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'''Allied Artists Pictures Corporation''' started life as a subsidiary of [[Monogram Pictures]] that was established in 1946 as an outlet for films with more well-known cast members and higher budgets than films that Monogram Pictures produced. Monogram Pictures continued to produce "B" movies through 1952, while the studio's special attractions were released as Allied Artists Productions. In 1953, the company dropped the Monogram name and functioned as a single entity, Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. For better or for worse, one of its better known films today is ''Mitchell'' (1975) which was spoofed/reviewed in an episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. Although the studio produced and/or distributed major films such as ''Papillon'', ''Cabaret'' and ''The Man Who Would Be King'', it met with financial catastrophe and filed for bankruptcy in 1979. [[Lorimar Film Entertainment|Lorimar Motion Pictures]] purchased the former Allied Artists Pictures Corporation film library in 1980. With Warner Communications (now Time Warner) purchasing [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] in 1989, most of the Allied Artists Pictures Corporation library (including some Monogram Pictures films) became owned by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]. The name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation continues to be used as the name of a film distribution and production company owned by an entertainment company called Allied Artists International (formed by Allied Artists Pictures Corporation in 1971 as Allied Artists Records before becoming a separate company and eventually acquiring the trademarks to the Allied Artists name). | '''Allied Artists Pictures Corporation''' started life as a subsidiary of [[Monogram Pictures]] that was established in 1946 as an outlet for films with more well-known cast members and higher budgets than films that Monogram Pictures produced. Monogram Pictures continued to produce "B" movies through 1952, while the studio's special attractions were released as Allied Artists Productions. In 1953, the company dropped the Monogram name and functioned as a single entity, Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. For better or for worse, one of its better known films today is ''Mitchell'' (1975) which was spoofed/reviewed in an episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. Although the studio produced and/or distributed major films such as ''Papillon'', ''Cabaret'' and ''The Man Who Would Be King'', it met with financial catastrophe and filed for bankruptcy in 1979. [[Lorimar Film Entertainment|Lorimar Motion Pictures]] purchased the former Allied Artists Pictures Corporation film library in 1980. With Warner Communications (now Time Warner) purchasing [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] in 1989, most of the Allied Artists Pictures Corporation library (including some Monogram Pictures films) became owned by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]. The name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation continues to be used as the name of a film distribution and production company owned by an entertainment company called Allied Artists International (formed by Allied Artists Pictures Corporation in 1971 as Allied Artists Records before becoming a separate company and eventually acquiring the trademarks to the Allied Artists name). | ||
===1st Logo ( | ===1st Logo (May 1, 1949-1953)=== | ||
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Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1949).png|Early variant | |||
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1951).png|Normal version | |||
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1951, colorized).png|Color variant | |||
</gallery> | |||
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'''Logo:''' The logo fades in and unveils a structure with two searchlights on the side and a slow-moving cloudy background. Then, the structure, consisting of "ALLIED ARTISTS" with the two "A"'s connected together, all in a concrete texture on a pedestal similar to the [[20th Century Fox]] logo design, is illuminated. Shortly after, "Presents" fades in below the structure. | |||
'''Variants:''' | |||
*On ''Stampede'', the light illuminates the structure by wiping from the bottom of the logo and "Presents" is omitted. | |||
*A color version of this logo exists where the structure and searchlights are in a copper tint and the sky background is blue. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The fade ins and clouds moving. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the film. | |||
'''Availability:''' Rare, seen on some films distributed under the Allied Artists Pictures brand from this era which includes ''Stampede'', ''I Was an American Spy'', and ''The Highwaymen''. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | |||
===2nd Logo (1953-1966)=== | |||
<center><span style="font-size:20px;">Opening Variants</center></span> | |||
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File:PfIBZtipBT6tFPnvG6_t6w30972.jpeg | File:PfIBZtipBT6tFPnvG6_t6w30972.jpeg | ||
File:MJ_ydXN7SOR8FO1wxc-Uog35881.jpeg | File:MJ_ydXN7SOR8FO1wxc-Uog35881.jpeg | ||
File:B3cspNfjiAogalPFApJS1Q23917.jpeg | Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1957, The Persuader).png|''The Persuader'' variant | ||
File:VSIKeL--mM_nga31DqppBw12372.jpeg|In-credit variant | |||
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1960, Tormented).png|''Tormented'' variant | |||
</gallery> | |||
<center><span style="font-size:20px;">Closing Variants</center></span> | |||
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Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1953, closing).png|Early version | |||
File:B3cspNfjiAogalPFApJS1Q23917.jpeg|Later version | |||
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1950s, simply Allied Artists).png|Shadow variant | |||
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1955, At Gunpoint).png|''At Gunpoint'' variant | |||
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1957, Love in the Afternoon).png|''Love in the Afternoon'' variant | |||
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1957, The Tall Stranger).png|''The Tall Stranger'' variant | |||
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1958, Man from Gods Country).png|Gold logo variant | |||
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1958, Never Love a Stranger).png|''Never Love a Stranger'' variant | |||
