Public Reel

THE FIRE DETECTIVE

THE FIRE DETECTIVE. 1929. 2 reels each. © Pathe Exchange, Inc.

Directors, Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas L. Storey; story, Frank Leon Smith; adaptation, George Arthur Gray.

Registration LP179 (part 1: The Arson Trail) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-03-02
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-03-02; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP205 (part 3: The Hidden Hand) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-03-05
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-03-05; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP180 (part 2: The Pit of Darkness) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-03-06
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-03-06; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP210 (part 4: The Convict Strikes) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-03-12
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-03-12; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP235 (part 7: The Ape Man) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-03-12
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-03-12; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP214 (part 5: On Flaming Waters) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-03-13
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-03-13; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP217 (part 6: The Man of Mystery) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-03-16
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-03-16; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP236 (part 8: Back from Death) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-03-18
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-03-18; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP277 (part 9: Menace of the Past) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-04-02
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-04-02; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP297 (part 10: The Flame of Love) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-04-11
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-04-11; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 70272–70296.

  THE FIRE DETECTIVE. 1929. 2 reels each. © Pathe Exchange, Inc.

    Credits: Directors, Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas L. Storey; story,
    Frank Leon Smith; adaptation, George Arthur Gray.

    1. The Arson Trail. © 2Mar29; LP179.

    2. The Pit of Darkness. © 6Mar29; LP180.

    3. The Hidden Hand. © 5Mar29; LP205.

    4. The Convict Strikes. © 12Mar29; LP210.

    5. On Flaming Waters. © 13Mar29; LP214.

    6. The Man of Mystery. © 16Mar29; LP217.

    7. The Ape Man. © 12Mar29; LP235.

    8. Back from Death. © 18Mar29; LP236.

    9. Menace of the Past. © 2Apr29; LP277.

    10. The Flame of Love. © 11Apr29; LP297.

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