"And at a Deadly Pace........"

SENATE Theatre Harrisburg Newspaper Ad for IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE

IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE in 3-D! (1953)

The Senate screened the first Harrisburg runs of one of my favorites of the Studio Era, Universal International.

Including this science fiction classic which was originally screened in 3-D (and wide screen, as this newspaper ad breathlessly points out). Probably also with Stereophonic Sound, as the later video releases were in stereo).

This wonderful ad - PLEASE enlarge and read all the small print! - is from a 1953 scrapbook I found in a Pennsylvania flea market and brought all the way to California with me. It includes both newspaper and movie magazine advertisements but the real treasures are newspaper ads such as this classic.

"Thrilling! Startling! Tons of Fury!"

I always thought the Senate, with its futuristic electric eye door (see previous photo) and sleekly retro architectural look, was the ideal venue for this new '50s genre.

The Senate also screened THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON in 3-D, HOW TO MARRY MILLIONAIRE in CinemaScope, and Disney's '50s revival of FANTASIA in SuperScope. It also showed a re-issue of the legendary KING KONG which was a MAJOR event for little in-the-know fanboys of the era.

These were all, of course, the first screenings I ever saw of these films, and they (and the late, much lamented Senate) made a lasting impression.

"And this is how the story ran........"

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For more of the OUTER SPACE story see this informative Monstrous Movie Music page about the film, it's evolution, and it's wonderful musical score:

www.mmmrecordings.com/Films/FilmOuterSpace/filmouterspace...

Monstrous Movie Music offers an excellent CD recording of the this terrific score.
http://www.mmmrecordings.com/Monstrous/monstrous.html