List of early color feature films

Excerpt from the surviving fragment of With Our King and Queen Through India (1912), the first feature-length film in natural color, filmed in Kinemacolor

This is a list of early feature-length color films (including primarily black-and-white films that have one or more color sequences) made up to about 1936, when the Technicolor three-strip process firmly established itself as the major-studio favorite. In the list below, all films prior to On with the Show (1929) are no-dialog "silents". About a third of the films are thought to be lost films, with no prints surviving. Some have survived incompletely or only in black-and-white copies made for TV broadcast use in the 1950s.

Background

The earliest attempts to produce color films involved either tinting the film broadly with washes or baths of dyes, or painstakingly hand-painting certain areas of each frame of the film with transparent dyes. Stencil-based techniques such as Pathéchrome were a labor-saving alternative if many copies of a film had to be colored: each dye was rolled over the whole print using an appropriate stencil to restrict the dye to selected areas of each frame. The Handschiegl color process was a comparable technique. Because transparent dyes did not impact the clarity or detail of the image seen on the screen, the result could look rather naturalistic, but the choice of what colors to use and where was made by a person, so they could be very arbitrary and unlike the actual colors.

Edward Raymond Turner's process, tested in 1902, was the first to capture full natural color on motion picture film, but it proved to be mechanically impractical. A simplified two-color version, introduced as Kinemacolor in 1908, was marginally successful for a few years, but the special projector it required and its inherent major technical defects contributed to its demise in 1914. Technicolor, originally also a two-color process capable of only a limited range of hues, was commercialized in 1922 and soon became the most widely used of the several two-color processes available in the 1920s.

Beginning in 1932, Technicolor introduced a new full-color process, "Process 4", now commonly called "three-strip Technicolor" because the special camera used for live-action filming yielded separate black-and-white negatives for each of the three primary colors. The final print, however, was a single full-color strip of film that did not need any special handling. This became the standard process used by the major Hollywood studios until the mid-1950s.

List of films

Title Released Color process Length Company Status
La Vie et la passion de Jésus Christ France, 1903 Pathéchrome Pathé Frères Extant. Also known as The Passion Play and Vie et Passion du Christ. Not released as a single feature, but as 32 individual shorts in three different groupings and shot at different times. Some scenes are partially hand coloured (e.g. 44-minute copy on Youtube). The later scenes feature different actors and costumes from the earlier scenes.[1] On DVD.
With Our King and Queen Through India UK, 1912 Kinemacolor Natural Color Kinematograph Company First feature-length documentary capturing natural color rather than colorization techniques. The original footage ran for 2½ hours (16,000 ft.), presented in two different programmes. The main film of the Delhi Durbar itself was shot on 12 December 1911. The rest of the film was made in other locations in India up to 30 December 1911, of which only a ten-minute extract still exists. Released in UK on 2 February 1912.[2]
The Miracle UK, 1912 Pathéchrome Joseph Menchen (personal project) First stencil-colored feature-length narrative film. Filmed in Austria in October 1912; hand-colored in Paris by seventy people;[3] UK release on 21 December 1912. Original UK length 7,000 feet;[3] censored versions showed at 5,000 and 5,500 feet. Designed to be accompanied by score for full symphony orchestra and chorus by Engelbert Humperdinck. A B&W print of a cut version is extant, held at the CNC Archives, France. Available on Youtube and final scene only, with extracts of the original music.
The World, the Flesh and the Devil UK, 1914 Kinemacolor Natural Color Kinematograph Company First feature-length narrative film in natural color. Lost.
Little Lord Fauntleroy UK, 1914 Kinemacolor Natural Color Kinematograph Company Status Unknown.
Britain Prepared UK, 1915 Kinemacolor inserts Jury's Imperial Pictures First British propaganda film. Extant.
Joan the Woman US, 1916 Handschiegl Color Process inserts Famous Players-Lasky Survives complete with color sequences. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. (Color was billed as the "DeMille-Wyckoff Process")
The Gulf Between US, 1917 Technicolor feature Technicolor Corporation First American film shot in color. Lost film. Only a few frames from test prints, showing star Grace Darmond, have survived.
