At first all films were in black and white, but in 1932 the first color film was made. This proved as unpopular as talking films had done in the late 1920’s. It was not until 1938 that a full-length color film was made, and the success of this film made producers everywhere change from black and white to color. This first full-length color film was translated into ten different languages and made Hollywood the main center of film industry
In the early days of the cinema, other countries also had film industries. Very good films were made in Sweden, Britain, Russia and France. However, because Hollywood had so much money to spend, it kept its position as the world’s most important film center. Film actors went to America because they knew they could get a lot of money for every film they made. In 1918 Charlie Chaplin received $5 each day.
However, life was not always easy for the film actors. Newspapermen followed them everywhere, and after Charlie Chaplin married for the fourth time he became so unpopular with the American public that he had to leave the country and live in Europe.
56. Which of the following is correct?
A. People liked color film as soon as it was made.
B. At first color films were not long.
C. Color films were at first silent.
D. Talking films were all color films.
57. The first full-length color film was made ______.
A. in Hollywood B. in Sweden C. by Charlie Chaplin D. in Britain
58. Life was sometimes difficult for film actors because_______.
A. films often cost huge amount of money to make
B. they had a long way to go before they became famous
C. sometimes films lose money
D. they could not get away from newspapermen
59. Talking films _______.
A. were not successful until the late 1920’s
B. were unpopular when first made
C. were as popular as black and white films
D. were popular but the color film was not
