RKO Pictures

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RKO Pictures
Type Limited Liability Company
Founded October 23, 1928 (RKO Radio Pictures)
1959 (RKO General, Inc.)
1978 (RKO Pictures Inc.)
1989 (RKO/Pavilion)
1993 (RKO Pictures, LLC)
Headquarters New York City, New York, US
Key people David Sarnoff, founder
Industry Films
Products Films
Number of people Not disclosed
Website http://rko.com/

RKO Pictures, LLC is a motion picture production company.

History

RKO Radio Pictures was founded on October 23, 1928 by David Sarnoff through a merger of Radio Corporation of America (RCA), Film Booking Offices of America (FBO), and the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chain. RKO stands for Radio-Keith-Orpheum.

Howard Hughes took control of the studio in May 1948. Under Hughes, the company went into turmoil, as Hughes was well known for meddling in the production of films distributed by RKO. The Walt Disney Company was one of the biggest studios that had their films distributed by RKO. However, after a disagreement with Hughes, Roy O. Disney created Buena Vista Film Distribution Company in 1953. This, along with the company being in disarray under Hughes, led to the company being bought out by the General Tire and Rubber Company in 1955.

General Tire and Rubber Company formed RKO General, Inc. in 1959. The company handled television, radio, and film distribution for its parent company.

In 1978, RKO General formed a subsidiary, RKO Pictures Inc., which handled the co-production of feature films and television series.

In 1989, RKO Pictures merged with Pavillion Communications to form RKO/Pavilion. In 1993, it was renamed RKO Pictures LLC.

Films distributed by RKO Radio Pictures

Title Studio Released Added to the Museum Notes
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Walt Disney Productions 1937 December 25, 2006
Pinocchio Walt Disney Productions 1940 Not yet
Fantasia Walt Disney Productions 1940 Not yet
Dumbo Walt Disney Productions 1941 Not yet
Bambi Walt Disney Productions 1942 Not yet
Saludos Amigos Walt Disney Productions 1943 Not yet
The Three Caballeros Walt Disney Productions 1944 Not yet
Make Mine Music Walt Disney Productions 1946 December 11, 2019
Song of the South Walt Disney Productions 1946 March 19, 2020
Fun and Fancy Free Walt Disney Productions 1947 Not yet
Melody Time Walt Disney Productions 1948 Not yet
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Walt Disney Productions 1949 Not yet
Cinderella Walt Disney Productions 1950 December 25, 2012
Alice in Wonderland Walt Disney Productions 1951 December 25, 2017
Peter Pan Walt Disney Productions 1953 Not yet