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One reason why RKO was the smallest of the Big 5 film companies is the fact that RKO never cultivated the stable of contracted actors, writers and directors that the other major studios did. This however made RKO reorient itself by focusing on production design and studio facilities. Van Nest Polglase, RKO's highly regarded design department head, worked there for a decade and under him, RKO became perhaps the most sophisticated studio in terms of technicians and special effects artists. As historian James Naremore notes, "[RKO's] most distinctive pictures contained a strong element of fantasy—not so much the fantasy of horror, which during the thirties was the province of Universal, but the fantasy of the marvelous and adventurous." Indeed, historian Robert Carringer has noted that while ''Film/CitizenKane'' is definitely the prototypical "auteur's film", it was highly unlikely that it could be made at any other studio than at RKO. The decentralized nature of the company made it possible for them to give Orson Welles his legendary contract, the sophisticated production facilities (especially its optical printer which was way more advanced than at any other studio) helped create the film's distinct visual look.
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One reason why RKO was the smallest of the Big 5 Five film companies is the fact that RKO they never cultivated the stable of contracted actors, writers and directors that the other major studios did. This however made RKO reorient itself by focusing on production design and studio facilities. Van Nest Polglase, RKO's highly regarded design department head, worked there for a decade and under him, RKO became perhaps the most sophisticated studio in terms of technicians and special effects artists. As historian James Naremore notes, "[RKO's] most distinctive pictures contained a strong element of fantasy—not so much the fantasy of horror, which during the thirties was the province of Universal, but the fantasy of the marvelous and adventurous." Indeed, historian Robert Carringer has noted that while ''Film/CitizenKane'' is definitely the prototypical "auteur's film", it was highly unlikely that it could be made at any other studio than at RKO. The decentralized nature of the company made it possible for them to give Orson Welles his legendary contract, the sophisticated production facilities (especially its optical printer which was way more advanced than at any other studio) helped create the film's distinct visual look.
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When the successful 1927 release of ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' prompted an industry-wide migration to sound film, the Radio Corporation of America shopped around RCA Photophone (which, despite the name, was actually developed by General Electric) for use in sound films. Since the other studios were already aligned with Western Electric's ERPI process, GE bought a stake in the small studio Film Booking Offices of America, while FBO's owner Joseph P. Kennedy purchased Keith-Albee-Orpheum, a vaudeville theater chain transitioning into film. Kennedy subsequently sold both properties to RCA, and on October 23, 1928, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (for which RKO stands) was launched as the first Hollywood studio to produce nothing but sound films. Its first three releases were, respectively, ''Film/{{Syncopation}}'', ''Film/StreetGirl'', and ''Film/RioRita1929'', all successes.
Despite some successes, RKO didn't really wow anyone in its first few years, but the hiring of David O. Selznick as Head of Production in 1931 heralded a number of well-received hits, most notably ''Film/KingKong1933''. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough for the studio to overcome its tepid early years, which combined with TheGreatDepression led to the company being placed in receivership from 1933 until 1940, with Selznick departing amid rising tensions with newly-installed studio head Merlin Aylesworth. ''King Kong'' co-director Merian C. Cooper took his place, and before long RKO had settled into a niche as the smallest of the "Big Five" companies of the Hollywood studio system.
During TheThirties, RKO produced the highly popular and iconic Creator/FredAstaire-Creator/GingerRogers musicals, as well as many Creator/CaryGrant films. It was in many respects the studio that built ScrewballComedy, films such as ''Film/BringingUpBaby.'' In 1936, it signed a landmark agreement with [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney]], which was in effect for almost two decades and largely replaced the output of Creator/VanBeurenStudios; his first feature film, ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' was the most successful Hollywood film in between ''Film/TheBirthOfANation1915'' and ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''. Samuel Goldwyn was another independent producer to be employed by RKO, joining the company in 1941. Selznick also made movies for RKO as an independent producer. In the later period of its life, it was the American distributor of Creator/AkiraKurosawa's ''Film/{{Rashomon}}'', and thus was responsible for exposing American movie audiences to Japanese cinema.
Despite some successes, RKO didn't really wow anyone in its first few years, but the hiring of David O. Selznick as Head of Production in 1931 heralded a number of well-received hits, most notably ''Film/KingKong1933''. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough for the studio to overcome its tepid early years, which combined with TheGreatDepression led to the company being placed in receivership from 1933 until 1940, with Selznick departing amid rising tensions with newly-installed studio head Merlin Aylesworth. ''King Kong'' co-director Merian C. Cooper took his place, and before long RKO had settled into a niche as the smallest of the "Big Five" companies of the Hollywood studio system.
During TheThirties, RKO produced the highly popular and iconic Creator/FredAstaire-Creator/GingerRogers musicals, as well as many Creator/CaryGrant films. It was in many respects the studio that built ScrewballComedy, films such as ''Film/BringingUpBaby.'' In 1936, it signed a landmark agreement with [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney]], which was in effect for almost two decades and largely replaced the output of Creator/VanBeurenStudios; his first feature film, ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' was the most successful Hollywood film in between ''Film/TheBirthOfANation1915'' and ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''. Samuel Goldwyn was another independent producer to be employed by RKO, joining the company in 1941. Selznick also made movies for RKO as an independent producer. In the later period of its life, it was the American distributor of Creator/AkiraKurosawa's ''Film/{{Rashomon}}'', and thus was responsible for exposing American movie audiences to Japanese cinema.
