Lone Star Productions

(December 15, 1933-May 15, 1934)
Nickname: "The Lone Star"

Logo: On a blue cloudy sky, we see a brown circle inside a yellow star zooming in. The words "LONE STAR PRODUCTIONS" are written inside the circle to fit in. This logo was originally seen in black and white, but was colorized around 1990 by Color Systems Technologies.

Variant: This also had a "The End" variant, featuring the words "The End" inside the circle, in a cursive font, and under it the words "A LONE STAR PICTURE" in a fancy-looking serif font.

Technique: The zooming.

Music/Sounds: The opening of the movie.

Availability: Pretty rare. First appeared on Sagebrush Trail. All of the early John Wayne films made by this company are shown on occasion on TCM, AMC, and Encore Westerns in the original black and white (the circa 1985 Fox Lorber prints and 1990 colorized prints by Color Systems Technologies are colorized). Most of the films are on public domain DVDs sourced from old 16mm film prints.