The likely reason that old color films are lit so "flat" is because of the limitations of exposure in color film photography. There had to be enough light to get all three colored layers of film to be exposed. It was technically not possible to shoot good noir lighting with early color film. This is also probably why they used a blue wash for night scenes -- mask problems in color exposure.
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William Schaeffer
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