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Background

Astor Pictures was founded by Robert M. Savini in 1930 as a distributor of film re-releases and other films. Among their re-releases were films from RKO, Grand National, Monogram and Educational Pictures, but it also distributed early Hammer Films releases. In the early 50s Astor started a TV subsidiary called Atlantic Television. After Savini's death the two companies were acquired by George M. Foley and Franklin Bruder, but it went out of business around 1960.

1st Logo (1939-1947)

Nickname: "The Triangle"

Logo: On a black background, we see zooming up three rows of words: "ASTOR" on a fancy font; "PICTURES" and "CORP.", with a dot below the letters. The last two words are in a triangular frame.

FX/SFX: The zoom-up.

Music/Sounds: A bombastic sixteen note fanfare.

Availability: Seen on some Astor re-releases from other studios.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1947-195?)

Nicknames: "The Bodybuilder", "The Man with the Logo"

Logo: On a black background, a still frame of a bodybuilder holding the APC logo fades in and zooms up to the distance. The logo consists of three rows of words: "ASTOR", "PICTURES" and "CORP.", with a star below the letters, in a triangular frame. We zoom up closer to the letters that the man holds, with "ASTOR" in a 3-D font and the T extended over the rest of the letters.

FX/SFX: The zoom in.

Music/Sounds: A bombastic sixteen note fanfare.

Availability: On some public domain movies. Seen on a 1947 re-release of Li'l Abner (1940), which plasters over the RKO logo. You can check those tapes for this logo first.

Editor's Note: None.

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+===Background===
-''Video captures courtesy of simblos''
+Astor Pictures was founded by Robert M. Savini in 1930 as a distributor of film re-releases and other films. Among their re-releases were films from [[RKO Pictures|RKO]], [[Grand National Pictures|Grand National]], [[Monogram Pictures|Monogram]] and [[Educational Pictures]], but it also distributed early [[Hammer Films (UK)|Hammer Films]] releases. In the early 50s Astor started a TV subsidiary called [[Atlantic Television Inc.|Atlantic Television]]. After Savini's death the two companies were acquired by George M. Foley and Franklin Bruder, but it went out of business around 1960.
+===1st Logo (1939-1947)===
-Background: Astor Pictures was founded by Robert M. Savini in 1930 as a distributor of film re-releases and other films. Among their re-releases were films from RKO, Grand National, Monogram and Educational Pictures, but it also distributed early Hammer Films releases. In the early 50's Astor started a TV subsidiary called Atlantic Television. After Savini's death the two companies were acquired by George M. Foley and Franklin Bruder, but it went out of business around 1960.
+[[File:Xc27klO2TdjalTM-9PphkQ120766.jpeg|center|350px]]
+'''Nickname:''' "The Triangle"
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see zooming up three rows of words: "ASTOR" on a fancy font; "PICTURES" and "CORP.", with a dot below the letters. The last two words are in a triangular frame.
-st Logo
+'''FX/SFX:''' The zoom-up.
-(1939-1947)
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A bombastic sixteen note fanfare.
-Nickname: "The Triangle"
+'''Availability:''' Seen on some Astor re-releases from other studios.
-Logo: On a black background, we see zooming up three rows of words: "ASTOR" on a fancy font; "PICTURES" and "CORP.", with a dot below the letters. The last two words are in a triangular frame.
+'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-FX/SFX: The zoom-up.
+===2nd Logo (1947-195?) ===
-Music/Sounds: A bombastic sixteen note fanfare.
+[[File:Astor Pictures Corporation.jpeg|center|350px]]
+{{youtube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoVV6ZGJKiE|id2=https://youtu.be/TG9lr2XjYgA}}
+'''Nicknames:''' "The Bodybuilder", "The Man with the Logo"
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, a still frame of a bodybuilder holding the APC logo fades in and zooms up to the distance. The logo consists of three rows of words: "ASTOR", "PICTURES" and "CORP.", with a star below the letters, in a triangular frame. We zoom up closer to the letters that the man holds, with "ASTOR" in a 3-D font and the T extended over the rest of the letters.
-Availability: Seen at some Astor re-releases from another studios.
+'''FX/SFX:''' The zoom in.
-Editor's Note: None.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A bombastic sixteen note fanfare.
-nd Logo
+'''Availability:''' On some public domain movies. Seen on a 1947 re-release of ''Li'l Abner'' (1940), which plasters over the [[RKO Pictures|RKO]] logo. You can check those tapes for this logo first.
-(1947-195?)
+'''Editor's Note''': None.
-Nicknames: "The Bodybuilder", "The Man with the Logo"   <br />Logo: On a black background, a still frame of a bodybuilder holding the APC logo fades in and zooms up to the distance. The logo consists of three rows of words: "ASTOR", "PICTURES" and "CORP.", with a star below the letters, in a triangular frame. We zoom up closer to the letters that the man holds, with "ASTOR" in a 3-D font and the T extended over the rest of the letters.<br />FX/SFX: The zoom in.<br />Music/Sounds: A bombastic sixteen note fanfare.<br />Availability: At some public domain movies. Seen on a 1947 re-release of ''Li'l Abner'' (1940), which plasters over the RKO logo. You can check those tapes for this logo first.<br />Editor's Note: None.<br />
+[[Category:American Movie Logos]]
+[[Category:American Logos]]
+[[Category:Movie Logos]]