The Secret Logos Of RKO (1928-1998)

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Happy 90th birthday, RKO!
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:41 - Part 1 - 1928-1955
07:48 - Part 2 - 1955-1998
22:11 - Conclusion
23:09 - Credits
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@TR3XProductions1stChannel 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant documentary Cam! Surprising to know that the RKO Pictures logo from 1998 actually dates from 1996, that's something new I learnt. Can't wait to see more great documentaries from you! :-)

@itscharlescorporationiceso9149 2 жыл бұрын

You suck, The123GuyAndOtherStuff!

@NicolasPetrosLanning Жыл бұрын

Why did you turn comment sections on your videos and community posts off?

@hectorsproductions2018 4 жыл бұрын

17:54 I recently searched up that question, and apparently, it was reconstructed and founded in 1978.

@jamesbrennan7336 5 жыл бұрын

Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corp. was a holding company with two main divisions: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. and various RKO theater subsidiaries. The Radio-Keith-Orpheum logos dated 1928-1930 and 1930-1936 were used by the theater division and can be seen on the marquees of RKO theaters of that era (even Radio City Music Hall had it). The color film bearing it, given the slogan it has, seems intended as a promotional film for the theaters, not for Radio Pictures (as they were then marketed). These logos can also be found in motion picture trade journals of 1929 to the mid-30s. All the movies of that time bore the standard "Radio Pictures" logos.

@thejimdoherty 4 жыл бұрын

I agree. The Radio-Keith-Orpheum logos shown from 2:28 - 3:46 are logos for the RKO theater chain, not RKO Radio Pictures. The film shown at 3:24 is probably just a little trailer strip shown at RKO theaters during the Christmas season of that year.

@Lolabelle59 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in NYC 60s-80s and watched WOR-9 and my parents listened to WOR a.m. radio. This brings back good memories. Thank you.

@gmanley1 3 жыл бұрын

3:25 This would have made more sense if it was Christmas-themed (hence why “Jingle Bells” is playing in the logo)

@jeffmissinne3866 3 жыл бұрын

The music seems to have been added to the video later. The source is the main title of an obscure animated cartoon, "Mendelssohn's Spring Song," released independently in 1930. Here's a link to the cartoon. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qtujn7F8p5qtqJs.html

@BOX_corporation. 2 ай бұрын

It is Christmas themed

@BrandonWalls789 2 ай бұрын

Jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way oh what fun is to ride in the one horse open sleigh

@gmanley1 2 ай бұрын

@@BrandonWalls789 The exact lyrics of Jingle Bells.

@anavarrette83 4 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: RKO pictures released 2 king Kong films: king Kong and the son of kong

@bluballanimations 3 жыл бұрын

I'm more of a Godzilla Person!

@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635 3 жыл бұрын

The Blú Penguin Everyone likes King Kong

@nathanielenochs1843 Ай бұрын

They even did 2 Mighty Joe Young films

@baedenwilliams8291 8 ай бұрын

20:59 As the “USA Pictures in Association With” text fades away, the RKO logo appears as a shortened version. The Jones Programming Partners logo appears as well.

@BailesSauce2 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome documentary! Very interesting finds and can't wait for the next one btw. :)

@seanslovelychannel6682 5 жыл бұрын

3:24 In fact, This was used Before Christmas 1930 (We Dont Celebrate It(WDCI))

@jac3wil 5 жыл бұрын

😗

@jac3wil 3 жыл бұрын

Kekeflipnote

@Musicradio77Network 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting documentary about RKO and the secrets behind it. There was one thing that you forgot to mention, the RKO logo made an appearance in the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" where they were on stage where the RKO logo appeared in a background. If you have not seen, check out the "Rocky Horror Picture Show".

@omegafilmcorporation 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome documentary you made, CCG88!! Also... you know Brewster Colour? Apparently in the 1940s... Brewster Colour got sued by Technicolour! *"NO JOKE!!"* And lastly, a tire company that owns a movie company business? That's quite an oddity if you ask me, and interesting at the same time!! ;)

@BluCoolKnux 5 жыл бұрын

Jake Campbell um what?

@BluCoolKnux 5 жыл бұрын

JA Campbell Um...

@blackcombthehedgehog7917 4 жыл бұрын

Botany Bay Pictures Films Inc. What is the tire company called?

