Rolla Public Library
900 N. Pine St.
Rolla
Missouri S&T Archivist Debra Griffith will give a short talk on the work of MS&T alumni Gerald Racket who innovated several film techniques and became the vice president of Technicolor. Griffith’s talk will be followed by the 1939 feature film The Wizard of Oz, made possible by Racket’s work using Technicolor’s three-strip film process. Come for the talk and stay for a special screening of this classic film in technicolor!
This event is in conjunction with the new exhibition Lights, Camera, ROLLA, an exhibition that explores the history of film in Rolla and its links to Hollywood. The exhibition at the Wilson Library on the Missouri S&T campus, gives insight into the works of Technicolor innovator Gerald Rackett and Rowe Carney’s inventions of the Rotoscope film process. Sponsored by the State Historical Society of Missouri, Missouri S&T Archives, and the Rolla Public Library.