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*Another variation consists of the words "A COLUMBIA PRODUCTION" and "The End" below. It was spotted on ''The Miracle Woman'', ''Platinum Blonde'', ''Three Wise Girls'', ''The Final Edition'', ''High Speed'', ''American Madness'', and the ''Three Stooges'' short "Restless Knights". | *Another variation consists of the words "A COLUMBIA PRODUCTION" and "The End" below. It was spotted on ''The Miracle Woman'', ''Platinum Blonde'', ''Three Wise Girls'', ''The Final Edition'', ''High Speed'', ''American Madness'', and the ''Three Stooges'' short "Restless Knights". | ||
*On some ''Three Stooges'' shorts, the logo is shown without the company name. | *On some ''Three Stooges'' shorts, the logo is shown without the company name. | ||
*A rare opening variation has the words "COLUMBIA PICTURES" on top and "Presents" below. | *A rare opening variation has the words "COLUMBIA PICTURES" on top and "Presents" below. This logo is probably spotted on six films: ''The Pagan Lady'', ''The Guilty Generation'', ''The Deadline'', ''The Secret Witness'', the early John Wayne film ''Maker of Men'', and ''The Deceiver'' (all 1931). | ||
*There is another closing variant that has the words "COLUMBIA PICTURES", with "The End" appearing below, which can be found at the end of ''The Secret Witness'', ''Maker of Men'', and ''Forbidden'' (1932). | *There is another closing variant that has the words "COLUMBIA PICTURES", with "The End" appearing below, which can be found at the end of ''The Secret Witness'', ''Maker of Men'', and ''Forbidden'' (1932). | ||
*In 2004, [[Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment]] released several colorized ''Three Stooges'' shorts; these had the Torch Lady in color as well, and the words are in {{color|gold|yellow}}. | *In 2004, [[Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment]] released several colorized ''Three Stooges'' shorts; these had the Torch Lady in color as well, and the words are in {{color|gold|yellow}}. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A majestic horn sounder, much like the [[20th Century Fox]] logo, or the opening/closing theme of the short/feature. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A majestic horn sounder, much like the [[20th Century Fox]] logo, or the opening/closing theme of the short/feature. | ||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. It was seen on ''It Happened One Night''. Also can be seen on ''The Three Stooges'' releases on DVD. Can still be seen on reruns of 1934-1936 ''Three Stooges'' shorts on IFC, AMC, and Antenna TV. It can also be found on TCM and Sony Movie Channel. Don't expect this to appear on original prints of Walt Disney's ''Mickey Mouse'' and ''Silly Symphonies'' cartoons from 1930-1932, as Columbia only distributed those shorts. | '''Availability:''' Uncommon, bordering on ultra rare. It was seen on Frank Capra's ''It Happened One Night'' (1934). Also can be seen on ''The Three Stooges'' releases on DVD. Can still be seen on reruns of 1934-1936 ''Three Stooges'' shorts on IFC, AMC, and Antenna TV. It can also be found on TCM and Sony Movie Channel. Don't expect this to appear on original prints of Walt Disney's ''Mickey Mouse'' and ''Silly Symphonies'' cartoons from 1930-1932, as Columbia only distributed those shorts. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' This is known as the first torch lady logo; the lady itself looks noticeably different compared to the other logos, all which had the most famous version of the lady. | '''Editor's Note:''' This is known as the first torch lady logo; the lady itself looks noticeably different compared to the other logos, all which had the most famous version of the lady. | ||