It also owns several films made by others , including some pre-1952 United Artists material , an Alfred Hitchcock feature originally released by Warner Bros. - Rope , and the UK rights to most of the RKO Pictures library . It also owns the distribution rights to several films made by others , including some pre-1952 United Artists material , an Alfred Hitchcock feature originally released by Warner Bros. â `` Rope ( later re-released in 1950 by Hitchcock 's Transatlantic Pictures , with secondary re-release funding provided by MGM ) , and the UK distribution rights to most of the RKO Pictures library , as well as the UK distribution rights to the Republic Entertainment theatrical library and Twin Peaks .