It is estimated that between 1956 and 1965, nearly 100 operatic films were released, making many opera performers household names.
電影上映的時候，主要演員會坐著三輪車隨片登場「跑片」。估計在民國四十五年到五十四年之間，大約拍攝了近百部的歌仔戲電影，讓許多歌仔戲演員成為家喻戶曉的耀眼明星。