Post by nitratenerd on Sept 11, 2018 5:21:26 GMT
Hello LMW,
In 1952, Dr. Seuss wrote his only screenplay for a Feature Length film. It was for the technicolor musical "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T". He also wrote the lyrics to the songs, as well as supervising art direction. It was originally a somewhat darker allegory for WWII. But, after a disatrous premiere, the thirteen songs were cut out of the film, as well as many subplots. More can be learned on the LMW entry for this film here: bit.ly/2x2ytVa
While all the songs have survived, having been recored on discs before the film was cut, none of the footage has surfaced.
Of course, if anyone can find the lost footage, it would be great, and we could finally see Dr. Seuss' original vision. But, this is quite unlikely. However! It was reported that over 1,300 still pictures were taken on the set of the film, far more than a usual production.
I am trying to gather as much information and as many stills as possible to help possibly make a reconstruction of the film. I was able to find a sizable folder of stills at the New York Public Library, and a few scattered on the internet.
We also don't have the original, reportedly 1,300 page script, which could aid us greatly in the attempt of a reconstruction.
While even if we eventually have enough stills to reconstruct the film fully, they are all in black and white, contrasting with the original Technicolor film. They would need to be colorized to fit nicely into a reconstruction.
Everything I've gathered so far I've put in this dropbox folder:
www.dropbox.com/sh/k00ygtuwt8rrx76/AAC8f2Q0WikfPpAnHOH7Ew-Oa?dl=0
Maybe some of you guys could help find more information on the film on the internet, or better yet, your local library. If the LMW can put their efforts together, maybe one day we could see a fair restoration of the only film written by one of the greatest writers of all time.
Is anyone else interested?
In 1952, Dr. Seuss wrote his only screenplay for a Feature Length film. It was for the technicolor musical "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T". He also wrote the lyrics to the songs, as well as supervising art direction. It was originally a somewhat darker allegory for WWII. But, after a disatrous premiere, the thirteen songs were cut out of the film, as well as many subplots. More can be learned on the LMW entry for this film here: bit.ly/2x2ytVa
While all the songs have survived, having been recored on discs before the film was cut, none of the footage has surfaced.
Of course, if anyone can find the lost footage, it would be great, and we could finally see Dr. Seuss' original vision. But, this is quite unlikely. However! It was reported that over 1,300 still pictures were taken on the set of the film, far more than a usual production.
I am trying to gather as much information and as many stills as possible to help possibly make a reconstruction of the film. I was able to find a sizable folder of stills at the New York Public Library, and a few scattered on the internet.
We also don't have the original, reportedly 1,300 page script, which could aid us greatly in the attempt of a reconstruction.
While even if we eventually have enough stills to reconstruct the film fully, they are all in black and white, contrasting with the original Technicolor film. They would need to be colorized to fit nicely into a reconstruction.
Everything I've gathered so far I've put in this dropbox folder:
www.dropbox.com/sh/k00ygtuwt8rrx76/AAC8f2Q0WikfPpAnHOH7Ew-Oa?dl=0
Maybe some of you guys could help find more information on the film on the internet, or better yet, your local library. If the LMW can put their efforts together, maybe one day we could see a fair restoration of the only film written by one of the greatest writers of all time.
Is anyone else interested?