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When the successful 1927 release of ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' prompted an industry-wide migration to sound film, the Radio Corporation of America shopped around RCA Photophone (which, despite the name, was actually developed by General Electric) for use in sound films. Since the other studios were already aligned with Western Electric's ERPI process, GE bought a stake in the small studio Film Booking Offices of America, while FBO's owner Joseph P. Kennedy purchased Keith-Albee-Orpheum, a vaudeville theater chain transitioning into film. Kennedy subsequently sold both properties to RCA, and on October 23, 1928, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (for which RKO stands) was launched as the first Hollywood studio to produce nothing but sound films. Its first three releases were, respectively, ''Film/{{Syncopation}}'', ''Film/StreetGirl'', and ''Film/RioRita1929'', ''Film/{{Rio Rita|1929}}'', all successes.
Despite some successes, RKO didn't really wow anyone in its first few years, but the hiring of David O. Selznick as Head of Production in 1931 heralded a number of well-received hits, most notably''Film/KingKong1933''.''Film/{{King Kong|1933}}''. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough for the studio to overcome its tepid early years, which combined with TheGreatDepression led to the company being placed in receivership from 1933 until 1940, with Selznick departing amid rising tensions with newly-installed studio head Merlin Aylesworth. ''King Kong'' co-director Merian C. Cooper took his place, and before long RKO had settled into a niche as the smallest of the "Big Five" companies of the Hollywood studio system.
During TheThirties, RKO produced the highly popular and iconic Creator/FredAstaire-Creator/GingerRogers musicals, as well as many Creator/CaryGrant films. It was in many respects the studio that built ScrewballComedy, films such as ''Film/BringingUpBaby.'' In 1936, it signed a landmark agreement with [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney]], which was in effect for almost two decades and largely replaced the output of Creator/VanBeurenStudios; his first feature film,''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', was the most successful Hollywood film in release between ''Film/TheBirthOfANation1915'' ''Film/{{The Birth of a Nation|1915}}'' and ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''. Samuel Goldwyn was another independent producer to be employed by RKO, joining the company in 1941. Selznick also made movies for RKO as an independent producer. In the later period of its life, it was the American distributor of Creator/AkiraKurosawa's ''Film/{{Rashomon}}'', and thus was responsible for exposing American movie audiences to Japanese cinema.
Despite some successes, RKO didn't really wow anyone in its first few years, but the hiring of David O. Selznick as Head of Production in 1931 heralded a number of well-received hits, most notably
During TheThirties, RKO produced the highly popular and iconic Creator/FredAstaire-Creator/GingerRogers musicals, as well as many Creator/CaryGrant films. It was in many respects the studio that built ScrewballComedy, films such as ''Film/BringingUpBaby.'' In 1936, it signed a landmark agreement with [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney]], which was in effect for almost two decades and largely replaced the output of Creator/VanBeurenStudios; his first feature film,
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When the successful 1927 release of ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' prompted an industry-wide migration to sound film, the Radio Corporation of America shopped around RCA Photophone (which, despite the name, was actually developed by General Electric) for use in sound films. Since the other studios were already aligned with Western Electric's ERPI process, GE bought a stake in the small studio Film Booking Offices of America, while FBO's owner Joseph P. Kennedy purchased Keith-Albee-Orpheum, a vaudeville theater chain transitioning into film. Kennedy subsequently sold both properties to RCA, and on October 23, 1928, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (for which RKO stands) was launched as the first Hollywood studio to produce nothing but sound films. Its first three releases were, respectively, ''Film/{{Syncopation}}'', ''Film/StreetGirl'', and ''Film/RioRita'', all successes.
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When the successful 1927 release of ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' prompted an industry-wide migration to sound film, the Radio Corporation of America shopped around RCA Photophone (which, despite the name, was actually developed by General Electric) for use in sound films. Since the other studios were already aligned with Western Electric's ERPI process, GE bought a stake in the small studio Film Booking Offices of America, while FBO's owner Joseph P. Kennedy purchased Keith-Albee-Orpheum, a vaudeville theater chain transitioning into film. Kennedy subsequently sold both properties to RCA, and on October 23, 1928, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (for which RKO stands) was launched as the first Hollywood studio to produce nothing but sound films. Its first three releases were, respectively, ''Film/{{Syncopation}}'', ''Film/StreetGirl'', and ''Film/RioRita'', ''Film/RioRita1929'', all successes.
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When the successful 1927 release of ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' prompted an industry-wide migration to sound film, the Radio Corporation of America shopped around RCA Photophone (which, despite the name, was actually developed by General Electric) for use in sound films. Since the other studios were already aligned with Western Electric's ERPI process, GE bought a stake in the small studio Film Booking Offices of America, while FBO's owner Joseph P. Kennedy bought Keith-Albee-Orpheum, a vaudeville theater chain transitioning into film. Kennedy later sold both to RCA, and on October 23, 1928, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (for which RKO stands) was born as the first film studio to make nothing but sound films. Its first three releases were, respectively, ''Film/{{Syncopation}}'', ''Film/StreetGirl'', and ''Film/RioRita'', all successes.
Despite some successes, RKO hadn't really wowed anyone in its first few years, but the induction of David O. Selznick as Head of Production in 1931 heralded a number of well-received hits, most notably ''Film/KingKong1933''. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to help RKO escape its tepid early years, which combined with TheGreatDepression led to the company being placed in receivership from 1933 until 1940, with Selznick bailing amid rising tension with newly-instated RKO head Merlin Aylesworth. ''King Kong'' co-director Merian C. Cooper took his place, and eventually, RKO had settled as the smallest of the Big 5 film companies of the studio system.
