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Elsie, a popular nightclub singer, refuses to go out with the customers at the request of the white owner of the club. The owner decides to get Benjamin, the black manager of the club, to talk to Elsie and try to persuade her to cooperate. Benjamin refuses and quits his job. Benjamin tells Elsie of his conversation with the owner and persuades Elsie to stay on because she is popular and can make a lot of money, but he warns her to be careful. Elsie stays, but still refuses to date the customers. Later, the owner hires John and Clyde, Elsie's uncles, to replace Benjamin. One evening, after the club closes, Elsie goes home and finds at her horror that her aunt, who lives with her, is dead. She calls the police and they discover that her aunt has been murdered by a single blow in the head. The police question Elsie and do not believe her story, so they arrest her for the death of her aunt. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 a

Last Clear Chance is an American short film produced and directed by Robert Carlisle. Sponsored by Union Pacific Railroad, Last Clear Chance is a safety film intended to warn young drivers to be careful at railroad crossings. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

It is prior to the commencement of World War II, and Japan's fiendish Black Dragon Society is hatching an evil plot with the Nazis. They instruct a brilliant scientist, Dr. Melcher, to travel to Japan on a secret mission. There he operates on six Japanese conspirators, transforming them to resemble six American leaders. The actual leaders are murdered and replaced with their likenesses. Dr. Melcher is condemned to a lifetime of imprisonment so the secret may die with him. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Ger

Visiting a small town in order to hunt ducks, supreme court judge Frank Morgan (the Wizard of Oz) discovers abuse of power by public servants. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

Robert and Beth Gordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with Sally's superficiality, Beth strives to improve her looks. The original couple falls in love again at a summer resort. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

Three men will fight for the love of a charming girl. Charlie (in famous tramp guise) and one other suitor (unusually played by Mack Sennett himself) teams up against the third, and play dirty, throwing bricks and using a mallet. However, Charlie double-crosses his partner, thus losing his trust and the girl in the end. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

The story of a young woman's transformation into a zombie at the hands of an evil voodoo master. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

Balloonatics Buster and Phyllis endure a number of outdoor adventures trying to prove to each other their survival skills. The balloon which lands Buster in the wilderness proves useful later on as their canoe is about go over a waterfall. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

Jack and the Beanstalk is an American family film comedy film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It is a comic revision of the classic Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

A smuggler on the Pacific island of Palo Pango traps a round-the-world aviator in order to use her plane for his gun smuggling racket. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

His Wedding Night is an American Short film comedy film starring Roscoe Arbuckle, Al St. John, and Buster Keaton, and directed by Arbuckle. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

An investigator tries to find a gang responsible for a series of bank robberies thus jeopardizing his sister, the girlfriend of the gang's ringleader. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

Charlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

Stockbroker Nicholas Lawrence (Gene Raymond) has grown tired of his tedious life in Los Angeles and decides one day to escape, stealing cash and securities from his company worth about a million dollars. He buys a plane ticket to Shanghai via Honolulu. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

In this slapstick romantic comedy, Alexander Botts is egged on by his sweetheart Sally to do great things, so he writes a letter to the Earthworm Tractor Company, and is hired as a salesman. He gets fired more than once, but is rehired by getting orders. He falls in love with Mabel, daughter of cranky Sam. Eventually, he proves a super salesman by selling many tractors to Sam, and wins Mabel's love. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p

Billy Donovan arrives looking for his sister's killer. When he hires on at the Halloran ranch where the mysterious Phantom has killed all the hands, it's not long before the Phantom shoots him. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

Cappy Ricks (Walter Brennan) has returned home from a long voyage at sea only to find that his family and business are not as he left them. His daughter Frankie (Mary Brian) is engaged to a dimwit that he isn't fond of. His future mother-in-law has plans for his business and for his prized ship. Cappy Ricks knows he has to end the chaos and set things straight. Now all he needs is a plan. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and

A ship owner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner's daughter, is grabbed by the captain and promises to help him Shanghaiing some seamen. The daughter stows away to follow Charlie. Charlie assists in the galley and attempts to serve food during a gale. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

16-year-old Genevieve 'Ginger' King (Thomas), is growing up in the boring town of Orange Springs, Florida where having a Soft drink with a boy is scandalous. Because of her behavior and yearning for a thrilling life her father decides to send her to a boarding school, Mrs. Paddle's School for Young Ladies, which is run by strict disciplinarian Mrs. Paddles (Marcia Harris) in Lake Placid, New York. Despite the strictness, the girls have fun getting into flapper lifestyle trouble including flirting. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.

A young alien (David Love) falls for a pretty teenage Earth girl (Dawn Anderson) and they team up to try to stop the plans of his invading cohorts, who intend to use Earth as a food-breeding ground for giant lobsters from their planet. The invaders, who arrive in a flying saucer, carry deadly ray guns that turn Earth-people into skeletons. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

AKA "Tangled Trails" Corporal Jack Borden (Neal Hart), of the Northwest Mounted Police, trails the man who killed his partner to New York City. The killer is an unscrupulous promoter who is selling worthless stock in a gold mine. Borden, with the help of Blanche Hall (Gladys Hampton), locates the man in a Bowery dive, but he escapes and Borden tracks him back to Canada. Along the way, he discovers that Blanche and his sweetheart, Milly (Violet Palmer), are long-separated sisters and brings about a reconciliation. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland Chin

A ruthless but clever gangster who knows every loophole in the law has the tables turned by a dedicated District Attorney and his assistant. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

