Do you smell that? We’re not saying its you! It’s Smell-O-Vision! That’s right, Smell-O-Vision! When you were looking for a movie with a gimmick, and 3-D has ran it’s course, then Smell-O-Vision just may be for you!

Invented by Hans Laube in 1939 and brought to a wider audience by Mike Todd Jr. in 1960, Smell-O-Vision certainly left a smell with audiences and critics alike. It’s not like Mike Todd Jr. was a nobody… his father helped create the Cinerama Dome, he produced films like “Michael Todd’s Around The World In 80 Days.”, AND married Elizabeth Taylor!

This week Ray teaches Rob how scents have been shown with film for over 115 years, about the film “Scent of Mystery”, whether audiences were excited about getting to smell the scent of bread during a movie, and how director Jack Cardiff had a nose for film.

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TEAM:

Ray Hebel

Robert W Schneider

Mark Schroeder

Billy Recce

Daniel Schwartzberg

Gabe Crawford

Natalie DeSavia

WEBSITES

AFI Catalog

IMDb 

Rotten Tomatoes

BOOKS

Inventing The Movies

ARTICLES

BBC

Groovy History

History Of Information

Medium

Wired

The New York Times - October 1959

The New York Times - December 1959 

The New York Times - February 1960

The Los Angeles Times - February 2006

AUDIO/VISUAL

Scent Of Mystery Trailer

Ladies and Gentlemen, This is Cinerama

Around The World In 80 Days Trailer

The Sea Hawk Trailer

To Tell The Truth with Charles Weiss

Polyester Trailer

It's Tough to be a Bug Full Show - Animal Kingdom

Weird Al explains "Smell-O-Vision"

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