MONEY FROM HOME (1953)

The 1950s 3D fad came and went so quickly that some films shot in the process were never or only sporadically screened that way. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis’ 11th feature, and first in color, was shot in 3D and three-strip Technicolor, but because of technical problems premiered in 2D. Only two percent of the nation’s theaters ever showed it in 3D during its initial release. In this pairing, Martin is a hapless gambler who can only work off his debt by sabotaging a sure thing in a Maryland horse race. He takes along his cousin (Lewis), a veterinary trainee, but their efforts to throw the race are complicated when Martin falls for the horse’s owner (Marjie Millar) and Lewis for the vet (Patricia Crowley).

d. George Marshall, 100m, DCP

New 3D restoration. The process took 2 years to restore from the original 35mm 3-strip Technicolor Dynpotic 3D negative, and was worked on by Paramount Pictures and the 3-D Film Archive. This will be the west coast premiere.

This film will be preceded by the world premiere restoration of the short, “Lumber Jack-Rabbit” (1953). In this 3D short, Bugs Bunny discovers a “carrot mine,” but to excavate his treasure, he must square off against Paul Bunyan’s giant dog, Smidgen. 3D restoration by Warner Bros. Discovery in collaboration with The Film Foundation.