CinemaScope 55
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CinemaScope 55 was a large-format version of CinemaScope introduced in 1955, which used a negative size of 55.625 mm (the image itself measured about 52 mm). It was introduced by Twentieth Century Fox as an answer to Paramount's high-definition VistaVision system. Bausch & Lomb, the firm that created the original anamorphic CinemaScope lenses, was contracted by Fox to build new lenses which could cover the larger film size. Fox produced a number of their Rodgers and Hammerstein musical series in CinemaScope 55, including The King and I, and Carousel. The film frames were eight perforations high and yielded a projected aspect ratio of 2.55:1. The process was soon discontinued as it was too impractical for theaters to re-tool for 55 mm prints. In fact, no 55 mm prints of a CinemaScope 55 production were ever shown theatrically.
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