950s, however, the polarization process had been perfected and provided a far
> superior 3D image. It was therefore adapted by Hollywood, and all 3D movies of
> the early 1950s were filmed and distributed ONLY in polarized versions. One
> major problem was complaints from projectionists, who had to do a lot
> more work since the system required two projectors to run in interlock. The
> movies all had intermissions in the middle because at the time a 6000-foot
> reel (about one hour running time) was the maximum most theaters could
> handle. Films were NOT
> distributed in two versions. Any theater running 3D ran it in the polaroid
> system. Even my home town in Indiana, population less than 500, saw
> polaroid 3D movies in the local theater.
> 
My first 3-D movie was at the Canadian exhibit at a World's Fair in New 
York, probably 1940. It used polarized glasses, which I remember taking 
home and using on my toy microscope. As I remember, it showed a train 
ride through a maple forest in Fall color. Also saw my first TV at that
fair; I was not nearly as impressed. Still not.

My second was "House of Wax" in Madison, Wisconsin, maybe 1953. I liked
it, but my then girl-friend (now wife) was not impressed. It, too, was
polarized.

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