Technicolor three-strip adoption and diffusion (1932–1955)

1. Technicolor unveils the three-strip camera system

   Jan 1, 1932Labels: Technicolor three-strip

   • Eastman Museum
   • FilmColors

2. Technicolor expands "package" control of on-set color

   Jan 1, 1932Labels: Technicolor package

   • Eastman Museum
   • Encyclopedia

3. Disney’s "Flowers and Trees" proves full-color animation

   Jul 30, 1932Labels: Disney, Flowers and

   • Flowers Trees
   • FilmColors

4. "La Cucaracha" demonstrates three-strip live-action color

   Jan 1, 1934Labels: La Cucaracha

   • La Cucaracha
   • Technicolor

5. "Becky Sharp" becomes first full three-strip feature

   Jun 13, 1935Labels: Becky Sharp

   • AFI Catalog
   • UCLA Archive
   • Becky Sharp

6. "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" takes three-strip outdoors

   Jan 1, 1936Labels: Trail of

   • TIME 1936
   • Trail Pine

7. "Wings of the Morning" extends three-strip to Europe

   Jan 1, 1937Labels: Wings of

   • Wings Morning

8. "Snow White" boosts demand for three-strip color features

   Dec 21, 1937Labels: Snow White, Disney feature

   • History com
   • Snow White

9. Warner Bros. popularizes three-strip color with "Dodge City"

   Apr 8, 1939Labels: Dodge City, Warner Bros

   • AFI Catalog
   • Dodge City

10. Color cinematography gains full Oscar category recognition

    Feb 29, 1940Labels: Academy Awards

    • 12th Oscars
    • Cooke Optics

11. Eastman Kodak introduces single-strip Eastmancolor

    Jan 1, 1950Labels: Eastmancolor, Eastman Kodak

    • FilmColors

12. "Foxfire" marks the late-era endpoint of U.S. three-strip shooting

    Jul 1, 1955Labels: Foxfire

    • AFI Catalog
    • TCM
    • Eastman Museum