Hollywood films of the 50s (and beyond) would never look, or sound , the same after widescreen processes like this one. Thanks Jeff. for this rare look at one of those, VistaVision.
Also coming...Paramount’s big one...THE TEN COMMANDMENTS...in VISTAVISION and TECHNICOLOR with Charlton Heston and a all star cast including Yul Brenner
Please Note: "The Trouble With Harry" is now owned by Universal Studios, and "The Seven Little Foys" is jointly owned by Fremantle and Sony Pictures. Thanks for understanding!
I wish three ring circus will get a proper Blu-ray release in the aspect ratio it was meant to be seen in. I don’t know what the holdup is with this movie but it’d be great to see it again .
11:39- James Cagney appeared once more as "George M. Cohan", in a celebrated banquet table dance sequence with Hope; he wouldn't take a dime for his brief appearance, as he said Eddie Foy Sr. gave him encouragement- and a place to stay- when he started out in vaudeville.
Of course, hardly anybody ever saw these films as 8-perf Vistavision prints. With the exception of a couple of films in a couple of theatres they were always shown as conventional 35 mm reductionprints. Vistavision could be shown at various aspect ratios from 1.66:1 to, I think, 2:1. Prints had a special mark at the start of the reel to indicate correct framing at various aspect ratios. When shown at the recommended aspect ratio of 1.85:1 the actual frame are of the picture was quite small, as it is with 1.85:1 25 mm Widescreen films today. Unlike most other Widescreen processes Vistavision only had a conventional mono optical soundtrack, sometimes with directional effects using the Perspecta process. Some years ago I did see an odd reel of a 8-perf horizontal print projected. There was no sound from the VD track because the projector was a modern one used for viewing 8-perf special effects , and had no soundgead. The quality of the image could still be seen, despite the print being faded, and totally pink. It would have been interesting to see a black and white print; I believe that a few black and white Vista films were.
Hollywood films of the 50s (and beyond) would never look, or sound , the same after widescreen processes like this one. Thanks Jeff. for this rare look at one of those, VistaVision.
This was fun to watch. Hollywood and the entertainment industry has come so far!
Too bad the Hollywood industry is so dark and corrupted not to mention getting very woke 😢
I love this great old stuff. Thanks for doing it.
Wowza! This is wonderful. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for putting this up, it's fantastic!
Thanks for posting. This was a fantastic short.
Also coming...Paramount’s big one...THE TEN COMMANDMENTS...in VISTAVISION and TECHNICOLOR with Charlton Heston and a all star cast including Yul Brenner
Thanks for posting!
Please Note: "The Trouble With Harry" is now owned by Universal Studios, and "The Seven Little Foys" is jointly owned by Fremantle and Sony Pictures. Thanks for understanding!
I wish three ring circus will get a proper Blu-ray release in the aspect ratio it was meant to be seen in. I don’t know what the holdup is with this movie but it’d be great to see it again .
That movie marked the beginning of the end of the Martin & Lewis partnership (the end came almost two years later, with "Hollywood or Bust").
11:39- James Cagney appeared once more as "George M. Cohan", in a celebrated banquet table dance sequence with Hope; he wouldn't take a dime for his brief appearance, as he said Eddie Foy Sr. gave him encouragement- and a place to stay- when he started out in vaudeville.
Of course, hardly anybody ever saw these films as 8-perf Vistavision prints. With the exception of a couple of films in a couple of theatres they were always shown as conventional 35 mm reductionprints. Vistavision could be shown at various aspect ratios from 1.66:1 to, I think, 2:1. Prints had a special mark at the start of the reel to indicate correct framing at various aspect ratios. When shown at the recommended aspect ratio of 1.85:1 the actual frame are of the picture was quite small, as it is with 1.85:1 25 mm Widescreen films today.
Unlike most other Widescreen processes Vistavision only had a conventional mono optical soundtrack, sometimes with directional effects using the Perspecta process.
Some years ago I did see an odd reel of a 8-perf horizontal print projected. There was no sound from the VD track because the projector was a modern one used for viewing 8-perf special effects , and had no soundgead. The quality of the image could still be seen, despite the print being faded, and totally pink. It would have been interesting to see a black and white print; I believe that a few black and white Vista films were.
2:23- And, need I add that "White Christmas" (1954) was Paramount's biggest box office success of the year.
man movies sure were different then
Must be some demonstration of VistaVision.
Narrated by Art Gilmore.
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Hi Jeff :)
So Grace Kelly basically played herself.
Is this Technicolor without blue channel?
No tecnicolor used three strips of film
They forgot The Ten Commandments.
Cecil B. DeMille was in the middle of filming his greatest epic at the time. It took two years- and was finally released in October 1956.
That film was released a year after this short was made.
Right!
and today we have bad digital crap ,we living now in hollywood decadence.