@WSWC4 4 жыл бұрын

@@blackcombthehedgehog7917 tire general

@blackcombthehedgehog7917 4 жыл бұрын

@@WSWC4 Sorry, I didn’t watch the full video 9 months ago.

@Father_of_Death 3 жыл бұрын

At least RKO's library is in good hands. Warner Bros. has been doing a fantastic job restoring them I have the remastered version of "Citizen Kane"

@jamesbrennan7336 5 жыл бұрын

I'll add another rare one. I have video copies but it's not on KZfaq. In the late 1940s, RKO started a division in Mexico called "Ramex" which features an eagle on a cactus holding a piece of film (instead of a snake) in its beak over the writing "Distribuición de RKO Radio". They were remakes of RKO films rewritten for the Latin American market featuring Mexican stars and filmed in Mexico. There is almost no information about it, even in books. The TCM website has a good account. There are only about 5-6 movies with this logo.

@cablecar3683 Жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: RKO Radio Pictures's first on screen logo was the Thunderbolt! Yes, in March 3rd, 1929, RKO made a film called Syncopation which includes the Thunderbolt logo at the start and at the end of the film, I couldn't find much footage but if you search up RKO Radio Pictures Syncopation, you'll probably find at least a few videos of the film.

@voteblake4treasur3r88 5 жыл бұрын

The 1930 (or 1928-1936) logo scared me, but other than that, good one!

@General_Belu Жыл бұрын

I plan to buy and restart this studio, no joke.

@ChaseMC215 5 жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday indeed

@lp-xl9ld Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing the connection between RKO and New York's WOR (but it took a while for me to realize THAT was why channel 9 aired the original KING KONG every Thanksgiving). Wasn't aware if the story behind it, though.

@deadaccount5 5 жыл бұрын

CCG88, at 6:00, you showed a blue print logo that looks like the logo used from 1929-1956, but was extremley rare. I found this logo on a promotional flyer for 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' (I think I spelled that right) from 1938, but couldn't find anything else (also, it was in Danish).

@mineden 5 жыл бұрын

happy birthday RKO

@WhovianMG 5 жыл бұрын

Yay!!!!!!

@thevloggers8593 2 жыл бұрын

My most favourite TV 📺 Shows are Doctor 👩🏼‍⚕️ Who? And Thomas The Tank Engine

@yoylestudios530 5 жыл бұрын

My friend saw Rkos name on a newspaper and laughed at for some reason

@Donald38 4 жыл бұрын

Foxy King 123 probably because it’s a meme

@pamelqtaylor8335 4 жыл бұрын

Probably cause it came out of nowhere!; )

@SuperLogos 3 жыл бұрын

Over 9000!!!!!!!!!!!

@baedenwilliams8291 8 ай бұрын

21:06 It’s a dragon!

@chikamotokenji3217 Жыл бұрын

🗼🗼🗼🗼🗼RKO

@ChaseMC215 5 жыл бұрын

Can I ask you a question?

@asaelpolanco8151 4 жыл бұрын

16:31 "Considering that RK..." Um, maybe you shall reupload the whole thing. Your voice has been cut out.

@AlexPerrine 4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635 2 жыл бұрын

Uh oh

@toonzeke7013 5 жыл бұрын

Will you do The Secret Logos of The Walt Disney Company?

@QuinniferReuploads 5 жыл бұрын

Your voice cut out at 16:31

@thejimdoherty 4 жыл бұрын

The Radio-Keith-Orpheum print logos you show are not for RKO films, they are for the Radio-Keith-Orpheum chain of theaters. The logo shown at 3:13 was a Christmastime ad shown at RKO theater chains. It was NOT an RKO studios logo, it was a trailer/advertisement for the RKO circuit of theaters. Your account of the RKO logos is also inaccurate. From 1929 through about 1931, they used the radio tower that spelled out the words "A Radio Picture." Their ending triangle logo featured a tri-split lightning bolt capped by the words "A Radio Picture. "From1931-mid-1936, they used an upgraded version of the same logos. From mid-1936, they changed to the revised "An RKO Radio Picture" radio tower logo, which they used until the end of the studio's life around 1958. The same thing applies to the ending triangle logo, which now read RKO RADIO PICTURES, with a bi-split lightning bolt. I appreciate your additional info, but please get your other facts right.

