Distributors Corporation of America

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Background: Distributors Corporation of America (DLC) was a distributor of foreign and lower-budget films. The company was active from 1952 to 1959. The company's films are either owned by the original producers (or their successor) or are in the public domain.

1st Logo (1952?-July 22, 1959)

Logo: The phrase "A dISTRIBUTORS cORPORATION of aMERICA RELEASE" is seen. The "d" has filmstrip as its stem.

FX/SFX: It is a still logo.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme or none.

Availability: Very rare. Can be seen on The Golden Age of Comedy, The Crawling Eye (AKA The Trollenberg Terror), and some prints of Plan 9 from Outer Space (the company's final film).

Editor's Note: None