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→1st Logo (November 22, 1944-November 21, 1997): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofQaa9WjmkA
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* The German variant was spotted on a 22 May 1982 [[ARD]] airing of ''Fähre nach Hongkong (Ferry to Hong Kong)''. | * The German variant was spotted on a 22 May 1982 [[ARD]] airing of ''Fähre nach Hongkong (Ferry to Hong Kong)''. | ||
* The original version of this logo was also seen at the start of a November 10, 2022 UK airing of ''Countess Dracula'' (1971) on LEGEND, following the 2009 ITV Studios Global Entertainment, the 2001 version of the 1986 MGM, and 2001 [[United Artists]] logos. | * The original version of this logo was also seen at the start of a November 10, 2022 UK airing of ''Countess Dracula'' (1971) on LEGEND, following the 2009 ITV Studios Global Entertainment, the 2001 version of the 1986 MGM, and 2001 [[United Artists]] logos. | ||
* The | * The B&W variant of "{{Font|Times New Roman|Distributed by THE RANK ORGANISATION}}" was also seen on a reissue print of ''Carry On Cabby'' (1963) before the 1962 [[Anglo-Amalgamated Films]] logo. This combo would also be kept intact on later 2000s prints where it's preceded by the black and white variant of the 2003 [[StudioCanal]] logo, while newer prints instead only have the current StudioCanal logo precede the 1962 Anglo-Amalgamated Films logo. | ||
* This logo may also have been seen on international prints of ''Ambition, Pyrates'', ''Tomorrow Never Comes'', ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'', ''A Rage in Harlem'', ''Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills'', ''Circle of Friends'', ''Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde'', ''Rude Awakening'' (1989), ''Physical Evidence'', ''There Goes the Neighborhood'' (released internationally as ''Paydirt''), ''Love Crimes'', and ''Wilt'' (AKA: ''The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt''), as Rank had foreign distribution rights to those films. | * This logo may also have been seen on international prints of ''Ambition, Pyrates'', ''Tomorrow Never Comes'', ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'', ''A Rage in Harlem'', ''Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills'', ''Circle of Friends'', ''Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde'', ''Rude Awakening'' (1989), ''Physical Evidence'', ''There Goes the Neighborhood'' (released internationally as ''Paydirt''), ''Love Crimes'', and ''Wilt'' (AKA: ''The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt''), as Rank had foreign distribution rights to those films. | ||
* It is also preserved on the Magnetic Video release of ''Ring of Bright Water'', which uses a British print. | * It is also preserved on the Magnetic Video release of ''Ring of Bright Water'', which uses a British print. | ||
* This likely accompanied British prints of [[Universal Pictures]] products until 1970, when Universal co-founded the [[Cinema International Corporation]], which held the rights to Universal product from then onward; most current prints of Universal films are run from domestic copies. | * This likely accompanied British prints of [[Universal Pictures]] products until 1970, when Universal co-founded the [[Cinema International Corporation]], which held the rights to Universal product from then onward; most current prints of Universal films are run from domestic copies. | ||
* The B&W variant of "The RANK ORGANISATION presents" variant of this logo was also seen on a [[BBC Two|BBC2]] airing of ''A Town Like Alice'' on July 30, 1994. | |||
'''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. | ||