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Author Topic: The Tingler (1959) Jack Theakston Master Film Handler Posts: 411 From: New York, USA Registered: Sep 2007 posted 11-12-2008 12:51 PM                     Sony/Columbia Repertory 4 Reels (82 minutes) Estar print Dolby SR Mono with Stereo segment (you must have surrounds if you play this in stereo) B/W with color sequence Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (some shots hard matted, not 1.66 safe) Condition was generally very good, although the print Sony has could use a good cleaning. Note: If you are going to do the "Percepto" gag of wiring up the seats, you have a 40 second blackout to do this. There's a blackout that runs less (about 20 second), followed by the 40 second blackout. The cue is when the print goes to stereo and Price yells out "scream for your lives!" Do NOT wire up your seats with any sort of electrical shock apparatus. Not only is this dangerous in a number of ways, no matter how small the shock, it is not how it was done in the '50s, no matter what some peoples' memories tell them. The correct and original way this effect was done was with bumper seats. You will have to rig up the vibrator underneath the upholstery in each seat. Another alternative is during the blackout to have two confederates come down the aisles from the back of the house to the stage (whatever the configuration of your theater is) with cut up plastic, mop strings and other things tethered to a black string or rope. Passing over the back of the heads of the audience, it will do the same job, and always gets applause.  |  IP: Logged

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