COLOURED FILMS.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19899, 30 May 1936, Page 19 (Supplement)

COLOURED FILMS.

~‘ HOLLYWOOD DEVELOPMENTS. MANY PRODUCTIONS SCHEDULED. LOS ANGELES, April 22. Indications of a decided turn to col—our pictures are soen in current, Hollylwood developments. Fourteen feature pictures in colour lure definitely scheduled by lhe mMOI' lslurlios. and a Brent increase in short §pictures in colours is Pvident, l Technicolour. with five plants in Hollywood and with contracts for ten feature picturrs signed and a score more in negotiation. reveals the trend toward colour in 'the following figures showing the total footage rontracted for during,r Hie past four weary—l 936. 50,000,000 fl; 1935, 22.000,000 ft.; L 934, 11,000,000 ft.; and 1933. 9.000.000“. ‘ At present 7 per cent. of the total

gross footage in Hollywood is in colour. Cineoolour, another process, ls building a new plant to 'be ready in August. Thirty—five per cent. of Warner Bros, and Metro-Goldan-Mayer shorts will be in colour this season. and ’ Walt Dlsnay'a emu-e productlon ,ls scheduled for colour tneatmont.

Dr. Herbert 'l‘. Kalmus, president or the Technicolour Motion Picture Gor—poration of Hollywood, New York, and London, said:

“ The current growth of the volume of our business, together with the enthusiastic interest displayed 'by almost. ever); Hollywood producer and by the motion picture public, makes our present problem that of expanding to tak) on this business ‘thei‘ than that

of obtaining it." Dr. lx‘almus will sail for England shortly to confer with officials of the Company's Ilandnn office. Mr M. 11. Cooper. executive vine-pre-sident of Pioneer Pictures, said: “ Full colour mouon ploturos wlll domlnate the enzlre Industry In the next five years. “\\'iihiu three years it- will be possible to produce full colour fllms almost for what hlack—aud-Miite pru—ductions now cost. “ Fuzzlness" Out. Out. ; “Tlm greatest contribution in the past your to lht‘ imprmemeul of full colour films has lJt'Oll HlO cmnplvtu (-Jiminnlimt of tho 'l'uzzinuss' and in—ltlifililll‘lllu>>} hitherto cliaruvtvristia 01' mun)" ul them. In tln‘ prurlurlion of I“’J‘liu Hunt-in: l’irnlr“ Irl‘nlllt‘llls of ‘cnluur lurmlul'tinn are mmpumhlc \\‘llll lllmsc t-ncnunh-rml \\lilru sound pic—tures Jirst t'Jllllt‘ in. “\\'t‘ llml Mlllll‘ players unsuitable ‘l'ni rnlunig and our [inn is .\lnl'llll: :1 .\lm-lr t'lllll]l.ll|}' nl' Ill'li\l.\ >uil..lvl.~ i'ni‘ slit-h ]ll'tvt|l|l‘||tlll\ \\«- shall lvi'utlllm' lvn lull I'ululll' l‘l-ulun- IH'mlllt‘linlls [\\illiiu lhv m-xl l\\|) ‘\‘l't|l'>'.” \\‘Mll lll<iit‘_\' i> um' vvl' lln‘ lt‘.ullll: leurltll‘s' nl' ('Hllrlll‘ irirlurux llt‘ 1m» Isn‘lu-lllilt-(l .I It”! |wr I‘l'lll. ullllllil 11l 'ruluur, \\illi lh.‘ l‘JJII; .\t'.|\\rll (milling: ‘l'ur IR .\lmrlx .tllll uiu- {mini-v. )ll' lllflll‘)‘ Nlltli "Ilnlum‘ munitlm ‘lIl.l1I) .itl\.u|t.‘i:’t-s l'nr t‘.ll‘lm-ll\ It 111-y. mils mnn'l- Filli\rl\||l2 ('lmrn-lvi‘imlllnn «ml nlilimpht-rv. l'ulilit' l‘thlt‘lllill :11l

over the world has supported this opinion." Mr Selznick (International Pictures) has started production of “ The Garden of Allah " in colour, the company having departed for Yuma, Arizona, on location. Marlene Dietrich and Charles Boyer arc starred in it. .\ir Samuoi Goldwyn has two colour features on schmlule.‘ In preparation is “ tiohlnyn Follies," an international mnsival wvue with an all—star cast. Sonic scenes for this will he iihncd in London, it is sinivd. This will be followed by “ iini'ricnnn,“ hy .\ir .\‘orii—huff .‘lntl .\ir ilnll, nutlnnw‘ of "Mutiny ull ”Il' iiuuniy." i’iunvur l’iviin'us \\‘ill [ll‘llillli‘i‘ “ ’l‘hn Lilo ui' Ilnslirr.” unni aim. lilo short" i'ur i’nitmi ;\rti.~;l<. “Changing of the Guard." \\lli'lll'l' iii'nillv'i's li.l\n- i"‘l€&l>i‘d ‘1 .\i‘i'il‘h ui ivn mlnln' shorts, Anion; thvm " lihunpflng of tho tinnnl.“ >lln\\in;.' Illi‘ (Humour. i’vi'i‘innn)’ ni—linrkinghuln “.llllt't'. 'J‘hi' 'l‘m-niivih Country-Fox mn-rt-i'n has slurlcd pl'oduuliun it: u cuiuui‘ (cc-nun: oi "Ramona."