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Past Film/Video | Visiting Filmmakers | Classics
Preceded by Hypnotic Hick (1953) and Boo Moon (1954) Introduced by Bob Furmanek, 3-D Film Archive, and Jerry Beck
3D | Midwest Premiere | New Restoration
$7 Wexner Center and CMPS members, adults 55 and over$9 general public$5 students
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Kick off the Columbus Moving Picture Show with a new restoration of the film that launched the 3D craze of the 1950s, plus two cartoon favorites!
The first feature film in color to use 3D technology, Bwana Devil follows the true story of the construction of the Uganda Railway and the railway workers who become the target of a pair of man-eating lions. When big-game hunters sent from Britain are gobbled up too, Robert Stack (pre-Unsolved Mysteries) must take a stand against the killer beasts. Also starring Barbara Britton and Nigel Bruce. The original prologue describing 3D technology is included in the program; watch for cameos by puppets Beany and Cecil, actor’s actor Lloyd Nolan, and Miss USA Shirley Tegge (85 mins., 2K DCP). Preceded by two restored 3D cartoons: Hypnotic Hick with Woody Woodpecker (6 mins., 2K DCP) and Boo Moon with Casper (8 mins., 2K DCP).
Members of the 3-D Film Archive restoration team, including President and Founder Bob Furmanek and acclaimed animation historian Jerry Beck, will join us for the screening. This program is presented in conjunction with the Columbus Moving Picture Show, whose members will receive our member price! The annual gathering of classic film collectors and enthusiasts runs May 23–26 at the Renaissance Hotel. Visit columbusmovingpictureshow.com for more information.
IMAGE CAPTIONCourtesy of the 3-D Film Archive.
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY National Endowment for the Arts Ohio Humanities
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Rohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Ohio Department of Development Greater Columbus Arts Council The Wexner Family Institute of Museum and Library Services Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts CampusParc Ohio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme The Columbus FoundationAxium PackagingNationwide Foundation Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Mike and Paige Crane Nancy Kramer Ohio State Energy Partners Ohio History Fund/Ohio History Connection Larry and Donna James David Crane and Elizabeth Dang Bruce and Joy Soll Rebecca Perry Damsen and Ben Towle Jones Day Alex and Renée Shumate
Past Film/Video
Bwana Devil
