The Devil's Cabaret
Somehow I had never seen this:
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Ah yes. I remember it well.
Could be a fun Hubba Hubba Revue theme ...
Amazing what the set and costume designers could do back then without any shades of blue.
I thought the red/green pallet was because red for hell and green for contrast. Was there a technical reason for no shades of blue?
Yes - the very early versions of Technicolor were a two strip film process with just red & green primaries.
1922 Kodachrome Film Test
https://www.youtube.com/embed/J_RTnd3Smy8#!
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/02/08/early_color_film_from_1922_actresses_vamp_for_the_camera.html
So. Amazing.
I had no idea Lee Presson started his career so early.