The notorious bandit Willie Sutton was once asked why he had decided to rob banks. Sutton replied, "Because that's where the money is."
ANECDOTE
– Candid Camera Robbery
While setting up for a "Candid Camera" segment in a bank one day, Peter Funt (the show's host) was astonished to find himself in the middle of an actual robbery. As Funt looked on dumbfounded, the staff - naturally assuming that the robbery was a practice run of a practical joke - began clapping. So astonished was the robber that he actually dropped his gun and raced out of the bank!
Source:
www.anecdotage.com & Candid Camera
NEWS
– From
Masterpiece Mysterys
Masterpiece Mysteries is changing its focus. After spending the last 15 years producing live customized mystery entertainment the Mastermind is taking her expertise in laying cluetrails in new directions. Watch for the exciting changes coming soon!
Mystery Contests
Take the fun, intrigue, and immense popularity of mystery games, team it with any message or promotion you want to communicate to a crowd - and you have a Mystery Contest custom written by Masterpiece Mysterys, where the cluetrail contains the message!
We help businesses engage their target markets through mystery contests to:
- Increase customer loyalty
- Gather permission to use contact information
- Educate clients about your business or industry
- Provide a satisfying experience for businesses and their customers
Do It Yourself
Our famous Mystery Party in a (virtual) box! We are compiling all the story, instructions, and 15 years of accumulated wisdom you need to produce your own Mystery house party. Look for it on our website soon - we'll let you know.
Trivia, Movies, Anecdotes ...
Do you enjoy the anecdotes, jokes and quotes in our newsletters? Coming soon, more mystery content than you can shake a dagger at! We are assembling the largest Internet database of Mystery-buff information. Watch for the announcement!
BETA-TESTERS NEEDED
Masterpiece Mysterys needs your help. We are developing instructions for a Kids' Mystery Party, ideal for birthdays, called Shipwrecked On Sugar Island. Before the big launch, we need to have it tested.
Throw your kids a party they'll never forget! Just email us at mastermind@masterpiecemysterys.com and tell us you're interested. Your cost for this is a commitment to give us detailed feedback.
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HISTORY
MYSTERY:
Louis Le Prince - Motion Picture Inventor Vanishes
1890
In September of 1890, Louis Aimè Augustin Le Prince, the inventor of motion pictures, vanished from a moving train returning to Paris after visiting his brother in Dijon - the last person to see him alive.
The famous photographic pioneer was the first to successfully project pictures, use celluloid film rather than the traditional glass plates, and develop perforated film strips. Shortly after his disappearance, Louis’s patents were infringed upon and invalidated.
Standing over six feet three inches tall, Louis boarded the train with his equipment in his luggage. He never arrived in Paris. British and French police conducted an exhaustive investigation but neither his body nor his belongings were ever recovered.
16 lens camera developed by Le Prince in 1886
RECOMMENDED
VIDEO:
Mulholland Drive, 2001 – Naomi Watts, Laura Harring
“A Love Story In The City Of Dreams” - A quirky, mind-bending David Lynch original, and one of his best. Naomi Watts is a starry-eyed Canadian girl who finds herself helping an aging Hollywood amnesiac from a car accident, Laura Harring. It quickly becomes apparent a mystery is afoot, and nothing is what it seems. At the end of it we said, "What was that? I don't know, but I loved it!" We think you will, too.
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