In April 1930, at the advent of the "talkie," Universal Pictures released King of Jazz. The 105-minute film was a revue of Paul Whiteman's music through film, animation and sound. But what made the movie truly special was that it was released using a two-color process. Color films weren't new, per se. France had released the first one partly in color ca…
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