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
1929 DANCE HALL. RKO Distributing Corp. 7 reels B&W
1929 HALF MARRIAGE. RKO Distributing Corp. B&W
1929 HUNT THE TIGER. RKO Productions Inc. 2 reels
1929 JAZZ HEAVEN. RKO Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1929 NIGHT PARADE. RKO Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1929 RIO RITA. RKO Productions Inc. 15 reels B&W
1929 SIDE STREET. RKO Distributing Corp. 7 reels B&W
1929 STREET GIRL. RKO Productions Inc. 87 min B&W
1929 SYNCOPATION. RKO Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1929 TANNED LEGS. RKO Distributing Corp. 7 reels B&W
1929 THE DELIGHTFUL ROGUE. RKO Distributing Corp. B&W
1929 THE SUITOR. RKO Productions Inc. 1 reel
1929 THE UNCLE. RKO Distributing Corp. 1 reel
1929 THE VAGABOND LOVER. RKO Distributing Corp. 8 reels B&W
1929 THE VERY IDEA. RKO Productions Inc. 6 reels B&W
1929 TWO GUN GINSBURG. RKO Productions Inc. 2 reels
1928 While the City Sleeps Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp | RKO Radio Pictures Inc 1:08:00 16mm B&W silent
1928 YOU'LL BE SORRY. RKO Pathe Pictures Inc. 2 reels
19-- Dance, Girl, dance a Films Incorporated production ; C & C Films, Inc. presents ; produced by Erich Pommer ; directed by Dorothy Arzner. 88 16mm B&W sound
19-- The movies march on! Time the weekly newsmagazine presents ; RKO Radio Pictures. 22 16mm B&W sound
So and Sew RKO Pictures
[Fires] ▶ RKO-Pathe News 16mm sound
Age of Flight Pictorial Films, Inc. / RKO 20 min 16mm Sound
Damaging Effects Of The Atomic Bomb Compared To Conventional Bombs, The ▶ RKO-Pathe Inc. 16mm sound
Danger Sleuths rko pathe 16mm sound
Fiesta Island ▶ RKO-Pathe Inc. 16mm sound
Freedom And Famine rko pathe 16mm sound
IRON MAJOR RKO 90min 16mm Sound
Let's Draw with Frank Webb / Here Come The Yanks Frank Webb / RKO Pathe 16mm sound
Let's Go Fishing ▶ RKO-Pathe Inc.
Let's Go to the Movies (1948) ▶ RKO Radio Pictures
Letter To A Pilot ▶ RKO-Pathe Inc. 16mm sound
Major Bowes' Harmony Broadcast 2 reels 16mm Sound
Major Bowes' Melody Makers 2 reels 16mm Sound
Major Bowes' Musical Varieties 2 reels 16mm Sound
Major Bowes' Radio Revels 2 reels 16mm Sound
Major Bowes' Stars of Tomorrow 2 reels 16mm Sound
Major Bowes' Variety Revue 2 reels 16mm Sound
Memo For Joe RKO Radio Pictures 16mm sound
Memo For Joe (1944) ▶ RKO Radio Pictures
Research Ranch rko pathe 9 min 16mm sound
Silver Cord RKO Pictures 16mm sound
Swift Justice 2 reels 16mm Sound
Swing Time R1 RKO Pictures 16mm sound
Swing Time R2 RKO Pictures 16mm sound