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3-D Rarities

3-D Rarities (2015)

2h 25m | PG-13

⭐ 6 / 10

Selections include Kelley's Plasticon Pictures, the earliest extant 3-D demonstration film from 1922 with incredible footage of Washington and New York City; New Dimensions, the first domestic full color 3-D film originally shown at the World’s Fair in 1940; Thrills for You, a promotional film for the Pennsylvania Railroad; Stardust in Your Eyes, a hilarious standup routine by Slick Slavin; trailer for The Maze, with fantastic production design by William Cameron Menzies; Doom Town, a controversial anti-atomic testing film mysteriously pulled from release; puppet cartoon The Adventures of Sam Space, presented in widescreen; I’ll Sell My Shirt, a burlesque comedy unseen in 3-D for over 60 years; Boo Moon, an excellent example of color stereoscopic animation…and more!

Director: N/A

Studio: Flicker Alley

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Daws Butler

Daws Butler

as Beany (archive footage)

Stan Freberg

Stan Freberg

as Cecil (archive footage)

Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson

as (archive footage)

Macdonald Carey

Macdonald Carey

as (archive footage)

Joanne Dru

Joanne Dru

as (archive footage)

John Ireland

John Ireland

as (archive footage)