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===Logo (November 22, 1944-November 21, 1997)=== | ===1st Logo (November 22, 1944-November 21, 1997)=== | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a backdrop of draped {{color|red}} curtains, there is a shirtless man (Billy Wells from 1944 to 1957, and Ken Richmond afterwards), hitting a large gong twice with his mallet. As this happens, the screen zooms up to the gong, and the words "J. ARTHUR RANK PRESENTS" in a long bold font fade in on the gong. | '''Visuals:''' On a backdrop of draped {{color|red}} curtains, there is a shirtless man (Billy Wells from 1944 to 1957, and Ken Richmond afterwards), hitting a large gong twice with his mallet. As this happens, the screen zooms up to the gong, and the words "J. ARTHUR RANK PRESENTS" in a long bold font fade in on the gong. | ||
'''Trivia:''' According to gongman Ken Richmond, the gong was papier-mâché and did not make a sound when rung. Ken jokingly recalled that “if you hit that gong, you would have gone straight through.”<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/14/movies/13richmond.html</ref> | |||
'''Variants:''' The Rank logo has had many renditions over the years. Here are some of them: | '''Variants:''' The Rank logo has had many renditions over the years. Here are some of them: | ||
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'''Legacy:''' This is one of the most famous British logos of all time. | '''Legacy:''' This is one of the most famous British logos of all time. | ||
===2nd Logo (1996)=== | |||
[[File:Rank Film Distributors (1996 - Circle of Friends).png|center|350px]] | |||
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a small print graphic of the Gongman is seen with "Rank Film Distributors" below. "presents" is underneath. | |||
'''Technique:''' A still graphic. | |||
'''Audio:''' None. | |||
'''Availability:''' Seen on a New Zealand 1996 trailer for the 1995 film ''Circle of Friends''. | |||
==References== | |||
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{{Chronology|[[General Film Distributors]]}} | {{Chronology|[[General Film Distributors]]}} | ||
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