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Logo descriptions by Logoboy95 and Eric S.
Logo captures by Logoboy95, Eric S., Shadeed A. Kelly, and V of Doom
Editions by mr3urious, Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, Eric S., and Bob Fish
Video captures courtesy of Eric S., WizardDuck, and KidCairbre
Republic Pictures Corporation
Background: Republic Pictures Corporation (first known as Republic Pictures Productions) was a movie production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, best known for its specialization in quality B pictures, westerns and movie serials, being established in 1934 by Herbert J. Yates, a longtime investor in film and music properties and founder and president of Consolidated Film Industries, result of a union of six smaller Poverty Row studios (Monogram, Mascot, Liberty, Majestic, Chesterfield and Invincible), closing its doors in 1959 and selling all its film library to National Telefilm Associates (now CBS Television Distribution). Ironically in 1966, Republic Pictures was shortly revived as an in-name-only unit of NTA by producing various edited movies to television from classic Republic movies and serials.
1st Logo
(1935-1938)
Nickname: "The Shield"
Logo: We see a black WB-like shield on a white background with a black stripe. The words:
with the stem of the "P" extended appears on a gray stripe behind the shield. At the end of the movie, we see the words "The End", in script, over the shield.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: None.
Music/Sounds: The opening and closing themes of the movie.
Availability: Extremely rare. Can be seen on John Wayne movies produced by this company on Turner Classic Movies.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(1938-1947)
Nickname: "The City Tower"
Logo: A city tower fades in the middle of the screen behind a sunburst. Then the words:
with "REPUBLIC" in an arc, fade in on the bottom as the opening credits begin.
Variant: In later years, a different version with a different tower design and font was sometimes used. The logo was still, and only had the text "A REPUBLIC PRODUCTION" on romantic lettering fading in.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming effects. The fade-in for the later variant.
Music/Sounds: A bell chiming followed by a fanfare. In other cases, it uses the opening theme.
Availability: Preserved on their movies whenever somebody decides to air them.
Scare Factor: None.
3rd Logo
(1947-1950)
Nickname: "The Eagle"
Logo: On a cloudy background, 3 rows of words, "A", "REPUBLIC", and "PRODUCTION", are written on a wall at the bottom of the screen in a blocky font. Above is an eagle with its wings spread out, facing right, standing on it. A bright glare is shown at the top-right of the screen.
Variant: A color version is also available as well.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: None.
Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie.
Availability: Appears on their movies from the era including Angel and the Badman (which is colorized when seen on the Hallmark Channel).
Scare Factor: None.
4th Logo
(1947?-1949?)
Nickname: "The City Tower II"
Logo: We see the same city tower as in logo 2, but this time, the tower is moved to the left of the screen, and "A REPUBLIC PRODUCTION", in a white serif font, is moved tothe middle-right, slightly slanted. Meanwhile, the sunburst is replaced with clouds and a different sunburst.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Same as before.
Music/Sounds: The beginning of the movie's theme song.
Availability: Seen on some Republic movies when syndicated on TV.
Scare Factor: None.
5th Logo
(1950-1956?)
Nickname: "The Eagle II"
Logo: On a background with dark red clouds, we see the eagle standing on what appears to be a volcano, facing the right. The words:
in a blocky font with small "grooves" cut across them, are seen underneath.
Variants:
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: None.
Music/Sounds: A patriotic-like fanfare. On exceptional cases used the opening theme of the movie
Availability: Seen occasionally on Turner Classic Movies.
Scare Factor: Minimal.
6th Logo
(1956?-1959/1966)
Nicknames: "The Eagle III", "The Eagle in the Sky"
Logo: On the same cloudy background, we see the same eagle. Below it, the words "REPUBLIC PICTURES", in the same font as before, and in a more orangish color, fly at the bottom of the screen. No sun is visible in the logo.
Variants:
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The text flying up.
Music/Sounds: Silent, or the opening theme of the movie.