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1959, closing).png|''The Big Circus'' variant | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "Connected AA", "Twin As", "AA in a Box" | '''Nicknames:''' "Connected AA", "Twin As", "AA in a Box" | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*The logo commonly appears as an in-credit emblem seen in the movie's opening credits. | *The logo commonly appears as an in-credit emblem seen in the movie's opening and closing credits. | ||
**Early versions of this notice would simply exclude "PRODUCTIONS, INC" underneath the company's name. This text would be added to the logo sometime around 1955. | |||
***Closing variants would have this logo underneath "THE END". | |||
**Later versions of the closing variant has "Allied Artists Productions, Inc." appearing between "The End" and the logo. | |||
***On ''Never Love a Stranger'', the logo is inverted and very small. | |||
**Colorized versions of this logo may vary, such as the logo being in gold and the box set to black in ''The Big Circus'' | |||
**The alignment of the logo may change in some films with ''The Tall Stranger'' and ''Love in the Afternoon'' moving this logo to the lower right and center right portion of the screen respectively. | |||
*On ''Tickle Me'', the logo is seen without the segmented rectangle on a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background with "Pictures Corporation" in the same font below. The emblem appears below the logo itself. | *On ''Tickle Me'', the logo is seen without the segmented rectangle on a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background with "Pictures Corporation" in the same font below. The emblem appears below the logo itself. | ||
* Another variant is shown where the Allied Artists Pictures Corporation text is laid out horizontally on a {{Font color|navy|navy blue}} background. Also, "Presents" is in script. | * Another variant is shown where the Allied Artists Pictures Corporation text is laid out horizontally on a {{Font color|navy|navy blue}} background. Also, "Presents" is in script. | ||
*The | *On ''The Persuader'', the emblem is seen with two lines coming out of the logo; a longer, horizontal line and a smaller, vertical line. "ALLIED ARTISTS PICTURES CORPORATION Presents" is positioned to the lower right of the logo and the background has light illuminating from the top left to the bottom right of the screen. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' None. | '''FX/SFX:''' None. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' From 1966 to 1972, Allied Artists would use an in-credit notice. After the success of ''Cabaret'', they would resume production on new films, resulting in a new identity. | '''Editor's Note:''' From 1966 to 1972, Allied Artists would use an in-credit notice. After the success of ''Cabaret'', they would resume production on new films, resulting in a new identity. | ||
=== | ===3rd Logo (December 16, 1973-November 11, 1978) === | ||
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Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1975).png|Standard version | |||
File:DK27kysoHtjraLZPMyxtdg14916.jpeg | File:DK27kysoHtjraLZPMyxtdg14916.jpeg.png|Open-matte variant | ||
File:8U5tYGzqukH3Hw3TxgCY4w12292.jpeg | File:8U5tYGzqukH3Hw3TxgCY4w12292.jpeg|Later variant | ||
File:QF1SSp0NQqtd1B5v-6JwDQ25953.jpeg | Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1974, The Internecine Project).png|''Papillon''/''The Internecine Project'' variant | ||
File:QF1SSp0NQqtd1B5v-6JwDQ25953.jpeg|''Three the Hard Way'' variant | |||
File:PT6x64UJDJ8acS7GD9cXVw18353.jpeg|Older ''Mitchell'' print variant | |||
Allied Artists Pictures (1976, open matte).png|''Twilight's Last Gleaming'' open-matte variant | |||
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1978, black and white).png|B&W variant | |||
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1979, Betsy).png|''The Betsy'' variant | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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'''Nickname:''' "The a's" | '''Nickname:''' "The a's" | ||
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*On ''Three the Hard Way'', the logo (in {{Font color|red|red}}) just fades in on a black background, along with the text that reads "An Allied Artists Film". | *On ''Three the Hard Way'', the logo (in {{Font color|red|red}}) just fades in on a black background, along with the text that reads "An Allied Artists Film". | ||
*Starting in 1976, the Emanuel L. Wolf credit is omitted from the logo. | *Starting in 1976, the Emanuel L. Wolf credit is omitted from the logo. | ||
*On a 1978 VHS tape of ''House on Haunted Hill'', the logo is in black and white. | |||
*On ''The Betsy'', the logo is set to {{Font color|blue|blue}} on a black background. | |||
*On fullscreen prints of ''Twilight's Last Gleaming'', the logo is not only in {{Font color|lavender|lavender}}, but also more of the upper portion of the logo can be seen. Thanks to this, three holes can be seen punched through the logo's cel. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming out of the "a's" | '''FX/SFX:''' The zooming out of the "a's" | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually silent, or sometimes the film's opening theme accompanies it. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Usually silent, or sometimes the film's opening theme accompanies it. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare. It is currently unknown when this logo made its debut. Allied Artists became a distributor after the release of ''Tickle Me'', and did not become a producer again until ''Cabaret''. Still intact on ''The Man Who Would Be King'', ''Three The Hard Way'', and ''The Internecine Project'', among others. Sometimes, it is plastered with a WB shield on films such as ''Papillon'', where the logo made its first appearance. It plasters the previous logo on the Allied Artists Video release of ''Tickle Me''. | '''Availability:''' Rare. It is currently unknown when this logo made its debut. Allied Artists became a distributor after the release of ''Tickle Me'', and did not become a producer again until ''Cabaret''. Still intact on ''The Man Who Would Be King'', ''Three The Hard Way'', and ''The Internecine Project'', among others. Sometimes, it is plastered with a WB shield on films such as ''Papillon'', where the logo made its first appearance. It plasters the previous logo on the Allied Artists Video release of ''Tickle Me'' and ''House on Haunted Hill''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
=== | === 4th Logo (2000s- )=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
File:Dc44b764b49cc61f72feb4f3b116e0aa.jpeg | File:Dc44b764b49cc61f72feb4f3b116e0aa.jpeg | ||