Columbia Pictures/Logo Variations

The Criminal Code and Ten Cents a Dance (1931): The 1928 logo is shown without the company name. The practice of showing the Columbia logo sans company name predates the variations seen on Cowboy, Under the Yum Yum Tree, Good Neighbor Sam and Flight of the Doves.

Gun Fury (1953):

The logo is shown in a greenish-brown tint. Also, the Torch Lady's pedestal doesn't extend to the bottom of the screen, making it look like she's floating!

Zarak (1956):

The logo is a still painting. In addition, the "COLUMBIA" text is slightly larger and more spaced out than the standard logo and there are clouds below the pedestal.

Cowboy (1958):

The logo has no company name at the beginning of the film. The standard version appears at the end.

The Mouse That Roared (1959):

The Torch Lady (here a live action model against a backdrop) looks down and sees a mouse at her feet on the pedestal. The Torch Lady leaves her pedestal, leaving her torch behind. At the end of the film, you can see her rushing up the stairs of the pedestal, grabbing her torch again.

The Three Stooges Meets Hercules (1962):

The 1936 Torch Lady is on the left side on a black background. The text "COLUMBIA PICTURES PRESENTS" is on the right side. The logo cross-fades to a statue of Norman Maurer, the son-in-law of Moe Howard of The Three Stooges as he holds a stick of dynamite. The text "A NORMANDY PRODUCTION" is on the left side. The sparks are flowing from the dynamite and the dynamite later explodes, leaving the lower legs and the pedestal on the statue. The text "FILMED IN GLORIOUS BLACK AND WHITE" fades in above.

'''Zotz! (1962):'''

We start with a black & white version of the 1950s logo with the standard Torch Lady replaced with a live action model in a similar manner to The Mouse That Roared with William Castle sitting on a director's chair in the bottom-right corner of the screen. William gets out of his chair and says "Zotz!" The Torch Lady replies by asking "Zotz? What's Zotz?" After that, we fade to the opening credits of the movie. At the end of the movie, the black & white version of the 1950s logo is shown, but the Torch Lady says "Zotz all!"

Lawrence of Arabia (1962):

The logo is merely a still painting. The light from the torch doesn't flicker and the clouds aren't as billowy. This was created especially for the film because there was no 70mm version of the logo in existence, and this variation was, at one point, plastered with the standard version for years until the film was restored in 1989.



Bye Bye Birdie (1963):

The Columbia Torch Lady's flame leaps from the torch to form the title of the film.

American Hustle (2013, US):

The 1976 logo is used with the "a Sony Company" byline in the same font as the logo.

Columbia Pictures (1976) - American Hustle (2013)

The Interview (2014):

The 1953 logo is used and the 1928 theme is heard. Also, there is no introduction of Sony Corporation and the byline "a Sony Company" is removed.

Logo Variations - Columbia Pictures - CLG Wiki

Aloha (2015):

Exactly like Django Unchained, but the byline "a Sony Company" appearing below. Also, the logo is brightened.

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Concussion (2015):

After the introduction of Sony Corporation logo, we see the Torch Lady for a moment, before "COLUMBIA" fades in.

Columbia Pictures "Concussion" (2015)

Spectre (2015):

Similar to All the King's Men (2006), but the logo is slightly darker.

Columbia Pictures "SPECTRE" (2015)

The Night Before (2015) and The Front Runner (2018):

The 1981 logo is used and the byline "a Sony Company" appears below.

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Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017):

A cardboard standee of the Torch Lady falls down, revealing Smurfette. She then notices a mushroom, raises it and a light transitions to the Sony Pictures Animation logo.

Columbia Pictures "Smurfs The Lost Village" (2017)

The Emoji Movie (2017):

A hand comes up and takes a picture of the lady. It selects an emoji with sunglasses. The phone drops and then the torch shines, transitioning to the Sony Pictures Animation logo.

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Blade Runner 2049 (2017; International Release):

Everything is in black and white. The logo also suffers a glitch, causing the clouds to disappear, but they return shortly afterwards.

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In the prototype version, the logo is in a digital red. The Sony logo transitions to Columbia via a flash, the cloud background is different, and the company name and byline appear letter by letter.

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Only the Brave (2017):

As the logo goes on, it slowly changes from full color to sepia. Also, the logo is silent.

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'''Puppy! (Short Film, 2017):'''

Very similar to The Holiday variant.

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Peter Rabbit (2018):

Instead of the Sony logo, the Sony Pictures Animation logo on a black background segues into the main logo. Also, the "a Sony Company" byline fades in before "COLUMBIA" does so, and as soon as the logo's music finishes, some birds fly right to the logo and fly around the logo, the Columbia logo then turns 3D and as soon as the camera pans its way around the logo, the clouds move faster. Once the camera begins to follow the birds, the entire logo (except for the birds) fades into white clouds moving on a blue sky. On the extended preview, some birds come after the logo is formed.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018):

The logo appears in the style of the movie. The logo is also glitchy and shows older Columbia logos, including the Cat Ballou, 1976 logo and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (when the banana knocks the Torch Lady out).

Men in Black: International (2019):

When the logo is almost over, the Torch Lady moves her left hand and puts on a pair of sunglasses.The logo then transitions via a white light to the next logo. This is the first variation in the logo in which the Torch Lady moves.

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019):

The logo cross-fades into a Mexican statue in the desert.

Columbia Pictures - Spider-Man Far From Home

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019):

Same as the Django Unchained variant, but this time "a SONY Company" is seen in the same chiseled font used for both the bylines "a SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT Company" and "A DIVISION OF COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC."

Zombieland: Double Tap (2019):

At the end of the logo, two zombies appear and run towards the Torch Lady, and she attacks them with her torch.

Little Women (2019):

The 1993 logo is used and has "a Sony Company" byline appearing below.