Despite some successes, RKO hadn't really wowed anyone in its first few years, but the induction of David O. Selznick as Head of Production in 1931 heralded a number of well-received hits, most notably ''Film/KingKong1933''. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to help RKO escape its tepid early years, which combined with TheGreatDepression led to the company being placed in receivership from 1933 until 1940, with Selznick bailing amid rising tension with newly-instated RKO head Merlin Aylesworth. ''King Kong'' co-director Merian C. Cooper took his place, and eventually, RKO had settled as the smallest of the Big 5 film companies of the studio system.
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When the successful 1927 release of ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' prompted an industry-wide migration to sound film, the Radio Corporation of America shopped around RCA Photophone (which, despite the name, was actually developed by General Electric) for use in sound films. Since the other studios were already aligned with Western Electric's ERPI process, GE bought a stake in the small studio Film Booking Offices of America, while FBO's owner Joseph P. Kennedy bought purchased Keith-Albee-Orpheum, a vaudeville theater chain transitioning into film. Kennedy later subsequently sold both properties to RCA, and on October 23, 1928, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (for which RKO stands) was born launched as the first film Hollywood studio to make produce nothing but sound films. Its first three releases were, respectively, ''Film/{{Syncopation}}'', ''Film/StreetGirl'', and ''Film/RioRita'', all successes.
Despite some successes, RKOhadn't didn't really wowed wow anyone in its first few years, but the induction hiring of David O. Selznick as Head of Production in 1931 heralded a number of well-received hits, most notably ''Film/KingKong1933''. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough for the studio to help RKO escape overcome its tepid early years, which combined with TheGreatDepression led to the company being placed in receivership from 1933 until 1940, with Selznick bailing departing amid rising tension tensions with newly-instated RKO newly-installed studio head Merlin Aylesworth. ''King Kong'' co-director Merian C. Cooper took his place, and eventually, before long RKO had settled into a niche as the smallest of the Big 5 film "Big Five" companies of the Hollywood studio system.
Despite some successes, RKO
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RKO was then reincorporated as RKO General, General Tire's subsidiary for broadcasting, as well as the distribution rights to the film library, which were sold to Creator/UnitedArtists and Marian B. Inc. These rights now lie with Creator/WarnerBros in North America and Australia (with the European rights being sold on a country-by-country basis to various companies) as a result of various sales and mergers, though RKO retains the copyright. Eventually, as FCC lawsuits were bringing RKO General down (the whole mess can be read about [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RKO_General#The_licensing_saga here]], but the gist of it was that RKO General engaged in fraudulent practices and General Tire was no better), RKO was revived as a producer of films for other studios, the first of which was ''Carbon Copy''.
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RKO was then reincorporated as RKO General, General Tire's subsidiary for broadcasting, as well as the distribution rights to the film library, which were sold to Creator/UnitedArtists and Marian B. Inc. These rights now lie with Creator/WarnerBros in North America America, the UK and Australia (with the European rights being sold on a country-by-country basis to various companies) as a result of various sales and mergers, though RKO retains the copyright. Eventually, as FCC lawsuits were bringing RKO General down (the whole mess can be read about [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RKO_General#The_licensing_saga here]], but the gist of it was that RKO General engaged in fraudulent practices and General Tire was no better), RKO was revived as a producer of films for other studios, the first of which was ''Carbon Copy''.
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As of today, RKO mainly exists to handle the copyrights of its library, as well as helping to produce the occasional film. As of 2020, RKO's most recent film is ''Film/BarelyLethal''.
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As of today, RKO mainly exists to handle the copyrights of its library, as well as helping to produce the occasional film. As of 2020, 2022, RKO's most recent film is ''Film/BarelyLethal''.
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Hughes' management of the studios was described by period historian Betty Lasky as a "systematic seven-year rape." A big fan of staunch anti-communist Senator UsefulNotes/JosephMcCarthy, Hughes shut down RKO briefly to weed out people in suspicion of Communist sympathies. Hughes, being no fan of the UsefulNotes/HaysCode but a big fan of free publicity, made a number of steamy films that barely made it past the censors (some of which starred his muse, Creator/JaneRussell), then [[AstroTurf had his staff pose as religious groups]] to push MoralGuardians to boycott his own movies. It didn't help matters that most of the films Hughes produced at RKO were just plain awful, which Hollywood doesn't care about, but were expensive flops, which Hollywood ''does'' care about. The final straw came in 1956, when RKO unleashed Hughes' production of ''Film/TheConqueror'', which managed to become one of the year's highest grossing pictures and still failed to bring back its bloated budget, and even today is seen as a joke for its [[WTHCastingAgency asinine casting of]] Creator/JohnWayne as UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan, poor script, and possibly causing the cancer related deaths of its cast, including Wayne.
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Hughes' management of the studios was described by period historian Betty Lasky as a "systematic seven-year rape." A big fan of staunch anti-communist Senator UsefulNotes/JosephMcCarthy, Hughes shut down RKO briefly to weed out people employees in suspicion of Communist sympathies. Hughes, being no fan of the UsefulNotes/HaysCode but a big fan of free publicity, made a number of steamy films that barely made it past the censors (some of which starred his muse, Creator/JaneRussell), then [[AstroTurf had his staff pose as religious groups]] to push MoralGuardians to boycott his own movies. It didn't help matters that most of the films Hughes produced at RKO were just plain awful, which Hollywood doesn't care about, but were expensive flops, which Hollywood ''does'' care about. The final straw came in 1956, when RKO unleashed Hughes' production of ''Film/TheConqueror'', which managed to become one of the year's highest grossing pictures and still failed to bring back its bloated budget, and even today is seen as a joke for its [[WTHCastingAgency asinine casting of]] Creator/JohnWayne as UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan, poor script, and possibly causing the cancer related deaths of its cast, including Wayne.
