RKO library before Turner

Before RKO formed its own home video division, which was later acquired, along with distribution rights to the RKO library, by Turner Home Entertainment, other companies had non-exclusive rights to the library. This page breaks down who had what.

Blackhawk Films

After 1985, the company was a division of Republic Pictures Home Video.

• Allegheny Uprising
• Back to Bataan
• A Damsel in Distress
• My Favorite Wife
• Shall We Dance?
• Tycoon

King of Video

• Citizen Kane
• Gunga Din
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• King Kong
• Murder, My Sweet
• The Thing
• Top Hat
• Tycoon

The Nostalgia Merchant

After 1984, the company was a division of Media Home Entertainment.

• Abe Lincoln in Illinois
• Allegheny Uprising
• Back to Bataan
• Bedlam
• Blood on the Moon
• Carefree
• Citizen Kane
• Crossfire
• A Damsel in Distress
• Flying Down to Rio
• Flying Leathernecks
• Follow the Fleet
• Fort Apache
• The Gay Divorcee
• Gunga Din
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• I Walked with a Zombie
• King Kong
• Macao
• The Magnificent Ambersons
• Mary of Scotland
• Mighty Joe Young
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith
• Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
• Mr. Lucky
• Murder, My Sweet
• My Favorite Wife
• None But the Lonely Heart
• Out of the Past
• Shall We Dance?
• Suspicion
• Swing Time
• Tall in the Saddle
• The Thing
• Top Hat
• Tycoon

Video Communications Inc.

This company held the video rights to the Wald-Krasna library, which was owned by Gold Key until RKO repurchased the films by the '90s. A few standalone RKO features were also released by VCI.

• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Captain Kidd
• Clash by Night
• Jack and the Beanstalk
• Son of Sinbad

Video Corporation of America

• Citizen Kane
• Flying Leathernecks
• Fort Apache
• Gunga Din
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• King Kong
• The Magnificent Ambersons
• Mighty Joe Young
• Panama Lady
• Suspicion
• The Thing
• Top Hat