Even 20th Century Fox, who had stated that all CinemaScope pictures would be photographed in color, made several in black and white and called them "RegalScope". Later they would revert back to the CinemaScope trade name even for black and white. A small company by the name of Panavision ...
Developed by Professor Henri Chretien, 20th Century Fox released the first "CinemaScope" film (The Robe) in September 1953. Since its introduction, variations of the "widescreen" format have been introduced - noted by the modification on the "scope" term; coined by film companies from all cor...