Three Stooges in Three Dimentions
ali assa seen
reading an interview with modern 3-D revivalist Ray Zone, who notes the
existence of three (of course) 3-D shorts: "Spooks", "Pardon My
Backfire" and "Tails of Horror". He makes it sound as though all three
are Stooges films, but since we know the last one isn't, do any of you
happen to know who was in this, apparently the sole non-Stooges 3-D
short?
Zone goes on to make the (no doubt correct) assumption that Norman
Maurer and Joe Kubert, the creators of the specific 3-D process used in
comic books, had nothing to do with those films. It was probably
watching them, however, that encouraged Maurer, who later married Moe's
daughter and whose first sample page done to demonstrate the process
was a Three Stooges cartoon panel. Three (that number again!) issues of
the Stooges comic book (featuring Shemp) came out from St. Johns
Publishing by the Kubert/Maurer duo, though the first one predated the
3-D gimmick. They're incredibly expensive now, but all were reprinted
in the 1980s with Shemp redrawn as Curly and with the first (non-3-D)
issue redone in 3-D. The reprints are pretty nifty, but I wouldn't
suggest paying more than $5 per issue if you find 'em.
Maurer also had at least one other strange invention to his credit -
the "Artiscope" process of animation which "permits the filming of live
action [and] actors - and translates those scenes into line drawings."
This effect makes its debut in "The Three Stooges in Orbit" and I have
to admit I haven't seen the flick since I was a kid, so I don't
remember how good or bad it looks. You have to wonder if any of the
effects used in Hollywood today were based on this technique, though.
Well, three paragraphs in enough for this topic, I'd say, so tata
from...
- ali assa seen
Garystooge
ali assa seen wrote:
>. I was
>reading an interview with modern 3-D revivalist Ray Zone, who notes the
>existence of three (of course) 3-D shorts: "Spooks", "Pardon My
>Backfire" and "Tails of Horror". He makes it sound as though all three
>are Stooges films, but since we know the last one isn't, do any of you
>happen to know who was in this, apparently the sole non-Stooges 3-D
>short?
In the 1960's when Columbia began releasing 8mm home movies, they released an
abridged version of "Spooks" which they titled "Tails of Horror". This 100-ft
3-D film was packaged on a hanging display card and was accompanied by a set
of 3-D glasses. It is extremely rare and highly valued by collectors.
Gary
L.S. Coker
B&W,German. I once watched a 3D special on TV using special glasses and a
special transmission from the station itself. Included the 2 Stooges 3D's
and a Vincent Price 3D (can't remember the title). Maybe the reference was
towards Vincent's?
Stephen
L.S. Coker
mentioned was "House Of Wax" (1953) supposedly the first 3D movie out. check
it out at http://us.imdb.com
Brent Seguine
book development credit goes to Norm's brother, Len Maurer. He worked in
graphic designing, and brought the technical aspects to Norm and Joe's artwork.
The first comic book published was an issue of St. John's "Mighty Mouse." The
artwork was already done by another staff artist, and Archer St. John asked
Norm and Joe to convert it to 3-D; Joe Kubert told me that his wife and Joan
Howard Maurer helped out with much of the art chores. "The Three Stooges" # 2
was the first 3-D comic solely created by Maurer and Kubert.
BTW - There are seven issues of St. John's "The Three Stooges" series (1953 -
1955), not three. As you said, issues 2 & 3 were 3-D. (Nine issues if you
count a two-issue series published in 1949 by Jubilee; Jubilee was an earlier
name for St. John.)
BTW2 - "...who later married Moe's daughter..." Actually, Joan and Norm
married in 1947. The 3-D events were 1953.
Joe Mackey
wrote:
>Looks like Gary came to the rescue with the answer...but the Price movie I
>mentioned was "House Of Wax" (1953) supposedly the first 3D movie out. check
>it out at http://us.imdb.com
While not the first 3D film (I believe the award winning <g> Bwana
Devil deserves that title) it was, IMHO, one of the better ones since
it took a story that happened to be in 3D, not a 3D movie that had
some story to go with. (I.e, not a lot of hookey 3D effects of
objects flying off the screen at you).
Personally I liked 3D movies but the hookey effects is one of the
things that eventually drove them out of business.
Joe
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