Availability: Extremely rare; usually replaced with the current logo.
Scare Factor: Low to medium.
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Republic Entertainment, Inc.
Background: By 1985 film partners bought NTA and transformed it into the resurrected Republic Pictures. Now, after a 30-year hiatus, Republic Pictures is returning to active production with a number of movies and series for television. They went mainly into TV production, responsible for the CBS series Beauty and the Beast and other TV movies, although they did produce few independent theatrical films including Freeway. In 1993, Republic (which by this time had become a subsidiary of Spelling Entertainment) won a landmark legal decision reactivating the copyright on Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life (they had already owned the film's negative, music score, and the story on which it was based, The Greatest Gift). Shortly thereafter, Spelling consolidated its many divisions, reducing Republic Pictures to an in-name-only distribution company, getting finally reincorporated as Republic Entertainment, Inc., its current name. By the end of the decade, Viacom bought the portion of Spelling it did not own previously, thus today Republic is an in-name-only unit of Paramount, a division of Viacom; however, the TV library is currently handed by CBS Corporation through CBS Television Distribution, both divisions controlled by National Amusements, Inc.
1st Logo
(1986-1987)
Nicknames: "The Eagle IV", "The Eagle in the Sky II"
Logo: Same as the previous logo, but this time, the logo is computerized.
Variant: On some movies, the word "Presents" would fade in below the logo, in a script font.
FX/SFX: The clouds moving, the company name flying up.
Cheesy Factor: The computer effects used are outdated.
Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie, or none.
Availability: Extremely rare; seen on some Republic Pictures movies. The "Presents" version appears on Gun Battle at Monterey on Encore Westerns.
Scare Factor: Low.
2nd Logo
(1987-1990)
Nicknames: "The Eagle V", "The Restored Eagle"
Logo: On a sky background, we see the eagle from the previous logos (not including the Castle Republic Pictures logos). The words ''REPUBLIC PICTURES'' fly up.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Same as before.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Very rare. Appears on some Republic Pictures videos from the late 80's.
Scare Factor: Low.
3rd Logo
(1990-1995)
Nicknames: "The Eagle VI", "The Restored Eagle II"
Logo: On a blue sky background, we see the eagle standing on a mountain with the words "REPUBLIC PICTURES" below. White clouds are also shown at the bottom.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The company name fading in, or none.
Music/Sounds: A reorchestrated version of the patriotic fanfare used on the 50's. In most cases, the opening theme of the movie, or none.
Availability: Very rare. Appears on some Republic Pictures movies from the early 90's.
Scare Factor: Low.
4th Logo
(1995- )
Nicknames: "The Eagle VII", "CGI Eagle"
Logo: We start with a white cloud background. Then the sky and the clouds disperse, revealing the old view of the Republic Pictures eagle, redone in CGI. At the bottom-right is the rock. "REPUBLIC PICTURES", in white, fades in underneath, and the smaller text "A Subsidiary of Spelling Entertainment Group Inc." appears below the company name.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The camera panning to show the Republic eagle.
Cheesy Factor: The wind blowing, the CGI eagle appearing.
Music/Sounds: A wind blowing effect, followed by a dramatic string tune.
Availability: Rare; appears on the VHS edition of The Tin Soldier and the remastered version of It's a Wonderful Life. The current bylineless variant was seen on the miniseries The Stand, as well as the DVDs of Freeway and Bound.
Scare Factor: Low.
Logo captures by Logoboy95, Eric S., Shadeed A. Kelly, and V of Doom
Editions by mr3urious, Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, Eric S., and Bob Fish
Video captures courtesy of Eric S., WizardDuck, and KidCairbre
Republic Pictures Corporation
Background: Republic Pictures Corporation (first known as Republic Pictures Productions) was a movie production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, best known for its specialization in quality B pictures, westerns and movie serials, being established in 1934 by Herbert J. Yates, a longtime investor in film and music properties and founder and president of Consolidated Film Industries, result of a union of six smaller Poverty Row studios (Monogram, Mascot, Liberty, Majestic, Chesterfield and Invincible), closing its doors in 1959 and selling all its film library to National Telefilm Associates (now CBS Television Distribution). Ironically in 1966, Republic Pictures was shortly revived as an in-name-only unit of NTA by producing various edited movies to television from classic Republic movies and serials.
