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Revue Camera
Revue Productions 1951

Years Used

1951-1953

Preceder

MCA TV

Succedder

MCA Arrowhead

Scare Factor

None to minimal

Logos[]

1st logo (1951-1953)[]

We zoom in on a shot of a TV camera, which turns sideways, revealing the phrase "A REVUE PRODUCTION" (in a Futura font) inscribed onto the camera base. Then it later fades to the MCA-TV "Filmreel" logo.

2nd logo (1953-1957)[]

Over a light shaded background, we see the phrase "Produced by REVUE In Hollywood". The word Revue is taller than the rest of the words, and appears in a very slim, 3-dimensional state. The angle is on the right, looking downward, with a bit of a shadow behind the letters. The remainder of the logo features the other words in a fancy cursive font.

Variants[]

  • This logo is shared with the MCA TV "Filmreel" logo on several TV shows.
  • On Tales of Wells Fargo, the logo is superimposed into the background and the word "REVUE" is in 2D.

3rd logo (1957-1958)[]

We have the Revue name but in Arial font. The name appears "Filmed at Revue in Hollywood" with "revue" in bold lettering and below it has the MCA Arrowhead which has "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" above and "mca tv" inside it with "exclusive representatives" below:

filmed at

revue

in Hollywood

Variants[]

  • "Exclusive Representatives" was later changed to "exclusive distributor" on the MCA-TV logo.
  • Sometimes the phrase "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is seen above the arrowhead.
  • At other times, it would say "produced by revue in hollywood".

4th logo (1958-1963)[]

Two lines of letters rotate in opposite directions of each other. The top line going left, the bottom line going right. To the tune of their 5-note fanfare, five letters stack horizontally together, unevenly, spelling the name "REVUE". Then the rest of the letters are moved away, bringing in a white-outline transparent shape of a rectangle (kind of similar to the Warner Bros. \\' logo). Then the inside turns into a dark gray color under the black and light gray blocks of letters. Then the phrase appears as being "filmed in hollywood at revue studios" with "MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR" under it. The MCA byline, which was actually underneath the logo, was usually accompanied by it's own union bug, which was a small globe with the words MCA over it. For those who are curious, here is the line-up of letters that were featured on this logo. The ones used for the logo appear in bold type. And they are...

Right

This logo also appears in series credits. Sometimes, just the name appears just as it's predecessor logo has done before.

Variants[]

  • This logo appeared in quite a few lengths. There is a long version, that features the full-length version of the fanfare. Some shows, such as those produced in association with Kayro Productions, feature an abridged version of the logo that starts with the TV tube zooming out and a shortened fanfare. There are also several versions of this logo used for co-productions, such as for Kayro shows, JaMco Productions, Hubbell-Robinson Productions, Top Gun Productions, and Shamley Productions; those feature the company name alongside a smaller version of the Revue logo.
  • In 1962, a color version appeared. It featured the regular logo being placed a wallflower-type background with '60s star designs in orange, similar to the 1st logo of Universal Television. The filmstrips above were orange and the bottom were teal. Same animation still applied, but the television tube inside later turns ivory and the phrase saying: "filmed in hollywood by revue studios, MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR".
  • Another variation existed having the negatives blinking, which later fades to the co-producer's card. This version is bylineless.
  • Another variation existed having this logo on a light blue background, but the inside was red with a white outline and the negatives "r", "v", and "e" were black and "e" and "u" were in blue. Only animation was used was the TV tube finish zooming out and later fades to the 1964 Universal Television logo in color.
  • Early versions have a conjoined Revue/MCA logo, with the Revue logo on the left in a solid-lined TV tube border, and an MCA Arrowhead logo in a dotted-line TV tube connected to it on the right, Venn diagram-style.The usual Revue info is written on the left tube, and "mca tv exclusive distributor" is written on the right tube. The company name in which the show had been co-produced is written above, as usual.
  • One Kayro Productions variant had "Produced by Kayro productions" in a strange font (with "Kayro" in very large letters) and the TV tube containing the Revue logo with no additional text.
  • On season 2 of Leave it to Beaver among other series, it has the words "productions inc." on the Revue logo, which later changed to "studios" in 1959.

Music/Sounds[]

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A dramatic 1940s-esque horn fanfare.

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None or the closing theme of the show.

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Just the end title theme from any show.

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A loud but majestic horn fanfare accompanied by a xylophone; this has appeared in quite a few lengths, corresponding with the logo. There were two jingles, a (rarely-heard) long version and a short version both arranged by Stanley Wilson and Juan Garcia Esquivel. The long version has the first note longer and 4 extra notes. The short version has the 1st note shorter and deleted the 4 extra notes.

Music/Sounds Variants[]

  • Over the years, some shows have the regular jingle plastered with the 1964 Universal Television theme.
  • The 1962 logo featured a higher-pitched version of the theme.
  • There is a long version that doesn't feature the echo.
  • A high tone variant of the long version also exists.

Scare Factor[]

1st logo[]

None to minimal. The music might scare you, but this is a cool logo.

2nd logo[]

None.

3rd logo[]

None.

4th logo[]

Depends on the logo variant. Low for the animated version, the loud fanfare might scare you, but this is a great logo.

Videos[]

1952_Revue_Studios_Logo

1952 Revue Studios Logo

Revue_Studios_Logo_With_"A_Top_Gun_Production"_(1960)_"Long_Version"

Revue Studios Logo With "A Top Gun Production" (1960) "Long Version"

A_Shamley_Productions_Logos_(1963)

A Shamley Productions Logos (1963)

A_Shamley_Productions_Logos_(1963)-0

A Shamley Productions Logos (1963)-0

Revue_Studios_Logo_(1952)

Revue Studios Logo (1952)

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