Tru-Vue Film Updates


Tru-Vue Films Not In "Stereo Views"

By Tom Martin

John Waldsmith's book "Stereo Views" has an excellent listing of Tru-Vue film titles and variations that every Tru-Vue collector should have on their bookshelf (O.K., so I did help John a little on the Tru-Vue and Novelview sections. Still, this is a "must have" book.). However, I continually find films that are not on the list, and film titles that have one or more variation in the photos. To help the advanced collector keep up with these additions to "Stereo Views" list, I have decided to add a page to the ReView web site that lists any new title/variation discovery that is not in John's book.

Also, Tru-Vue often had different titles on the films than on the film boxes. John chose on several occasions to use the film's actual title instead of the box title. I think that most sellers will list only the box titles, so I feel these are more important to collects. I have included a "corrections" listing with these box titles for collectors.

Check back often, and please let me know of any discoveries that you make.

Early Films

Title What's new
Boston 1 Has different photos than later film. Listed only as "Boston" in book
Boston 2 Has different photos than later film. Not listed in book
California
Red box is titled "California", but film is titled "California 1"
California 2
Not listed in book
Catalina Island 1 Book says "Catalina Island , three films, each"
Catalina Island 2 Book says "Catalina Island , three films, each"
Catalina Island 3 Book says "Catalina Island , three films, each"
Dam No. 15 Mississippi (River) Same film as "Upper Mississippi Dam Improvement". Actual title on film " Upper Mississippi River Nine Foot Channel Improvement Dam No. 15"
Days of '49
Has 1 extra pair than later film
Death Valley 1
Has different photos than later film
Death Valley 2 Has different photos than later film
Death Valley 3 Has different photos than later film
Dells
Has 2 extra pairs than later film
Goldilocks 1
Has 1 extra pair than later film
Goldilocks 2
Has 1 extra pair than later film
Great Smoky Mountains 1 Has different photos than later film
Great Smoky Mountains 2 Has different photos than later film
Hollywood Blue box has Hollywood 1 film inside which is different than later red box film
India Has 1 extra pair than later film
Little Bit O' Heaven Book lists as "A Little Bit of Heaven"
Los Angeles Blue box has Los Angeles 1 film inside which is different than later red box film
Movies in the Making
Has 1 extra pair than later film
Miami
Has different photos than later film
New York Zoo Has different photos than Bronx Zoo (104)
Passion Play 1 Has 2 extra pairs than later film
Passion Play 2 Has 2 extra pairs than later film
Passion Play 3 Has 2 extra pairs than later film
Premiere Similar to "Movie Premiere", a few different shots
Rockefeller Center 1 Not listed in book
Rockefeller Center 2 Not listed in book
San Francisco 1 Has different photos than later film
San Francisco 2 Has different photos than later film
The World a Million Years Ago Has 2 extra pairs than later film
Utah National Park 1 Book says "Utah National Park, two films, each"
Utah National Park 2 Book says "Utah National Park, two films, each"
Washington 1 (this is Washington D.C.) Different photos than later film
Washington 2 (this is Washington D.C.) Different photos than later film
Yellowstone 1 Has different photos than later film
Yellowstone 2 Has different photos than later film

Numbered Films Corrections

Title Corrections
210 Goldilocks The 10 frame version is single film (no part 2)
217 No 1 Ringling Bros. Circus
Book lists film title, not box title
218 No 2 Ringling Bros. Circus
Book lists film title, not box title
219 No 3 Ringling Bros. Circus
Book lists film title, not box title
220 No 4 Ringling Bros. Circus
Book lists film title, not box title
734 Cheyenne Mt. and Broadmoor Book combines the two titles.They are actually two
734 Will Rogers' Shrine different films.
1410 - 1415 Book combines the numbers from the Historic Virginia series with the actual film titles.Tru-Vue later changed the box tiltes to the film names. The next 12 listings show the correct box title names.
1410 Historic Virginia 1 (also the unnumbered name)
1411 Historic Virginia 2 (also the unnumbered name)
1412 Historic Virginia 3 (also the unnumbered name)
1413 Historic Virginia 4 (also the unnumbered name)
1414 Historic Virginia 5 (also the unnumbered name)
1415 Historic Virginia 6 (also the unnumbered name)
1410 Jamestown & Yorktown  
1411 Williamsburg (a)  
1412 Williamsburg (b)  
1413 Along the Potomac River  
1414 Monticello  
1415 Richmond  