In a series of elaborately staged tableaux, it depicts Cleopatra and her love affairs, first with handsome fisherman-slave Pharon, then with Mark Antony. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

Jean, Polaire, and Schatze are ex-showgirls who put their money together in order to rent a luxurious penthouse apartment. They are out to get wealthy boyfriends by dressing and acting like millionaires themselves. It is Jean who is really determined and acts ruthlessly, leaving the other girls behind. The other women are more sensitive and trustworthy. Only one woman will be able to find a rich husband. But who will it be? This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Sw

The movie presents the life in a prison where men are on death row. Some of them are wrongfully accused and convicted, there is nothing else in their future but the electric chair. Richard Walters is condemned to death for crime he claims he never committed. He arrives on death row just before a brutal inmate leads the other convicts in a violent uprising. Walters gets caught up in the riot, while on the outside his friends are trying to find evidence of his innocence. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (7

The Painted Hills, also known as Lassie's Adventures in the Goldrush, is a 1951 action film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and directed by Harold F. Kress. Adapted by True Boardman from Alexander Hull's novel Shep of the Painted Hills, the film stars Paul Kelly (actor), Ann Doran, and dog actor Pal (dog actor) (credited as "Lassie") in a story about a collie named Shep who seeks revenge after her master is murdered. Technical Advisor Nipo T. Strongheart for Native Americans in the United States topics worked with the Miwok people for their role in the movie. A prospector named Jonathan Harvey (Paul Kelly), whose faithful companion is a rough collie named Shep, looks after the family of his late partner, Martha Blake (Ann Doran) and her son Tommy (Gary Gray). After years of digging in the hills of California (where the movie was shot), he finally strikes gold. However, before he can share it with the Blakes, his greedy partner Lin Taylor (Bruce Cowling) kills Jo

Charlie Chaplin's 50th Film released In 1918. (put together by Essanay from unfinished Chaplin films two years after he had left the company) Triple Trouble was a silent film released in 1918. It starred Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance and Leo White. This film was not an official Chaplin film, even thought it has many Chaplin directed scenes. The film was produced and edited by Essanay Films, with Leo White as director for new scenes. The actual film was created from left over film stock Essanay Films had in their collection. Since Chaplin did not own the copyright during his time with Essanay, he had no control over its release. It was made up from left over scenes from Police and from an unfinished Chaplin film called Life. Leo White filled in the rest. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see 

Harold works in an office on a tall building next to his girlfriend Mildred (Mildred Davis). He assumes they will be married, but overhears her talking to a man who says to her, "Of course I will marry you." Distraught, he decides to commit suicide, blindfolding himself and setting up a gun which will fire when he pulls a string attached to the trigger. But after putting on the blindfold he accidentally knocks over a bulb which pops, and he assumes he has shot himself. At that moment, a girder from the next door construction site swings into his office, lifting him and his chair outside. Pulling off the blindfold, the first thing he sees is a sculpture high on his building which he takes to be an angel, and he assumes he is in Heaven. However a jazz band on an adjacent rooftop garden soon disabuses him of that notion, and he realises he is high above the city. After several perilous escapades high on the construction site, he finally makes it to the ground, only to realise th

A notorious French jewel thief hiding in the labyrinthine native quarter of Algiers known as the Casbah. Feeling imprisoned by his self-imposed exile, he is drawn out of hiding by a beautiful French tourist who reminds him of happier times in Paris. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

Young boy Bill Peck adores his father and tries to be good, but the arrival of Bill's cousin Horace upsets Bill's plans. Horace's brattish ways result in Bill rather than Horace getting in trouble. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

Dr. Bill Cortner has been performing experimental surgery on human guinea pigs without authorization and against the advice of his father, also a surgeon. When Bill's fiance Jan Compton is decapitated in an automobile accident, he manages to keep her brain alive. He now needs to find a new body for his bride-to-be and settles on Doris Powell, a glamour model with a facial disfigurement. Jan meanwhile doesn't want to continue her body-less existence and calls upon the creature hidden in the basement, one of Bill Cortner's unsuccessful experiments, to break loose. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death

Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana. Set to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, Sita Sings the Blues earns its tagline as "the Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told." The person who associated a work with this deed has  dedicated  the work to the public domain by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. For more information please click here .

Patricia Smith (Shirley Grey) is a middle-class New York City gal in love with Max Silver (Leon Waycoff), but Max is forced by his ambitious Jewish family into a marriage to a girl he doesn't love but will further his career in the medical profession, which he does, leaving Pat behind. Later in Coney Island, Pat meets Eddie (Jack Oakie), a bubble gum machine operator. Their relationship starts off on the rocky side, but eventually Pat decides to marry Eddie on the rebound even though she's still thinks of Max. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50

Africa Speaks! is a 1930 American documentary film directed by Walter Futter and narrated by Lowell Thomas. Paul L. Hoefler heads a 1928 expedition to Africa. Although the film was shot over the fourteen months of the expedition in the Serengeti of Uganda, a scene involving an attack by a lion on a native was apparently staged at the Selig Polyscope Company in Los Angeles and involved a toothless lion. Hoefler wrote a book entitled Africa Speaks about the expedition that was published in 1931. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong K

A mad scientist creates an experimental serum that goes horribly wrong. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.  

Perennial bad guy, Lionel Atwill stars in this mystery, involving murder, a frame up, secret passageways, and a twin brother. This work is in the  public domain  because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the  copyright was not renewed . For further explanation, see  Commons:Hirtle chart . Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the  rule of the shorter term  for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 years  p.m.a. ), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.