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
1949 Adventure In Baltimore. RKO Radio Pictures 89 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Australian Surf Masters. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 Behind your radio dial. rko pathe 863 16mm sound
1949 Diamond Showcase. RKO-Pathe Inc. 9 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 Football Headliners Of 1949. RKO-Pathe Inc. 17 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Groan And Grunt. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 17 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Harbor Lady. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 Iron Ponies Screenliner, No. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 Kilroy Returns. RKO-Pathe Inc. 18 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 On our own. rko pathe 3:50 16mm sound
1949 Pal, Canine Detective. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 22 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Polo Aces. RKO-Pathe Inc. 8 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 PRIZE FIGHTER. RKO Radio Pictures 3:00 16mm sound
1949 Quest For Tomorrow McAllister Charles E RKO Pathe 21 min 16mm sound
1949 RIDERS OF THE RANGE. RKO Radio Pictures 2280 16mm B&W
1949 Sport's golden age. rko pathe 6:20 16mm sound
1949 SPORTS' TOP PERFORMERS. RKO Radio Pictures 3:00 16mm sound
1949 Square Dance Tonight. RKO-Pathe Inc. 9 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 State trooper. rko pathe 600 16mm sound
1949 Storm Over Wyoming. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 60 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 THE BIG STEAL. RKO Radio Pictures 71 min 16mm B&W
1949 The Boy and the Eagle RKO-Pathe Inc. 500
1949 The Costume Designer. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 The Set-Up RKO Radio Pictures Inc 73 16mm B&W sound
1949 The Window RKO Radio Pictures Inc 1:13:00 16mm B&W sound
1949 Walk Softly, Stranger. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 81 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Arizona Ranger. RKO Radio Pictures 2175 16mm sound
1948 Families First. RKO-Pathe Inc. 2 reels 16mm B&W sound
1948 HORIZONS UNLIMITED ▶ The Highway Transportation Industries of America; RKO Pathe, Inc 16mm
1948 I Remember Mama RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2:17:00 16mm B&W sound
1948 Let's go to the movies ▶ RKO Radio Pictures 15 16mm B&W sound
1948 Mister Blandings Builds His Dream House RKO Radio Pictures, Inc 10 reels
1948 Mr. Blandings builds his dream house. RKO Radio Pictures 93 min 16mm Color & B&W sound
1948 Snowbound Gainsborough/RKO ; producer, Aubrey Baring ; director, David Macdonald. 85 16mm B&W sound
1948 Station West RKO Radio Pictures, Inc 87 min B&W
1948 The Boy With The Green Hair RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Add. ti: The Boy with green hair
1948 They Live night. By RKO Radio Pictures, Inc
1948 They live by night / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. ; producer, John Houseman ; writer, Charles Schnee ; adaptated and directed by, Nicholas Ray. 94.9 16mm B&W sound
1948 They live by night. RKO Radio Pictures 3501 16mm B&W silent
1948 Who's Delinquent? CRM/McGraw-Hill Films: Publisher | RKO Radio Pictures Inc.: Publisher 0:22:00 16mm B&W sound
1947-12-05 Louis Walcott Fight 1947 RKO Pictures Complete ▶ Carmel Hollywood Films/RKO 16mm sound
1947 Le Silence est d'Or RKO Radio Pictures Inc | Soci_t_ Nouvelle Path_ Cin_ma 1:30:00 16mm B&W sound
1947 LET'S MAKE RHYTHM. RKO Radio Pictures 16mm sound
1947 MIND OVER MOUSE. RKO Radio Pictures 640 16mm sound
1947 MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA. RKO Radio Pictures 4013 16mm sound
1947 Mr Bell 10007 RKO Radio Pictures 15 min 16mm sound
1947 NO MORE RELATIVES. RKO Radio Pictures 8:00 16mm sound
1947 THE FALCON'S ADVENTURE. RKO Radio Pictures 16mm B&W sound
1947 The Louis-Walcott Fight. ▶ Carmel Hollywood Films/RKO 3:00 16mm sound
1947 Treasure House. rko pathe 15 min. 35mm B&W sound