Central Pictures

Central Pictures
1st Logo (December 1, 1930-May 4?, 1965)

Nicknames : "The Star", "The Sun"

Logo : On a wood background, we see a 32-point star. In the middle of it, we see: a Central  picture

Variants :
 * Starting in 1939, a color variant was used. Earlier color films used a tinted version of the B&W logo.
 * On June 29, 1964, the text was changed to "Central pictures". Appeared on Cleopatra.

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds :
 * 1929-1940
 * 1939-1940: A 20th Century Fox-esque fanfare. Was soon abandoned in early 1940.
 * 1960-1968:

Availability : Common.
 * Allegedly last appeared on the 1965 film The Strange Man.

2nd Logo (August 12, 1938-1944, September 17, 1953-March 18, 1955)

Nickname : "Realistic Sun"

Logo : On a rotating sun, the words "A CENTRAL PICTURE" in rows fades in.

Variants :
 * There is an ultra rare matte variant of the logo where the sun and background is a matte painting. It was used throughout around 1952-1956. This variant was used on

FX/SFX : The sun rotating and the text fading in.

Availability : Rare.
 * Can be seen on the 1979 Beta print of Darling (1949).