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
1933 STOLEN BY GYPSIES; or, BEER AND BICYCLES. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1933 SUITS TO NUTS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1933 SWEEPINGS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1933 THE BIG BRAIN. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1933 THE BULLY'S END. (Aesop's Fables) RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1 reel
1933 THE CHEYENNE KID. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1933 THE DRUGGIST'S DILEMMA. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1933 The gay gaucho RKO ; Van Beuren Productions. 16mm B&W Sound
1933 THE GAY NIGHTIES. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels B&W
1933 THE GREAT JASPER. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. B&W
1933 THE LAST MAIL. (Cubby Bear Cartoons) RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1 reel
1933 THE MAGIC MUMMY. (Tom and Jerry) RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
1933 THE MOONSHINER'S DAUGHTER; or, ABROAD IN OLD KENTUCKY. (A Masquers Presentation) RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1933 THE NUT FACTORY. (Aesop's Fables) RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1 reel
1933 THE PAST OF MARY HOLMES. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 4 reels B&W
1933 THE PHANTOM ROCKET. (Tom and Jerry) RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
1933 THE RIGHT TO ROMANCE. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1933 THREE KNAVES AND A QUEEN. (Ely Culbertson in My Bridge Experiences) RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1933 THROWN OUT OF JOINT. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1933 THRU THIN AND THICKET; or, WHO'S ZOO IN AFRICA. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1933 Tight rope tricks RKO ; Van Beuren Productions ; director, John Foster. 16mm B&W sound
1933 TIGHT ROPE TRICKS. (Tom and Jerry, no. 6) RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
1933 TOMORROW AT SEVEN. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels
1933 TOPAZE. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1933 TRANSATLANTIC BRIDGE TRICKS. (Ely Culbertson in My Bridge Experiences) RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1933 TUMBLE DOWN TOWN. (Aesop's Sound Fable, no. 11) RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
1933 WALKING BACK HOME. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1933 WHAT FUR. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1933 WHAT NOT TO DO IN BRIDGE. (Ely Culbertson in My Bridge Experiences) RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1932 A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1932 A CAT-FISH ROMANCE. (Aesop's Sound Fable, no. 3) RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
1932 A FIREHOUSE HONEYMOON. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1932 A HURRY CALL. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1932 A PERFECT 36. (Traveling Man Comedies) RKO Pathe Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1932 A SLIP AT THE SWITCH. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1932 A SPANISH TWIST. (Tom and Jerry Series) RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1 reel
1932 A WOMAN COMMANDS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels Color & B&W
1932 A YARN OF WOOL. (Aesop's Sound Fable, no. 8) RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
1932 Aesop’s Fables: The Cats Canary RKO-Pathe 7:02 16mm B&W sound
1932 BARNYARD BUNK. (Tom and Jerry) RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
1932 BEYOND THE ROCKIES. RKO Pathe Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1932 BIG DAME HUNTING. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1932 BLONDES BY PROXY. RKO Pathe Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1932 Bon voyage. RKO Pathe Pictures Inc. 2 reels 16mm sound
1932 BRING 'EM BACK HALF SHOT. (Aesop's Sound Fables) RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
1932 BUGS AND BOOKS. (Aesop's Sound Fable, no. 9) RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
1932 CARNIVAL BOAT. RKO Pathe Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1932 COME ON DANGER. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 6 reels
1932 DUMB DICKS. RKO Pathe Pictures Inc. 2 reels B&W
1932 EX-ROOSTER. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels