DualMountain Entertainment

Background: DualMountain Entertainment was formed in 1933 by Fred Markell and Denver Dan as DualMountain Cinema. The company had a minor popularity during their first films, which were made during 1936-1950, besides being high-budget. The company got into a long hiatus until 1982, where they changed their name to DualMountain Entertainment and released the low-budget The Show Of The Aliens. It was a sleeper hit and was critically acclaimed. In 2001, the company was adquired by the PSN Entertainment Group (which also own TeleNative, Cresential and Drawing Triangle) and now has branches in India, China and Brazil.

DualMountain Cinema

1st Logo

(1936)

Logo: On a deserted city, we see two mountains behind the houses with the clouds moving above them. The text "DUALMOUNTAIN CINEMA" is seen at the center of the mountains. Below there's the DualMountain emblem and "Kanam Films".

Trivia: Kanam Films was a company owned by DualMountain Cinema. It was short lived and now their movies are owned by Camper Video.

FX/SFX: Not too much; just the clouds moving.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on films made by DualMountain in 1936, including Yaran Mart's Rules Of Silence.

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Logo

(1938)

Nicknames: "The Giant Man"

Logo: We see a skyline of a dark city with a statue of a man standing on the center of it (his arm is raised). "DUALMOUNTAIN CINEMA" is seen with the DualMountain emblem below, along with the year the film was made in.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: A dark brass fanfare.

Availability: Seen on films made by DualMountain in 1938, such as The Hand That Kills.

Scare Factor: Low to medium. A bit eerie, but harmless.

3rd Logo

(1939)

Logo: On a stone background featuring two abstract-looking mountains placed on a table with clouds above, we see the company's name, but with the letters separated by lines (like this: D-U-A-L-M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N C-I-N-E-M-A). Below there's the DM symbol and the year the film was made in.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Another brass fanfare, this time it sounds bombastic.

Availability: Seen on 1939 DualMountain films, including The Books Are Human and No Colors.

Scare Factor: None.

4th Logo

(1940)

Logo: On a metallic background, we see majestic decorations. At the center of them is the DualMountain text, arranged like before and with the emblem below it. It then crossfades to the company's former studios, and then back to the original logo.

FX/SFX: Just the fading.

Music/Sounds: Yet another bombastic brass fanfare.

Availability: Seen on all films by DualMountain in 1940.

Scare Factor: None.

5th Logo

(1941)

Nickname: "The 1st Fully Animated DualMountain Logo"

Logo: On a black background, we see a model of the number 1 zooming out and turning. Then it crossfades to a representation of the same number on a wood-like background. The company's name fades in on the representation, along with the emblem, which is seen at the left of it.

FX/SFX: All stop-motion animation.

Music/Sounds: Same as before.

Availability: Seen on all films by DualMountain in 1941.

Scare Factor: None to minimal. The 1 can surprise some if they're not expecting it.

6th Logo

(1942-1943)

Nickname: "War Scene"

Logo: On a desert with two mountains seen behind it, we see a warrior riding a horse. He's grabbing a gun, which is facing to the left side of the screen. The company's name is seen at the center, along with the emblem. The name then transforms into a 1 with the same text on it.

FX/SFX: The transforming; not bad for the time.

Music/Sounds: A slow fanfare.

Availability: Seen on films made by DualMountain during the time. It was known as the "Rising Age", because the company's hype was rising a bit during the time. Currently seen on Camper Video releases from their movies.

Scare Factor: Minimal, due to the transforming.

7th Logo

(1943-1950)

Nicknames: "The Two Mountains", "DualMountain"

Logo: We see a picture of two mountains with the clouds moving. The company's name and emblem fade in later.

Variants:

Starting in 1946, the logo was colorized, making the mountains white, the sky cyan and the text/emblem yellow. A darker version of this was later used on 1948-1950.

When DualScope premiered, the emblem was seen replacing the company's name. Between, the words "DUAL" and "SCOPE" are seen, similar-looking to other ___Scope logos.

FX/SFX: The clouds, the fading.

Music/Sounds: First it used none or the opening theme, then it was changed to majestic fanfares.

Availability: Seen on some movies from the time. Most of them are distributed by Camper Video on VHS and DVD, so look out for that.

Scare Factor: None to low, it depends on the fanfare.

Final Note: In 1950, DualMountain took a long hiatus and later was renamed DualMountain Entertainment in 1982.

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