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'''Visuals:''' On a {{color| | '''Visuals:''' On a {{color|dodgerblue|cerulean blue}} background, the words "{{font|Impact|King Features Entertainment}}" slowly zoom out. When the words get to a suitable distance, a "trail" of stylized outlined crowns come from the left and right side above the logo, consolidating into one stylized outlined shield. The words "Produced by" or "Distributed by" appear in an arc above it. | ||
'''Variant:''' Sometimes, a <u>chroma-keyed copyright appears below</u>. | |||
'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled cel animation. | '''Technique:''' Motion-controlled cel animation. | ||
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* May appear at the end of some syndicated movie telecasts, such as ''The Cartier Affair''. | * May appear at the end of some syndicated movie telecasts, such as ''The Cartier Affair''. | ||
* It also appears on some prints of ''An American Werewolf in London'', although other prints of that film use the [[Hearst Entertainment]] logo instead, with the KF music preserved. | * It also appears on some prints of ''An American Werewolf in London'', although other prints of that film use the [[Hearst Entertainment]] logo instead, with the KF music preserved. | ||
* This can also be found on DVD releases of ''The Toughest Man | * This can also be found on DVD releases of ''The Toughest Man in the World'' and ''High School USA''. | ||
* This logo also makes a surprise appearance on the 1988 TV movie ''Going to the Chapel''. | * This logo also makes a surprise appearance on the 1988 TV movie ''Going to the Chapel''. | ||
* It can also be seen at the end of the ''Blondie'' films on the Movies! network and Amazon Prime such as ''Footlight Glamour'' (1943). | * It can also be seen at the end of the ''Blondie'' films on the Movies! network and Amazon Prime such as ''Footlight Glamour'' (1943). | ||
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* A warp speed variant exists. | * A warp speed variant exists. | ||
* A slightly longer version also exists where the words slowly fade in. | * A slightly longer version also exists where the words slowly fade in. | ||
* On the test pilot of the cartoon ''Defenders of the Earth'', the text reads "AND King Features Entertainment, Inc." with the small version of the Crown placed to the left of the company name. | * On <u>the test pilot of the cartoon ''Defenders of the Earth''</u>, the text reads "AND King Features Entertainment, Inc." with the small version of the Crown placed to the left of the company name. | ||
* A unique version was seen as the intro to King Features' cartoons on VHS where the background is {{color|blue}}. Here, the crown is above a long white stripe spanning the entire screen, with "King Features Entertainment" on it. Below it is a copyright for King Features Syndicate. "The Sailor's Hornpipe" plays here, in which when the whistle blows, the crown zooms in and takes up the entire screen, with the inside of it fading to the intro itself as the stripe and copyright disappear. At the end, the crown appears over King Features' line-up of characters and zooms in, takes up the entire screen again, and goes back to the logo, thus ending the intro. | * A unique version was seen as the intro to King Features' cartoons on VHS where the background is {{color|blue}}. Here, the crown is above a long white stripe spanning the entire screen, with "King Features Entertainment" on it. Below it is a copyright for King Features Syndicate. "The Sailor's Hornpipe" plays here, in which when the whistle blows, the crown zooms in and takes up the entire screen, with the inside of it fading to the intro itself as the stripe and copyright disappear. At the end, the crown appears over King Features' line-up of characters and zooms in, takes up the entire screen again, and goes back to the logo, thus ending the intro. | ||