1st Logo
(1935-1938)
Nickname: "The Shield"
Logo: We see a black WB-like shield on a white background with a black stripe. The words:
REPUBLIC
---------------ICTURES
with the stem of the "P" extended appears on a gray stripe behind the shield. At the end of the movie, we see the words "The End", in script, over the shield.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: None.
Music/Sounds: The opening and closing themes of the movie.
Availability: Extremely rare. Can be seen on John Wayne movies produced by this company on Turner Classic Movies.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(1938-1947)
Nickname: "The City Tower"
Logo: A city tower fades in the middle of the screen behind a sunburst. Then the words:
A
REPUBLIC
PRODUCTION
with "REPUBLIC" in an arc, fade in on the bottom as the opening credits begin.
Variant: In later years, a different version with a different tower design and font was sometimes used. The logo was still, and only had the text "A REPUBLIC PRODUCTION" on romantic lettering fading in.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming effects. The fade-in for the later variant.
Music/Sounds: A bell chiming followed by a fanfare. In other cases, it uses the opening theme.
Availability: Preserved on their movies whenever somebody decides to air them.
Scare Factor: None.
(1947-1950)
Nickname: "The Eagle"
Logo: On a cloudy background, 3 rows of words, "A", "REPUBLIC", and "PRODUCTION", are written on a wall at the bottom of the screen in a blocky font. Above is an eagle with its wings spread out, facing right, standing on it. A bright glare is shown at the top-right of the screen.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: None.
Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie.
Availability: Appears on their movies from the era including Angel and the Badman (which is colorized when seen on the Hallmark Channel).
Scare Factor: None.
4th Logo
(1947?-1949?)
Nickname: "The City Tower II"
Logo: We see the same city tower as in logo 2, but this time, the tower is moved to the left of the screen, and "A REPUBLIC PRODUCTION", in a white serif font, is moved tothe middle-right, slightly slanted. Meanwhile, the sunburst is replaced with clouds and a different sunburst.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Same as before.
Music/Sounds: The beginning of the movie's theme song.
Availability: Seen on some Republic movies when syndicated on TV.
Scare Factor: None.
5th Logo
(1950-1956?)
Nickname: "The Eagle II"
Logo: On a background with dark red clouds, we see the eagle standing on what appears to be a volcano, facing the right. The words:
A
REPUBLIC
PRODUCTION
in a blocky font with small "grooves" cut across them, are seen underneath.
Variants:
- If serials are shown, the words "A REPUBLIC SERIAL" were used instead.
- "A REPUBLIC PRESENTATION" and "A REPUBLIC PICTURE" were used as well.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: None.
Music/Sounds: A patriotic-like fanfare. On exceptional cases used the opening theme of the movie
Availability: Seen occasionally on Turner Classic Movies.
Scare Factor: Minimal.
6th Logo
(1956?-1959/1966)
Nicknames: "The Eagle III", "The Eagle in the Sky"
Logo: On the same cloudy background, we see the same eagle. Below it, the words "REPUBLIC PICTURES", in the same font as before, and in a more orangish color, fly at the bottom of the screen. No sun is visible in the logo.
Variants:
- On some movies, the word "Presents" would fade in below the logo, in a script font.
- There is also a B&W variant for classic Republic movies, serials, and edited TV movies in B&W.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The text flying up.
Availability: Extremely rare; usually replaced with the current logo.
Scare Factor: Low to medium.
_______________________________________________________________
Republic Entertainment, Inc.
