Production Glossary
RKO Pictures
RKO, Radio-Keith-Orpheum, Pictures is an American company that produces and distributes films. RKO Pictures was one of the Big Five Studios that created the Golden Age of Hollywood.RKO Pictures was established in 1928 and vowed to make only talking films. The film company found great success with its string of movie musicals starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. They also produced some of Hollywood’s most defining films, such as Citizen Kane and Notorious.