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* ''Film/TheCyclops'' (1957; UK distributor)
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The sophistication of its special effects is also on display in the series of horror films by producer Creator/ValLewton and director Creator/JacquesTourneur, released at the time as [[BMovie B-Movies]] but today recognized for being among the best films of Main/TheForties. In an effort to save costs, RKO distributed numerous additional B productions, far more than the other major studios. This resulted in limited creative boundaries but also allowed RKO to turn a bigger profit, considerably more than most of their bigger-budget material. The studio came to specialize in the low-budget, fatalistic crime films that would later come to be referred to as ''FilmNoir''; their most prolific cinematographer, Nicholas Musuraca (who also shot most of the Lewton films) had helped define the {{Chiaroscuro}} look of Hollywood ''noir'' in RKO's 1940 film ''Stranger on the Third Floor'', and RKO contract star Creator/RobertMitchum became one of the definitive stars of the genre, with 1947's ''Film/OutOfThePast'' (starring Mitchum, directed by Tourneur, and shot by Musuraca) perhaps the most famous of them all.
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The sophistication of its special effects is also on display in the series of horror films by producer Creator/ValLewton and director Creator/JacquesTourneur, released at the time as [[BMovie B-Movies]] but today recognized for being among the best films of Main/TheForties. In an effort to save costs, RKO distributed numerous additional B productions, far more than the other major studios. This resulted in limited creative boundaries but also allowed RKO to turn a bigger profit, considerably more than most of their bigger-budget material. The studio came to specialize in the low-budget, fatalistic crime films that would later come to be referred to as ''FilmNoir''; their most prolific cinematographer, Nicholas Musuraca (who also shot most the majority of the Lewton films) had helped define the {{Chiaroscuro}} look of Hollywood ''noir'' in RKO's 1940 film ''Stranger on the Third Floor'', and RKO contract star Creator/RobertMitchum became one of the definitive stars of the genre, with 1947's ''Film/OutOfThePast'' (starring Mitchum, directed by Tourneur, and shot by Musuraca) perhaps the most famous of them all.
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One reason why RKO was the smallest of the Big 5 film companies is the fact that RKO never cultivated the stable of contracted actors, writers and directors that the other major studios did. This however made RKO reorient itself by focusing on production design and studio facilities. Van Nest Polglase, RKO's highly regarded design department head, worked there for a decade and under him, RKO became perhaps the most sophisticated studio in terms of technicians and special effects artists. As historian James Naremore notes, "[RKO's] most distinctive pictures contained a strong element of fantasy—not so much the fantasy of horror, which during the thirties was the province of Universal, but the fantasy of the marvelous and adventurous." Indeed, historian Robert Carringer has noted that while ''Film/CitizenKane'' is definitely the prototypical "auteur's film", it was highly unlikely that it could be made at any other studio than at RKO. The decentralized nature of the company made it possible for them to give Orson Welles his legendary contract, the sophisticated production facilities (especially its optical printer which was way more advanced than at any other studio) helped create the film's distinct visual look. The sophistication of its special effects is also on display in the series of horror films by producer Creator/ValLewton and director Creator/JacquesTourneur, released at the time as [[BMovie B-Movies]] but today recognized for being among the best films of Main/TheForties. In an effort to save costs, RKO distributed numerous additional B productions, far more than the other major studios. This resulted in limited creative boundaries but also allowed RKO to turn a bigger profit, considerably more than most of their bigger-budget material.
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One reason why RKO was the smallest of the Big 5 film companies is the fact that RKO never cultivated the stable of contracted actors, writers and directors that the other major studios did. This however made RKO reorient itself by focusing on production design and studio facilities. Van Nest Polglase, RKO's highly regarded design department head, worked there for a decade and under him, RKO became perhaps the most sophisticated studio in terms of technicians and special effects artists. As historian James Naremore notes, "[RKO's] most distinctive pictures contained a strong element of fantasy—not so much the fantasy of horror, which during the thirties was the province of Universal, but the fantasy of the marvelous and adventurous." Indeed, historian Robert Carringer has noted that while ''Film/CitizenKane'' is definitely the prototypical "auteur's film", it was highly unlikely that it could be made at any other studio than at RKO. The decentralized nature of the company made it possible for them to give Orson Welles his legendary contract, the sophisticated production facilities (especially its optical printer which was way more advanced than at any other studio) helped create the film's distinct visual look.
The sophistication of its special effects is also on display in the series of horror films by producer Creator/ValLewton and director Creator/JacquesTourneur, released at the time as [[BMovie B-Movies]] but today recognized for being among the best films of Main/TheForties. In an effort to save costs, RKO distributed numerous additional B productions, far more than the other major studios. This resulted in limited creative boundaries but also allowed RKO to turn a bigger profit, considerably more than most of their bigger-budgetmaterial.
material. The studio came to specialize in the low-budget, fatalistic crime films that would later come to be referred to as ''FilmNoir''; their most prolific cinematographer, Nicholas Musuraca (who also shot most of the Lewton films) had helped define the {{Chiaroscuro}} look of Hollywood ''noir'' in RKO's 1940 film ''Stranger on the Third Floor'', and RKO contract star Creator/RobertMitchum became one of the definitive stars of the genre, with 1947's ''Film/OutOfThePast'' (starring Mitchum, directed by Tourneur, and shot by Musuraca) perhaps the most famous of them all.
