REAGAN SEES BOTH SIDES OF COLORIZATION
At a White House briefing for local editors and broadcasters from the Southeast, a questioner from Jacksonville, Fla., asked President Reagan how he felt about colorizing classic black and white films, including of course Reagan’s “Bedtime for Bonzo.”
Reagan said he had some sympathy for both sides of the dispute over colorizing vintage films.
“I can understand the artistic argument that people have raised,” he said, adding that “when you see some of those golden oldies, you’re amazed again at the great beauty that could be produced.”
“I can understand their artistic resentment of this change, this artificial coloring of the movies.
“On the other hand, I can understand the business problems of those who invested the money and who own the films, and who know now that there isn’t a market for black and white,” Reagan said.
“So frankly, I just question whether this is a problem to be settled by government in any way.”
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