The Devil-Stone US, 1917 Handschiegl Color Process inserts Famous Players-Lasky Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Only two reels survive in AFI collection at Library of Congress.
Cupid Angling US, 1918 Douglass Natural Color feature Douglass Natural Color Film Inc. Lost film. Only feature film made in this process.
Our Navy US, 1918 Prizma feature Prizma First feature film shot in Prizmacolor.
Treasure Island US, 1920 Hand coloring (Handschiegl?) Paramount Pictures Directed by Maurice Tourneur. Extant. On DVD.
Roman Candles (Yankee Doodle Jr.) US, 1920 Handschiegl Color Process inserts Cineart Lost film
Bali the Unknown US, 1921 Prizma feature Prizma Inc. Five-reel documentary opened 27 February 1921 at Capitol Theatre in NYC. On DVD.
The Three Musketeers US, 1921 Handschiegl Color Process inserts United Artists Film survives in black-and-white only.
The Toll of the Sea US, 1922 Technicolor feature 3190 ft. Technicolor/Metro Pictures The first natural-color feature film made in Hollywood. The final two reels are apparently lost. Available on DVD.
A Blind Bargain US, 1922 Handschiegl Color Process inserts 188 ft. Goldwyn Pictures Lost film.
The Glorious Adventure US/UK, 1922 Prizma feature United Artists Directed by J. Stuart Blackton. Extant at the British Film Institute. On DVD.
Flames of Passion UK, 1922 Prizma insert Astra Film Directed by Graham Cutts. Lost film.
Foolish Wives US, 1922 Hand coloring inserts Universal Pictures Hand coloring by Gustav Brock.
Red Lights US, 1923 Handschiegl Color inserts Goldwyn Pictures Extant in black-and-white only.
The Ten Commandments US, 1923 Technicolor inserts, Handschiegl Color inserts Paramount Pictures Survives complete. Is on DVD.
Vanity Fair US, 1923 Prizma insert Goldwyn Pictures Directed by Hugo Ballin. Lost film.
The Virgin Queen UK, 1923 Prizma insert J. Stuart Blackton Productions Directed by J. Stuart Blackton. Status unknown.
I Pagliacci UK, 1923 Prizma insert Napoleon Films Starring Lillian Hall-Davis. Status unknown.
The Uninvited Guest US, 1924 Technicolor insert Metro Pictures Preservation status unknown.
Cytherea US, 1924 Technicolor inserts 230 ft. Technicolor/Goldwyn Pictures Lost film. First Technicolor film shot under artificial light.
Wanderer of the Wasteland US, 1924 Technicolor feature 3854 ft. Paramount First western in color. Lost film.
Venus of the South Seas US, 1924 Prizma Insert Lee-Bradford Corp. Extant. Restored by the Library of Congress in 2004. Final reel is in Prizma.
Heritage of the Desert US, 1924 Technicolor inserts 34 ft. Paramount Starring Bebe Daniels. Unknown status.
Greed US, 1924 Handschiegl Color Process inserts Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Short version of film extant, coloring lost (a few specimen frames may survive). On DVD.
The Dance of the Moods UK, 1924 Friese-Greene Natural Color (formerly Biocolour) Friese-Greene Productions Unknown if a feature or short film.
Moonbeam Magic UK, 1924 Friese-Greene Natural Color (formerly Biocolour) Spectrum Films Produced by Claude Friese-Greene. Status unknown, possibly at BFI.
Ben-Hur US, 1925 Technicolor inserts 1029 ft. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Extant. On DVD.
Cyrano de Bergerac Italy/France, 1925 Pathéchrome feature 9501 ft. Unione Cinematografica Italiana Starring Pierre Magnier. Extant.
The Phantom of the Opera US, 1925 Technicolor inserts, Kelley Color /Handschiegl Color 497 ft. Universal Pictures One color segment survives. On DVD.
The Merry Widow US, 1925 Technicolor insert 136 ft. MGM Film survives, but two-minute color sequence is lost.
