RKO-Pathé Pictures

Background : RKO-Pathé Pictures was founded in 1931 after Radio-Keith-Orpheum acquired Pathe Exchange. It was shuttered in 1932 and it was folded into RKO Radio Pictures.

1st Logo (c. 1931-c. 1932)

Nickname : "The Globe and the Rooster"

Logo : On a cloudy tower we see a rotating globe with a rooster on top similar to the RKO logo. While the earth is moving, the rooster spreads his wings. The rooster crows, and the words

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appear in the middle.

FX/SFX : The clouds (like the Warner Bros 3rd logo), the earth moving, and the rooster noises.

Music/Sounds : The rooster crowing.

Availability : Seen on newsreels from the era. Seen also on Sweepstakes.