American Releasing Corporation

Credits

Descriptions by
Eric S., and LovePot World Sales

Captures by
TangoWhiskeyDelta

Video captures courtesy of
(REDACTED) and LogicSmash

Background

In 1954, American Releasing Corporation was formed by James H. Nicholson and entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff, dedicated o releasing independently produced, low-budget and genre films (such as horror, sci-fi, and African-American), primarily of interest to teenagers from the 1950s to late 1970s. In April 1956, ARC merged with global production company International Productions (not to be confused with "International Pictures", which already merged with Universal Studios and formed "Universal-International" in 1946) to form AIP.

1st Logo (June 15, 1955)

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Logo: Over a still illustration, we see the letters "ARC" lined up. Under it, the text:

THE

AMERICAN
RELEASING
CORPORATION

PRESENTS

is seen.

Technique: The logo and text fading-in and fading-out.

Audio: The opening theme of the movie.

Availability: This logo was only used on The Beast with a Million Eyes.

2nd Logo (September 15, 1955)

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Logo: We fade to a plain background with "American" in SF American Dreams Extended font, and '"RELEASING CORPORATION" in a Futura font.

Variant: A color version has been spotted, with a blue background and yellow text.

Technique: None.

Audio: The opening theme to the film.

Availability: Seen on Apache Woman, one of the Censored Eleven (no, not that one).

3rd Logo (December 1955)

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Logo: On a satin sheet background, we see an oval, with "American" and "RELEASING CORPORATION" in the same font as the previous logo.

Technique: None.

Audio: A majestic trumpet fanfare.

Availability: Seen on The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues.

American Releasing Corporation

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