| Scent of Mystery | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jack Cardiff |
| Produced by | Mike Todd, Jr. |
| Written by | Gerald Kersh Kelley Roos |
| Starring | Denholm Elliott Peter Lorre Elizabeth Taylor |
| Music by | Harold Adamson Mario Nascimbene Jordan Ramin |
| Cinematography | John von Kotze |
| Editing by | James E. Jack Cardiff OBE, BSC (born 18 September 1914) is an Academy Award -winning British Cinematographer, director Michael Todd Jr ( 8 October 1929 Los Angeles &ndash 5 May 2002 County Carlow Ireland) was the son of movie producer Gerald Kersh (1911-1968 was a British writer Born in 1911 he began to write at the age of 8 Denholm Mitchell Elliott, CBE (31 May 1922 &ndash 6 October 1992 was a distinguished English Actor of stage and Screen, with Peter Lorre ( June 26 1904 &ndash March 23 1964) born László Löwenstein, was a Hungarian - Austrian Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Harold Adamson (10 December 1906 – 17 August 1980 was an American Lyricist during the 1930s and 1940s Mario Nascimbene was an Italian composer of Film scores He was born on 28 November 1913 in Rome, and died on 6 January Newcom |
| Release date(s) | 1960 |
| Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Scent of Mystery is a 1960 mystery film that featured the one and only use of Smell-O-Vision, a system that timed odors to points in the film's plot. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military United States cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century Smell-O-Vision was a system that released Odors during the projection of a Film so that the viewer could " smell " what was happening in the movie A narrative or story is a construct created in a suitable format (written spoken poetry prose images song Theater, or Dance) that describes a sequence of It was the first (and only) film in which aromas were integral to the story, providing important details to the audience. It was produced by Mike Todd, Jr., who in conjunction with his father Mike Todd had produced such spectacles as This is Cinerama and Around the World in Eighty Days. Michael Todd Jr ( 8 October 1929 Los Angeles &ndash 5 May 2002 County Carlow Ireland) was the son of movie producer Michael Todd ( June 22, 1907 or 1909 or June 19, 1911 &ndash March 22, 1958) was an American theatre and This is Cinerama is a 1952 film which shows how film makers could use the new technology of Cinerama to make movies more realistic by broadening the aspect
Plot
The plot was relatively simple. A photographer, played by Denholm Elliott, discovers a plan to murder an American heiress, played by Elizabeth Taylor in an uncredited role, while on vacation in Spain. Denholm Mitchell Elliott, CBE (31 May 1922 &ndash 6 October 1992 was a distinguished English Actor of stage and Screen, with The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. He enlists the help of a taxi driver, played by Peter Lorre, to travel across the Spanish countryside in order to thwart the crime. A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of Public transport for a single passenger or small group of passengers typically for a non-shared ride Peter Lorre ( June 26 1904 &ndash March 23 1964) born László Löwenstein, was a Hungarian - Austrian Some scenes were designed to highlight the Smell-O-Vision's capabilities. In one, wine casks fall off a wagon and roll down a hill, smashing against a wall, at which point a grape scent was released. Other scenes were accompanied by aromas that revealed key points to the audience. The assassin was identified by the smell of a smoking pipe, for example. A pipe is a tool used for Smoking. The designs of pipes vary considerably but for the most part they are reusable and consist of a chamber or bowl in which the substance to
Smell-O-Vision
Scent of Mystery was developed specifically with Smell-O-Vision in mind. Although Scent of Mystery was not the first film to be accompanied by aromas, it was the most technologically advanced. Ads for the film proclaimed: "First they moved (1895)! Then they talked (1927)! Now they smell!" Todd, who was a bit of a showman, engaged in such hyperbole as, "I hope it's the kind of picture they call a scentsation!" He also got help from newspaper columnists such as Earl Wilson, who lauded the system, saying Smell-O-Vision "can produce anything from skunk to perfume, and remove it instantly. Hyperbole (haɪˈpɝːbəli hye-PER-buh-lee; "HYE-per-bowl" is a mispronunciation comes from Greek "υπερβολή" (meaning exaggeration and is a " New York Times writer Richard Nason believed it was a major advance in filmmaking. As such, expectations for the film were great.
The film opened in three specially equipped theaters in February, 1960, in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The City of New York Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Unfortunately, the mechanism did not work properly. According to Variety, aromas were released with a distracting hissing noise and audience members in the balcony complained that the scents reached them several seconds after the action was shown on the screen. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman In other parts of the theater, the odors were too faint, causing audience members to sniff loudly in an attempt to catch the scent.
Technical adjustments by the manufacturers of Smell-O-Vision solved these problems, but by then it was too late. Negative reviews, in conjunction with word of mouth, caused the film to fail miserably. Word of mouth, is a reference to the passing of Information by verbal means especially recommendations but also general information in an informal person-to-person Todd did not produce another film until 1979's The Bell Jar, which was also his last film.
The film eventually was retitled as Holiday in Spain and re-released, sans odors. However, as The Daily Telegraph described it, "the film acquired a baffling, almost surreal quality, since there was no reason why, for example, a loaf of bread should be lifted from the oven and thrust into the camera for what seemed to be an unconscionably long time. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. "
Scent of Mystery was aired once on television by MTV in the 1980s, in conjunction with a convenience store promotion that offered scratch and sniff cards that viewers were to use to recreate the theater experience. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. A convenience store is a small store or shop. They are often located alongside busy roads or at gas/petrol stations. Scratch and sniff technology generally refers to stationery that has been treated with a microfragrance coating
References
- Smith, Martin J. ; Kiger, Patrick J. . "The Lingering Reek of Smell-O-Vision", West, Los Angeles Times, February 5, 2006, p. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed 26.
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