American Optical History  - The Todd - AO Project
 


 
 

Todd - AO Wide Screen Projection System -
Top South Pacific Credits / Bottom Around the World in 80 Days
Photos Courtesty of Thomas Hauerslev
 


Above photo showing movie Oklahama still courtesy of http://www.in70mm.com/todd_ao/index.htm
The website link above is the definitive collection of information on Todd - AO

Text of 1985 Southbridge News Articles on the Todd - AO Project

What is Todd - AO? from Oklahoma Brochure

Find out more about Todd-AO in the New Book titled
"Motion Pictures:  Making of Cinema Magic

1955 Life Magazine Photos taken in Southbridge Ma
at the AO Research building with Mike Todd (with Cigar)







Check out this new link to more Todd AO Information / photos
http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/widescreen/wingto7.htm

Visitors from Denmark and Holland join Original Todd-AO Project Developers
Walter Siegmund (left of Camera Photo), John Davis and Brian O'Brien Jr. (1997 Photo). Also shown are Thomas Hauerslev (Denmark -Left), Willaim Bauwmeester (Holland), and Bob Throop (R).
 
 

 For more about wide screen projection and Todd AO, visit Thomas Hauserlsev's DP70 site:
http://www.in70mm.com/todd_ao/index.htm

This is the most comprehensive site on Todd-AO in existence.
The photos on this page (except for Don Whitney slide of the Rivoli Theatre), have been provided by Thomas.
 

Brian O'Brien Jr. (1997 Photo)
 
 


The premier of Oklahoma in NYC- October 11, 1955
Photo by Don Whitney

Original NYC World Premier Invitations courtesy of Rosemary Simonds


Dick Whitney email: dickwhitney@charter.net


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