Technicolor Adventure


The name “Technicolor Adventure” was used by Warner Bros. to define its one-reel film shorts that were not part of the Sports Parade, also shot in Technicolor in the 1940s. Most were travelogues or human interest documentary films. Gordon Hollingshead produced most of them, with music scores provided by Howard Jackson.
List of films by title / major credits / release date or copyright date / notes:
TitleMajor creditsRelease dateNotes
Fashions for TomorrowPaul R. Thoma ; narrator: Knox ManningNovember 17, 1945-
In Old Santa Feproducers: A. Pam Blumenthal & Van Campen Heilner ; André de la Varre ; narrator: Truman Bradley ;January 12, 1946covers Santa Fe, New Mexico festival in 1945
All AboardCarl Dudley ; narrator: Knox ManningMarch 30, 1946history of railroads
Girls and FlowersAndré de la Varre ; narrator: Knox ManningMay 25, 1946visits Holland, Michigan and Cypress Gardens, Florida
Let's Go CampingFrederick Richards ; music: Rex DunnJuly 27, 1946two girls camp at the Grand Canyon and Painted Desert
Adventures in South AmericaLewis N. Cotlow ; narrator: Knox ManningAugust 10, 1946visits Lake Titicaca, La Paz, Cuzco Region, Lima & Peruvian side of the Amazon forests;
Star Spangled CityCarl Dudley ; music: William Lava; narrator: Knox ManningOctober 19, 1946Washington D.C.
Rubber RiverSullivan C. Richardson ; story: Charles Tedford; narrator: Truman Bradley ;November 16, 1946Nicaragua Coco River
Beautiful BaliDeane H. Dickason © December 28, 1946travelogue of Bali runs longer than the others
Kingdom of the WildCarl Stearns Clancy; story: Charles Tedford; music: Rex Dunn; narrator: Knox Manning;March 15, 1947National Park wildlife
Circus HorseRichard L. Bare ; Alan Hale & Douglas KennedyJune 28, 1947mini-western drama
Glamour TownPhilip Tannura ; narrator: Knox ManningAugust 2, 1947spring 1946 tour of Hollywood
Branding IronsWayne Davis ; narrator: Gayne WhitmanAugust 16, 1947King Ranch and other ranch locales
Land of RomanceLuis Osorno Barona ; music: Rex DunnSeptember 6, 1947southern Mexico
Dad Minds the BabyRobert B. Churchill & Richard L. Bare ; music: William LavaDecember 20, 1947comedy about infants;
What's Hatchin'?Alan Wilder ; narrator: Art GilmoreFebruary 28, 1948poultry farms in Long Island
Rhythm of a Big CityCarl Dudley ; music: William Lava; narrator: Marvin MillerMarch 27, 1948New York City tour
Living With LionsS.R. Cleland Scott ; narrator: Knox ManningJune 5, 1948-
Mysterious CeylonCharles Tedford ; music: William Lava; narrator: Truman Bradley September 25, 1948-
Jungle Man KillersCharles Tedford ; music: William Lava; narrator: Art GilmoreNovember 6, 1948a tiger hunt in Hyderabad
Bannister's Bantering BabiesConstance Bannister; music: William Lava; narrator: Art GilmoreDecember 4, 1948photographer profile
Circus TownGill DeWitt & Saul Elkins ; music: William Lava; narrator: Knox ManningJanuary 15, 1949filmed in Gainesville, Texas
Camera AnglesGene Lester ; narrator: Art Gilmore© December 15, 1948magazine cover photography with cameos by Barbara Bates, Jack Carson, Sonia Henie, Hedy Lamarr & Alexis Smith;
Treachery Rides the TrailCharles Moore ; narrator: Art GilmoreMarch 19, 1949juvenile melodrama
Spring Comes to NiagaraGordon Sparling ; narrator: Lamont TildenJune 18, 1949Niagara Falls