1961 NBC "Tinted" Color Programming?

[Steve Hoffman]

You'll note on SUPERMAN color shows, the color is fine unless there is a fade or dissolve and whatever shots are the "before & after" are much degraded due to the disintegration of the opticals. So, the color varies within a show for every shot that is NOT hard edited...

[holmesuser01]

You often see the image degrade as an optical effect starts and ends. It depends on how much effort the lab put into their work.

I've seen color prints where the colors would shift to green or purple at the shot changes. It depends on the labwork.

I've been in the film business for about 38 years. I've handled thousands of miles of 16mm and 35mm films, negatives, sound negatives... You name it.

[alespn]

I recall reading an article in college discussing Superman, The Lone Ranger, & the Cisco Kid. All had color episodes. The article talked about the fact that Fredrick Ziv, I think the distributor, found that he could shoot 16mm color for about the same price as 35mm B&W. Thinking that there was going to be a huge demand color programming, he decided to shoot the shows in color.... way ahead of his time. I remember seeing all three shows in color on WGN on Sunday mornings back in the 70's.

Probably used a lower cost color negative stock as opposed to shooting high-end Technicolor.