From Shock Chairs to Smell-O-Vision: The Movie Gimmicks of Yesteryear

From Shock Chairs to Smell-O-Vision: The Movie Gimmicks of Yesteryear

Have you ever been to a movie so shocking that the theater management offered you a life insurance policy just in case you died of fright? Filmmaker William Castle devised a scheme that did just that for the release of his 1958 suspense/horror film Macabre. Thankfully, they never had to pay out.

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Glasses-Free 3D and Smell-o-Vision: Movies of the Future from 1935

Glasses-Free 3D and Smell-o-Vision: Movies of the Future from 1935

Predictions that 3D movies would be the wave of the future are even older than the talkies. But back in 1935 the so-called father of science fiction gave his prediction for 3D films an even bolder twist: By 1945, audiences would be able to watch 3D movies without having to wear those silly glasses.

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