The History of the MGM Logo
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1916-1924
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Mademoiselle Midnight (1924)
1st Logo
"Original Leo The Lion"
Notable Films Under This Logo
-Mademoiselle Midnight
"Original Leo The Lion"
Notable Films Under This Logo
-Mademoiselle Midnight
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1924-1928
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1928-1956
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8
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3rd Logo
"Jackie the Lion"
After 1934, this logo was used for MGM's black-and-white films only.
Notable Films Under This Logo
-The Broadway Melody
-The Champ
-Tarzan the Ape Man
-Grand Hotel
-The Thin Man
-Anna Karenina
-A Night at the Opera
-David Copperfield
-Mutiny on the Bounty
-A Tale of Two Cities
-Romeo and Juliet
-Fury
-The Great Ziegfeld
-Saratoga
-Boys Town
-Goodbye, Mr. Chips
-The Women
-Ninotchka
-The Philadelphia Story
-Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
-Woman of the Year
-Mrs. Miniver
-Random Harvest
-The Human Comedy
-Madame Curie
-Gaslight
-They Were Expendable
-The Search
-Battleground
-Adam's Rib
-The Asphalt Jungle
-Father of the Bride
"Jackie the Lion"
After 1934, this logo was used for MGM's black-and-white films only.
Notable Films Under This Logo
-The Broadway Melody
-The Champ
-Tarzan the Ape Man
-Grand Hotel
-The Thin Man
-Anna Karenina
-A Night at the Opera
-David Copperfield
-Mutiny on the Bounty
-A Tale of Two Cities
-Romeo and Juliet
-Fury
-The Great Ziegfeld
-Saratoga
-Boys Town
-Goodbye, Mr. Chips
-The Women
-Ninotchka
-The Philadelphia Story
-Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
-Woman of the Year
-Mrs. Miniver
-Random Harvest
-The Human Comedy
-Madame Curie
-Gaslight
-They Were Expendable
-The Search
-Battleground
-Adam's Rib
-The Asphalt Jungle
-Father of the Bride
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1934-1956
2384
7.8
0
4th Logo
"Tanner the Lion"
Starting in 1934, this was the logo that was shown in front of MGM's color films.
Notable Films Under This Logo
-The Wizard of Oz
-Gone with the Wind
-Meet Me in St. Louis
-National Velvet
-Anchors Aweigh
-The Yearling
-On the Town
-King Solomon's Mines
-An American in Paris
-Quo Vadis
-Singin' in the Rain
-Ivanhoe
-Julius Caesar
-Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
-Guys and Dolls
"Tanner the Lion"
Starting in 1934, this was the logo that was shown in front of MGM's color films.
Notable Films Under This Logo
-The Wizard of Oz
-Gone with the Wind
-Meet Me in St. Louis
-National Velvet
-Anchors Aweigh
-The Yearling
-On the Town
-King Solomon's Mines
-An American in Paris
-Quo Vadis
-Singin' in the Rain
-Ivanhoe
-Julius Caesar
-Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
-Guys and Dolls
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1956-1958
579
7.9
0
5th Logo
"Unnamed Lion"
Notable Films Under This Logo
-Friendly Persuasion
-Designing Woman
-Jailhouse Rock
-Gigi
-Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
"Unnamed Lion"
Notable Films Under This Logo
-Friendly Persuasion
-Designing Woman
-Jailhouse Rock
-Gigi
-Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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1958-
1784
8.3
0
6th Logo
"The New Leo the Lion"
Notable Films Under This Logo
-Tom Thumb
-North by Northwest
-Ben-Hur
-The Time Machine
-Butterfield 8
-Village of the Damned
-Where the Boys Are
-King of Kings
-Lolita
-The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
-Mutiny on the Bounty
-How the West Was Won
-Doctor Zhivago
-The Dirty Dozen
-Kelly's Heroes
-Ryan's Daughter
-Shaft
-Get Carter
-Soylent Green
-The Sunshine Boys
-Network
-Fame
-Pennies from Heaven
-Diner
-Victor/Victoria
-Poltergeist
-WarGames
-Octopussy
-A Christmas Story
-Red Dawn
-A View to a Kill
-9 1/2 Weeks
-Spaceballs
-The Living Daylights
-Moonstruck
-A Fish Called Wanda
-Rain Man
-Licence to Kill
-All Dogs Go to Heaven
-Thelma and Louise
-Species
-Showgirls
-Get Shorty
-Leaving Las Vegas
-GoldenEye
-Tomorrow Never Dies
-The Thomas Crown Affair
-The World Is Not Enough
-Legally Blonde
-Barbershop
-Die Another Day
-Bowling for Columbine
"The New Leo the Lion"
Notable Films Under This Logo
-Tom Thumb
-North by Northwest
-Ben-Hur
-The Time Machine
-Butterfield 8
-Village of the Damned
-Where the Boys Are
-King of Kings
-Lolita
-The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
-Mutiny on the Bounty
-How the West Was Won
-Doctor Zhivago
-The Dirty Dozen
-Kelly's Heroes
-Ryan's Daughter
-Shaft
-Get Carter
-Soylent Green
-The Sunshine Boys
-Network
-Fame
-Pennies from Heaven
-Diner
-Victor/Victoria
-Poltergeist
-WarGames
-Octopussy
-A Christmas Story
-Red Dawn
-A View to a Kill
-9 1/2 Weeks
-Spaceballs
-The Living Daylights
-Moonstruck
-A Fish Called Wanda
-Rain Man
-Licence to Kill
-All Dogs Go to Heaven
-Thelma and Louise
-Species
-Showgirls
-Get Shorty
-Leaving Las Vegas
-GoldenEye
-Tomorrow Never Dies
-The Thomas Crown Affair
-The World Is Not Enough
-Legally Blonde
-Barbershop
-Die Another Day
-Bowling for Columbine
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1966, 1968
4023
8.1
0
7th Logo
"Illustrated Lion"
This one wasn't very popular, only showing in front of two films.
Notable Films Under This Logo
-Grand Prix
-2001: A Space Odyssey
"Illustrated Lion"
This one wasn't very popular, only showing in front of two films.
Notable Films Under This Logo
-Grand Prix
-2001: A Space Odyssey
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Post Bankruptcy
In 2010, MGM filed for bankruptcy, delaying both the releases and productions of many films. Since then, they've rebounded, but are yet to release any film independently, co-financing many projects, inlcuding...
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The others seem tame in compassion.
V nice!
Anyway, Gone With the Wind was shot in color, not colorized.