Superscope was used almost exclusively by RKO Radio Pictures, though a few independent productions took advantage of the technology, releasing their product through distributors such as United Artists and Allied Artists. Superscope had two variations, a 2:1 aspect ratio version and a 2.35:1 version that was compatible with CinemaScope. Precise records of which films were done in which aspect ratio are unavailable so no attempt is made here to identify them, though other lists may do so. Some entries contain the term (RKO Scope). To our knowledge this is Superscope 235.

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1954 Vera Cruz

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1955 Bengazi
Desert Sands
Escape to Burma
Glory
Pearl of the South Pacific
Son of Sinbad
Tennessee's Partner
Texas Lady
The Return of Jack Slade
The Treasure of Pancho Villa
Underwater

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1956 Bundle of Joy (RKO-Scope)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Slightly Scarlet
The Bold and the Brave
The Come On
The Day the World Ended
The Oklahoma Woman
Great Day in the Morning
Run For The Sun
The Three Outlaws
The Weapon
While the City Sleeps

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1957 All Mine To Give (RKO-Scope)
Jet Pilot (RKO-Scope)
Run Of the Arrow (RKO-Scope)
Tarzan and the Lost Safari (RKO-Scope)
The Unholy Wife (RKO-Scope)

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Some sources may list Superscope films after 1957. Whether these films were done with real Superscope printer optics is highly suspect, and the term may have been applied to virtually any spherical to anamorphic conversion. Superscope 235 is exactly the same process as today's anamorphic prints from "Super 35" spherical photography, no more, no less.

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