As Universal's main product had always been low-budget film, it was one of the last major studios to have a contract with Technicolor. The studio did not make use of the three-strip Technicolor process until Arabian Nights (1942), starring Jon Hall and Maria Montez. The following year, Technicolor was also used in Universal's remake of their 1925 horror melodrama, Phantom of the Opera with Claude Rains and Nelson Eddy. With the success of their first two pictures, a regular schedule of high-budget, Technicolor films followed.
When was Universal's first version of the Phantom of the Opera made?
1925
The following year, Technicolor was also used in Universal's remake of their 1925 horror melodrama, Phantom of the Opera with Claude Rains and Nelson Eddy.
The following year, Technicolor was also used in Universal's remake of their nineteen twenty-five horror melodrama, Phantom of the Opera with Claude Rains and Nelson Eddy.
When was Universal's first version of the Phantom of the Opera made?