Smell-O-Vision’s big debut is ruined by the common cold!

>If perfumed movies had any future, the speculation favored [Mike Todd, Jr.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Mike_Todd%2C_Jr._1958.JPG)’s Smell-O-Vision. Young Todd spent two million dollars on his picture *Scent of Mystery* (1960). >When the film was released, [Henny Youngman](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Henny_Youngman.jpg) gave it a two-line review: “I didn’t understand the picture,” he said. “I had a cold.” __________________________ **Source:** Boller, Paul F., and Ronald L. Davis. "Movies Are Better Than Ever." *Hollywood Anecdotes*. New York: Morrow, 1987. 418. Print. **Original Source Listed:** Dowdy, *”Movies Are Better Than Ever,”* pp. 53. ___________________________ **Further Reading:** [Michael Todd, Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Todd,_Jr.) [Smell-O-Vision](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smell-O-Vision) [Scent of Mystery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scent_of_Mystery) [Henry "Henny" Youngman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henny_Youngman)