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	Date/Time	Made By	Edit Note	Type	Scope
	Jul 14 2009, 4:57 PM EDT	Lazlow		edit	3 words added 1 word deleted 1 image added 1 image deleted 8 widgets added 1 widget deleted
Change: KidCaibre, IndentsandLogos and Eric S.Background: The company was founded in 1938 by producer Joseph Arthur Rank as General Film Distributors. Rank, as a company, still exists today as The Rank Group plc., a hotel, resort, and casino operator. The View changes from previous version. (Word count: 575)
	Jul 10 2009, 10:30 PM EDT	VofDoom	Rename	rename	No content added or deleted.
Change: Renamed from Rank Film Distributors (UK) by VofDoom Jul 10 2009, 10:30 PM EDT for: Rename
	Jul 10 2009, 10:30 PM EDT	VofDoom		edit	19 words added 3 words deleted 7 images added 7 images deleted 2 widgets added 2 widgets deleted
Change: words “GENERAL FILM DISTRIBUTORS” in a long Times News Roman-like font fade in on the gong.FX/SFX: It's live-action.Cheesy Factor: The words appearing over the live-action logo.Music/Sounds: The three “hits” of the gong.Availability: Very rare. However, it was View changes from previous version. (Word count: 573)
	Jul 10 2009, 10:26 PM EDT	VofDoom		edit	10 words added 28 words deleted 8 images added 8 images deleted 2 widgets added 3 widgets deleted
Change: words “GENERAL FILM DISTRIBUTORS” in a long Times News Roman-like font fade in on the gong.FX/SFX: It's live-action.Cheesy Factor: The words appearing over the live-action logo.Music/Sounds: The three “hits” of the gong.Availability: Very rare. However, it was View changes from previous version. (Word count: 556)
	Jul 10 2009, 10:17 PM EDT	VofDoom	Rename	rename	No content added or deleted.
Change: Renamed from General Film Distributors/J. Arthur Rank Organisation (UK) by VofDoom Jul 10 2009, 10:17 PM EDT for: Rename
	Jun 18 2009, 3:13 PM EDT	Newave		edit	1 image added
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 575)
	Jun 12 2009, 11:31 AM EDT	Newave		edit	3 images added 2 images deleted
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 575)
	Jun 1 2009, 4:25 PM EDT	Newave		edit	2 images added 2 images deleted
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 575)
	May 18 2009, 3:58 PM EDT	Newave		edit	1 image added
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 575)
	Apr 20 2009, 2:55 PM EDT	mr3urious		edit	33 words added 27 words deleted
Change: as well as the looped footage of the 1982-1997 version.Music/Sounds: The two “hits” of the gong.Availability: The Rank Organisation film library was sold to Carlton Television in 1997. Carlton originally deleted the logo from its prints View changes from previous version. (Word count: 575)
	Apr 20 2009, 12:20 PM EDT	mr3urious		edit	6 words added 4 words deleted
Change: “The Gong Man”Logo: On a backdrop of draped curtains, we see a shirtless man (Carl Dane), hitting a large gong twice with his mallet. As this happens, we zoom up to the gong, and the words “GENERAL FILM DISTRIBUTORS” in a View changes from previous version. (Word count: 571)
	Apr 20 2009, 10:55 AM EDT	ZoDanma	Deleted dead videos; added additional info in "Availability".	edit	22 words added 5 widgets deleted
Change: seen on Short Circuit (1986) in the UK, whenever a TV station decides to air it.Scare Factor: Medium; one of the most famous British logos of all time, but it is understandable that some may be bothered by the loud gong sounds and/or the dark environment. View changes from previous version. (Word count: 569)
	Nov 9 2008, 7:47 AM EST	Lazlow		edit	8 words added 1 image added 1 image deleted 7 widgets added 3 widgets deleted
Change: Videos by MrFonny61, daktaritubabu, CPvGc90, joecool85, ThatLogoDude, macrosunshineBackground: The company was founded in 1938 by producer Joseph Arthur Rank as General Film Distributors. Rank, as a company, still exists today as The Rank Group plc., a hotel, resort, and casino View changes from previous version. (Word count: 546)
	Oct 2 2008, 10:46 PM EDT	Tlogos		edit	8 words added 4 words deleted
Change: man (Carl Dane), hitting a large gong twice with his mallet. As this happens, we zoom up to the gong, and the words “GENERAL FILM DISTRIBUTORS” in a long Times News Roman-like font fade in on the gong.FX: Live action.Cheesy Factor: The words appearing View changes from previous version. (Word count: 538)
	Aug 27 2008, 12:26 PM EDT	mr3urious		edit	5 words added 4 words deleted 2 images added 3 widgets added 3 widgets deleted
Change: gong man is seen repeatedly striking the gong (the footage is looped here).FX: Mainly live action, but on the Golden Age version, the words appear via a “wipe” effect.Cheesy Factor: The words appearing over the “live action” logo.Music/Sounds: The two “hits” of the gong. View changes from previous version. (Word count: 534)
	Jun 13 2008, 10:01 PM EDT	VofDoom	Moved from: Various Movies Logos	move	No content added or deleted.
Change: Moved by VofDoom Jun 13 2008, 10:01 PM EDT
	Jun 13 2008, 4:47 PM EDT	mr3urious	Moved from: Various Movies Logos	move	No content added or deleted.
Change: Moved by mr3urious Jun 13 2008, 4:47 PM EDT
	Jun 13 2008, 4:47 PM EDT	mr3urious	Rename	rename	No content added or deleted.
Change: Renamed from J. Arthur Rank Organisation by mr3urious Jun 13 2008, 4:47 PM EDT for: Rename
	Jun 13 2008, 4:46 PM EDT	mr3urious		edit	22 words added 12 words deleted
Change: prints (seeing as they have a nasty habit of removing/plastering logos), but now it is steadily reappearing on recently remastered TV prints and home video releases. Restoration and remastering of the Rank film archive continues under Granada International's ownership. Among the many Rank movies include the classics Henry V (1944), View changes from previous version. (Word count: 533)
	May 13 2008, 8:33 PM EDT	MachineryNoise		edit	1 word added 1 word deleted
Change: distrubuteddistributed by this company, such as Young and Innocent (1937) and Pygmalion (1938) among others.Scare Factor: Medium._______________________________________________________________J. Arthur Rank Enterprises/Organisation(1944-1997) Nicknames: "Gong", “Man Hitting Gong”, “Gongman”, "The New Gongman"Logo: On a backdrop of draped red View changes from previous version. (Word count: 518)

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