Those Redheads From Seattle

Presented in it's original aspect ratio (1.66:1) and in 3-D for the first time in 64 years by the 3-D Film Archive.The story itself is a potpourri of typical matinee entertainment. Singing, dancing, western, comedy, romance, drama, action, and of course 3-D. It tells the story of a 4 girls and their mother, who receive a letter from their father, who owns a newspaper in the Dawson City, Yukon territory. The letter indicates that he's having financial trouble, so the girls and the mother go up to Dawson City, only to find out that their father has been murdered. Production values are very good. Nicely designed early 1900's costumes, furnishings, and appliances are set up to create a fairly convincing early 1900's setting for the time period.Unlike a "hardcore" musical like Kiss Me Kate, this musical does it's best to appeal to all audiences. A film can easily lose it's identity trying to do too many things at once, so I have to give credit to writer/director Lewis Foster for a doing a very competent job making sure all the elements flow together as well as they do.The 3-D compositions in this film are very well done. Foreground, background, and middle ground elements are used effectively to showcase dance sequences (umbrellas poked at the screen, legs kicking towards the screen), action scenes (sled dogs pulling a sled from the background into the foreground, and even shots of characters standing around are carefully composed to make sure the characters aren't just standing next to each other.While Redheads doesn't have too many awe-inspiring signature moments like the wax museum fire in House of Wax, it's well-done compositions help to create a breezy enjoyable 3-D experience that would be noticeably absent watching it in 2-D. It's a perfect example that even "normal" films can look great in 3-D. Something modern Hollywood doesn't seem to want to try too often.

Excellent 3D and great stereo sound, 1:66 widescreen. Looked good on my little 8ft wide movie screen. However, I was lucky that I have a Region A(1) 3D player as well as it wouldn't place in my normal player (applies to A.P.E and GOG, the 3 that are for only Region A from 3D Film Archive), though the others from 3D Film Archive appear to be a mix of no zone or A,B,C....still though got to see it.As for the film story, the Technicolor, line up was great especially how the "restoration" doco showed what was done. However for what I thought was going to be a light fluffy musical entertainment sure turned out to be anything almost but...!! Within the first few minutes a building burns down and guy gets murdered in the most dramatic fashions... some light fluffy entertainment!! Then it went to the family scene and a musical number!! So on with mix of dramatics and musical interludes. I thought I was watching two movies for the price of one!!!! Reading online turns out one real girl singer from the family on stage and Gene Barry only sang in the last 30 seconds or so with the family around the piano with the THE END over them. Hmmm.... still all in all, not quite what I expected in the way of the story, but this was probably actually better with drama contrasting the light fluffy moments.It would be pleasing for the restored 3D Film Archive hard work to be available Region free so all can share these wonderful films around the world.

Part melodrama and part musical, “Those Redheads from Seattle” gives us another opportunity to peek into the world of 1950s Hollywood, movies seeking to attract the widest possible audience by combining romance, murder, morality, singing and dancing, and, in this case, the ‘gimmick’ of the third dimension. The latter is represented by an almost endless series of objects ‘comin’ at ya’ through the screen. Redheads is interesting on many levels: there’s a murder to be revenged, new lives to be established in a rough and challenging locale, a pair of romances to be resolved, and some raucus bar room vaudeville thrown in to lighten the load.Notable, especially for 3D fans, is the thoughtful, excellent use of the stereoscopic medium, proof once again (after seeing “Inferno” and “Miss Sadie Thompson”) that even rather ‘ordinary’ movies can benefit from the use of depth. Notable, too, is the exceptional restoration of this 1953 Paramount film that corrected serious color discrepancies and misalignments of the left and right images. Bravo to 3D Film Archive for their superlative salvage work.I saw this film in its premiere 3D screening at the (lost) New York Paramount, prefaced by a performance on the theater’s Wurlitzer organ (also lost). As I recall, the theater was mostly empty, and the film - unlike “House of Wax” or “Dial M for Murder” - was not memorable. I was hesitant about buying it in its present Blu-ray incarnation, but I’m glad I did - mostly for the 3D and the Archive’s really wonderful job.

The real star of this film is Teresa Brewer, who performs the majority of the musical numbers wearing a chorus girl costume and running between sets in Klondike, Alaska, wearing her costume with a cloak. At the time this film was made Teresa Brewer was on the charts with hits like "Music! Music! Music!" among many others. Rhonda Fleming plays her older sister who falls in love with gambler Gene Barry, and Agnes Moorehead plays her widowed mother, who leads her four daughters in renidtions of Stephen Foster's "Beautfiul Dreamer" whenever it is time to remember her dead husband and the girls' father who is killed in the Klondike at the start of the film. The story is quite predictable and was originally filmed in 3-D. one can tell this through the landslide at the end of the film and the kicks and arm waves thrown by the chorus girls in the middle of the film. When Teresa Brewer needs a vocal partner, Guy Mitchell is on hand to duet with her on stage and to flirt with a third sister who works for a local newspaper offstage. Lots of door slamming and mistaken identities in this very conventional western farce.

This is as good quality as you will get, recently remastered video and audio. But note that the description does not tell you that it's REGION 1 ONLY. This could get them into legal trouble. It would justify free return shipping to Amazon.The shape is the original 1.66, here boxed within 16:9 widescreen. Audio is 3-channel. If you only have a 2-channel stereo system, there is a center "ghost" channel. One caution about the extra included Preview ("trailer" as they ridiculously call it now): this copy is a little too wide as a result of some mastering error. Teresa's thighs will look a little too wide (image included). There is a copy available elsewhere on the web that is the right shape.As you may already know this was Teresa Brewer's only movie and it's a must-see. It was one of a couple for Guy Mitchell. Rhonda Fleming has her own loyal following. This was the first musical released in 3D in 1953 and Paramount's first widescreen film.Three audio tracks let you choose 3-ch stereo, mono, or commentary. Another extra is an interview with Rhonda from 2006 when a 3D showing was held in Hollywood.The package says Anamorphic but it was NOT filmed anamorphic. The picture was cropped 1.66 from the full 1.37 frame. There is no such thing as a DVD itself being anamorphic. Another error on the package: there is no such thing as an "Edmonds Sisters" singing act, and Teresa is the only one who works at the saloon. But you gotta see her work. Before some dorks decide this film must be banned for being too sensuously enjoyable.

Must own for any 3D fan!

After purchasing the Video because it states it was a remastered version of this, originally in 3D, movie. it arrived today and no where on the box does it mention 3D. Even putting it in the machine it is not 3D. The commentary is there, but it's not as advertising.I have not seen the movie, so will probably keep it for my collection, but hate buying it for over reason and getting cheated.

This is a very average film shot mainly on the Paramount studio backlot with very little location work. It appears to me that the decision to shoot this film in 3D was made at the last minute to take advantage of the sudden, and short lived, interest in dimensional motion pictures. That being said, I did enjoy the movie for what it is: a likeable, programmer made a bit more interesting as a 3D musical entertainment. It was shot in Technicolor and stars the very attractive actress Rhonda Fleming, who by the way, looks even more fetching when viewed in 3 dimensions... she's no longer just a flat image on a screen, but a real life beauty.

I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. I had not heard of this production but I enjoyed it thoroughly. The musical scenes were well done and the 3-D worked well ... the cast, production and costumes were excellent. Overall a very charming movie.