![]() ![]() The color version has long since been forgotten. But despite his boast that “once people start watching the colored version, they won’t bother with the original,” a gorgeous, black and white restoration of the film aired again today on the channel that bears his name. For that alone, he’ll be remembered as the single most important figure in keeping classic film alive. After enduring widespread condemnation, investigation and even lawsuits over his colorization efforts, Turner went on to use that library to launch Turner Classic Movies in 1994. That TV executive was Ted Turner, who had just paid $1.6 billion for the decaying Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio – for the express purpose of acquiring a library of more than 3,000 movies, including all pre-1986 MGM and pre-1948 Warner Bros films, most RKO releases, and some United Artists titles. ![]() “The last time I checked, I owned the films that we’re in the process of colorizing,” a television executive said in 1986. “I can do whatever I want with them, and if they’re going to be shown on television, they’re going to be in color.” ![]()
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