From December 27 through 31, using a specially constructed, large silver screen, the Dryden Theatre will again play host to some of the best three-dimensional films from 1953 through 1955, the golden age of 3-D. No anaglyph (red/blue) films will be screened, only excellent 35mm prints that utilize a synchronized, two-strip dual projector system and special polarized glasses. This system provides twice the amount of light of a regular feature and makes for an especially vivid image and convincing “coming at you” effects. It’s 3-D the way it was meant to be seen.

The first of three double feature programs will be Andre De Toth’s The Stranger Wore a Gun and Raoul Walsh’s Gun Fury (both screening December 27 and 30), a pair of color Westerns shot on breathtaking locations by two acclaimed auteurs. Next up is Rita Hayworth in the drama Miss Sadie Thompson, paired in a double feature with The Mad Magician (December 28 and 31), starring king of 3-D horror Vincent Price. As a bonus to this program, The Three Stooges poke your eyes out in the 3-D short Spooks.

The rest of the series will bring back past favorites such as a double feature of House of Wax and The Phantom of the Rue Morgue (December 29), the latter starring Karl Malden, Merv Griffin, and a guy in a gorilla suit. Alfred Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder (December 30) is also back by popular demand. Join us as we bring in the new year on December 31 with the 3-D Kiss Me Kate along with the Stooges in their other 3-D short, Pardon My Backfire.

Regular admission prices apply to all 3-D screenings. No Take-10 tickets or passes will be accepted. Advance tickets for the New Year’s Eve screening of Kiss Me Kate are currently available in person at the Dryden Theatre box office, or the museum’s admissions desk. Advance tickets are no longer available via the web, or by phone.