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=== Background ===
=== Background ===
Distributors Corporation of America (DLC) was a distributor of foreign and lower-budget films. The company was active from 1952 to 1959. The company's films are either owned by the original producers (or their successor) or are in the public domain.
'''Distributors Corporation of America''' ('''DLC''') was a distributor of foreign and lower-budget films. The company was active from 1952 to 1959.


=== 1st Logo (1952?-July 22, 1959) ===
=== 1st Logo (1952?-July 22, 1959) ===
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'''Logo:''' The phrase "A dISTRIBUTORS cORPORATION of aMERICA RELEASE" is seen. The "d" has filmstrip as its stem.
'''Logo:''' The phrase "A <big>d</big>ISTRIBUTORS <big>c</big>ORPORATION of <big>a</big>MERICA RELEASE" is seen. The "d" has a filmstrip as its stem.


'''Technique:''' None.
'''Technique:''' None.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme or none.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme or none.


'''Availability:''' Very rare. Can be seen on ''The Golden Age of Comedy'', ''The Crawling Eye'' (AKA ''The Trollenberg Terror''), and some prints of ''Plan 9 from Outer Space'', which was the company's final film.
'''Availability:''' Very rare. Can be seen on ''The Golden Age of Comedy'', ''The Crawling Eye'' (AKA ''The Trollenberg Terror''), and some prints of ''Plan 9 from Outer Space'', which was the company's final release.



[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:United States]]

Revision as of 20:24, 26 February 2023


Background

Distributors Corporation of America (DLC) was a distributor of foreign and lower-budget films. The company was active from 1952 to 1959.

1st Logo (1952?-July 22, 1959)


Logo: The phrase "A dISTRIBUTORS cORPORATION of aMERICA RELEASE" is seen. The "d" has a filmstrip as its stem.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme or none.

Availability: Very rare. Can be seen on The Golden Age of Comedy, The Crawling Eye (AKA The Trollenberg Terror), and some prints of Plan 9 from Outer Space, which was the company's final release.

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