The sophistication of its special effects is also on display in the series of horror films by producer Creator/ValLewton and director Creator/JacquesTourneur, released at the time as [[BMovie B-Movies]] but today recognized for being among the best films of Main/TheForties. In an effort to save costs, RKO distributed numerous additional B productions, far more than the other major studios. This resulted in limited creative boundaries but also allowed RKO to turn a bigger profit, considerably more than most of their bigger-budget
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''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' (1950)
*''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland''
''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' (1951)
*''WesternAnimation/PeterPan''
''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'' (1953)
*''Film/SongOfTheSouth''
''Film/SongOfTheSouth'' (1946)
*''Film/TheReluctantDragon''
''Film/TheReluctantDragon'' (1941)
*''Film/SoDearToMyHeart''
''Film/SoDearToMyHeart'' (1948)
*''Film/TreasureIsland1950''
''Film/{{Treasure Island|1950}}'' (1950)
*''Film/TheStoryOfRobinHoodAndHisMerrieMen''''Film/TheStoryOfRobinHoodAndHisMerrieMen'' (1952)
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* ''Film/AggieApplebyMakerOfMen''
* ''Literature/AliceAdams''
* ''Film/AndroclesAndTheLion''
* ''Film/AngelFace''
* ''Film/TheAnimalKingdom''
* ''Film/AreWeDoneYet'' (sequel to ''Film/AreWeThereYet'' and remake of ''Literature/MrBlandingsBuildsHisDreamHouse''; co-production with Creator/ColumbiaPictures and Creator/RevolutionStudios)
* ''Film/TheBachelorAndTheBobbySoxer''
* ''Film/BachelorMother''
* ''Film/BallOfFire''
* ''Film/BarelyLethal'' (co-production with Creator/{{A24}} and Creator/RatPacEntertainment)
* ''Film/{{Bedlam}}''
* ''Film/BedOfRoses''
* ''Film/TheBellsOfStMarys''
* ''Film/TheBestYearsOfOurLives''
* ''Film/BeyondAReasonableDoubt''
* ''Film/TheBishopsWife''
* ''Film/TheBodySnatcher''
* ''Film/BringingUpBaby''
* ''Film/{{Carefree}}''
* ''Film/CatPeople''
* ''Film/{{Cimarron}}''
* ''Film/CitizenKane''
* ''Film/ClashByNight''
* ''Film/TheConqueror''
* ''Film/{{Crossfire}}''
* ''Film/DanceGirlDance''
* ''Literature/TheDevilAndDanielWebster''
* ''Film/TheDevilAndMissJones''
* ''Film/AggieApplebyMakerOfMen''
* ''Literature/AliceAdams''
* ''Film/AndroclesAndTheLion''
* ''Film/AngelFace''
* ''Film/TheAnimalKingdom''
* ''Film/AreWeDoneYet'' (sequel to ''Film/AreWeThereYet'' and remake of ''Literature/MrBlandingsBuildsHisDreamHouse''; co-production with Creator/ColumbiaPictures and Creator/RevolutionStudios)
* ''Film/TheBachelorAndTheBobbySoxer''
* ''Film/BachelorMother''
* ''Film/BallOfFire''
* ''Film/BarelyLethal'' (co-production with Creator/{{A24}} and Creator/RatPacEntertainment)
* ''Film/{{Bedlam}}''
* ''Film/BedOfRoses''
* ''Film/TheBellsOfStMarys''
* ''Film/TheBestYearsOfOurLives''
* ''Film/BeyondAReasonableDoubt''
* ''Film/TheBishopsWife''
* ''Film/TheBodySnatcher''
* ''Film/BringingUpBaby''
* ''Film/{{Carefree}}''
* ''Film/CatPeople''
* ''Film/{{Cimarron}}''
* ''Film/CitizenKane''
* ''Film/ClashByNight''
* ''Film/TheConqueror''
* ''Film/{{Crossfire}}''
* ''Film/DanceGirlDance''
* ''Literature/TheDevilAndDanielWebster''
* ''Film/TheDevilAndMissJones''
to:
* ''Theatre/AbeLincolnInIllinois''
''Theatre/AbeLincolnInIllinois'' (1940)
*''Film/AggieApplebyMakerOfMen''
''Film/AggieApplebyMakerOfMen'' (1933)
*''Literature/AliceAdams''
''Literature/AliceAdams'' (1935)
*''Film/AndroclesAndTheLion''
''Film/AndroclesAndTheLion'' (1952)
*''Film/AngelFace''
''Film/AngelFace'' (1953)
*''Film/TheAnimalKingdom''
''Film/TheAnimalKingdom'' (1932)
* ''Film/AreWeDoneYet''(sequel (2007; sequel to ''Film/AreWeThereYet'' and remake of ''Literature/MrBlandingsBuildsHisDreamHouse''; co-production with Creator/ColumbiaPictures and Creator/RevolutionStudios)
*''Film/TheBachelorAndTheBobbySoxer''
''Film/TheBachelorAndTheBobbySoxer'' (1947)
*''Film/BachelorMother''
''Film/BachelorMother'' (1939)
*''Film/BallOfFire''
''Film/BallOfFire'' (1941)
* ''Film/BarelyLethal''(co-production (2015; co-production with Creator/{{A24}} and Creator/RatPacEntertainment)
*''Film/{{Bedlam}}''
''Film/{{Bedlam}}'' (1946)
*''Film/BedOfRoses''
''Film/BedOfRoses'' (1933)
*''Film/TheBellsOfStMarys''
