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Goldwyn Pictures Corporation was founded in 1916 by Samuel Goldfish (born Schmuel Gelbfisz) in partnership with Broadway producers Edgar and Archibald Selwyn using an amalgamation of both surnames to create the name ("Selfish" was another option). Intrigued with the company's name, Goldfish had his name legally changed to "Samuel Goldwyn". | Goldwyn Pictures Corporation was founded in 1916 by Samuel Goldfish (born Schmuel Gelbfisz) in partnership with Broadway producers Edgar and Archibald Selwyn using an amalgamation of both surnames to create the name ("Selfish" was another option). Intrigued with the company's name, Goldfish had his name legally changed to "Samuel Goldwyn". | ||
===1st Logo ( | ===1st Logo (September 16, 1917-1923)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' The ribboning and the marquee look the same as the first one, but with a different lion. The logo begins with the lion (name unknown, possibly Slats?) staring to one side, then immediately skips after a second to the lion staring at the other side, then it skips to the lion looking down, turning his head, and looks at the camera. After that, he roars a bit. After a second, it skips to the lion looking directly at the camera. | '''Logo:''' The ribboning and the marquee look the same as the first one, but with a different lion. The logo begins with the lion (name unknown, possibly Slats?) staring to one side, then immediately skips after a second to the lion staring at the other side, then it skips to the lion looking down, turning his head, and looks at the camera. After that, he roars a bit. After a second, it skips to the lion looking directly at the camera. | ||
'''Variants:''' There is also a sepia-toned version. A rare variant of this logo was spotted on a 2011 CBS Sunday morning news broadcast. It shows | '''Variants:''' There is also a sepia-toned version. A rare variant of this logo was spotted on a 2011 CBS Sunday morning news broadcast. It shows an image of the lion, but his position is different and is staring at the camera. It is unknown what movie used this variant. | ||
'''FX/SFX''': The lion moving. | '''FX/SFX''': The lion moving. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None. | ||
'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. This, however, appeared on ''Wild Oranges''. Retained on TCM's Silent Sunday Nights. | '''Availability:''' Ultra rare. This, however, appeared on ''Wild Oranges''. Retained on TCM's Silent Sunday Nights. | ||
==Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation== | ==Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation== | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' Actual footage from this logo's production, dated June 24, 1955, has been preserved and can be seen in the Widescreen Museum. George isn't as well known as the other lions, due to his very brief tenure as the MGM lion. | '''Editor's Note:''' Actual footage from this logo's production, dated June 24, 1955, has been preserved and can be seen in the Widescreen Museum. George isn't as well known as the other lions, due to his very brief tenure as the MGM lion. | ||
===9th Logo ( | ===9th Logo (July 18, 1957-July 10, 1987)=== | ||
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*Leo was born at the Royal Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, Netherlands. | *Leo was born at the Royal Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, Netherlands. | ||
*The reason why his mane is shorter compared to all the other lions is because he was the youngest at the time when he was filmed. | *The reason why his mane is shorter compared to all the other lions is because he was the youngest at the time when he was filmed. | ||
*The footage of Leo was actually filmed first without the border, then the border from the logo was added in the footage. The original footage of Leo is currently lost due to the 1965 vault fire. | |||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||