This 1922 test footage marks Kodak’s early experiments with natural color reproduction, not colorized black-and-white film. It represents one of the first successful attempts to capture real colors on motion picture film, paving the way for the development of Kodachrome in the 1930s. Unlike earlier hand-colored methods, Kodak’s process captured red, green, and blue tones directly, resulting in more accurate and lasting color. Kodachrome went on to revolutionize photography and filmmaking by pres