What was unique about the 1960 movie "Scent of Mystery"?

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Its use of "Smell-o-Vision." Hypothetically this was going to duplicate the smell of objects appearing on screen. It was a flop. "Whatever cinematic value Scent of Mystery had was dissolved by the film's gimmick, dubbed "Smell-O-Vision." The idea was to rig up a device in each theatre, from which would emanate a scent that corresponded with whatever image was on screen: the smell of roses for a garden, the odor of fish for an ocean scene, and so forth. Mike Todd Jr. should have guessed what the critical response would be, but released the film all the same. Scent of Mystery, though beautifully photographed, was perhaps the only genuine stinker ever produced by the motion picture industry." http://www.answers.com/topic/scent-of-mystery Dec 27 10, 11:54 AM