Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios: Difference between revisions

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, there is a marquee with torches surrounding it, similar to the MGM print logo. A statue of a lion rests on top. On the first part is "A", in the middle is "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''Metro ''Goldwyn'''''</span>", and on the bottom is "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''PICTURE'''</span>", looking slightly smudged out in the center.

'''Availability:''' Very rare. This was used as an endcap on very early MGM-era movies like ''He Who Gets Slapped'' and also as an opening logo, like on ''Greed''.

==Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc.==

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'''Logo:''' It's the same as the final [[Goldwyn Pictures]] logo, but a new lion named "Slats" occupies the circle. Slats moves his head from right to left and then looks at the camera, and later looks around aimlessly. Instead of "A GOLDWYN PICTURE", the marquee below the logo now reads

* So far, it has been spotted on ''He Who Gets Slapped'', ''Confessions of a Queen'', ''The Unholy Three'' (1925), ''The Circle'' and ''Battling Butler'', but existing prints of other films from this era have the Jackie lion plastering this one.

* It may have been seen on original prints of ''London After Midnight''.

===2nd Logo (October 1, 1927-September 27, 1928)===

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'''Logo:''' It's nearly the same as before, but the ribboning is slightly redone and a different lion (Numa) appears here. The usual MGM marquee is seen below. The ribboning is white, the wreath is {{Font color|gold|yellow}}, the mask is {{Font color|red|red}}, and the marquee is {{Font color|green|green}}.

'''FX/SFX:''' None.

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'''Logo:''' A new MGM lion named "Jackie" appears in a slightly redone film-like ribboning logo. Jackie roars three times and then looks at his trainer. The marquee from the last two logos is seen below.

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'''Logo:''' Another lion named "Telly" appears in a newly redrawn film-like ribboning of the MGM logo. He is the first of the two two-strip Technicolor lions. Telly first stares on camera for several seconds and then roars with a long snarl and two roaring sound effects. The usual MGM marquee is seen below. Everything but the lion is in a green hue (which is probably due to the two-strip Technicolor process).

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'''Logo:''' Another two-strip Technicolor lion by the name of "Coffee" appears in a slightly redrawn film-like ribboning and mask of the MGM logo. Coffee snarls by looking down and then roaring. The Latin phrase is still shown inscribed on the circle. "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">TRADE</span>" and "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">MARK</span>" appear on different sides. The usual MGM marquee is seen below. The ribboning and wreath are white, and the mask is {{Font color|red|red}}.

'''FX/SFX:''' The live-action lion footage.

'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on several of MGM's color short subjects, including ''Roast-Beef and Movies'' and ''Wild People'', as well as the first season of MGM's "Happy Harmonies" cartoons.

===6th Logo (September 18, 1934-December 3, 1953)===

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'''Logo:''' A new lion named "Tanner" appears in this MGM logo. The Latin phrase on the circle is {{Font color|red|red}}, the words "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">TRADE</span>" and "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">MARK</span>" are {{Font color|gold|yellow}}, the {{Font color|red|red}} mask and the ribboning are redrawn slightly with {{Font color|orange|orange}} accents on certain parts of the filmstrip ribbons. The wreath is {{Font color|gold|yellow}} and on the MGM marquee, the letters "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''M'''</span>", "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''G'''''</span>", and "M" are {{Font color|red|red}}, with the remainder of the letters in {{Font color|gold|yellow}}. Tanner roars three times in this one.

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'''Logo:''' This time, the MGM marquee has been permanently dropped and the name "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''Metro'''</span>-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''Goldwyn'''''</span>-Mayer" has been placed on top of the logo and is slightly arched, minus the hyphens (-) in between the names. Jackie appears on black & white films and Tanner on color films. Also, a registered trademark symbol is added underneath the left side of the filmstrip.

* Seen on MGM films during this era, starting with the films ''Ride, Vaquero!'' and ''Torch Song'', and ending with ''The Rack''.

* The version with Jackie first appeared on ''Half a Hero'', released on September 4, 1953, and can also be seen on ''Blackboard Jungle'', as well as ''The M-G-M Parade'' on TCM.

===8th Logo (July 17, 1956-1958, February 27, 1959, March 19, 1963)===

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'''Logo:''' A new lion by the name of George appears in the studio's logo. The ribboning in the logo looks more stretched out than in the earlier versions. The {{Font color|red|red}} mask below looks redrawn and the wreath looks more stretched out below. The color of the letters "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''M'''</span>", "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">'''''G''''''</span>", and "M" are still {{Font color|red|red}}, but look faded. A registered trademark symbol has been added. The first version has the lion looking at the camera, then he turns away and starts roaring. Then he would later look back at the camera and roar again and snarl. The other would have the lion look at the camera first, then would roar while looking up and snarl at the end.

