By the 1940s, Hollywood's effects specialists had over a decade of studio experience. Technicolor had been especially challenging but faster film introduced in 1939 began to make Technicolor a viable option for studio production.
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| Color portrait photos of the 1940s classic beauties |
Rear projection in color remained out of reach until Paramount introduced a new projection system in the 1940s. New matte techniques, modified for use with color, were for the first time used in the British film
The Thief of Bagdad (1940). However, the high cost of color production in the 1940s meant most films were black and white.
These stunning color photos captured portraits of classic actresses from the 1940s.
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| Ann Miller, circa 1944 |
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| Barbara Stanwyck, circa 1941 |
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| Bette Davis, circa 1942 |
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| Betty Grable, circa 1942 |
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| Claudette Colbert, circa 1945 |
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| Gene Tierney, circa 1944 |
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| Greta Garbo, circa 1941 |
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| Ingrid Bergman, circa late 1940s |
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| Joan Crawford, circa 1941 |
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| Judy Garland, circa 1945 |
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| Katharine Hepburn, circa early 1940s |
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| Lana Turner, circa 1945 |
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| Lauren Bacall, circa 1944 |
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| Lizabeth Scott, circa 1946 |
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| Lucille Ball, circa 1945 |
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| Marilyn Monroe, circa 1946 |
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| Rita Hayworth, circa 1944 |
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| Susan Hayward, circa 1945 |
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| Yvonne DeCarlo, circa 1945 |
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