Numbered Films Not Listed in the Book

Title What's new
101 Animals of the World 10 frame version (dioramas in a museum)
104 Bronx Zoo 10 frame version
120 A Day at the Zoo 10 frame version
201 A Night at the Carnival, no. 1 10 frame version
216 Popeye
10 frame version
229 The World A Million Years Ago 10 frame version
231 Keep 'em Flying 15 frame version has "How to use viewer" instruction frame
231 Keep 'em Flying 14 frame version with no instruction frame
233 Sandy's Railroad
10 frame version
234 Prince Valiant 10 frame version
237 Puss in Boots
10 frame version
240 Hoppy the Bunny 10 frame version
241 Bedtime for Dagwood
10 frame version
246 Bringing Up Father 10 frame version
248 Flash Grodon 10 frame version
252 Alice in Wonderland Part 1 10 frame version
253 Alice in Wonderland Part 2 10 frame version
301 Northern Hills
Different box title, same film as earlier
302 Mt. Rushmore Different box title, same film as earlier
303 Badlands Different box title, same film as earlier
602 Hoover Dam 1 Different views than the Bolder Dam series
1019 Washington D.C., no. 1 10 frame version
1503 Along the Nile Different number on box, has film 1503 inside
1901 Passion Play 1 10 frame version, different images than 14 frame version
1902 Passion Play 2 10 frame version, different images than 14 frame version

Color Films Not Listed in the Book

Title All are 14 Frame
2031-A Royal American Carnival No. 1
2031-B Royal American Carnival No. 2
2034-A Ringling Bros. Circus No. 1
2034-B Ringling Bros. Circus No. 2  
2034-C Ringling Bros. Circus No. 3
2034-D Ringling Bros. Circus No. 4  
2085 Howdy Doody  
2123 Little Netherlands  
2166 Prince Valiant  
2201 Tale of Peter Rabbit  
3043 Denver, The Mile High City  
3191-A Salt Lake City No. 1  
3191-B Salt Lake City No. 2  
4026 Bryce Canyon, Utah  
4032 Cave of the Winds, Colorado  
4042 Death Valley, California  
4043 Denver Mountain Parks  
4071 Garden of the Gods, Colorado  
4073-A Grand Canyon of Arizona No. 1  
4073-B Grand Canyon of Arizona No. 2  
4073-C Grand Canyon of Arizona No. 3  
4073-D Grand Canyon of Arizona No. 4  
4074 Grand Canyon (North Rim)  
4132 Mesa Verde, Colorado  
4153 Ohio Caverns (World's Most Colorful Cave)  
4162 Petrified Forest and Painted Desert of Arizona  
4184-A Rocky Mountain No. 1, Colorado  
4184-B Rocky Mountain No. 2 Colorado  
4193 Seven Falls and Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado  
4235 Will Roger's Shrine, Colorado  
4235 Will Roger's Shrine, Colorado  
4252-A Yellowstone No. 1  
4252-B Yellowstone No. 2  
4252-C Yellowstone No. 3  
4252-D Yellowstone No. 4  
4263 Zion, Utah  
6033-A Railroad Fair Exhibits  
6033-B Railroad Fair Trains  
6033-C Railroad Fair "Wheels-A-Rolling"  
6121 The Famous Latin Quarter ( New York City)  
6207 Tulip Time in Holland Michigan  

 


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