Stage Struck US, 1925 Technicolor inserts Paramount Extant with color sequences. Restored by George Eastman House. Starring Gloria Swanson.
Pretty Ladies US, 1925 Technicolor insert 597 ft. MGM Extant only in black-and-white.
His Supreme Moment US, 1925 Technicolor inserts 517 ft. First National Pictures Lost film.
The Big Parade US, 1925 Applied color by Technicolor 154 ft. MGM Feature and color exists. On DVD.
So This Is Marriage? US, 1925 Technicolor insert 729 ft. MGM Lost film.
The Splendid Road US, 1925 Handschiegl Color inserts First National Pictures Status unknown.
Seven Chances US, 1925 Technicolor insert 275 ft. MGM Extant with color. On DVD.
The King on Main Street US, 1925 Technicolor inserts 105 ft. Famous Players-Lasky Survives complete.
Lights of Old Broadway US, 1925 Technicolor inserts, Handschiegl Color Process inserts Cosmopolitan Productions Extant in Library of Congress.
Fig Leaves US, 1926 Technicolor insert 969 ft. Fox Film Corporation Extant only in black-and-white.
Beverly of Graustark US, 1926 Technicolor insert 354 ft. MGM Extant.
The Open Road UK, 1926 Friese-Greene Natural Color (formerly Biocolour) Friese-Greene Productions Series of documentary films shot between 1924 and 1926. A print was restored and shown on the BBC in 2006. On DVD.
Gli ultimi giorni di Pompeii Italy, 1926 Pathéchrome feature 12083 ft. Società Italiana Grandi Films Extant. US Title: The Last Days of Pompeii On DVD.
Irene US, 1926 Technicolor inserts 972 ft. First National Pictures Survives complete with color sequences.
Beau Geste US, 1926 Technicolor inserts Paramount Pictures Extant.
The Flaming Forest US, 1926 Technicolor inserts 203 ft. MGM Extant at Library of Congress.
The American Venus US, 1926 Technicolor insert 1574 ft. Paramount Lost film. Two trailers, and brief clip of color insert, survive at the Library Of Congress.
Volcano US, 1926 Handschiegl Color inserts Paramount Pictures Extant at Library of Congress. Preserved by UCLA and Television and The Museum of Modernr Art.
Mike US, 1926 Handschiegl Color inserts Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Extant at Library Of Congress. Complete print of 70 minutes found at Library Of Congress in December 2015.
The Black Pirate US, 1926 Technicolor feature 8124 ft. United Artists Original Technicolor Process 2 print survives at the BFI. Commonly seen version was created from surviving negatives. Outtakes survive in black-and-white. On DVD.
The Fire Brigade US, 1926 Technicolor inserts, Handschiegl Color inserts 692 ft. MGM Film extant, but color may be lost.
The Joy Girl US, 1926 Technicolor insert 285 ft. Fox A copy may survive in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.
Flames US, 1926 Handschiegl Color inserts Associated Exhibitors One reel exists in the Library of Congress.
The Girl from Montmartre US, 1926 Handschiegl Color inserts First National Pictures Preserved by Warner Bros. from Original negative and nitrate handschlegal print.
The King of Kings US, 1927 Technicolor inserts DeMille Productions/Pathé Exchange Survives complete. Is on DVD.
Winners of the Wilderness US, 1927 Technicolor insert MGM 16mm print extant. Starring Joan Crawford. On DVD.
Annie Laurie US, 1927 Technicolor insert 204 ft. MGM Extant with color at the Library of Congress.
The Wizard US, 1927 Hand coloring Fox Lost film.
Napoléon France, 1927 Keller-Dorian process sequences Abel Gance/Gaumont Extant. Keller-Dorian process proved to be impractical.
La revue des revues France, 1927 Pathéchrome inserts Extant.
La Femme et le pantin France, 1928 Keller-Dorian process Extant. Directed by Jacques de Baroncelli
None but the Brave US, 1928 Technicolor insert 549 ft. Fox Unknown
The Wedding March US, 1928 Technicolor insert, hand coloring. 294 ft. Paramount Extant. Directed by Erich von Stroheim
Red Hair US, 1928 Technicolor insert 57 ft. Paramount Lost film. Color tests survive at UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Casanova Germany, 1928 Pathéchrome insert Ciné-Alliance/Pathé Extant. Based on operetta by Ralph Benatzky.
