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'''Audio:''' Silent for most of the time; however, sometimes it uses the opening of the film. | '''Audio:''' Silent for most of the time; however, sometimes it uses the opening of the film. | ||
'''Availability:''' This logo was occasionally presented on films from the | '''Availability:''' This logo was occasionally presented on films by the company from the time-period until 1967. It had been plastered by the MGM logo (most notably the 2001 variant of the 1986 MGM logo) and later UA logos. | ||
*Despite being around for a good 37 years, this logo was extremely difficult to find due to scarce use on certain films, as well as rampant plastering by the means of MGM and later UA variants. | *Despite being around for a good 37 years, this logo was extremely difficult to find due to scarce use on certain films, as well as rampant plastering by the means of MGM and later UA variants. | ||
**MGM later sublicensed the films in its library to video labels who are doing new scans and remasters, and usually leave the original studio card idents intact on their film scans. | **MGM later sublicensed the films in its library to video labels who are doing new scans and remasters, and usually leave the original studio card idents intact on their film scans. | ||
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*As most releases only used a text notice, a few films have originally used this logo but were removed or updated with newer ones (or a MGM logo), thus making it an extremely hard find. | *As most releases only used a text notice, a few films have originally used this logo but were removed or updated with newer ones (or a MGM logo), thus making it an extremely hard find. | ||
**However, it does appear on the Hopalong Cassidy film ''False Colors'', whenever CoziTV decides to rerun it. | **However, it does appear on the Hopalong Cassidy film ''False Colors'', whenever CoziTV decides to rerun it. | ||
*It | *It is unknown if this logo also appears 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!''. | *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, an example being BBC 1 broadcasts from the | *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 1980s. | ||
*It has been preserved on ''Call Me Bwana'', ''Stranger on Horseback'', ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' (preceded by the 10th logo on the 1990 VHS release), ''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 has also been preserved on ''Call Me Bwana'', ''Stranger on Horseback'', ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' (preceded by the 10th logo on the 1990 VHS release), ''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''. | *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 | *This also appears 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 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 | *The in-credit variant also appears 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 release of ''A Bridge Too Far'', this logo plasters over the Transamerica byline variant that is on the film itself. | ||
*It also does not | *It also does not appear on ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963), ''The Miracle Worker'', ''The Barefoot Contessa'', ''The Killing'', ''A Fistful of Dollars'', ''For a Few Dollars More'', ''Tom Jones'', ''The Pink Panther'', ''The Alamo'', ''Birdman of Alcatraz'', or ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying''. | ||
*Very rarely, | *Very rarely, the VHS and Laserdisc releases of these will preserve this logo's absence without also showing a later logo. | ||
**This happens on the 1990 | **This also happens on the 1990 Laserdisc release of ''A Fistful of Dollars'', the 1981 Magnetic Video release of ''The Pink Panther'' (some prints just use the 5th logo), the 2000 Western Classics VHS release of ''The Alamo'', the 1990 VHS release of ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'', and the 1992 VHS release of ''The Miracle Worker''. | ||
*This logo also recently appeared at the start of a January 3, 2023 Film4 airing of ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' | *This logo also recently appeared at the start of a January 3, 2023 Film4 airing of ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'', following the 2001 variant of the 1986 MGM logo. | ||
===2nd Logo (October 30, 1942-July 17, 1943)=== | ===2nd Logo (October 30, 1942-July 17, 1943)=== | ||