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===9th Logo ( | ===9th Logo (September 6, 1957-July 10, 1987)=== | ||
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File:MGM(23).jpg| Black and White Version | File:MGM(23).jpg| Black and White Version | ||
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'''Availability:''' Common. Lived for almost three decades. | '''Availability:''' Common. Lived for almost three decades. | ||
*Seen on such films as ''Jailhouse Rock'', the | *Seen on such films as ''Jailhouse Rock'', the f | ||
*irst two ''Poltergeist'' films, ''A Christmas Story'', ''Ben Hur'', ''King of Kings'', the 1980s James Bond films ''Octopussy'' and ''A View to a Kill'', and ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'', among others. | |||
*This logo even appears on several MGM shorts such as a few Gene Deitch ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts, among others. | *This logo even appears on several MGM shorts such as a few Gene Deitch ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts, among others. | ||
* The logo is preserved on pre-May 9, 1986 films by MGM that are owned by Warner Bros. via Turner Entertainment Co. However, for releases from May 23, 1986-July 10, 1987 that still use the MGM/UA Entertainment Co. logo that's copyrighted by MGM Entertainment Co. (such as ''O.C. and Stiggs''), the logo may be kept on or replaced with the 2001 logo on productions copyrighted to United Artists using the MGM/UA logo. Your best bet would be to check MGM/UA Home Video tapes. | * The logo is preserved on pre-May 9, 1986 films by MGM that are owned by Warner Bros. via Turner Entertainment Co. However, for releases from May 23, 1986-July 10, 1987 that still use the MGM/UA Entertainment Co. logo that's copyrighted by MGM Entertainment Co. (such as ''O.C. and Stiggs''), the logo may be kept on or replaced with the 2001 logo on productions copyrighted to United Artists using the MGM/UA logo. Your best bet would be to check MGM/UA Home Video tapes. | ||
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*This appeared on original theatrical prints of ''Where the River Runs Black'', but video releases replaced it with the 13th logo. | *This appeared on original theatrical prints of ''Where the River Runs Black'', but video releases replaced it with the 13th logo. | ||
*This logo remains intact on the Shout! Factory Blu-Rays of ''To Live and Die in L.A.'' and ''Poltergeist II: The Other Side''. | *This logo remains intact on the Shout! Factory Blu-Rays of ''To Live and Die in L.A.'' and ''Poltergeist II: The Other Side''. | ||
*Older VHS releases of ''Running Scared'' used this logo. | *Older VHS releases of ''Running Scared'' used this logo. | ||
*The first film to use this iconic logo was ''Tip on a Dead Jockey.'' The colored version debuted on ''Les Girls.'' | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' One of the most popular logos to exist. In fact, Leo is the most famous out of all the MGM lions. | '''Editor's Note:''' One of the most popular logos to exist. In fact, Leo is the most famous out of all the MGM lions. | ||