The Viking US, 1928 Technicolor feature 8398 ft. MGM Extant. The first Technicolor feature with sound (synchronized music score and sound effects only, no dialog or "live" sound). On DVD.
The Water Hole US, 1928 Technicolor inserts 332 ft. Paramount Status unknown.
Court-Martial US, 1928 Technicolor insert 473 ft. Columbia Pictures Status unknown.
Redskin US, 1929 Mostly Technicolor with sepia-toned sequences 4463 ft. Paramount Synchronized music score and sound effects but no dialog or "live" sound. Survives complete. On DVD.
On With the Show US, 1929 Technicolor 9592 ft. Warner Brothers Extant in black-and-white. 20-second color clip exists in private collection. The first all-talking color feature. On DVD.
Harmony Heaven UK, 1929 Pathéchrome sequences British International Pictures Extant at British Film Institute
A Romance of Seville UK, 1929 Pathéchrome feature British International Pictures Sound version released July 1930. First British sound film made in color. On DVD.
Devil-May-Care US, 1929 Technicolor insert Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Show of Shows US, 1929 Technicolor feature 9987 ft. Warner Brothers Only survives in black-and-white except "Chinese Fantasy" number with Myrna Loy and Nick Lucas and part or all of "Meet My Sister" number. On DVD with latter number in black-and-white (color footage only recently discovered).
Pointed Heels US, 1929 Technicolor inserts 270 ft. Paramount Extant complete at UCLA. Broadcast master is in black-and-white.
Paris US, 1929 Technicolor inserts 3645 ft. Warner Brothers Picture lost. Soundtrack extant.
Gold Diggers of Broadway US, 1929 Technicolor feature 9122 ft. Warner Brothers Two incomplete reels and some short fragments extant. Complete disc soundtrack extant. Surviving reels on DVD.
Sally US, 1929 Technicolor feature 9280 ft. First National-Warner Brothers Extant only in black-and-white. Two-minute color sequence also extant. On DVD.
Glorifying the American Girl US, 1929 Technicolor insert 897 ft. Paramount Extant complete at UCLA. On DVD.
The Broadway Melody US, 1929 Technicolor insert 307 ft. MGM Extant in black-and-white only. On DVD.
The Desert Song US, 1929 Technicolor insert 306 ft. Warner Brothers Extant in black-and-white only.
Sunny Side Up US, 1929 Multicolor inserts Fox Extant in black-and-white only.
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 US, 1929 Technicolor inserts 1360 ft. MGM Extant
Broadway US, 1929 Technicolor insert 198 ft. Universal Survives in a talking version and a silent version made for theaters without sound equipment. The talking version is missing the final reel, the color sequence, which does survive in the silent version.
Married in Hollywood US, 1929 Multicolor insert Fox Only final reel in Multicolor survives at UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Red Hot Rhythm US, 1929 Multicolor insert Pathé Exchange Only one number in color, the title song, survives.
This Thing Called Love US, 1929 Multicolor insert Pathé Exchange Lost film except for color sequence.
The Dance of Life US, 1929 Technicolor insert 779 ft. Paramount Survives in black and White. Part of the Technicolor sequence survives at the Library of Congress.
Footlights and Fools US, 1929 Technicolor inserts 1183 ft. First National-Warner Brothers Lost film.
His First Command US, 1929 Multicolor inserts Pathé Exchange Extant in black-and-white. Status of Multicolor sequences unknown.
It's a Great Life (1929 film) US, 1929 Technicolor inserts 1391 ft. MGM Extant. On DVD from Warner Archive Collection.
The Mysterious Island US, 1929 Technicolor feature 8569 ft. MGM Extant at UCLA. Complete Technicolor print was discovered in Prague, December 2013 and premiered at the 33rd Pordenone Silent Film Festival in October 2014. On DVD.[4]
Rio Rita US, 1929 Technicolor insert 2680 ft. RKO Radio Pictures Survives in a cut re-release copy with all color sequences. On DVD.
