Stoll Pictures Productions

1st Logo

(1920s-19??)

Nickname: "The B&W Globe", "Universal and Istituto LUCE rip-off" , "The Chyroned Plaque" , "Chyroned Emblem" , "Stoll Earth" , "British Universal and Istituto LUCE clone" , "Universal , LUCE and First National clone" , "Chyroned Plaque Globe Emblem" , "The Chyroned Letters In Plate" , "Stoll The End" , "Globe , stairs and atlas"

Logo: STOLL
 * Opening: On a white backdrop, we see a two globe like Universal and Istituto Luce , standing on a plaque (or a sheet of glass , plastic or a wood) , with two mirrored wreath standing on black background with a white plaque frame , which is a opening title of the film. The words:

PICTURES PRODUCTIONS L TD.

PRESENT


 * enchanted into plaque, "TD." is underlined and smaller before to "L". The company name is in the ugly art deco esque like Ancient Roman font.

FX/SFX: The logo would vary still, but remains no footage for this logo after early years correctly.
 * Closing: On a dark background, we see a globe with rings , reading "S.F.C" , below is a lady walking like atlas , similar to other logos one. Below is "THE END" , The logo were framed by rectangle outline , stairs and a others.

Variants: Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the silent movie. Other films remains silent, or a various music playing to the logo. Some 1923 to 1926 has a various arrangement of the fanfare, depending on other films.
 * Early variant from 1921: The logo is different, and is hateable off-center. On a light gray , dark gray , sepia tinted background or black background , We see a earth globe with continents and a ring , but reads "S.F.C" in black and white , Below the globe is a arched font when reads "STOLL Pictures Productions 'L TD. " , with "PRESENTS" below , pops into the globe. On the ending of the movie , we see a outlined globe with continents , then "The End" in a light script font , then "The End" fades to "A STOLL PICTURES PRODUCTION" in a retro font.
 * On some films like The West Hunkster , Cake Calamity , Wandering to Eclipse Earth Idol and African For Age Years , a new logo were introduced, with a different earth , "STOLL PICTURES LTD.  PRESENTS an CRICKLEWOOD STUDIOS production IN ASSOCIATION WITH - G.F.F.T.V. - GENERAL FEATURE FILM & TELEVISION CORP. N - BRITAIN". Earth is rotating on a yellow-ish dark background with clouds and stars moving forwards , The company name then scroll until a opening theme. On colorized variant , the logo would be tinted cyan , blue , pale green , yellow-ish pale green or dark cerulean.
 * A true color variant is the same, but can vary tinted blue , air force blue color , sky blue or blueish-yellow

Availability: Rare, bordering on some variants and early sound films , The silent films were produced and distributed by the company , vary that mean Stoll or Cricklewood films can hard to find , with kind of catalogue of silent films , Pre-Code films and early sound films from August 1920 to March 1931. Scare Factor: Some variants might have to be a hard to find list of films, and is tried to find due to copyright sometimes.
 * The early variant is rare, may be seen on some titles that used in catalogue of films and television from Stoll , a British silent film company founded by Cricklewood. such as The Red-Haired League , A Gentleman of France , The Tragedy of a Comic Song and The Cry of the Nighthawk.
 * Rare, again. Can be seen on some titles have been released on VHS , Betamax and Italian Super 8mm/16mm prints of some films. Also can be seen on Italian Super 8mm prints of The Town of Crooked Ways , The Tiger of San Pedro and The Glorious Adventure.

2nd logo

(1920s)

Nickname: "Where is Earth", "Earth Gone"

Logo: On a plain dark grey/white background, we see the text:


 * STOLL PICTURES

           PRODUCTIONS LIMITED - UK P ROD.


 * presents - a CRICKLEWOOD FILM production


 * ("UK PROD." is in a serif font with "ROD." smaller.)


 * ("production" in script font, and in italic)


 * (name of stars) in - a (name of producers) production


 * (movie title) - directed by (director name in serif or sans font)

All them are in roman font.

FX/SFX: Still.

Music/Sounds: An opening theme.

Availability: Rare, Seen on Greywater Park and The Sins Ye Do.

Scare Factor: Low. or none.

3rd logo

(1924-1926)

Logo: We see a globe on a dark background with some spotlights. "STOLL PICTURES - present" fades in, End titles has "THE END" , then fades to "A STOLL PICTURES - CRICKLEWOOD STUDIOS - PRODUCTION".

FX/SFX: End titles has "THE END" fading out. then fades to company name.

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Seen on The Qualified Adventurer , Ordeal by Golf , The Chinese Bungalow , Money Isn't Everything , The Presumption of Stanley Hay, MP and King of the Castle.

Scare Factor: TBA