Pathegrams

Compiled by VPJHuk

Background: Pathegrams was a subsiduary of Pathé, which were founded somewhere in the early 1920's. They produced newsreels, short films and educational videos, the educational videos being in the name of "Pathe Science Series". Pathegrams eventually shut down in the late 1930's.

1st logo (1920's-1930's)

Nickname: "The Rooster"

Logo: In a black background,we see a rooster looking up. In the middle,we see "The End" in a script font. Underneath,it says "Pathegrams".

Variant: This logo has been spotted in sepia tone.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extinct. It can be found on old newsreels from the 1920's. This can also be found in Children All Lands. The sepia tone variant has been found in a Pathe Science series short calledStructure Of The Earth: Volcanoes.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd logo (1920's-1932?)

Nicknames: "The Rooster 2", "The Sunburst"

Logo: In a black background,we see a ring with a sunburst behind it. Inside the ring is a rooster. Around the logo we see "THE END" on top and "PATHEGRAMS" on the bottom. Both are in a curvy font.

Variant: The logo has been spotted in sepia tone.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extinct. It can be found on old newsreels from the 1920's. This was used in tandem with the previous logo. The sepia tone was spotted in Shore Lines And Shore Development, a part of the Pathe Science Series.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd logo (1932?-1938?)

Nicknames: "The Rooster 3", "Sunrise"

Logo: In a background where there is a sunburst,we see a rooster in the middle and trees in the sides of the screen. "PATHEGRAMS" in a curvy font can be seen on the top,while in the bottom,we see "presents".

Variants:
 * A variant with "NEWS DIGEST" on the bottom exists.
 * A sepia tone variant exists.
 * A closing variant exists,where in a black background,we see "The" in a cursive font,and "E N D". In the bottom left,we see a rooster,and "Pathegrams".
 * Another closing variant exists,where in a black background,we see a rooster. In front of the rooster,we see "THE END".
 * Yet another closing variant exists where we see a rooster sneezing. We also see "PATHEGRAMS" on the bottom. The text "THE END" fades in one letter at a time.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The beginning of the newsreel/short film.

Availability: Ultra rare.
 * The regular variant can be found on the beginning of old newsreels and films from the 1930's.
 * The variant with "NEWS DIGEST" can be found on the first news digest.
 * The sepia tone variant can be found on Spills And Thrills.
 * The closing variant is hard to find,but it can be found on A Day At Home.
 * The second and third closing variant can be found on news digests.

Editor's Note: None.