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DreamWorks Pictures (also known as DreamWorks SKG and formerly DreamWorks Studios, commonly referred to as DreamWorks) is an American film studio and distribution label of Amblin Partners. It was originally founded on October 12, 1994, as a live-action film studio by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen (which together form ...
Background. RKO Radio Pictures was originally founded by RCA to promote their RCA Photophone sound system. The initials in the company name stand for "Radio Keith Orpheum", reflecting the joint venture of RCA, the Keith Orpheum theater circuit, and the Film Booking Offices of America of Joseph P. Kennedy, the father of the 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy.
RKO-Pathé Pictures was founded in 1931 after RKO acquired Pathé Exchange, until it was completely shuttered in 1932 and was folded into RKO Radio Pictures. Logo (July 17, 1931-1932) Visuals: On a cloudy tower, there is a rotating globe with a rooster on top, similar to the RKO logo; the words "AN RKO-Pathé PICTURE" are in the middle.
Closing: The closing logo of these movies is a still picture of the opening logo, with " An RKO Picture " in the 1929 "thunderbolt" font. FX/SFX: The rotating Earth globe, the lightning bolts, the sound waves and the zooming thunderbolt triangle. Music/Sounds: A series of Morse code beeps. The closing variant is silent.
In 1929 the name was official changed to Radio Pictures Inc and later RKO Radio Pictures Inc. RKO started production in the FBO studios with former FBO vice-president Joseph I. Schnitzer over production and distribution and William LeBaron as head of production. Kennedy wanted DeMille's Culver City studio, so DeMille was bought out and American ...
Sep 23, 2019 · Barbara Stanwyck, Herbert Marshall, Glenda Farrell. Breakfast for Two is a 1937 screwball comedy made by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by Alfred Santell. The film stars Barbara Stanwyck, Herbert Marshall and Glenda Farrell. Stanwyck made Breakfast for Two immediately following the movie Stella Dallas, receiving an Oscar nomination.
RKO Pictures/Logo Variations. Main Logo Variations. These are the logo variations seen throughout the years by RKO Pictures, with more to be added overtime. Shade (2004): The logo begins in black-and-white and then turns into color as the transmitter emits the signals. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009): The background is in a darker shade of red.
