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Watched this again last night.  I find it thrilling to see these films made when the mere novelty of their being in 3D was the principal attraction.

The trailer for the NAT KING COLE short made me wish the music rights had been cleared for this.

Prior to this release we could only read about these films.

Now, thanks to THE 3D FILM ARCHIVE, we can see them.

Are they worth seeing? Yes. Resoundingly, YES!!!–Reg Hartt

 

3-D BLU-RAY EDITION

It has taken over 30 years for the 3-D Film Archive to assemble and restore the material in 3-D Rarities, an eye-popping collection of ultra-rare and long-lost movies, which Flicker Alley and the 3-D Film Archive are proud to present here for the first time on Blu-ray.

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; Around is Around, a 3-D animated gem by Norman McLaren; Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott, the only 3-D newsreel; 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!

Presented in high-quality digital 3-D, all films have been stunningly restored and mastered direct from archival materials. Meticulously aligned shot by shot for precise registration of the original left/right elements, these historic 3-D motion pictures have never before looked this good.

BONUS MATERIALS INCLUDE:

  • Introduction to the Program – by Leonard Maltin and Trustin Howard
  • Booklet Essays – by Julian Antos, Hillary Hess, Thad Komorowski, Donald McWilliams, Ted Okuda, Mary Ann Sell, and Jack Theakston
  • 3-D Photo Galleries – Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), New York World’s Fair (1939), Sam Sawyer View-Master reels (1950), and 3-D Comic Books (1953)
  • The Bellboy and the Playgirls (1962) – Excerpts of 3-D footage directed by Francis Ford Coppola
  • Commentary Tracks – by Thad Komorowski and Jack Theakston.

To view a complete list of all the films included, click here.

TO WATCH THE 3-D VERSIONS OF THESE FILMS, YOU WILL NEED:

  • 3-D HDTV
  • COMPATIBLE 3-D GLASSES
  • BLU-RAY 3-D™ PLAYER, PLAYSTATION®3, PLAYSTATION®4 or XBOX ONE SYSTEMS
  • HIGH-SPEED HDMI CABLE

This Edition Is Also Viewable in 2D, Playable on Your Standard Blu-ray Player

For more information and additional images, please visit www.3dfilmarchive.com/3-d-rarities.

Release Date: June 23, 2015

Format: Blu-ray

Region: ALL REGION

Director: Various

Year: 1922-1962

Language: English

Length: 147 mins.

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