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'''Visuals:''' On a backdrop of draped | '''Visuals:''' On a backdrop of draped red curtains, a shirtless man (Billy Wells from 1944 to 1957, and Ken Richmond afterwards) hits 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> | '''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> | ||