Background: By 1985 film partners bought NTA and transformed it into the resurrected Republic Pictures. Now, after a 30-year hiatus, Republic Pictures is returning to active production with a number of movies and series for television. They went mainly into TV production, responsible for the CBS series Beauty and the Beast and other TV movies, although they did produce few independent theatrical films including Freeway. In 1993, Republic (which by this time had become a subsidiary of Spelling Entertainment) won a landmark legal decision reactivating the copyright on Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life (they had already owned the film's negative, music score, and the story on which it was based, The Greatest Gift). Shortly thereafter, Spelling consolidated its many divisions, reducing Republic Pictures to an in-name-only distribution company, getting finally reincorporated as Republic Entertainment, Inc., its current name. By the end of the decade, Viacom bought the portion of Spelling it did not own previously, thus today Republic is an in-name-only unit of Paramount, a division of Viacom; however, the TV library is currently handed by CBS Corporation through CBS Television Distribution, both divisions controlled by National Amusements, Inc.
1st Logo
(1986-1987)
Nicknames: "The Eagle IV", "The Eagle in the Sky II"
Logo: Same as the previous logo, but this time, the logo is computerized.
Variant: On some movies, the word "Presents" would fade in below the logo, in a script font.
FX/SFX: The clouds moving, the company name flying up.
Cheesy Factor: The computer effects used are outdated.
Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie, or none.
Availability: Extremely rare; seen on some Republic Pictures movies. The "Presents" version appears on Gun Battle at Monterey on Encore Westerns.
Scare Factor: Low.
2nd Logo
(1987-1990)
Nicknames: "The Eagle V", "The Restored Eagle"
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Same as before.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Very rare. Appears on some Republic Pictures videos from the late 80's.
3rd Logo
(1990-1995)
Nicknames: "The Eagle VI", "The Restored Eagle II"
Logo: On a blue sky background, we see the eagle standing on a mountain with the words "REPUBLIC PICTURES" below. White clouds are also shown at the bottom.
Music/Sounds: A reorchestrated version of the patriotic fanfare used on the 50's. In most cases, the opening theme of the movie, or none.
Availability: Very rare. Appears on some Republic Pictures movies from the early 90's.
4th Logo
(1995- )
Nicknames: "The Eagle VII", "CGI Eagle"
Logo: We start with a white cloud background. Then the sky and the clouds disperse, revealing the old view of the Republic Pictures eagle, redone in CGI. At the bottom-right is the rock. "REPUBLIC PICTURES", in white, fades in underneath, and the smaller text "A Subsidiary of Spelling Entertainment Group Inc." appears below the company name.
- By 1999, the Spelling byline was replaced by "A Paramount/Viacom Company".
- There is also a 60th Anniversary variant.
- For the later years, this logo is bylineless.
- There is also a still variant, with the second half of the jingle playing.
FX/SFX: The camera panning to show the Republic eagle.
Cheesy Factor: The wind blowing, the CGI eagle appearing.
Music/Sounds: A wind blowing effect, followed by a dramatic string tune.
Availability: Rare; appears on the VHS edition of The Tin Soldier and the remastered version of It's a Wonderful Life. The current bylineless variant was seen on the miniseries The Stand, as well as the DVDs of Freeway and Bound.
Scare Factor: Low.
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| Midaba2004 | Logos With The Eagle | 0 | May 3 2008, 12:53 AM EDT by Midaba2004 | ||
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Thread started: May 3 2008, 12:53 AM EDT
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The Republic Pictures logos that feature the eagle remind me of the eagle on the 1970-1994 United States Postal Service logo. The USPS logo had the eagle with its wings spread out and all like the eagle on the Republic Pictures logos.
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| logoboy95 | Bylineless | 0 | Apr 29 2008, 8:27 AM EDT by logoboy95 | ||
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The current variant of the 1995 logo does not have a byline.
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| Kaufmancab51 | Highlander? | 0 | Apr 29 2008, 7:10 AM EDT by Kaufmancab51 | ||
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I know these people were independant, but didn't the make the highlander movies?
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