tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336951618302437812.post5899977776248024875..comments2023-12-03T20:20:54.683-05:00Comments on Scared Silly: Classic Hollywood Horror-Comedies: SPOOKS RUN WILD (1941)Paul Castigliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311677339576296386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336951618302437812.post-40889447519807343032010-01-23T15:04:46.127-05:002010-01-23T15:04:46.127-05:00Interesting thoughts, Rob. While I can see where ...Interesting thoughts, Rob. While I can see where the explanation of the canister trick could make sense, I do still think the disappearing act is a stretch for me - first of all, people are usually free to go into graveyards and visit graves without fear of getting shot at by caretakers, and second of all, the caretaker is shooting real bullets (which Pee Wee found out), so even if Nardo had set up mirrors, those mirrors could have been shattered by the bullets. Also, Nardo may have been caught setting up the mirrors. So I have to disagree on the explanation of the disappearing act and say it's a strong maybe on the canister bit.Paul Castigliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311677339576296386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336951618302437812.post-80125193850115272412010-01-23T14:33:20.545-05:002010-01-23T14:33:20.545-05:00I think the two instances you cite, that cannot be...I think the two instances you cite, that cannot be explained, can be explained as magic tricks: First of all...Nardo is more than a cheap party magician, he is "the best in the country" according to Muggs.Nardo knew he would have precious little time to visit the grave to pay his respect to the Billings girl who died at the tender young age of 16, before he would be discovered by the caretaker, so he set up the mirrors before the inevitable interuption.<br />Secondly...The canister with the "now you see it--now you don't" skull & cross bones at the bottom that Muggs sees and then the other boys do not when shown... it is a known magic trick available at magic/gimmic shops of the time, and probably still today, the image spins and the obverse side is opaque.<br />~Rob RivasRob Rivashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08245001996420999437noreply@blogger.com