No, it was originally filmed in color.
The original film, Love Affair (1939) was in black and white and filmed solely in New York, City. The remake, An Affair to Remember (1957) was in color and filmed in France, NYC as well as on the lot at 20th Century Fox.
Color. As of March 2010, it's just been released on DVD and BluRay.
No. The 1925 version was filmed in black and white and remained that way. The 1939 version was filmed in sepia tone (Kansas) and colour (Oz).
It was probably the director's choice. It added to the somber tone of the film. Disagree. Casablance was a B movie, and the cheaper B movies of that time were always in black & white to save money. Only the big and expensive movies like Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz were in color.
No, it was originally filmed in color.
No, it's black & white, but it was originally planned to be filmed in color.
colorization
This is incorrect. It was the first motion picture filmed in VistaVision and if you watch the movie it very clearly shows that it was filmed in Technicolor during the opening credits.
The original film, Love Affair (1939) was in black and white and filmed solely in New York, City. The remake, An Affair to Remember (1957) was in color and filmed in France, NYC as well as on the lot at 20th Century Fox.
No it could not.
The 1954 film "White Christmas" was shot in color and VistaVision.
Psycho
The Quiet Man was originally filmed in Technicolor so the only black & white showings would have been in theaters without the capability to show color film or television broadcasts in the pre-color era.
No, "A Christmas Story" was not in black and white. The film was released in 1983 and was shot in color. The movie is known for its nostalgic portrayal of a young boy named Ralphie and his quest for a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas.
Yes
In The Closet Stranger In Moscow.