''Film/TheBellsOfStMarys'' (1945)
*''Film/TheBestYearsOfOurLives''
''Film/TheBestYearsOfOurLives'' (1946)
*''Film/BeyondAReasonableDoubt''
''Film/BeyondAReasonableDoubt'' (both the 1956 original and 2009 remake)
*''Film/TheBishopsWife''
''Film/TheBishopsWife'' (1947)
*''Film/TheBodySnatcher''
''Film/TheBodySnatcher'' (1945)
*''Film/BringingUpBaby''
''Film/BringingUpBaby'' (1938)
*''Film/{{Carefree}}''
''Film/{{Carefree}}'' (1938)
*''Film/CatPeople''
''Film/CatPeople'' (1942)
*''Film/{{Cimarron}}''
''Film/{{Cimarron}}'' (1931)
*''Film/CitizenKane''
''Film/CitizenKane'' (1941)
*''Film/ClashByNight''
''Film/ClashByNight'' (1952)
*''Film/TheConqueror''
''Film/TheConqueror'' (1956)
*''Film/{{Crossfire}}''
''Film/{{Crossfire}}'' (1947)
*''Film/DanceGirlDance''
''Film/DanceGirlDance'' (1940)
*''Literature/TheDevilAndDanielWebster''
''Literature/TheDevilAndDanielWebster'' (1941)
*''Film/TheDevilAndMissJones''''Film/TheDevilAndMissJones'' (1941)
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** ''Film/DickTracyDetective''
** ''Film/DickTracyVsCueball''
** ''Film/DickTracysDilemma''
** ''Film/DickTracyMeetsGruesome''
* ''Film/DoubleHarness''
* ''Film/TheExMrsBradford''
** ''Film/DickTracyVsCueball''
** ''Film/DickTracysDilemma''
** ''Film/DickTracyMeetsGruesome''
* ''Film/DoubleHarness''
* ''Film/TheExMrsBradford''
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** ''Film/DickTracyDetective''
''Film/DickTracyDetective'' (1945)
**''Film/DickTracyVsCueball''
''Film/DickTracyVsCueball'' (1946)
**''Film/DickTracysDilemma''
''Film/DickTracysDilemma'' (1947)
**''Film/DickTracyMeetsGruesome''
''Film/DickTracyMeetsGruesome'' (1947)
*''Film/DoubleHarness''
''Film/DoubleHarness'' (1933)
*''Film/TheExMrsBradford''''Film/TheExMrsBradford'' (1936)
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* ''Film/FiveCameBack''
* ''Film/FlyingDownToRio''
* ''Film/FollowTheFleet''
* ''Film/FortApache''
* ''Film/TheGayDivorcee''
* ''Film/GoingMyWay''
* ''Film/GovernmentGirl''
* ''Film/GungaDin''
* ''Film/HavingWonderfulTime''
* ''Film/TheHitchHiker''
* ''Film/TheHouseILiveIn''
* ''[[Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''
* ''Film/TheInformer''
* ''Film/InNameOnly1939''
* ''Film/IRememberMama''
* ''Film/IsleOfTheDead''
* ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''
* ''Film/IWalkedWithAZombie''
* ''Film/JourneyIntoFear''
* ''Film/KingKong1933''
** ''Film/TheSonOfKong''
* ''Film/KittyFoyle''
* ''Film/TheLeopardMan''
* ''Theatre/TheLittleFoxes''
* ''Film/LittleOrphanAnnie''
* ''Film/{{Little Women|1933}}''
* ''Film/TheLostPatrol''
* ''Film/LoveAffair''
* ''Film/TheMadMissManton''
* ''Film/TheMagnificentAmbersons''
* ''Film/MaryOfScotland''
* ''Film/FlyingDownToRio''
* ''Film/FollowTheFleet''
* ''Film/FortApache''
* ''Film/TheGayDivorcee''
* ''Film/GoingMyWay''
* ''Film/GovernmentGirl''
* ''Film/GungaDin''
* ''Film/HavingWonderfulTime''
* ''Film/TheHitchHiker''
* ''Film/TheHouseILiveIn''
* ''[[Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''
* ''Film/TheInformer''
* ''Film/InNameOnly1939''
* ''Film/IRememberMama''
* ''Film/IsleOfTheDead''
* ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''
* ''Film/IWalkedWithAZombie''
* ''Film/JourneyIntoFear''
* ''Film/KingKong1933''
** ''Film/TheSonOfKong''
* ''Film/KittyFoyle''
* ''Film/TheLeopardMan''
* ''Theatre/TheLittleFoxes''
* ''Film/LittleOrphanAnnie''
* ''Film/{{Little Women|1933}}''
* ''Film/TheLostPatrol''
* ''Film/LoveAffair''
* ''Film/TheMadMissManton''
* ''Film/TheMagnificentAmbersons''
* ''Film/MaryOfScotland''
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* ''Film/FiveCameBack''
''Film/FiveCameBack'' (1939)
*''Film/FlyingDownToRio''
''Film/FlyingDownToRio'' (1933)
*''Film/FollowTheFleet''
''Film/FollowTheFleet'' (1936)
*''Film/FortApache''
''Film/FortApache'' (1948)
*''Film/TheGayDivorcee''
''Film/TheGayDivorcee'' (1934)
*''Film/GoingMyWay''
''Film/GovernmentGirl'' (1943)
*''Film/GovernmentGirl''
''Film/GungaDin'' (1939)
*''Film/GungaDin''
''Film/HavingWonderfulTime'' (1938)
*''Film/HavingWonderfulTime''
''Film/TheHitchHiker'' (1953)
*''Film/TheHitchHiker''
* ''Film/TheHouseILiveIn''
''Film/TheHouseILiveIn'' (1945)
* ''[[Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame1939 The Hunchback of NotreDame]]''
Dame]]'' (1939)
