Stoll Pictures
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
Compiled by
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Camenati
Background
Stoll Pictures was a British film production and distribution company founded in April 1918. It was one of the largest of its kind in Great Britain during the early to mid-1920s, most notably for its Fu Manchu and Sherlock Holmes film series.
Logo (April 8, 1921)
Visuals:
- Opening: On a white background, there are two globes standing on the plaque that contain the letters "SFC" inside each globe. Inside the plaque is the text
in an art-deco Ancient Roman font. There is a line below the letters "TD" in "LTD."
- Closing: On a black background, within a thin rectangular box are three topless women wearing a tutu bowing down and standing on a staircase. They are behind a shaded, wireframe globe with the large ribbon text "S•F•C" placed on its center and arched upwards. Two long hanging plants are seen next to the globe.
Technique: A still, printed image.
Audio: None or the opening and the closing theme of the film.
Availability: So far, it's only known to be seen on The Dying Detective.