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'''Nicknames:''' "Classic Torch Lady", "'30s Torch Lady", "'40s Torch Lady in Color", "Torch Lady II", "America's Torch Lady II" | '''Nicknames:''' "Classic Torch Lady", "'30s Torch Lady", "'40s Torch Lady in Color", "Torch Lady II", "America's Torch Lady II" | ||
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*On ''The Three Stooges'' shorts from 1940-1945, the 1936 (or 1942) Torch Lady appears on the left side of ''The Three Stooges'' title card. On the steps are the words "COLUMBIA" on top, "SHORT SUBJECT" in the middle, and "PRESENTATION" on the bottom step. | *On ''The Three Stooges'' shorts from 1940-1945, the 1936 (or 1942) Torch Lady appears on the left side of ''The Three Stooges'' title card. On the steps are the words "COLUMBIA" on top, "SHORT SUBJECT" in the middle, and "PRESENTATION" on the bottom step. | ||
*On the 1976 film ''Taxi Driver'', the logo is on a black background with {{color|blue}} clouds and has all of the text appearing at the same time. | *On the 1976 film ''Taxi Driver'', the logo is on a black background with {{color|blue}} clouds and has all of the text appearing at the same time. | ||
*On some films or shorts subjects like ''The Three Stooges'', ''Buster Keaton'' or ''Charley Chase'', the logo is completely still, only the torch shining at the opening or at the end of the movie or shorts. | |||
*On the 1948 ''Three Stooges'' short "Fuelin' Around", the 1968 logo in black & white iss seen at the beginning. Obviously, this plastered the Screen Gems logo on some TV prints, with/without the original music. This variant was seen on said short when reran on The Family Channel in the mid '90s. | *On the 1948 ''Three Stooges'' short "Fuelin' Around", the 1968 logo in black & white iss seen at the beginning. Obviously, this plastered the Screen Gems logo on some TV prints, with/without the original music. This variant was seen on said short when reran on The Family Channel in the mid '90s. | ||
*On 3D movies produced by the company, a 3D version of this logo was employed. The depth was as follows: the Torch Lady was closest to the screen, with "COLUMBIA" slightly behind her, and the cloud background farthest back. | *On 3D movies produced by the company, a 3D version of this logo was employed. The depth was as follows: the Torch Lady was closest to the screen, with "COLUMBIA" slightly behind her, and the cloud background farthest back. | ||
*An ending variant was used on serials in the '30s and '40s. Along the bottom, it would read "A Columbia Serial" along the bottom. These were used on the Batman serials among others. | *An ending variant was used on serials in the '30s and '40s. Along the bottom, it would read "A Columbia Serial" along the bottom. These were used on the Batman serials among others. | ||
*Two ending variants existed for short subjects during the early '40s: (1) Near the top of the screen, "THE" is in a 3D-like Futura font with a white face and dark/light shadows to the left of the Torch Lady, and "END" in the same font and effects is to the right; the shadows from "THE END" go behind the Torch Lady to an unknown vanishing point behind the rays of her torch (much like the early-to-mid-60's [[Four Star Television]] logo's effect). Near the top of the Torch Lady's pedestal, "COLUMBIA" is in a small but wider version of the company name's "chiseled" font, and "SHORT" "SUBJECT" "PRESENTATION" is chiseled onto each step of the pedestal, going from top to bottom respectively (when seen on colorized prints of ''The Three Stooges'', "THE" "END" and "COLUMBIA" are in a {{color|yellow|yellowish}}-{{color|gold}} color, and the clouds and shadows are shades of {{color|darkblue|dark}} and {{color|lightblue|light blue}}, respectively); and (2) the standard "The End" additional text below would read "A Columbia Short Subject Presentation". These variants are usually seen on ''The Three Stooges'' shorts and often accompanies the aforementioned title card variant. | *Two ending variants existed for short subjects during the early '40s: (1) Near the top of the screen, "THE" is in a 3D-like Futura font with a white face and dark/light shadows to the left of the Torch Lady, and "END" in the same font and effects is to the right; the shadows from "THE END" go behind the Torch Lady to an unknown vanishing point behind the rays of her torch (much like the early-to-mid-60's [[Four Star Television]] logo's effect). Near the top of the Torch Lady's pedestal, "COLUMBIA" is in a small but wider version of the company name's "chiseled" font, and "SHORT" "SUBJECT" "PRESENTATION" is chiseled onto each step of the pedestal, going from top to bottom respectively (when seen on colorized prints of ''The Three Stooges'', "THE" "END" and "COLUMBIA" are in a {{color|yellow|yellowish}}-{{color|gold}} color, and the clouds and shadows are shades of {{color|darkblue|dark}} and {{color|lightblue|light blue}}, respectively); and (2) the standard "The End" additional text below would read "A Columbia Short Subject Presentation". These variants are usually seen on ''The Three Stooges'' shorts and often accompanies the aforementioned title card variant. | ||
*An Italian version of the closing version was shown at the end of the Spanish Mexican film ''Él'' (aka ''This Strange Passion'' or ''Lui''). | *An Italian version of the closing version was shown at the end of the Spanish Mexican film ''Él'' (aka ''This Strange Passion'' or ''Lui''). | ||