Metro Pictures Corporation

1916–1924

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The company was founded in late 1916 by Louis B. Mayer and Richard A. Rowland.

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation

This company was founded by Samuel Goldfish along with Edgar and Archibald Selwyn. The company monicker was an amalgamation of both last names. Goldfish later changed his name legally to Samuel Goldwyn. This was the company that first introduced Leo the Lion as their logo. Their first lion mascot was Slats.

1917–1924

Louis B. Mayer Pictures

Mayer formed his own organization after two years at Metro.

1918–1924

Metro-Goldwyn Pictures

Metro and Goldwyn Pictures are acquired and merged by Marcus Leow.

1924–1925

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Following the merger with Louis B. Mayer Pictures, the company is from this point on named Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Loews Corporation.

1924–1928

Slats

MGM end-title logo (1924-early 1980s)

MGM end-title logo outline

Hal Roach version.

1928–1956

Jackie

Jackie with copyright notices and information

MGM supporting the National Recovery Act.

This logo was used for March of the Wooden Soldiers.

Rare Color Version, from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

Rotoscoped version of Jackie the Lion.

MGM celebrates it's Silver Anniversary. This special logo was used for Adam's Rib and In the Good Old Summertime.

1956 version

Print logo

1928–1932

Telly(1st Technicolor Lion)

1932–1935

Coffee(2nd Technicolor Lion)

1934–1956

Tanner(3rd Technicolor Lion)

1953 Version

Variation with copyright disclaimer

This 1942 logo was used for Barney Bear, Tom and Jerry and Droopy cartoons.

Mid 1940s cartoon logo.

Late 1940s-Early 1950s cartoon logo.

1950s cartoon logo.

1950s cartoon logo formatted in CinemaScope.

A rare appearance of Tanner on the '60s Tom and Jerry cartoons.

1956–1958

George

CinemaScope variation

CinemaScope version A

Black and White variation

1957–present

Leo

1957 version

This one was taken from the rare color version of "Jailhouse Rock" (1957)

Black and White rendition of the 1957 logo

50th Anniversary variation A

50th Anniversary variation B

1982 variation

1984 variation

1987 variation

1992 variation

1994 variation

1999 variation

Logo with the www.mgm.com url (2001-2011).

The Little Girl Who Lived Down The Lane DVD (1976)

Me And You And Everyone We Know (2005)

Lars And The Real Girl (2007)

The Pink Panther (2006)

'Golden' version (2008-2012)

Matted version of the 2008 logo

The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

Hansel And Gretel Witch Hunters (2013)

2012 version (Current version)

Cartoon presentation variant from 1957 until 1962

Parody found in Tom and Jerry in 1963 until 1967.

1964-1966 print logo

Variation from North by Northwest.

1983-1986 print logo

1986-2011 print logo

Print logo used since 2011

20th Century Fox/MGM/United Artists

An alternate logo graphic from 2011.

1966–1982

This was only used on 3 films, but served as the print logo until 1982.

The Film Variant, used on 2001: A Space Odyssey

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MGM Holdings, Inc.

Film production/distribution: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | United Artists | MGM/UA Home Video | MGM Home Entertainment | MGM DVD Television: MGM Television | MGM Worldwide Television MGM Networks: Epix (33.3% / Epix 2 | Epix 3 | Epix Drive-In) | MGM Channel (MGM HD (USA)) | MGM HD (UK) | This TV Other assets: MGM Animation | MGM Music | MGM On Stage | MGM Consumer Products | MGM Interactive Defunct: United Artists Television | United Artists Associated | United Artists Classics | United Artists Broadcasting | MGM/UA Communications Co. | American International Pictures | American International Television | Filmways Pictures | Filmways Television | Orion Pictures | Orion Television | Orion Television Syndication | Orion Home Video | Motion Picture Corporation Of America | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | Cannon Films | HBO/Cannon Video | Embassy Home Entertainment | Nelson Entertainment