*''Film/TheInformer''
''Film/TheInformer'' (1935)
*''Film/InNameOnly1939''
''Film/{{In Name Only|1939}}'' (1939)
*''Film/IRememberMama''
''Film/IRememberMama'' (1948)
*''Film/IsleOfTheDead''
''Film/IsleOfTheDead'' (1945)
*''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''
''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' (1946)
*''Film/IWalkedWithAZombie''
''Film/IWalkedWithAZombie'' (1943)
*''Film/JourneyIntoFear''
''Film/JourneyIntoFear'' (1943)
*''Film/KingKong1933''
''Film/{{King Kong|1933}}'' (1933)
**''Film/TheSonOfKong''
''Film/TheSonOfKong'' (1933)
*''Film/KittyFoyle''
''Film/KittyFoyle'' (1940)
*''Film/TheLeopardMan''
''Film/TheLeopardMan'' (1943)
*''Theatre/TheLittleFoxes''
''Theatre/TheLittleFoxes'' (1941)
*''Film/LittleOrphanAnnie''
''Film/LittleOrphanAnnie'' (1932)
* ''Film/{{LittleWomen|1933}}''
Women|1933}}'' (1933)
*''Film/TheLostPatrol''
''Film/TheLostPatrol'' (1934)
*''Film/LoveAffair''
''Film/LoveAffair'' (1939)
*''Film/TheMadMissManton''
''Film/TheMadMissManton'' (1938)
*''Film/TheMagnificentAmbersons''
''Film/TheMagnificentAmbersons'' (1942)
*''Film/MaryOfScotland''''Film/MaryOfScotland'' (1936)
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* ''Literature/TheMostDangerousGame''
* ''Literature/MrBlandingsBuildsHisDreamHouse''
* ''Film/MrAndMrsSmith1941''
* ''Film/MurderMySweet''
* ''Film/MyFavoriteWife''
* ''Film/NightSong''
* ''Film/TheNorthStar''
* ''Film/{{Notorious}}''
* ''Literature/OfHumanBondage''
* ''Theatre/{{Oklahoma}}''
* ''Film/OnDangerousGround''
* ''Film/OutOfThePast''
* ''Film/ThePhantomOfCrestwood''
* ''Film/ThePrideOfTheYankees''
* ''Film/ThePrincessAndThePirate''
* ''Film/RanchoNotorious''
* ''Film/{{Roberta}}''
* ''Film/TheSecretLifeOfWalterMitty1947''
* ''Film/TheSeventhVictim''
* ''Film/ShallWeDance''
* ''Film/She1935''
* ''Film/SheWoreAYellowRibbon''
* ''Film/TheSilverCord''
* ''Film/SinbadTheSailor''
* ''Film/SinTakesAHoliday''
* ''Film/ASongIsBorn''
* ''Film/TheSpiralStaircase''
* ''Film/StageDoor''
* ''Film/StarOfMidnight''
* ''Film/TheStranger''
* ''Film/StreetsOfFire''
* ''Film/{{Suspicion}}''
* ''Film/SwingTime''
* ''Film/SwissFamilyRobinson1940'' (rights now belong to Creator/{{Disney}})
* ''Film/SylviaScarlett''
* ''Theatre/TheyKnewWhatTheyWanted''
* ''Film/TheThingFromAnotherWorld''
* ''Film/ThirteenWomen''
* ''Film/TomorrowIsForever''
* ''Film/TopHat''
* ''Film/WhatPriceHollywood''
* ''Film/WhileTheCitySleeps''
* ''Film/TheWindow''
* ''Theatre/{{Winterset}}''
* ''Film/TheWomanInTheWindow''
* ''Literature/TheMostDangerousGame''
* ''Literature/MrBlandingsBuildsHisDreamHouse''
* ''Film/MrAndMrsSmith1941''
* ''Film/MurderMySweet''
* ''Film/MyFavoriteWife''
* ''Film/NightSong''
* ''Film/TheNorthStar''
* ''Film/{{Notorious}}''
* ''Literature/OfHumanBondage''
* ''Theatre/{{Oklahoma}}''
* ''Film/OnDangerousGround''
* ''Film/OutOfThePast''
* ''Film/ThePhantomOfCrestwood''
* ''Film/ThePrideOfTheYankees''
* ''Film/ThePrincessAndThePirate''
* ''Film/RanchoNotorious''
* ''Film/{{Roberta}}''
* ''Film/TheSecretLifeOfWalterMitty1947''
* ''Film/TheSeventhVictim''
* ''Film/ShallWeDance''
* ''Film/She1935''
* ''Film/SheWoreAYellowRibbon''
* ''Film/TheSilverCord''
* ''Film/SinbadTheSailor''
* ''Film/SinTakesAHoliday''
* ''Film/ASongIsBorn''
* ''Film/TheSpiralStaircase''
* ''Film/StageDoor''
* ''Film/StarOfMidnight''
* ''Film/TheStranger''
* ''Film/StreetsOfFire''
* ''Film/{{Suspicion}}''
* ''Film/SwingTime''
* ''Film/SwissFamilyRobinson1940'' (rights now belong to Creator/{{Disney}})
* ''Film/SylviaScarlett''
* ''Theatre/TheyKnewWhatTheyWanted''
* ''Film/TheThingFromAnotherWorld''
* ''Film/ThirteenWomen''
* ''Film/TomorrowIsForever''
* ''Film/TopHat''
* ''Film/WhatPriceHollywood''
* ''Film/WhileTheCitySleeps''
* ''Film/TheWindow''
* ''Theatre/{{Winterset}}''
* ''Film/TheWomanInTheWindow''
to:
* ''Film/{{Millie}}''
''Film/{{Millie}}'' (1931)
*''Literature/TheMostDangerousGame''
''Literature/TheMostDangerousGame'' (1932)
*''Literature/MrBlandingsBuildsHisDreamHouse''
''Literature/MrBlandingsBuildsHisDreamHouse'' (1948)
*''Film/MrAndMrsSmith1941''
''[[Film/MrAndMrsSmith1941 Mr. & Mr. Smith]]'' (1941)
*''Film/MurderMySweet''
''Film/MurderMySweet'' (1944)
*''Film/MyFavoriteWife''
''Film/MyFavoriteWife'' (1940)
*''Film/NightSong''
''Film/NightSong'' (1948)
