Trans-Beacon Corporation (Lighthouse Vignette)
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Product Details
Company
Trans-Beacon Corporation
Certificate Type
Common Stock
Date Issued
December 30, 1968 (orange)
January 30, 1967 (red)
November 23, 1970 (green)
Canceled
Yes
Printer
Corpex-Wolberg
Signatures
Machine printed
Approximate Size
12" (w) x 8" (h)
Images
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Guaranteed Authentic
Yes
Additional Details
NA
Historical Context
When Howard Hughes sold his controlling interest in RKO Pictures, the first order of business for the new owners (Cantrell and Cochrane) was to sell the newly-acquired library of films to television in late 1955.
The company saw a chance to challenge soft-drink giants Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola with its own C&C Cola. An elaborate marketing scheme was launched, in connection with the television revival of 740 motion pictures produced by RKO Radio Pictures. C&C Television Corporation reprinted the entire RKO library for nationwide syndication in the United States. All of the features now began with a "C&C Movietime" title card, and TV stations showing the films would interrupt the telecasts for commercial mentions of C&C Cola.
C&C was reborn in 1958 as Television Industries, Inc. In 1966, the company changed names again to Trans-Beacon Corporation. The company finally went bankrupt in 1971.
The library of RKO films was auctioned off, and United Artists became the owners.
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