Father's Son

FATHER'S SON. 1931. 8 reels. From the story "Old Fathers and Young Sons" by Booth Tarkington.

Renewed Under US copyright until 31 December 2026: registration LP2051 of 1931 by First National Pictures, Inc was renewed (R210034); it enters the public domain on 1 January 2027.

Finding revision 1593556a, first recorded 5 September 2026. A revision id changes when the finding, its reason or its linked renewals change.

Director, William Beaudine; screen version and additional dialogue, Hope Loring.

Registration LP2051 Renewed

Term began: 1931-03-04
Claimant: First National Pictures, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R210034 filed 1958-03-07 by Associated Artists Productions Corp (number+date; CCE 1958, OCR line 17354)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2027 (95 years from the 1931 publication)

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A renewal registration for this work was found. The renewed term lasts 95 years from the original date, so the work remains under copyright.

Renewal R210034 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.46)

Renewal claimant: Associated Artists Productions Corp (PWH)
Renewal date: 1958-03-07
Original cited: L2051 / 4Mar3l
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1958: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3121213li, OCR text line 17354

FATHER'S SON, a photoplay in eight 
reels by First National Pictures, 
Inc. © 4Mar3l; L2051. Associated 
Artists Productions Corp. (PWH); 
7Mar58; R210034, 
A FEW TESTS OF CHILD INTELLIGENCE, a

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 66784–66791.

  FATHER'S SON. 1931. 8 reels. From the story "Old Fathers and Young
    Sons" by Booth Tarkington.

    Credits: Director, William Beaudine; screen version and additional
    dialogue, Hope Loring.

    © First National Pictures, Inc.; 4Mar31; LP2051.

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