Films Incorporated

Films Incorporated was an American 16mm film distributor, who would often distribute educational films for classrooms and schools. They had headquarters in New York, Chicago, Illinois, Dallas, Texas, Atlanta, Georgia, Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles. Films Incorporated started in 1927. They were eventually acquired by Public Media Incorporated and shut down sometime in the 1980's. In 2005, Public Media Incorporated was purchased by Image Entertainment (renamed to RLJE Films in 2018) and shut down.

1st Logo (1940's?-1956?)


Nickname(s): "The Glittering Text", "Glittering FI"

Logo: On a black background with stars, there is the text "Distributed by" in a cursive font with a shadow. This fades into another screen with a glittering background. "FILMS" in a stylized font and "INCORPORATED" in a spaced-out font is seen. The "FILMS" text is glittering. "NEW YORK", "LOS ANGELES", "CHICAGO", "DALLAS", "ATLANTA", "LOS ANGELES", and "PORTLAND" in an italic font appear in this order. The background and "FILMS" text continue to sparkle.

FX/SFX: The background fading, the background and "FILMS" text glittering, and the place names appearing.

Music/Sounds: A cheery tune, presumably the opening theme to the cartoon.

Availability: Unknown. It presumably appeared on 16mm prints of cartoons in the 1940's and 1950's.

Editor's Note: Good animation for the 1940's.