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Slats, used from 1924 to 1928. Slats, [3] trained by Volney Phifer, was the first lion used in the branding of the newly formed studio. Born at the Dublin Zoo [4] on March 20, 1919, and originally named Cairbre [5] (Irish for 'charioteer' [6]), Slats was used on all black-and-white MGM films between 1924 and 1928.
• Originally produced in color. Only black and white elements are known to survive. [2] • Completed in 1930. [2] • Never released theatrically by MGM; however, alternate version was prepared with the MGM lion opening logo. [2] • Distributed independently by Celebrity Productions in 1930 (international) and 1935 (domestic). [2]
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MGM decided to produce the series entirely in black and white, releasing the ones produced in color in black and white versions only. Some have speculated that Techno-Cracked (1933) may have been photographed in Cinecolor. The Cinecolor process was a new two-color process that came out in 1932, the year that Technicolor began phasing out its ...
Prior to forming its own cartoon studio, MGM released the work of independent animation producer Ub Iwerks, and later the Happy Harmonies series from Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. [4] The MGM cartoon studio was founded to replace Harman and Ising, although both men eventually became employees of the studio. [5]
The first print logo of MGM used from 1924 to 1964. Secondary logo used in film titles from 1924 to 1984. During the 1930s, MGM produced approximately 50 pictures a year, though it never met its goal of releasing a new motion picture each and every week (it was only able to release one feature film every nine days).
The first MGM color films have 2 completely lost films with a missing lion mascot named Numa, (nicknamed Bill) called "Buffalo Bill's Last Flight" (1927) and "The Heart of General E. Lee" (1928). First film with Telly the Lion as the first color MGM mascot, however Jackie still took over the black and white era. November 10, 1928
Brewster McCloud [2] is a 1970 American black comedy film directed by Robert Altman, and starring Bud Cort, Sally Kellerman, Michael Murphy, Shelley Duvall, William Windom, and René Auberjonois. The film follows a young recluse named Brewster McCloud (Cort) who lives in a fallout shelter under the Houston Astrodome , where he is building a ...