3-D Rarities

Selections include Kelley’s Plasticon Pictures, the oldest surviving 3-D demonstration film from 1922, featuring remarkable scenes of Washington and New York City; New Dimensions, the first American full-color 3-D film, initially presented at the World’s Fair in 1940; Thrills for You, a promotional piece for the Pennsylvania Railroad; Stardust in Your Eyes, a comedic standup act by Slick Slavin; a trailer for The Maze, showcasing exceptional production design by William Cameron Menzies; Doom Town, a contentious anti-atomic testing film that was mysteriously withdrawn from circulation; the widescreen puppet cartoon The Adventures of Sam Space; I’ll Sell My Shirt, a burlesque comedy not seen in 3-D for over six decades; Boo Moon, a prime example of color stereoscopic animation…and more!