Anaglyph Movies?

[P3D <DavidH8083@xxxxxxx>]

Neil Harrington writes:
>Several of us users of that Fidonet echo said so, independently of each
>other.  My own recollection is that I saw "Creature From the Black
>Lagoon"--and one or two other B&W 3-D films--with red/green glasses, and
>color 3-D films such as "Fort Ti" in different theaters, with Polaroid
>glasses.  A friend of mine remembers much the same thing, red/green glasses
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I, too, took AMC strongly to task for their references to red and blue
glasses in the 50s.  In fact, some months ago, AMC contacted me about plans
for a PR bash and wanted to show 3-D slides.  The person on the phone proudly
stated she already had a source of 5000 pairs of red/blue glasses.  When I
patiently explained that most 3-D movies in the 50s were in color and could
not be shown in red/blue without making a mess of the color, and moreover
even the black and white 3-D films in the 50s ran in Polaroid she seemed to
be mystified.  Oh, well.    I wish I knew were this particularly piece of
urban fiction started.  Someone has suggested it is because 3-D comic books
were so ubiquitous and do, of course, use the red/blue glasses.

The anaglyph prints of Creature were made in 1972; so I suspect that is what
people are remembering when they think 3-D movies and red/blue glasses.
Additionally, most of the black and white 3-D films of the 50s were
beautifully sepia toned--even the famous Stooges shorts (with their
pseudoscopic titles).

David Hutchison
STARLOG Magazine
DavidH8083@xxxxxxx


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