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'''Closing Titles:''' | '''Closing Titles:''' | ||
*1st Closing Title: The words "{{font|Times New Roman|THE}}" and "{{font|Times New Roman|END}}" appear on opposite sides of the shield, with small capitals. Below the shield is the text "{{font|Times New Roman|A WARNER BROTHERS CLASSIC OF THE SCREEN}}". Certain films, such as ''Beau Brummel'' (1924), omit the WB shield. | *1st Closing Title: The words "{{font|Times New Roman|THE}}" and "{{font|Times New Roman|END}}" appear on opposite sides of the shield, with small capitals. Below the shield is the text "{{font|Times New Roman|A WARNER BROTHERS CLASSIC OF THE SCREEN}}". Certain films, such as ''Little Church Around the Corner'' (1923) and ''Beau Brummel'' (1924), omit the WB shield. | ||
*2nd Closing Title: Same as before, but the "The End" text now has lowercase letters, and the letters "T" and "E" have swashes. Also, the text "CLASSIC OF THE SCREEN" is replaced with "PRODUCTION". On ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927), this variant appears superimposed on a marble-like background. | *2nd Closing Title: Same as before, but the "The End" text now has lowercase letters, and the letters "T" and "E" have swashes. Also, the text "{{font|Times New Roman|CLASSIC OF THE SCREEN}}" is replaced with "{{font|Times New Roman|PRODUCTION}}". On ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927), this variant appears superimposed on a marble-like background. | ||
'''Technique:''' This logo was a painting filmed by a cameraman. | '''Technique:''' This logo was a painting filmed by a cameraman. | ||
'''Audio:''' None or the | '''Audio:''' None or the opening theme of the film. | ||
'''Availability:''' This logo was thought to have been extinct for years. Evidence of its existence was seen on a Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary trailer on 1998 [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] releases. However, it was kept intact on the 75th Anniversary DVD release of ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927), as well as on that film's 1981 [[Magnetic Video Corporation|Magnetic Video]] release, where it is preceded by the [[United Artists]] "Transamerica T" logo. | '''Availability:''' This logo was thought to have been extinct for years. Evidence of its existence was seen on a Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary trailer on 1998 [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] releases. However, it was kept intact on the 75th Anniversary DVD release of ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927), as well as on that film's 1981 [[Magnetic Video Corporation|Magnetic Video]] release, where it is preceded by the [[United Artists]] "Transamerica T" logo. | ||
* This is retained on all extant silent-era Warner Bros. films shown on TCM, such as ''The Better 'Ole''. | * This is retained on all extant silent-era Warner Bros. films shown on TCM, such as ''Clash of the Wolves'', ''Lady Windermere's Fan'', ''Don Juan'', ''The Better 'Ole'', ''When a Man Loves'', ''The First Auto'', and ''Old San Francisco''. | ||
* This logo premiered at the beginning of ''Kiss Me Again'' and made its final appearance on ''Queen of the Night Clubs''. | * This logo premiered at the beginning of ''Kiss Me Again'' and made its final appearance on ''Queen of the Night Clubs''. | ||