Powered by two D batteries, it's essentially a flashlight. From a technical standpoint, it's certainly not very impressive, and wasn't even at the time. We did, after all, have home movie projectors in 1959. The 'movies' are merely black and white filmstrips. Each strip contains two slideshows, side by side, in which each frame is a mere 4mm wide.
But I loved it anyway. To me, it wasn't just a toy, it was an experience. One drove the basic tin cars through the entrance, parked and waited for the show to begin. And because it was illuminated by a standard flashlight bulb, the room was required to be pitch dark for maximum effect. It came with a 'light shield' (made of black, heavy stock paper) in case you wanted to view it in daylight hours, but who goes to the drive-in during the middle of the day?
As you can see, there's no masking for the image.
This feature is based on the television program, Have Gun - Will Travel, starring Richard Boone (1957 -1963). Though it's hard to imagine it now, it was one of several half hour dramas produced for television at that time.
Below, the TV commercial starring Patty Duke a few years before she starred on Broadway in The Miracle Worker. The person who posted this video thoughtfully provided information about the toy and Remco.


















