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The following is a compilation of international variants of both RKO Radio Pictures logos.

Background

RKO Radio Pictures International was the international film division of RKO Radio Pictures. Since 1959, they ultimately cease to exist, where they use the American logos instead of their custom logos seen below.

Italy

1st Logo (1933-1959)

1933-Late 1930s Version
Green
1940s-1959

Logo: Same as the 1929 RKO Radio Pictures logo, but the text either says "La Radio Pictures presenta" (1936-late 1930s) or "la RKO Radio Films presenta" (1940s-1959) in a slightly different font.

Variantsː

Depending on the film, it can be slightly toned in different colors, like in green commonly seen in the 1930s and in gray.
Starting in the 1940s, the text is smaller, and "presenta" is underneath the tower.

FX/SFX: Same as its American counterpart.

Music/Sounds: Same as its American counterpart.

Availability: Very rare. It was only seen on Italian prints of RKO Radio Pictures movies such as It Happened Tomorrow (alongside with the next logo). The "Radio Pictures" version was seen on films like the Italian print of the lost film Deluge.

2nd Logo (May 28, 1944)

Logoː Same as the 1929 closing logo, but with the text "FINE" cheaply placed in front. Also, "FILMS" replaces "PICTURES"

FX/SFXː None.

Music/Soundsː The closing theme of the movie.

Availabilityː Extinct. Only seen on the closing of a Rai 1 airing of It Happened Tomorrow, with the previous logo. Its unknown if other films have this logo.

France

(1950-1959)

Logo: Same as the 1929 RKO Radio Pictures logo, but the background is more cloudy, the color is refined for the 1950s, and the text says "Un Film RKO" (with "Un" being on top of the tower) in yellow.

Trivia: Unlike the American version being a model, this is a painting made with aerograph.

Variantː A variant with an orange globe and tower exists. The text is also orange and the clouds are blue.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme to the films.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on French prints of films from RKO like Blackbeard the Pirate.

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 '''FX/SFXː''' None.
-'''Music/Soundsː''' The opening theme of the movie.
+'''Music/Soundsː''' The closing theme of the movie.
-'''Availabilityː''' Ultra rare. Only seen on the closing of a Rai 1 airing of ''It Happened Tomorrow'', with the previous logo.
+'''Availabilityː''' Extinct. Only seen on the closing of a Rai 1 airing of ''It Happened Tomorrow'', with the previous logo. Its unknown if other films have this logo.
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