World’s Fair
Technicolor
October 1933
Wilding Picture Productions
This was the first commercial three strip Technicolor live action short subject ever filmed. Filming took place at the Chicago World’s Fair during the last two weeks of October 1933. There is also included in the short a black and white segment filmed at the Chrysler test track at the Fair, this footage was tinted yellow for it’s original release. The short was presented at local theaters beginning in April 1934 by the Chrysler Plymouth Corporation. A fully black and white version was also released
Home movie of the 1933 Century of Progress Fair
The Chicago Tribune produced this video on the Century of Progress fair.
Opening Ceremonies of the Fair
16mm Home Movie of the Fair
Century of Progress
The Fair at Night
Burton Holmes Films, Inc.
1933
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