Gaumont

1903-1906?


"ELGÉ" is the initials of Léon Gaumont, who founded the company in 1895. The daisy has been used in most of Gaumont's logos since.

1906-1908?


Similar to the previous logo, except that the pattern on the daisy is removed, and the letters "P" and "L" are removed.

1908-1910?
This is the first Gaumont logo to have color.

1910-1915?
There is an animated version of this logo, although it didn't appear on any films. There is also a golden version of this logo that was seen on the 1915 short film L'embusqué, and a Russian version of this logo.

1918-1919?
Similar to the previous logo, except the daisy has been changed, and it was put in a circle.

1919-1924?
It is unknown what "PAX" stands for.

1930
The symbol on the middle-left is the logo for Pathé-Gaumont-Metro-Actualités, which was a joint venture between Pathé, Gaumont, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is unknown what the symbol on the middle-right and the bird stands for.

1947-1970?
This logo also appeared as an animation.

1970–1980
The daisy returned in 1970. The animated logo was nicknamed "Daisy of Doom" because it had red smoke in the background and had an ominious fanfare.