Pathé Exchange

Background

Pathé Exchange was an American film production company from 1914 to 1931 after it was established in 1904 as an American film division of the French firm Pathé. The label was discontinued in 1931 after the company was acquired by RKO Radio Pictures, forming RKO-Pathé Pictures.

1st Logo (March 7, 1917-1922)

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Visuals: Over a black background, two roosters inside a circle on the top left and bottom right are next to cursive text spelling out the company name with the "e"'s finial curved and connected to a bottom bar reading "EXCHANGE INC."

Variant: Another variant has the two roosters replaced by the National Board of Review seal and another symbol of a rooster with the words possibly reading "GOLD ROOSTER PLAY".

Technique: A still, printed image filmed by a cameraman.

Audio: The closing theme of the film.

Availability: It was seen on Take a Chance and The Torture of Silence.

2nd Logo (1924-1925)

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Visuals: The text

COPYRIGHT
(year in Roman numerals)
by
PATHÉ EXCHANGE, INC.

is superimposed onto a picture of a rooster.

Technique: A still, printed image filmed by a cameraman.

Audio: None.

Availability: Unknown. ^[Examples?]

3rd Logo (February 8, 1925-January 17, 1926)

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Visuals: On a black background, there is a live-action footage of a rooster with the copyright notice reading "COPYRIGHT (year in Roman numerals)" on top and the bottom text reading

by
PATHÉ EXCHANGE, INC.

Technique: A still, printed image filmed by a cameraman.

Audio: The opening theme of the film.

Availability: It was seen on Circus Fever and What's the World Coming To?.