Screen Gems, Inc.

page originally created by Boberrybiscuit on 11/24/2024.

Background

Screen Gems was founded by Margaret J. Winkler in 1921 under the name M.J. Winkler Pictures/Productions. Charles Mintz rebranded it to Winkler Pictures after taking it over in 1926 and partnered with Columbia Pictures for distribution in 1929. it was renamed to The Charles Mintz Studio later. in 1933 The Charles Mintz Studio became Screen Gems (which came from Columbia Pictures' early slogan: "Gems of the Screen", which was a take on the song Columbia, the Gem Of The Ocean. before his death Mintz gave Screen Gems to Columbia. it then shut down in 1949. it later then merged with Pioneer Telefilms

Ralph Cohn, Jack Cohn and Harry Cohn founded Pioneer Telefilms in 1947. Columbia acquired it for 50k bucks and turned it into Screen Gems. the new Screen Gems started on April 15th 1949. in 1951 it became a full-fledged tv studio. in the 50s Screen Gems started owning TV and radio stations. it somehow partially had Canal 11 Televisión in Venezuela from 1966 to 1968. in 1963 Screen Gems entered music publishing and from it the music division they made, Screen Gems-Columbia Music got sold to EMI for 23,5 million bucks in 1976. in 1965 Columbia Pictures acquired a fifty per cent interested in EUE, which was then merged with Screen Gems and became EUE/Screen Gems. (Those studios were then sold in 1982 to George Cooney). on december 23rd 1968 Screen Gems merged with Columbia Pictures Corporation and became Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc for 24.5 million bucks. on May 6th, 1974 Screen Gems was renamed to Columbia Pictures Television. and then a lot more stuff happened.

in 2015 Screen gams come back to make a Big Melt

1st logo - 1948 to 1952

1948. clipped by Snelfu

Spida Factor: Spida think... i didnt know this logo existed

Ass Factor: its just text

2nd logo - 1952 to 1956

1952, presentation. from "Father Knows Best", clipped by thenorthplattespacemonkeyb4035

1952, film leader. from "Crossroads USA", clipped by ZMBsWorldwideLogoArchive

1954, production. from S1E3 of "Captain Midnight", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1954, production w/ pointier stars. from S3E11 of "The Ford Television Theatre", clipped by LeIDBasher from PariahAvenger

from S1E1 of "Jungle Jim", clipped by Boberrybiscuit from Classic16mmFilmArchive

from S1E5 of "Jungle Jim", clipped by Boberrybiscuit from Classic16mmFilmArchive

Nicknames: "tv box", "Screen Gems TV im awesome", "The TV Tube", "Screen Gems-on-TV"

Visuals: traditional animation

Rarity: Ultra Rare

Scare Factor: 1. eh

Cheese Factor: 3.5. very 50s but its fine theres nothing wrong with it

CLG note: "The logo fits well with the company name as the "SCREEN" is the TV tube, and the "GEMS" are the stars on the screen. It's a rather peculiar concept that was shelved in favor of the "Torch Lady" years later."

Spida Factor: Spida think... it good. i remember making a logo years ago with the "theme" not knowing it was from a show

Ass Factor: i like it its a little bit boring but you know but thats cuz decade it came out

3rd logo - 1955 to 1960

1955, presentation. from "Devil Goddess", clipped by Boberrybiscuit from Classic16mmFilmArchive

1955, presentation. from S5 of "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", clipped by Boberrybiscuit from TheWOCArchive

1955, partial presentation. from S5 of "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", clipped by Boberrybiscuit from TheWOCArchive

1956, production. from S1E18 of "Jungle Jim", clipped by Boberrybiscuit from Classic16mmFilmArchive

from "Wild Bill Hickok", clipped by Boberrybiscuit from TheWOCArchive

from S1E16 of "Shirley Temple's Storybook", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1959, film program 10th anniversary. from "The Fat Man: The Thirty-Two Friends of Gina Lardelli", clipped by actionsub

1959, 10th anniversary presentation. from "The Donna Reed Show", clipped by BrokenSaw1 from TheWOCArchive

1963, french. from S1E18 of "The Huckleberry Hound Show", clipped by BrokenSaw1

presentation w/soundtrack. from "Walk East on Beacon", clipped by aldenpbs

Nicknames: "Columbia Gems" "it look like... Columbia", "Torch Lady", "Fanfare of Doom"

Visuals: traditional cel animation and matte painting for the text

Audio: composed by Jack Shaindlin

Rarity: Rare

Scare Factor: 4. Big theme. Big font. Scare logos

Cheese Factor: 0

CLG note: "It's mostly a well-liked logo, but some viewers in their youth were put off by the loud and dramatic nature of the fanfare heard on some shows, which has been referred to by some as the "Fanfare of Doom." "

Spida Factor: Spida think... It Columbia. i do like the music though

Ass Factor: WOOAHH OH MY GOD BOMBASTIC FANFARE

4th logo - 1960 to 1963

1960. from S3E1 of "The Donna Reed Show", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1960, film prod hollywood. from S2 of "Dennis the Menace", captured by BrokenSaw1

1960, film prod hollywood color. from S5 of "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", captured by thenorthplattespacemonkeyb4035

1960, film presentation hollywood. from S3E4 of "The Donna Reed Show", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1960, film Herbert P. Leonard producer. from S2E7 of "Naked City", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1960, Herbert P. Leonard executive producer. from S1E4 of "Route 66", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1960, opening. from "Shannon", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1960, opening alt theme. from "Dan Raven", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1962, film production color. from S2E5 of "Hazel", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1963, film production. from S4E32 of "Dennis The Menace", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1963, color film presentation. from S1E30 of "Empire", clipped by BrokenSaw1

sepia. clipped by thenorthplattespacemonkeyb4035

Nicknames: "Columbia Gems Again", "Screen Gems Torch Lady", "Torch Lady II"

