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
1930 HUMANETTES. 5. RKO Productions Inc.
1930 HUMANETTES. 6. RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
1930 INSIDE THE LINES. RKO Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1930 LAWFUL LARCENY. RKO Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1930 LEATHERNECKING. RKO Productions Inc. 80 min B&W
1930 LOVE COMES ALONG. RKO Distributing Corp. 8 reels B&W
1930 LOVIN' THE LADIES. RKO Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1930 MIDNIGHT MYSTERY. RKO Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1930 MOONLIGHT AND MONKEY BUSINESS. RKO Productions Inc. 2 reels
1930 OFF TO PEORIA. RKO Distributing Corp. 2 reels
1930 OLD BILL'S CHRISTMAS. RKO Productions Inc. 2 reels
1930 RAZORED IN OLD KENTUCKY. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1930 SHE'S MY WEAKNESS. RKO Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1930 SHOOTING STRAIGHT. RKO Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1930 SOCIETY GOES SPAGHETTI. RKO Productions Inc. 2 reels
1930 TALKING TURKEY. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1930 THE BRIDEGROOM. RKO Productions Inc. 1 reel
1930 THE BUG HOUSE. (Toby the Pup Series) RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1 reel
1930 THE CASE OF SERGEANT GRISCHA. RKO Productions Inc. 10 reels B&W
1930 THE CUCKOOS. RKO Productions Inc. 1 reel B&W
1930 THE FAIR DECEIVER. RKO Productions Inc. 1 reel
1930 THE FIDDLER. (Toby the Pup, no. 2) RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1 reel
1930 THE GUEST. RKO Productions Inc. 1 reel
1930 THE MAGNATE. RKO Productions Inc. 1 reel
1930 THE MINER. (Toby the Pup) RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1 reel
1930 THE PALOOKA FLYING SCHOOL. RKO Productions Inc. 1 reel
1930 The pay off. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2440 16mm B&W sound
1930 THE ROYAL BED. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1930 THE RUNAWAY BRIDE. RKO Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1930 THE SHOWMAN. (Toby the Pup Series) RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1 reel
1930 THE SILVER HORDE. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1930 THE STRANGE INTERVIEW. RKO Productions Inc. 1 reel
1930 TRADER GINSBURG. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1930 WHO'S GOT THE BODY. RKO Productions Inc. 2 reels
1931 A CLEAN-UP ON THE CURB. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1931 A LL GUMMED UP. (Whoopee Comedies) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 2 reels
1931 A MELON-DRAMA. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels
1931 A WOMAN OF EXPERIENCE. RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 8 reels
1931 ACES UP. (Toby the Pup Series) RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1 reel
1931 AGAINST THE RULES. (Rainbow Comedies) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 2 reels
1931 ARE THESE OUR CHILDREN? RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 10 reels B&W
1931 BACHELOR APARTMENT. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1931 BAD COMPANY. RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 8 reels B&W
1931 BARE KNEES. (A Capital Comedy) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 2 reels
1931 BATTLING SILVER KINGS. (A Grantland Rice Sportlight) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 1 reel
1931 BEACH PAJAMAS. (Traveling Man Comedies) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 2 reels
1931 BEHIND OFFICE DOORS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1931 BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS. (Vagabond Adventure Series) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 1 reel
1931 BEYOND VICTORY. RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 8 reels B&W
1931 BIG GAME. (Aesop's Fable) RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 1 reel