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'''Nicknames:''' "Successor of [[Lumiton (Argentina)|Lumiton]] Gongman", "Gong", "Man Hitting Gong", "Gongman", "[[Lumiton (Argentina)|Lumiton]]'s Big Brother" | '''Nicknames:''' "Successor of [[Lumiton (Argentina)|Lumiton]] Gongman", "Gong", "Man Hitting Gong", "Gongman", "[[Lumiton (Argentina)|Lumiton]]'s Big Brother" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a backdrop of draped curtains, we see a shirtless man (Carl Dane), hitting a large gong thrice with his mallet. As this happens, we zoom up to the gong, and the words “GENERAL FILM DISTRIBUTORS LTD.” fade in on the gong, while zooming-in. | '''Logo:''' On a backdrop of draped curtains, we see a shirtless man (Carl Dane), hitting a large gong thrice with his mallet. As this happens, we zoom up to the gong, and the words “GENERAL FILM DISTRIBUTORS LTD.” fade in on the gong, while zooming-in. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The two “hits” of the gong. On other early logos, the gong sounds different. Sometimes, it's silent. | '''Music/Sounds:''' The two “hits” of the gong. On other early logos, the gong sounds different. Sometimes, it's silent. | ||
'''Availability:''' Much more common than the General Film | '''Availability:''' Much more common than the General Film Distributors Ltd. logo. | ||
*When The Rank Organisation's film library was sold to [[Carlton Television (UK)|Carlton Television]] in 1997. Carlton originally deleted the logo from many of its prints (seeing as they have a nasty habit of removing/plastering logos), but now it is steadily reappearing on recently remastered TV prints and home video releases. Restoration and remastering of the Rank film archive continues under ITV Studios' ownership. | *When The Rank Organisation's film library was sold to [[Carlton Television (UK)|Carlton Television]] in 1997. Carlton originally deleted the logo from many of its prints (seeing as they have a nasty habit of removing/plastering logos), but now it is steadily reappearing on recently remastered TV prints and home video releases. Restoration and remastering of the Rank film archive continues under ITV Studios' ownership. | ||
*Among the films containing this logo are well-known classics such as ''Henry V'', ''Hamlet'', ''The Red Shoes'', ''Ladykillers'', and ''The Ipcress File''. | *Among the films containing this logo are well-known classics such as ''Henry V'', ''Hamlet'', ''The Red Shoes'', ''Ladykillers'', and ''The Ipcress File''. | ||