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RKO Pictures was an American film production and distribution company. In its origin, as RKO Radio Pictures (a subsidiary of Radio-Keith-Orpheum) it was one of the Big Five studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. RKO has long been renowned for its cycle of musicals starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1930s.
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.,, American motion-picture studio that made some notable films in the 1930s and ’40s. Radio-Keith-Orpheum originated in 1928 from the merger of the Radio Corporation of America, the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theatre chain, and the American Pathé production firm. Though it was one of the major studios in Hollywood, RKO spent ...
Dec 12, 2020 · Ida Lupino and Robert Ryan in ‘On Dangerous Ground; RKO, 1950, dir. Nicholas Ray. The tragedy is that RKO’s basic flaws were never properly resolved and its potential synergy of radio and film never amounted to much. The studio made some great films and developed some of my favourite stars – Fred and Ginger, Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn ...
Oct 24, 2012 · Because of mismanagement the studio slowly seemed to be sinking. Its last movie was released in 1959. The name was resurrected in 1981 when RKO Pictures Inc. started coproducing several movies. The classic logo of the radio tower transmitting its signals. After the merger with Pathé this logo was shortly used.
Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance. An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer. Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes. Votes: 20,710 | Gross: $3.88M.
Because the RKO is a dramatic and powerful move, wanting to “do an RKO ” to someone or telling someone that they’re going to “get RKO’d ” is used as an expression of frustration, e.g., “I’m going to RKO Ted if he’s late again.”. The RKO wrestling move is not related to RKO Pictures, the noted early 20th-century American film ...
Jul 22, 2015 · In 1948, billionaire industrialist Howard Hughes took over the company, staying with it until 1955, no doubt until he saw the coming collapse of the studio system. By 1957 RKO was no longer in production. Jack Warner. There were four Warner brothers – Harry, Albert, Sam & Jack – all Polish Jews.
