RKO Pictures

For a studio that produced a number of top line films and many outstanding matte and composite shots over it’s relatively short history I’m a little disappointed in that I don’t have anywhere near the number of examples of trick shots that I’d like to be able to display here today. I’ve got a fair collection here though a great many of the mattes stem from a handful of well known effects heavy productions such as KING KONG, SON OF KONG, ANDROCLES AND THE LION and CITIZEN KANE in particular. The many RKO shows are pretty hard to come by from where I’m situated so I’ve done my best. I’m grateful for several rare RKO frame enlargements, some of them before and after pictures, which came by way of Jim Aupperle’s personal collection…

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