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*On <u>films produced by London Productions</u>, this logo would appear as an in-credit version, with the words "Distributed by" above it. | *On <u>films produced by London Productions</u>, this logo would appear as an in-credit version, with the words "Distributed by" above it. | ||
*There were <u>several color variants</u>, including a <u>sepia-toned variant</u> from the mid-1940s-1950, three different <u>black and white variants</u> from 1930-1967, and a <u>color variant</u> from 1950-1967. | *There were <u>several color variants</u>, including a <u>sepia-toned variant</u> from the mid-1940s-1950, three different <u>black and white variants</u> from 1930-1967, and a <u>color variant</u> from 1950-1967. | ||
*On ''Topkapi'', the logo was small and in-credit at the bottom-right corner of the end credits, with the words "Released by" above it. | |||
*A 20th-anniversary variant was seen on ''Of Mice and Men'', as well as on Laurel & Hardy's ''A Chump at Oxford'' (filmed and completed in 1939, released in 1940). This is also nicknamed "The Hal Roach Studios Variant". | *A 20th-anniversary variant was seen on ''Of Mice and Men'', as well as on Laurel & Hardy's ''A Chump at Oxford'' (filmed and completed in 1939, released in 1940). This is also nicknamed "The Hal Roach Studios Variant". | ||
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*It's unknown if this logo appeared on ''Mclintock!'' as most VHS copies have no logo while DVD copies of the non-restored version also have no logo and the restored version's DVD uses the 2002 Paramount Pictures logo. | *It's unknown if this logo appeared on ''Mclintock!'' as most VHS copies have no logo while DVD copies of the non-restored version also have no logo and the restored version's DVD uses the 2002 Paramount Pictures logo. | ||
*Noticeably, out of all the pre-1967 James Bond films, the only one where this appeared was ''Goldfinger'' (1964) (not fully confirmed). | *Noticeably, out of all the pre-1967 James Bond films, the only one where this appeared was ''Goldfinger'' (1964) (not fully confirmed). | ||
*Among the other films that originally featured this logo were ''The Magnificent Seven'', ''West Side Story'' (at least on general release prints), ''One, Two, Three'', and The Beatles' films ''A Hard Day's Night'' and ''Help!''. | |||
*This logo was also seen on international prints of some pre-1948 ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' shorts that they owned while plastering the Warner Bros. opening of the era. | *This logo was also seen on international prints of some pre-1948 ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' shorts that they owned while plastering the Warner Bros. opening of the era, an example being BBC 1 broadcasts from the 1980's. | ||
*It has been preserved on ''Call Me Bwana'', ''Stranger on Horseback'', ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'', ''Thunderbirds Are Go!'', ''Tomorrow, the World!'', ''Three Sundays to Live'', ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'', ''The Happy Thieves'', ''The Fabulous Dorseys'', ''The Horse's Mouth'', and ''How I Won the War'' (an early Transamerica-era film that was intended to be released six months earlier than it actually was; possibly the last film to feature the hexagon, before Transamerica took over). | |||
*It also appears on the Scream Factory Blu-ray release of ''Doctor Blood's Coffin'', the Kino Lorber DVD and Blu-ray releases of ''10 Seconds to Hell'', and the Twilight Time Blu-ray and Vudu prints of ''Inserts'' (made in 1976, but it was rated X, so Transamerica didn't want its name nor insignia on the film, and since it was a period piece set in the '30s UA simply decided to use this logo as a stylistic choice in lieu of a textual notice), TCM airings of ''Tomorrow, the World!'' and ''Return from the Ashes'', and ThisTV airings of ''Gentlemen Marry Brunettes''. | |||
*This was also seen on international prints of ''The Man with the Golden Arm'', in which it also makes a surprise reappearance on an Australian TV airing and on the German Blu-ray release. | *This was also seen on international prints of ''The Man with the Golden Arm'', in which it also makes a surprise reappearance on an Australian TV airing and on the German Blu-ray release. | ||
*The MGM/UA VHS release of ''Marty'' also preserves this, and it's been suggested that this also even appeared on its original VHS and Betamax release, from CBS/Fox Video. | |||
*The in-credit variant can also be seen on all the British-made films from London Productions that were distributed by UA, though it does not appear on the 1942 ''Jungle Book'' film. | |||
*The 20th-anniversary variant appears on some prints of ''Of Mice and Men'' (as seen in the above photo), and ''A Chump at Oxford'', both Hal Roach Studios-produced films. | *The 20th-anniversary variant appears on some prints of ''Of Mice and Men'' (as seen in the above photo), and ''A Chump at Oxford'', both Hal Roach Studios-produced films. | ||
*On the 1990 [[MGM/UA Home Video]] Laserdisc of ''A Bridge Too Far'', this logo plasters over the Transamerica byline variant that is on the film itself. | *On the 1990 [[MGM/UA Home Video]] Laserdisc of ''A Bridge Too Far'', this logo plasters over the Transamerica byline variant that is on the film itself. | ||