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1st logo: We see a large clock tower. The hands on the clock turn, wiping in the words "GRAND NATIONAL".

Variants[]

  • An earlier variation had a different sound for the same animation: a different "ding-dong" sound without the fanfare.
  • On the color movie Captain Calamity (1936) the logo is tinted blue.

2nd logo: We are looking up at a clock tower at dusk. As the hands wind around, two chimes are heard, then a musical sting. The words "GRAND NATIONAL" light up, as if neon, when the minute hand passes over them. After two more chimes, the word "Pictures" appears in script below the clock face. This is followed by the same fanfare as the above logo.

Variant[]

School for Unclaimed Girls uses a colour variant. The background is dark-blue, the hands of the clock and "Pictures" are white, and "GRAND NATIONAL" is red/orange.

Music/Sounds[]

1st logo: It starts off with an ascending string sounder, then a "ding-dong" sound, ending with a 20th Century Fox-like fanfare.

2nd logo: Same as before.

Scare Factor[]

1st logo: Low to medium. The sounds can frighten a few, but this is a favorite of many.

2nd logo: Same as before. This is a favorite of many.

Video[]

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Grand National Pictures 1938

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