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The History of the MGM Logo

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1916-1924

8.5

6.8

Mademoiselle Midnight (1924)

1st Logo
"Original Leo The Lion"

Notable Films Under This Logo
-Mademoiselle Midnight

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1924-1928

574

8.4

8.2

Sherlock, Jr. (1924)

2nd Logo
"Slats the Lion"

Notable Films Under This Logo
-Sherlock, Jr.
-Go West

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1928-1956

816

7.9

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

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

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1934-1956

2526

7.9

8.1

Gone with the Wind (1939)

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

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1956-1958

616

7.9

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

5th Logo
"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-

1914

8.3

North by Northwest (1959)

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

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1966, 1968

4409

8.1

8.3

2001: A Space Odyssey

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

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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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