THE FIGHTING DEVIL DOGS

THE FIGHTING DEVIL DOGS. 1938. 2 reels each, except no. 1 which is 3 reels.

Associate producer, Robert Beche; directors, William Witney, John English; original screenplay, Barry Shipman, Franklyn Adreon, Ronald Davidson, Sol Shor; music director, Alberto Colombo; film editors, Helene Turner, Edward Todd.

Registration LP8130 Renewed

Term began: 1938-06-09
Claimant: Republic Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R386884 filed 1966-05-20 by Republic Corp (date+title; CCE 1966, OCR line 14280)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2034 (95 years from the 1938 publication)

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 R386884 (link: date+title, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant: Republic Corp (PWH)
Renewal date: 1966-05-20
Original cited: 18130 / 9Jun38
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 14280

THE FIGHTING DEVIL DOGS, a photoplay 
in three reels by Republic Pictures 
Corp. © 9Jun38; 18130. Republic 
Corp. (PWH); 20May66; R386884. 
FIRE GOD STRIKES. See 
SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE.

Registration LP8316 No renewal found

Term began: 1938-07-22
Claimant: Republic Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: no renewal entry found for 1965-1967 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since: 1 January 1967 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.

A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1965 or 1966 volume; volumes searched: 1965, 1966, 1967.

The renewal sections are OCR text of printed volumes; a damaged record can hide a renewal. Before relying on this, search the linked volumes yourself for the title and for number LP8316.

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 68656–68690.

  THE FIGHTING DEVIL DOGS. 1938. 2 reels each, except no. 1 which is 3
    reels.

    Credits: Associate producer, Robert Beche; directors, William
    Witney, John English; original screenplay, Barry Shipman, Franklyn
    Adreon, Ronald Davidson, Sol Shor; music director, Alberto Colombo;
    film editors, Helene Turner, Edward Todd.

    1. The Lightning Strikes.

    2. The Mill of Disaster.

    3. The Silenced Witness.

    4. Cargo of Mystery.

    5. Undersea Bandits.

    6. The Torpedo of Doom.

    7. The Phantom Killer.

    8. Tides of Trickery.

    9. Attack from the Skies.

    10. In the Camp of the Enemy.

    11. The Baited Trap.

    12. Killer at Bay.

    © Republic Pictures Corp.; no. 1-6. 9Jun38; LP8130; no. 7-12,
    22Jul38; LP8316.

Copies on the Internet Archive

Item	Year	Downloads	Collection
The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938)	1938	977	cliffhangers, moviesandfilms
THE FIGHTING DEVIL DOGS (1938) FILM SERIAL	1938	105	opensource_movies, fav-bibulousrana

Matched by title and year on 5 September 2026; check that the item is this film and not a remake or a trailer.

Search the Internet Archive yourself · JSON