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 US, 1929 Multicolor inserts Fox Lost film.
The Great Gabbo US, 1929 Multicolor inserts Sono Art-World Wide Pictures Survives in black-and-white except for missing color musical number "The Ga-Ga Bird". On DVD.
Smiling Irish Eyes US, 1929 Technicolor inserts First National Pictures Lost film. Soundtrack discs survive at UCLA.
The Rogue Song US, 1930 Technicolor feature 9565 ft. MGM Lost Film. Complete soundtrack extant on discs. Trailer and fragments preserved at UCLA.
The Life of the Party US, 1930 Technicolor feature 7202 ft. Warner Brothers Extant only in black-and-white.
Hold Everything US, 1930 Technicolor feature 7280 ft. Warner Brothers Lost film. Soundtrack extant.
The Vagabond King US, 1930 Technicolor feature 9413 ft. Paramount Only complete copy restored by UCLA
Just for a Song UK, 1930 Pathécolor sequences Gainsborough Pictures Lost film
Alf's Button UK, 1930 Pathécolor sequences British Gaumont Lost film
Paramount on Parade US, 1930 Technicolor inserts 2517 ft. Paramount Film and all color sequences survive, but sound for some color sequences is missing. Restored by UCLA Film and Television Archive
Under a Texas Moon US, 1930 Technicolor feature 7501 ft. Warner Brothers First all-talking western shot entirely in color. Survives in a complete color copy.
Whoopee! US, 1930 Technicolor feature 8681 ft. United Artists Survives in at least one complete color copy.
The School for Scandal UK, 1930 Raycolor feature Albion Films Only feature film photographed in this process. Lost film.
Elstree Calling UK, 1930 Pathéchrome Inserts British International Pictures Extant at the British Film Institute. Co-directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Hell's Angels US, 1930 Multicolor insert 866 ft. United Artists Color sequence and film survive complete. Scene filmed in Multicolor, printed by Technicolor
Knowing Men UK, 1930 Talkicolor feature United Artists Corporation Second British sound feature in color. Lost film.
King of Jazz US, 1930 Technicolor feature 9320 ft. Universal Extant.
Chasing Rainbows US, 1930 Technicolor insert 1249 ft. MGM Black-and-white parts survive, color sequences are completely lost.
They Learned About Women US, 1930 Technicolor insert MGM Survives in black and white only.
Good News US, 1930 Multicolor insert MGM Color was used for the finale, which is now completely lost. The rest survives.
Show Girl in Hollywood US, 1930 Technicolor insert 832 ft. First National-Warner Brothers Extant only in black-and-white.
Kismet US, 1930 N/A First National-Warner Brothers Lost film.
Bride of the Regiment US, 1930 Technicolor feature 7418 ft. First National-Warner Brothers Picture lost. Soundtrack extant.
Puttin' on the Ritz US, 1930 Technicolor Insert 953 ft. United Artists Extant only in black-and-white.
Mammy US, 1930 Technicolor Inserts 1497 ft. Warner Brothers Extant. The first Al Jolson film with color.
Call of the Flesh US, 1930 Technicolor insert 721 ft. MGM Extant only in black-and-white.
Bright Lights US, 1930 Technicolor feature 6416 ft. Warner Brothers Extant only in black-and-white.
Children of Pleasure US, 1930 Technicolor insert ~700 ft. MGM Survives complete in black-and-white. Color sequences extant in sections.
General Crack US, 1930 Technicolor insert 532 ft. Warner Brothers Survives in a silent copy with no color sequences made for theaters without sound equipment.
Melody Man US, 1930 Technicolor insert 826 ft. Columbia Pictures Extant only in black-and-white.
Follow Thru US, 1930 Technicolor feature 8383 ft. Paramount Extant.
The March of Time US, 1930 Technicolor inserts MGM Production never completed. Several musical sequences extant.
New Movietone Follies of 1930 US, 1930 Multicolor inserts Fox Extant. Only copy at UCLA.
