On Wednesday, 11 November 2009 we wrote…
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Colour Film Of London From 1927
An amazing historic clip has appeared on YouTube (embedded below). It shows London in colour from 1927. Things I noticed: the sky is blue, everyone wears hats and England beat Australia at the Oval. The film, The Open Road, was made be Claude Friese-Greene, who together with his father is one of the early pioneers of colour film. Sounds like a fascinating chap.
See also The Open Road at the BFI and a BBC/BFI documentary DVD.
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