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
1931 THE GREAT DECISION. (Floyd Gibbon's Supreme Thrills) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 1 reel
1931 THE GREAT JUNCTION HOTEL. RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 2 reels
1931 THE HOT SPOT. RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 2 reels 16mm sound
1931 THE HOUSE DICK. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1931 THE LADY REFUSES. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1931 THE LONE STARVED RANGER. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1931 THE MESSENGER BOY. RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 2 reels
1931 THE MILKMAN. (Toby the Pup) RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1 reel
1931 THE OFFICE GIRL. RKO Radio Pictures (Gaumont-British Pictures Corp. Ltd. author).
1931 THE PERFECT ALIBI. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels
1931 THE PUBLIC DEFENDER. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1931 THE RUNAROUND. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1931 THE SIN SHIP. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1931 THE SPEED LIMIT. (Sportlight) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 1 reel
1931 THE STRIFE OF THE PARTY. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1931 THE TIP-OFF. RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 8 reels B&W
1931 THE UTMOST ISLE. (Vagabond Adventure Series) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 1 reel
1931 THE WAY OF ALL FISH. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels 16mm
1931 THE WIFE O' RILEY. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1931 THE WOMAN BETWEEN. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1931 THOM, THE UNKNOWN. (Vagabond Adventure Series, no. 24) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 1 reel
1931 THREE WHO LOVED. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1931 THREE WISE CLUCKS. (Rainbow Comedies) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 2 reels
1931 TIGERS OF THE DEEP. (Sportlight) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 1 reel
1931 TOO MANY COOKS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1931 TRANSGRESSION. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1931 TRAVELING HUSBANDS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1931 TROUBLE FROM ABROAD. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1931 TURN OF THE TIDE. (Floyd Gibbons' Supreme Thrills) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 1 reel
1931 TWISTED TALES. (Melody Comedies) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 2 reels
1931 USE YOUR NOODLE. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1931 WATER BUGS. (A Grantland Rice Sportlight) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 1 reel
1931 WAY BACK HOME. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1931 WHERE CANARIES SING BASS. (Rufftown Comedies) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 2 reels
1931 WHITE SHOULDERS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1931 YOUNG DONOVAN'S KID. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1931 YOUNGER YEARS. (Grantland Rice Sportlight) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 1 reel
1930 A PEEP ON THE DEEP. RKO Productions Inc. 2 reels
1930 ALIAS FRENCH GERTIE. RKO Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1930 AUNT'S IN THE PANTS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1930 BARNUM WAS WRONG. RKO Distributing Corp. 2 reels
1930 BEAU BANDIT. RKO Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1930 BEAU IDEAL. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1930 CAMPUS SWEETHEARTS. RKO Productions Inc. 3 reels
1930 CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK (EXCERPTS) RKO Radio Pictures 16mm sound
1930 CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1930 DANGER LIGHTS. RKO Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1930 DIXIANA. RKO Productions Inc. 12 reels Color & B&W
1930 FRAMED. RKO Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1930 GENERAL GINSBURG. RKO Productions Inc. 2 reels