The Florodora Girl US, 1930 Technicolor insert 608 ft. MGM Extant.
Mamba US, 1930 Technicolor feature 6998 ft. Tiffany Pictures Extant complete. First all-color all-talking feature which was not a musical. On DVD.
Sweet Kitty Bellairs US, 1930 Technicolor feature 5846 ft. Warner Brothers Extant only in black-and-white. On DVD.
Son of the Gods US, 1930 Technicolor insert 442 ft. Warner Brothers Extant only in black-and-white.
Song of the Flame US, 1930 Technicolor feature 6501 ft. Warner Brothers Lost film. Soundtrack extant.
Song of the West US, 1930 Technicolor feature 7189 ft. Warner Brothers Lost film. Vitaphone discs extant.
Viennese Nights US, 1930 Technicolor feature 9191 ft. Warner Brothers Extant, preserved at UCLA.
Golden Dawn US, 1930 Technicolor feature 7546 ft. Warner Brothers Extant in black-and-white only. Color fragment found circa 2015.
Peacock Alley US, 1930 Technicolor insert 651 ft. Tiffany Extant; color sequence is at the Library of Congress.
No, No, Nanette US, 1930 Technicolor Sequences 3895 ft. First National-Warner Brothers Lost film.
The Lottery Bride US, 1930 Technicolor insert 358 ft. United Artists Color sequence survives at the George Eastman House. On DVD.
Lord Byron of Broadway US, 1930 Technicolor insert 878 ft. MGM Extant.
Leathernecking US, 1930 Technicolor insert 1474 ft. RKO Lost film.
Hit the Deck US, 1930 Technicolor insert 3772 ft. RKO Lost film.
Dixiana US, 1930 Technicolor insert 2006 ft. RKO Extant.
The Cuckoos US, 1930 Technicolor insert 833 ft. RKO Extant.
Delicious US, 1931 Multicolor inserts Fox Extant only in black-and-white.
Woman Hungry US, 1931 Technicolor feature 6119 ft. Warner Brothers Extant. On DVD.
Manhattan Parade US, 1931 Technicolor feature 6692 ft. Warner Brothers Extant only in black-and-white. On DVD.
Fifty Million Frenchmen US, 1931 Technicolor feature 6480 ft. Warner Brothers Extant only in black-and-white. On DVD.
Kiss Me Again US, 1931 Technicolor feature Warner Brothers Extant only in black-and-white. On DVD.
The Hawk US, 1931 Multicolor feature Romantic Productions Shot as the first feature entirely in Multicolor, it had a very limited release. Five years later using the new process Cinecolor it was re-edited and re-recorded as "Phantom of Santa Fe". On DVD.
The Runaround US, 1931 Technicolor feature 5714 ft. RKO Extant only in black-and-white, except for color first reel at Museum of Modern Art. On DVD.
Fanny Foley Herself US, 1931 Technicolor feature 6699 ft. RKO Lost film. Technicolor trailer extant at George Eastman House.
Tex Takes a Holiday US, 1932 Multicolor feature Argosy Productions Corporation Final feature-length film shot entirely in Multicolor. Extant. On DVD.
Doctor X US, 1932 Technicolor feature 7048 ft Warner Brothers Extant. On DVD.
The Girl from Calgary US, 1932 Magnacolor insert Chardwick Productions First reel was shot in color. Extant, status of color sequence is unknown.
The Death Kiss US, 1932 Hand-colored inserts Sono Art-World Wide Pictures Extant. Hand color by Gustav Brock.
Mystery of the Wax Museum US, 1933 Technicolor feature 7184 ft Warner Brothers Extant. On DVD.
Sairandhri India, 1933 UFacolor feature Prabhat Film Company First color film shot in India, but processed and printed in Germany. Extant. On DVD.
Radio Parade of 1935 UK, 1934 Dufaycolor inserts British International Pictures Two sequences were filmed in Dufaycolor. Extant.
Adventure Girl US, 1934 Hand-colored inserts Van Beuren Studios Extant. Hand color by Gustav Brock.
Sweden, Land of the Vikings US, 1934 Cinecolor feature First feature-length film in Cinecolor. On DVD.
The Cat and the Fiddle US, February 1934 Technicolor, Process 4 insert MGM Black-and-white with final reel in color. First use of three-strip Technicolor in a feature-length film. On DVD.
The House of Rothschild US, April 1934 Technicolor, Process 4 insert 20th Century Pictures/United Artist Black-and-white with final sequence in color.
Hollywood Party US, May 1934 Technicolor, Process 4 insert MGM Black-and-white with animated cartoon sequence in color.
Kid Millions US, December 1934 Technicolor, Process 4 insert Samuel Goldwyn/United Artists Black-and-white with "Ice Cream Factory" musical finale in color.
Karnaval cvetov Soviet Union, 1935 Russian two-color process feature Mezhrabpomfilm First Russian color film. Extant complete. On DVD.
Jeunies filles à marier France, 1935 Franciacolor feature Paris Color Films First French feature in natural color. Extant. On DVD.
Legong: Dance of the Virgins US, 1935 Technicolor Process 3 (two-color) feature 5054 ft DuWorld Pictures (US)/Paramount (intl) Produced by Constance Bennett and Henri de la Falaise. Feature-length documentary filmed entirely in two-color Technicolor, one of the last uses of the older process. Restored in 1999 by UCLA Film and Television Archive. On DVD.
The Little Colonel US, February 1935 Technicolor, Process 4 insert Fox Black-and-white with one Technicolor sequence
Becky Sharp US, 1935 Technicolor, Process 4 feature Pioneer Pictures/RKO First feature-length film entirely in three-strip Technicolor. On DVD.
Kliou the Killer
(Kliou the Killer Tiger)
US, 1936 Technicolor, Process 3 (two-color) feature 4917 ft Bennett Pictures/DuWorld Pictures (US) Final two-color Technicolor feature. Extant only in black and white. On DVD.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine US, 1936 Technicolor, Process 4 feature Walter Wanger Productions/Paramount Pictures First three-strip Technicolor feature filmed outdoors by natural light.
We're in the Legion Now! US, 1936 Magnacolor feature George A. Hirliman Productions Also known as The Rest Cure. Extant. On DVD.
Phantom of Santa Fe US, 1936 Cinecolor feature Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises Filmed in Multicolor five years earlier as "The Hawk", re-edited version released in Cinecolor as "Phantom of Santa Fe". Extant. On DVD.
La terre qui meurt France, 1936 Franciacolor feature Paris Color Films Also known as "The Land That Dies". Restored in 1992. On DVD.
Pagliacci Italy/UK, 1936 UFAcolor inserts Trafalgar Film Productions Extant with color. On DVD.
Grunya Kornakova Soviet Union, 1936 Russian two-color Process feature Mezhrabpomfilm First Russian feature-length narrative film in color. Extant.
Bajo el sol de Loreto Peru, 1936 Unknown color process feature Also known as "Under Loreto's Sun". First Peruvian color feature film. Extant.
The Devil on Horseback US, 1936 Hirlicolor feature George A. Hirliman Productions Long presumed lost until found in private collection in the 1980s. Complete in UCLA Film and Television Archive. On DVD.
The Bold Caballero US, 1936 Magnacolor feature Republic Pictures First "Zorro" film shot in color. Extant complete. On DVD.
Captain Calamity US, 1936 Hirlicolor feature George A. Hirliman Productions Extant complete. Released on DVD.
Kisan Kanya India, 1937 Cinecolor feature Imperial Pictures First Hindi color film made entirely in India. Extant. On DVD.

See also

References

  1. Abel, Richard (1998) The Ciné Goes to Town: French Cinema, 1896-1914. University of California Press ISBN 9780520912915, p.576
  2. McKernan, Luke (2009). ‘The modern Elixir of Life’: Kinemacolor, royalty and the Delhi Durbar, in Film History, Vol. 21, pp. 122–136, 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Film show in Covent Garden". New York Times, 9 December 1912
  4. http://www.cinetecadelfriuli.org/gcm/allegati/2014_CalendarioGCM_w3.pdf

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