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'''Logo:''' A new lion appears, named Leo. The script "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Metro Goldwyn Mayer</span>" is in a new font. The wreath and the mask are redrawn once again, and the ribboning on the sides is stretched out even more. Leo roars at first, then turns his head to his right. He would roar again for the second time and look away, and would do the same thing on his third roar and would look away for the final time.

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'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background, we see a {{Font color|gold|yellow-orange}} outlined drawing of an unknown lion's head in a circle. Below it are the letters "'''MGM'''" in {{Font color|gold|yellow-orange}}.

* The trailer variant can be seen on the trailers for films such as ''He Knows You're Alone'' and ''Fame'', among others.

* It also shows up at the end of select prints (mainly 70mm showings) and digital prints of ''Licorice Pizza'', its first theatrical appearance in over 50 years.

===11th Logo (May 23, 1974-July 4, 1975)===

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'''Logo:''' Same as the 8th logo, but at the top, "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Font color|gold|'''Metro Goldwyn Mayer'''}}}}", in the same font as the 1957 logo, is in {{Font color|gold|yellowish-gold}}. Inside the circle is the phrase "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Font color|gold|'''BEGINNING OUR NEXT 50 YEARS...'''}}}}", with "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''B'''}}" a bit bigger and stretched vertically, also in {{Font color|gold|yellowish-gold}} as Leo roars. There would be a crossfade between the phrase and Leo. Instead of "{{Font|Times New Roman|TRADE MARK}}" seen on the sides of the circle, "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Font color|gold|'''GOLDEN'''}}}}" is seen on the left and "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Font color|gold|'''ANNIVERSARY'''}}}}" is seen on the right in the same color. Leo would roar again two more times.

* Seen on films such as ''That's Entertainment!'', ''Mr. Ricco'', and North American prints of ''The Wind and the Lion''.

* Makes a surprise appearance after the [[Sony Pictures Classics]] logo on the 2006 [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] DVD of ''The Passenger''.

===12th Logo (July 20, 1984-January 18, 1985)===

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'''Logo:''' We see the 1957 MGM logo, but instead, the ribboning is in gold instead of white and will remain this way from this point forward. On top of the logo are the words "DIAMOND JUBILEE", arched in a white font. On the circle is inscribed "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">METRO GOLDWYN MAYER/UNITED ARTISTS</span>"" in {{Font color|red|red}}, instead of the usual Latin phrase. The mask is redrawn once again, with the mouth inside the mask in white, and the wreath surrounding the mask is not there. Below the mask is a ribboning banner that reads "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ENTERTAINMENT CO.</span>" On the right side above the ribbon, there is a small trademark symbol "TM", and below the logo is the phrase "SIXTY YEARS OF GREAT ENTERTAINMENT" in white. Leo roars while the letters "M", "E" and "J" sparkle.

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'''Logo:''' It's the same as the 1957 logo, but most of the logo is now colored in gold, and will remain this way from this point forward. The mask appears in a darker {{Font color|darkred|red}} color. Leo roars twice as usual, sometimes once.

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'''Logo:''' Almost identical to the previous logo, except with a lot of enhancements. The text, ribbons, and mask, along with its wreath, are now all in a lighter, more metallic-looking shade of {{Font color|gold|gold}}. The web address below the lion now reads "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''MGM.COM'''}}". The footage of Leo is also digitially enhanced.

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see flickers of light. The image then pulls back to reveal that it is a pupil, an extreme close-up of Leo's eye. We then see Leo, the ribboning, mask and the words "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">{{Font color|gold|TRADE MARK}}</span>" on both sides (from the previous logo, all in {{Font color|gold|gold}} and metallic) ease back with the ribbons moving (the words "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ARS GRATIA ARTIS</span>" moves from right to left), as "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Metro Goldwyn Mayer</span>" appears shimmering and eases itself above the ribboning. The company name is darker and appears to have a "shining" effect applied to it, while the mask is also different as well. Leo roars as this happens; its 1957 footage is digitally restored and enhanced.

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, a golden, rounded square passes by, bringing in a bright light. Another square passes while we zoom out through another to reveal we were inside the golden filmstrip ribbon. The ribbon zooms out and settles in place, this time reading "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ART FOR ART'S SAKE</span>" (the English translation of the usual "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ARS GRATIA ARTIS</span>") written in MGM's custom typeface (named Metro Mayer Serif). A bright light is seen filtering out of the words in the ribbon, filling it with gold. By the time the light fades away from the right, the ribbon gains an extremely shiny metallic luster, and the English translation changes back to its familiar Latin version. The ribbons on either side of the circle unfurl into their familiar form as Leo (now an updated, photorealistic CGI rendering of him, based on the 1957 footage) fades in and roars. The mask (once again redesigned, with a solid mouth this time) and leaf-like design around it grow and fade from the darkness, and the company name zooms out (just like the previous logo) and shines on top of the ribbon, with "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">{{Font color|gold|TRADE MARK}}</span>" fading in shortly after. The entire logo has a subtle, faint golden shine all around it.