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'''Visuals:''' | '''Visuals:''' On a black background with spinning stars, a stylized glass globe is shown rotating, tilted at an angle. The words "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE", in a stylized Art Deco font, slowly orbit around the globe. | ||
'''Trivia:''' This is one of only two Universal logos (the other being the 1914 logo) not to make use of the Earth as a globe. | '''Trivia:''' This is one of only two Universal logos (the other being the 1914 logo) not to make use of the Earth as a globe. | ||
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* An <u>off-center</u> variant exists. | * An <u>off-center</u> variant exists. | ||
'''Closing Variant:''' Superimposed on a special background or in the last seconds of a movie | '''Closing Variant:''' Superimposed on a special background or in the last seconds of a movie is the words "The End" with lettering that varies on the movie, along with the text "A Universal Picture" or "A Universal Release". | ||
'''Technique:''' Live action. This logo was created by set designer Alexander Golitzen. | '''Technique:''' Live-action model work. This logo was created by set designer Alexander Golitzen and photographed by special effects artist John Fulton. | ||
'''Audio:''' A proud, bombastic orchestral fanfare, composed by Jimmy McHugh. | '''Audio:''' A proud, bombastic orchestral fanfare, composed by Jimmy McHugh. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* Can be seen on Universal releases of the era, beginning with ''Top of the Town''. | * Can be seen on Universal releases of the era, beginning with ''Top of the Town''. | ||
* This doesn't appear often on TV, since the movies it appears on don't appear as often as newer ones; however, broadcasts of | * This doesn't appear often on TV, since the movies it appears on don't appear as often as newer ones; however, broadcasts of some of those films on the MeTV program ''Svengoolie'' happen to be one of the best sources of this logo (as well as older logos from other studios). | ||
* It also often shows up on Johnny Mack Brown films from the time period on Starz Encore Westerns. | * It also often shows up on Johnny Mack Brown films from the time period on Starz Encore Westerns. | ||
* The last regular appearance of this logo was on the ''Woody Woodpecker'' cartoon "Woody the Giant Killer". | * The last regular appearance of this logo was on the ''Woody Woodpecker'' cartoon "Woody the Giant Killer". | ||