RKO library before Turner

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

Blackhawk Films

By 1985, the company's home video unit was folded into Republic Pictures Home Video.

Allegheny Uprising
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
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

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

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Allegheny Uprising
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
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, to which Gold Key Entertainment (later folded into Four Star International) held ancillary rights until the '90s when RKO repurchased the library. A few standalone RKO features were also released by VCI.

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

VidAmerica

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