RKO

RKO Pictures

RKO Pictures — American film and distribution company

RKO Pictures, commonly known as simply RKO, is an American film, television and stage production company owned by Concord Originals, a division of BMG. In its original incarnation, as RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., it was one of the "Big Five" film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chain and Joseph P. Kennedy's Film Booking Offices of America studio were brought together under the control of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in October 1928. RCA executive David Sarnoff engineered the merger to create a market for the company's sound-on-film technology, RCA Photophone, and in early 1929 production began under the RKO name. Two years later, another Kennedy concern, the Pathé studio, was folded into the operation. By the mid-1940s, RKO was controlled by investor Floyd Odlum.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 1,445 films (1928–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1,014 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1954 House Of Knowledge. RKO-Pathe Inc. 9 min 35mm B&W sound
1954 International Road Race. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1954 Just Pets. RKO-Pathe Inc. 9 min 35mm B&W sound
1954 Leather And Lather. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1954 Long Time No See. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1954 Mission Ship. RKO-Pathe Inc. 11 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 PASSION. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 84 min. 35mm Color sound
1954 Railbird’s Album. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1954 Report On Kashmir. RKO-Pathe Inc. 10 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 Riding The Wind. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1954 She Couldn’t Say No. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 88 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 Silver Lode. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 80 min. 35mm Color sound
1954 Sports Island. RKO-Pathe Inc. 10 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 Susan Slept Here. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 98 min. 35mm Color sound
1954 Sweet Land Of Liberty RKO General Inc. 10 min 16mm sound
1954 Taming The Crippler. RKO-Pathe Inc. 16 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 The americano. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 85 min. 35mm Color sound
1954 The Big Port. RKO-Pathe Inc. 9 min 35mm B&W sound
1954 The Brain Machine. RKO Teleradio Pictures Inc. 85 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 The Eager Minds rko pathe 28 min. 16mm Color sound
1954 The Iron Fence. RKO-Pathe Inc. 19 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 Underwater! Rko Radio Pictures. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 99 min. 35mm Color sound
1954 Water Ski Marathon. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1954 Willie Mays. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Big Top Caravan. RKO-Pathe Inc. 15 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 Black Cats And Broomsticks. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Bonefish And Barracuda. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Bowling Boom. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Camera Crazy. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Canadian Carnival. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Cartouche. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 73 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 Chamois Hunt. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Downhill Yachts. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Escape To Burma. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 86 min. 35mm Color sound
1955 Everglades Posse. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Film Fun. RKO-Pathe Inc. 9 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Football Headliners, 1955-1956. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 16 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 Game Warden. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Golden Glamour. RKO-Pathe Inc. 15 min. 35mm Color sound
1955 Gym College. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Headpin Hints. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Inland Seas. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Jai Alai. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Make Mine Memories. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Nature’s Showcase. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Operation Icecap. RKO-Pathe Inc. 19 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 Pearl Of The South Pacific. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 86 min. 35mm Color sound
1955 Rage At Dawn. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 87 min. 35mm Color sound
1955 Rest Assured. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 River To The Past. RKO-Pathe Inc. 15 min. 35mm B&W sound