Visuals: traditional cel animation and matte painting for the text

Audio: Hal Gibney is the announcer

Rarity: Rare

Scare Factor: 2. Maybe

Cheese Factor: 3. Not really

Spida Factor: Spida think... it feels empty

Ass Factor: it has better torch animation than that columbia logo from like... 1859

5th logo - 1963 to 1965

1963, b&w Herbert P. Leonard presentation. from S4E7 of "Route 66", clipped by TheAVTBArchives

1963, color production. from S3 of "Hazel", captured by RaptorGirlLogoArchive2

1964. from S1E1 of "Bewitched", captured by thenorthplattespacemonkeyb4035

1964, color w/o announcer. from "The Peter Potamus Show", clipped by ZMBsWorldwideLogoArchive

1964,b&w production. from S2E7 of "The Donna Reed Show", clipped by jordanrioslogovaultisnolon6085

1964, b&w presentation. from "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1964, color presentation. from "The Magilla Gorilla Show", clipped by TheAVTBArchives

Nicknames: "Sticks", "Pixie Sticks", "Sticks n' Balls", "Stars and Spotlights", "The Dancing Sticks"

Visuals: animated by Hanna-Barbera Productions. font is "Benguiat Frisky"

Audio: trumpet

Rarity: Ultra Rare

Scare Factor: 0.75. b&w could be kinda unnerving to people but if in color Noe

Cheese Factor: 3-4. A bit cheesy.. like its really 60s

AVID note: "This logo was often nicknamed "Stars and Spotlights" among members of rec.arts.animation, due to the dots resembling spotlights and likely also due to them sparkling like stars."

CLG note: "A straight example of early 60s art decor. Advertising in the 1960s commonly used this style of art."

Spida Factor: Spida think... classic.

Ass Factor: its a classic! i remember being a kid and watching cartoon network. they would air looney tunes and shit and at the end it would have this logo and when i was a little kid i would be like YEAAH BAAABY LETS DO THIS SHIT SCREEN GES. there was signs early in my childhood...

6th logo - 1965 to 1974

1965. from S1E2 of "Gidget", clipped by RobzCaptures

1965, early fade. from S5 of "The Flintstones", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1966. from S1E5 of "Love on a Rooftop", clipped by [1] from obsoletevideo6048

1966, hawk. from "The NFL Game of the Week", clipped by googlechrom3297

1966, distributed. from "The Soupy Sales Show", clipped by ZMBsWorldwideLogoArchive

1967, widescreen. from S4 of "Bewitched", clipped by RaptorGirlLogoArchive2

1967, w/2002 SPT theme. from S1E12 of "The Flying Nun", clipped by SingalA25

1968, Small. from S1E26 of "The Monkees", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1969, ???. from "Here Comes the Brides", clipped by LogicStockInc

1970, short. from S1 of "The Partridge Family", clipped by RaptorGirlLogoArchive2

1971, silent. from "Brian's Song", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1972, still. from S1E8 of "Circle of Fear", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1972, still w/byline. from S1 and S2 of "Circle of Fear", clipped by ClosingLogosHD

1972, widescreen still w/byline. from S1E14 of "Circle of Fear", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1973, chroma keyed short w/byline. from S3E18 of "The Partridge Family", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1973, blue background still. from S1E5 of "The Girl with Something Extra", clipped by cassavetesforaday

1974, byline. from "To Sir, With Love", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1974, silent. from S1E1 of "QB VII", clipped by BrokenSaw1

short and chroma keyed. clipped by thenorthplattespacemonkeyb4035

Nicknames: "S from Hell", "Ahhhhh" "Uh" "Screen Gems Logos" "Logo of DOOM", "The S From Hell", "The Spiral S", "The Filmstrip S", "The Creepy Screen Gems Logo", "The S From Heck (by family friendly logo channels)", "The Spiral S (From Hell)", "Burning S", "Scream Gems", "Attack of the Killer S", "The Personification of All That Is Evil", "Shrill S,", "Buzzy S", "Hawk S"

Visuals: camera controlled cel animation, logo/symbol created & animated by Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv

Audio: composed by Van Alexander, arranged by Eric Siday, and performed on a Moog Synthesizer. the Batfink variant was composed by Winston Sharples.

Rarity: Common

Scare Factor: 1000000000000000000. Ahhhh

Cheese Factor: 3. Ahhhh

AVID note: "This logo has gained a relatively large cult following (even transcending the logo enthusiast community), due to its notoriety for scaring some viewers (particularly children), earning its unofficial nickname, the "S from Hell". This is mostly due to the animation and Siday's early Moog stinger, which has been described as "creepy"^[2] and "horrifying"^[1]. Commonly referred to alongside other "scary" logos, such as the Viacom "V of Doom", VID's "Mask of Guo Xiang", Klasky Csupo's "Splaat", Paramount Television's "Closet Killer", and THX's "Deep Note". Its notoriety was even enough to spawn a short mockumentary in 2010 called The S from Hell (directed by Rodney Ascher, who later directed the 2012 documentary Room 237), as well as for the logo to make a brief appearance in a particularly tense scene in Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, as mentioned in Trivia."

CLG note: "Though this logo has gained somewhat of a cult following, it is notorious for scaring some viewers, even enough to spawn a short documentary in 2010 called The S from Hell."

Spida Factor: Spida think... Ahhhh

Ass Factor: Aahhhhh