n this d ay, The House of Wax opened at New Yorks Paramount Theatre. Released by Warner Brothers, it was the first movie from a major motion-picture studio to be shot using the three-dimensional filmprocess and one of the first horror films to be shot in colour.

The 3-D filming process involved using two cameras, or a single twin-lensed camera, to represent both the right and the left eye of the human viewer. Images from the two cameras were then projected simultaneously onto the screen. People could see The House of Wax through special stereoscopic glasses to see its full 3-D effect. The popularity of 3-D lasted only about a year in the US; its short life was blamed on the poor quality of the 3-D films produced.• Sources: http://www.thisdayintechnology.com; history.com; historyorb.com