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
So and Sew RKO Pictures
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
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
1929 Black and tan RKO ; producer, Dick Currier ; written and directed by Dudley Murphy. 19 16mm B&W sound
1929 Black and tan. RKO Productions Inc. 2 reels 16mm B&W sound
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
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
1930 GIRL OF THE PORT. RKO Distributing Corp. 8 reels B&W
1930 GOOD TIME KENNETH. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1 reel
1930 GUNBOAT GINSBURG. RKO Productions Inc. 2 reels
1930 HALF SHOT AT SUNRISE. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 10 reels B&W
1930 HE KNEW WOMEN. RKO Productions Inc. B&W
1930 HE LOVED HER NOT. RKO Productions Inc. 2 reels
1930 HEY DIDDLE-DIDDLE. RKO Productions Inc. 2 reels
1930 HOOK. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels
1930 HOT BRIDGE. RKO Distributing Corp. 2 reels
1930 HUMANETTES. RKO Productions Inc.
1930 HUMANETTES. 1. RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
1930 HUMANETTES. 2. RKO Productions Inc.
1930 HUMANETTES. 3. RKO Productions Inc.
1930 HUMANETTES. 4. RKO Productions Inc.