*''Film/TheNorthStar''
''Film/TheNorthStar'' (1943)
*''Film/{{Notorious}}''
''Film/{{Notorious}}'' (1946)
*''Literature/OfHumanBondage''
''Literature/OfHumanBondage'' (1934)
*''Theatre/{{Oklahoma}}''
''Theatre/{{Oklahoma}}'' (1955)
*''Film/OnDangerousGround''
''Film/OnDangerousGround'' (1951)
*''Film/OutOfThePast''
''Film/OutOfThePast'' (1947)
*''Film/ThePhantomOfCrestwood''
''Film/ThePhantomOfCrestwood'' (1932)
*''Film/ThePrideOfTheYankees''
''Film/ThePrideOfTheYankees'' (1942)
*''Film/ThePrincessAndThePirate''
''Film/ThePrincessAndThePirate'' (1944)
*''Film/RanchoNotorious''
''Film/RanchoNotorious'' (1952)
*''Film/{{Roberta}}''
''Film/{{Roberta}}'' (1935)
*''Film/TheSecretLifeOfWalterMitty1947''
''Film/{{The Secret Life of Walter Mitty|1947}}'' (1947)
*''Film/TheSeventhVictim''
''Film/TheSeventhVictim'' (1943)
*''Film/ShallWeDance''
''Film/ShallWeDance'' (1937)
*''Film/She1935''
''Film/{{She|1935}}'' (1935)
*''Film/SheWoreAYellowRibbon''
''Film/SheWoreAYellowRibbon'' (1949)
*''Film/TheSilverCord''
''Film/TheSilverCord'' (1933)
*''Film/SinbadTheSailor''
''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' (1947)
*''Film/SinTakesAHoliday''
''Film/SinTakesAHoliday'' (1930)
*''Film/ASongIsBorn''
''Film/ASongIsBorn'' (1948)
*''Film/TheSpiralStaircase''
''Film/TheSpiralStaircase'' (1946)
*''Film/StageDoor''
''Film/StageDoor'' (1937)
*''Film/StarOfMidnight''
''Film/StarOfMidnight'' (1935)
*''Film/TheStranger''
''Film/TheStranger'' (1946)
*''Film/StreetsOfFire''
''Film/StreetsOfFire'' (1984)
*''Film/{{Suspicion}}''
''Film/{{Suspicion}}'' (1941)
*''Film/SwingTime''
''Film/SwingTime'' (1936)
*''Film/SwissFamilyRobinson1940'' (rights ''Film/{{Swiss Family Robinson|1940}}'' (1940; rights now belong to Creator/{{Disney}})
*''Film/SylviaScarlett''
''Film/SylviaScarlett'' (1935)
*''Theatre/TheyKnewWhatTheyWanted''
''Theatre/TheyKnewWhatTheyWanted'' (1940)
*''Film/TheThingFromAnotherWorld''
''Film/TheThingFromAnotherWorld'' (1951)
*''Film/ThirteenWomen''
''Film/ThirteenWomen'' (1932)
*''Film/TomorrowIsForever''
''Film/TomorrowIsForever'' (1946)
*''Film/TopHat''
''Film/TopHat'' (1935)
*''Film/WhatPriceHollywood''
''Film/WhatPriceHollywood'' (1932)
*''Film/WhileTheCitySleeps''
''Film/WhileTheCitySleeps'' (1956)
*''Film/TheWindow''
''Film/TheWindow'' (1949)
*''Theatre/{{Winterset}}''
''Theatre/{{Winterset}}'' (1936)
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When the successful 1927 release of ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' prompted an industry-wide migration to sound film, the Radio Corporation of America shopped around RCA Photophone (which, despite the name, was actually developed by General Electric) for use in sound films. Since the other studios were already aligned with Western Electric's ERPI process, GE bought a stake in the small studio Film Booking Offices of America, while FBO's owner Joseph P. Kennedy bought Keith-Albee-Orpheum, a vaudeville theater chain transitioning into film. Kennedy later sold both to RCA, and on October 23, 1928, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (for which RKO stands) was born as the first film studio to make nothing but sound films. Its first three releases were, respectively, ''Syncopation'', ''Street Girl'', and ''Rio Rita'', all successes.
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When the successful 1927 release of ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' prompted an industry-wide migration to sound film, the Radio Corporation of America shopped around RCA Photophone (which, despite the name, was actually developed by General Electric) for use in sound films. Since the other studios were already aligned with Western Electric's ERPI process, GE bought a stake in the small studio Film Booking Offices of America, while FBO's owner Joseph P. Kennedy bought Keith-Albee-Orpheum, a vaudeville theater chain transitioning into film. Kennedy later sold both to RCA, and on October 23, 1928, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (for which RKO stands) was born as the first film studio to make nothing but sound films. Its first three releases were, respectively, ''Syncopation'', ''Street Girl'', ''Film/{{Syncopation}}'', ''Film/StreetGirl'', and ''Rio Rita'', ''Film/RioRita'', all successes.