@CCGFilms 4 жыл бұрын

This video came out in September of 2018, so telling me that I should fix them now is entirely redundant. But, thanks for letting me know.

@washen_coast 3 жыл бұрын

6:16 I'm Pretty Sure Thats A British Print Logo of RKO (bc british people call movies "films") But Idk What That Logo Came From

@anavarrette83 4 жыл бұрын

I saw the son of Kong on a episode of a television show called svengooile on metv on a Saturday night

@saxongreen78 Жыл бұрын

Yeah - the 1987 version is rather good...a tasteful blend of old and new.

@barneythedinosaur4283 4 жыл бұрын

one things fot sure, 4:14 this logo was used in december

@LovelyYT 3 жыл бұрын

16:31 Considering that RK-

@AlexPerrine 5 жыл бұрын

Redo the video to fix the error.

@ChaseMC215 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@playtime1209 5 жыл бұрын

0:00

@BayernMunichFan45 3 жыл бұрын

5:09

@lucasvidzlive433 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t you hate it when your movie company gets sold to a tire manufacturer?

@georgeawestjr.9087 Жыл бұрын

RKO General, Inc. (General Tire and Rubber Company, Inc./GenCorp, Inc.) was forced out of the broadcasting business by the FCC for illegal improprieties with other companies. WOR-TV, Channel 9 moved across the Hudson River to Secaucus, New Jersey (5 miles west of New York City). It is now WWOR-TV. The station is the absolute worst television station in the United States. It sucks.

@BayernMunichFan45 3 жыл бұрын

6:59

@thejimdoherty 5 жыл бұрын

There are a few things that are totally wrong in this video. First of all, the logo you show at 2:12 ("A Radio Picture") was used, in two different versions, from 1929-1936. From mid-1936 until the company's collapse in 1958, the logo read "An RKO Radio Picture." There was also a one-time Cinemascope still-painting of the RKO tower logo for one of the last RKO productions, THE NAKED AND THE DEAD. Also, your description of the ending logo is wrong. From 1929-1936, the ending logo read "Radio Pictures" (7:21 in this video) Or see: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g8iCic6cmNrGgJc.html After 1936, they brought in the new RKO RADIO PICTURES end logo, shown in your video at 2:14. Also you are confusing RKO Radio Pictures with the RKO circuit of theaters. For instance, the clip you show at 3:13 is a film that was shown in RKO-owned theaters, but was produced as a Christmas clip for RKO theaters, but not for RKO films. However, your notes notes about RKO/General TV are very interesting.

@CCGFilms 5 жыл бұрын

I'm only reading what I find online. Some sources say different things, but I'm just choosing the one I found the most reliable. There was no indication of the information you've given me on the websites I looked at.

@jamesbrennan7336 5 жыл бұрын

Open a book. There are 4 excellent books on the history of RKO. RKO is also covered extensively in books covering the beginning of talking pictures. A good source of logo information is the trade journals of the 1930s-1040s, which include the different logos for the movie and theater divisions. I agree with the comments of the original comment.

@Musicradio77Network 4 жыл бұрын

In addition, Disney bought RKO in 1937 when he produced the Mickey Mouse and “Silly Symphony” cartoons as well as Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto cartoons under RKO along with a series of animated features beginning with “Snow White” all the way to “Peter Pan”. There were in-credit notices on the Disney cartoons that says “Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures” at the beginning and end of every Disney cartoons when it was distributed at the time. In animated features, it has a print logo, but there were so many variants right up until 1954. Prior to Disney’s distribution, RKO also did the Van Beuren cartoons from 1930 right up until 1936 including Tom & Jerry (not to be confused with the MGM cat & Mouse cartoons), “Aesop’s Fables”, “Little King” and the “Rainbow Parade” cartoons, the first color cartoon series from Van Beuren from 1934 through 1936 where it also has the RKO in-credit notice at the very beginning. Sometimes, the Radio Pictures logo appeared on some Van Beuren cartoons. Steve Stanchfield has posted some rare opening and closings to many of the early “Rainbow Parade” cartoons on his channel. It even has an in-credit notice that says “RKO Radio Pictures Presents” or “Radio Pictures Presents” on there.