Hal Roach Studios
Shadeed A. Kelly, Livin' and Eric S.
Editions by
indycar and Michael Kenchington
1st Logo (1983-1988)
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Visuals: On a changing brownish gradient background, there is a silver box with the following text in an angular, art-deco font shifting from the right:
ROACH
STUDIOS
The box has line borders between each word. After it stops shifting, a bar of light shimmers the box from the right, eventually stopping.
Variants:
- At the beginning of television shows and some distributed movies, a silver bar with "P R E S E N T S" is shown.
- Some programs feature the copyright line below the logo.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: Two loud whooshes.
Audio Variants:
- Sometimes, only one whoosh is heard.
- Other times, the end title theme from any show carries over this logo.
Availability:
- Seen on colorized versions of movies such as the Video Treasures release of It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
- It was also seen at the end of early episodes of Kids Incorporated.
- This logo can also be seen on The Laurel and Hardy Show on This TV and TCM broadcasts of Topper Returns.
- It was also seen at the beginning of an INSP airing of Angel and the Badman.
- It is also preserved on the 1986 UK VHS release of the colorized version of It's a Wonderful Life (1946) which was released by The Video Collection.
- It is also intact at the start of a Tubi streaming print of Choices (1986) after the 2018 FilmRise logo.
- It was also seen at the start of a January 8, 2024 UK airing of the colorized version of Angel and the Badman (1947) on LEGEND.
2nd Logo (1985?-1986?)
Visuals: On a black background, there are the words "HAL ROACH STUDIOS" in orange and in an Art Deco font. The word "presents" in white is seen below.
Technique: A printed image.
Audio: None, but, as a result of plastering, the fanfare from whatever logo on the original print would play over this one.
Availability: Seen on Roach's Award Quality Movie Greats VHS collection which consisted of PD Films, which has been out of print for years.
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