Milford chronicle., 1953-01-09
First Three Dimension
Picture To Be Shown At
New Milford Theatre


Mayor E. G. Evans, manager Of
Schine's New Milford Theatre, an
nounced today that he just received
word from the Schine home Office
in GlOversVille that they complet- |
ed arrangements to show the first /
three dimension picture at The New /
Milford Theatre very shortly. The |
people of this city can feel very /
proud that they will be among the [
first in the country to see Bwana |
Devil, the worlds first feature |
length Natural Vision Three Dimen- !
sion. The picture, which recently !
was premiered in Hollywood, broke |
all existing box Office records and
although there are thousands Of
theatres in the country which are
clamOfing to be the first to show
this innovation in movies, due to
limited production facilities only
limited number Of theatres will
be able to have early engagements.
The Schine Circuit Will start inn
mediately to install special equip-
ment for the projection of the new
three dimension film. Although a
large expense is necessary to make
the necessary notifications in the
( installation, the Schine Circuit is
going ahead with the work so that
the people Of this community will
be able to see the attraction with
in the shortest possible time after
the picture is released.
Bwana Devil is the initial fea-
/ ture length three dimension color
film in history. 1t is the climax of
over twenty-five years Of intensive
! research, both in the United States
and Europe. 1t is one of the most
/ remarkably innovations the motion
/ picture industry has ever under
taken and the prophets of the in
dustry are already saying that three
dimension films will make the mo-
ton pictures even greater than the
/ talking picture accomplished.
Bwana Devil is the fascinating
result of a meeting between Arch
ObOler, one of the nations most
brilliant Writer-diTectOr-p
and NJ L. Gunzburg, an enterpris-
/ ing young man who, in spite of hell
and high water, persisted in the de-
velopment of a practical three di-
mension Photographic technique.
Gunzburg, together with his bro
ther, DR.. Julian Gunsburg, an emil
inent eye specialist, joined up with
Friend Baker, one of HOllywOOd's
top camera engineers, and spent
two years and very large sum of
money on the project. The major
film companies, although excited
by and interested in Natural Vision,
we're not able to move quickly
enough for Gunzburg. On the other
! hand, Arch Oboler, a one time en-
gineering student and a notorious
/ gadgeteer, was not only immedi-
ately impressed by Gunzburg's pro-
cess, but as an Independent pro-
ducer, was able to move rapidly
ahead.
Combining their resources, the
pair proceeded with plans for
Bwana Devil, an African adventure
story, based on a real life incident
/ that ObOler felt would allow Ma
/ tural Vision wide range in it's pre-
sentatiOn.
The shooting of the first Natural
( Vision Sd picture meant, of course,
moving onto pioneer ground. The
J technical crew was carefully hand
picked from the standpoint of get
ting men who would go outside OF
the usual motion picture methods
Of
films shooting was an experiment,
one that called for the enthusiasm
as we'll as the ingenuity of every
one concerned.
The camera was mounted on the
''Blue Goose" a four-wheei drive
weapons-carrier with a hydraulic
platform on the front of it. By
mounting the GunZburg Natural
Vision equipment on this platform
it was possible to move anywhere
on the location with the camera.
Doing just this-up mountains
down valleys and into streams
went the "Blue Goose" carrying
the precious Natural Vision cam
era. In other words, nothing haC
to be staged, because the camera
could go right into the action OF
/, the four-wheel drive weapons-car
! rier
To the delight and surprise of th'
crew, photographing in Natura
Vision proved to be as fast and al
! easy-and sometimes faster ant
easier-than conventional motion
picture photography.
When Bwana Devil opens at tn,
: New Milford Theatre, it will be on
: of the most important screen event
/, this community has seen in years
: It will be a milestone that will
= prove as historic as the event O
sound and color to films. Thos
who will be able to attend thi
first showing, will look back som
day in retrospect and will bOas
n about being in the audience whel
n this motion picture event too
j place.