Richfield Reaper | 1935-08-08 | Page 5 | Feature Picture in Technicolor Shown at Kinema

feature picture in technicolor shown at cinema the first feature picture released in the new technicolor was shown in richfield at the cinema theatre last week in the film becky sharp taken from vanity fair and giving a portrayal of the colorful social life of the napoleonic pole onic period heretofore technicolor has been used in releases of scenic sc enic areas and cartoons but it is t the he birts time this new process of technicolor has been applied throughout a feature picture the talkies tallies tal kies are now out of their infancy having celebrated their ninth birthday monday it was august 5 1926 that a new york theatre presented the first program starring john barrymore Barry in don juan don juan was silent but it had a synchronized musical score even after the jazz singer presented in january 1927 there were doubters among producers but sensing the pulse of the public hollywood soon devoted all its energies to sound tures the local loc al theatres theartres the atres were quick to adopt sound equipment and the i present management has brought the standard of its equipment up to that of a metropolitan theatre in bringing technicolor to richfield shortly after its adaptation to the screen it is living up to its reputation in offering entertainment to the people of richfield and surrounding communities