RKO Radio Pictures of France

Credits

Descriptions by
Eric S. & TVB

Editions by
indycar, Blue2000, TVB and MizukiAccent48

Video captures courtesy of
VPJHuk

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 United States instead of their custom logos seen below.

Italy

1st Logo (1933-1959)

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  1933-Late 1930s Version

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  Green

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  1940s-1959

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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.

Variants:

• 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)

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

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the movie.

Availability: 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)

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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.

Variant: 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.