Seymour Kneitel

3-D Rarities

Izzy Sparber, Phil Tucker

Daws Butler, Stan Freberg

Selections include Kelley's Plasticon Pictures, the earliest extant 3-D demonstration film from 1922 with incredible footage of Washington and New York City; New Dimensions, the first domestic full color 3-D film originally shown at the World’s Fair in 1940; Thrills for You, a promotional film for the Pennsylvania Railroad; Stardust in Your Eyes, a hilarious standup routine by Slick Slavin; trailer for The Maze, with fantastic production design by William Cameron Menzies; Doom Town, a controversial anti-atomic testing film mysteriously pulled from release; puppet cartoon The Adventures of Sam Space, presented in widescreen; I’ll Sell My Shirt, a burlesque comedy unseen in 3-D for over 60 years; Boo Moon, an excellent example of color stereoscopic animation…and more!

Abner the Baseball

Seymour Kneitel

We meet Abner propped upon a pillow in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. With an annoyingly twee voice emerging from his anthropomorphised face, Abner reveals the events leading up to his arrival in this hallowed hall. It seems that Abner is the baseball that got whacked by Mickey Mantle for a home run against the Detroit Tigers, on 10 September 1960 ... sailing for an astonishing 634 feet (193 metres).

The Enchanted Square

Seymour Kneitel

Police Officer Flanagan gives a little blind girl, Billie, a Raggety-Ann doll, and she is told she can see it if she uses her imagination; she does so and the slum neighborhood is transformed into an enchanted fairyland, alive with beautiful colors and music.

Top Cat

Seymour Kneitel

Dayton Allen

A movie producer is searching for a new sensation, even to going overseas. He is unsuccessful, until one day when his hat is blown off, and is retrieved by a suave, singing cat with obvious star potential.

The Old Shell Game

Seymour Kneitel

Wolfie Wolf tries to make a meal out of Tommy Tortoise.

Cilly Goose

Seymour Kneitel

Cilly Goose is a bit ashamed since she's only laid one egg and the rest of the farmyard animals are much more productive. So, she lays a plan to become the goose that lays golden eggs.

Dizzy Dinosaurs

Seymour Kneitel

Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer

The cavemen go to the Paramountain Theater.

Jolly the Clown

Seymour Kneitel

Because of a cruel ringmaster, Jolly the Clown and Ellsworth Elephant are both fired from the circus. Jolly tries to help the pink pygmy elephant's act so that he can keep his job.

Little Audrey Riding Hood

Seymour Kneitel

Audrey is sent to take a cake to Grandma. At Grandma's house, a burglar is robbing the place, but has to hide in bed from Audrey. Once uncovered, the burglar chases Audrey until Grandma comes to her rescue.

How Green Is My Spinach

Seymour Kneitel

Jack Mercer, Jackson Beck

To finally defeat Popeye, Bluto sets out to destroy the spinach crop.

The Baby Sitter

Seymour Kneitel

Lulu is babysitting Alvin Jones, a bratty and hyperactive baby. While chasing Alvin through the house, Lulu crashes into a wall and is knocked unconscious when a picture frame falls on her head. This leads into a dream where Lulu is searching for Alvin in a nightclub filled with celebrity babies.

Hill-billing and Cooing

Seymour Kneitel

Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Popeye and Olive are driving through hillbilly country; a very large woman hillbilly is in search of a man, and grabs Popeye. And when Popeye's spinach falls, it's up to Olive to save the day.

Madhattan Island

Thomas Johnson, Seymour Kneitel

Ken Roberts, Jackson Beck

A humorous tour of Manhattan concludes with 3 bouncing-ball songs.

Out of This Whirl

Seymour Kneitel

Jackson Beck

A young boy, obsessed with rockets and space, goes outside to play.

Snooze Reel

Seymour Kneitel

Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer

Screen Song with spot gags about newsreels (including Paramount's own newsreel division).

Sock-a-Bye Kitty

Seymour Kneitel

An alley-cat, plagued with a bad case of insomnia, reads that the eating of a blackbird is a sure cure. He catches the first blackbird that comes along, which happens to be Buzzy the Crow (not to be confused with Walter Lantz's Buzz Buzzard), who not only talks like Rochester but is nearly as smart as Rochester. Buzzy, smart enough not to want to be eaten, convinces the dumb cat that he has better methods of curing his insomnia, and then proceeds to severely punish the cat with a variety of all painful, sleep-inducing tricks.