FLASH GORDON

FLASH GORDON. 1936. 2 reels each. From the cartoon strip by Alex Raymond. © Universal Productions, Inc.

Director, Frederick Stephani; screenplay, Frederick Stephani, George Plympton, Basil Dickey, Ella O'Neill.

Registration LP6220 (part 1: The Planet of Peril) Renewed

Term began: 1936-03-18
Claimant: Universal Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R332767 filed 1964-02-27 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 20842)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R332767 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1964-02-27
Original cited: LP6220 / 18Mar36
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 20842

© 3Jun36; LP6386. 2 May 64 ; 
R338685. 
The planet of peril. © 18Mar36; 
LP6220, 27Feb64; R332767. 
Rocketing to earth. © 17Jun36; 
LP6420. 28May64; R338688.

Renewal R332770 (link: date+title, title similarity 0.30)

Renewal claimant: Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date: 1964-02-27
Original cited: LP6223 / 18Mar36
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 22207

FLASH GORDON. 
PLAYING FOR FUN, a photoplay in two 
reels by Universal Pictures Corp. 
© 18Mar36; LP6223. Universal Pictures 
Co., Inc. (PWH); 27Feb64; R332770. 
PLAYING POLITICS, a motion picture in 
one reel by Screen Gems. © 10Ju136;

Registration LP6229 (part 2: The Tunnel of Terror) Renewed

Term began: 1936-03-23
Claimant: Universal Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R332771 filed 1964-02-27 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 20854)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R332771 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1964-02-27
Original cited: LP6229 / 23Mar36
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 20854

Tournament of death. © 14May 36; 
LP6354. 29Apro4; R336964. ‘ 
Trapped in the turret. © 10Jun36; 
LP6397. 26May64; R338686. 
The tunnel of terror. © 23Mar36; 
LP6229. 27Feb64; R332771. 
The unseen peril. © 27TMay 36; 
LP6379. 29Apr64; R336976.

Renewal R332776 (link: date+title, title similarity 0.28)

Renewal claimant: Universal Pictures Comseerncr (PWR)
Renewal date: 1964-02-27
Original cited: MP6307 / 23Mar36
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 20061

BEAUTY SHOPPE, a motion picture in one 
reel by Universal Productions. 
© 23Mar36; MP6307. Universal Pictures 
Comseerncr (PWR); 27Feb64; R332776. 
A list, arranged by title, of motion pictures for which renewal registrations were 
made during the period covered by this issue. Information relating to both the

Registration LP6262 (part 3: Captured by Shark Men) Renewed

Term began: 1936-04-09
Claimant: Universal Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R337798 filed 1964-04-02 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 20826)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R337798 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date: 1964-04-02
Original cited: LP6262 / 9Apr36
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 20826

LP627 2Apr64; R337803. 
Captured by shark men. © 9Apr36; 
LP6262. 2Apr64; R337798. 
The destroying ray. © 23Apr36; 
LP6298. 2Apr64; R337806.

Registration LP6278 (part 4: Battling the Sea Beast) No renewal found

Term began: 1936-04-17
Claimant: Universal Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: no renewal entry found for 1963-1965 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since: 1 January 1965 (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 1963 or 1964 volume; volumes searched: 1963, 1964, 1965.

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 LP6278.

Registration LP6298 (part 5: The Destroying Ray) Renewed

Term began: 1936-04-23
Claimant: Universal Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R337806 filed 1964-04-02 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 20829)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R337806 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1964-04-02
Original cited: LP6298 / 23Apr36
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 20829

Captured by shark men. © 9Apr36; 
LP6262. 2Apr64; R337798. 
The destroying ray. © 23Apr36; 
LP6298. 2Apr64; R337806. 
Te fire dragon. © 20May 36; 
LP6369. 29Apr64; R336974.

Registration LP6319 (part 6: Flaming Fortune) Renewed

Term began: 1936-04-30
Claimant: Universal Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R337810 filed 1904-04-02 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 20835)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R337810 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.12)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1904-04-02
Original cited: LP6319 / 30Apr36
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 20835

Te fire dragon. © 20May 36; 
LP6369. 29Apr64; R336974. 
Flaming fortune. © 30Apr36; LP6319. 
2Apro4; R337810. 
In the claws of the tigron. 
© 3Jun36; LP6386. 2 May 64 ;

Registration LP6338 (part 7: Shattering Doom) Renewed

Term began: 1936-05-06
Claimant: Universal Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R336961 filed 1964-04-29 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 20848)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R336961 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1964-04-29
Original cited: LP6338 / 6May36
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 20848

LP6220, 27Feb64; R332767. 
Rocketing to earth. © 17Jun36; 
LP6420. 28May64; R338688. 
Shattering doom. © 6May36; LP6338. 
29Apr64; R336961. 
Tournament of death. © 14May 36; 
LP6354. 29Apro4; R336964. ‘ 
Trapped in the turret. © 10Jun36; 
LP6397. 26May64; R338686.

Registration LP6354 (part 8: Tournament of Death) Renewed

Term began: 1936-05-14
Claimant: Universal Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R336964 filed 1904-04-29 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 20850)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R336964 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1904-04-29
Original cited: LP6354 / 14May 36
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 20850

Rocketing to earth. © 17Jun36; 
LP6420. 28May64; R338688. 
Shattering doom. © 6May36; LP6338. 
29Apr64; R336961. 
Tournament of death. © 14May 36; 
LP6354. 29Apro4; R336964. ‘ 
Trapped in the turret. © 10Jun36; 
LP6397. 26May64; R338686. 
The tunnel of terror. © 23Mar36;

Registration LP6369 (part 9: Fighting the Fire Dragon) Renewed

Term began: 1936-05-20
Claimant: Universal Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R336974 filed 1964-04-29 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 20832)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R336974 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.08)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1964-04-29
Original cited: LP6369 / 20May 36
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 20832

The destroying ray. © 23Apr36; 
LP6298. 2Apr64; R337806. 
Te fire dragon. © 20May 36; 
LP6369. 29Apr64; R336974. 
Flaming fortune. © 30Apr36; LP6319. 
2Apro4; R337810. 
In the claws of the tigron.

Registration LP6379 (part 10: The Unseen Peril) Renewed

Term began: 1936-05-27
Claimant: Universal Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R336976 filed 1964-04-29 by (claimant unreadable) (number+year; CCE 1964, OCR line 20858)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R336976 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1964-04-29
Original cited: LP6379 / 27TMay 36
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 20858

The tunnel of terror. © 23Mar36; 
LP6229. 27Feb64; R332771. 
The unseen peril. © 27TMay 36; 
LP6379. 29Apr64; R336976. 
FLIPPEN'S FROLICS, a photoplay in two 
reels by Universal Pictures Corp.

Low confidence: the original date in this record is unreadable, so the link rests on the number and the renewal year.

Registration LP6386 (part 11: In the Claws of the Tigron) Renewed

Term began: 1936-06-03
Claimant: Universal Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R338685 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 20840)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R338685 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.03)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: —
Original cited: LP6386 / 3Jun36
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 20840

2Apro4; R337810. 
In the claws of the tigron. 
© 3Jun36; LP6386. 2 May 64 ; 
R338685. 
The planet of peril. © 18Mar36; 
LP6220, 27Feb64; R332767.

Registration LP6397 (part 12: Trapped in the Turret) Renewed

Term began: 1936-06-10
Claimant: Universal Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R338686 filed 1964-05-26 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 20852)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R338686 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1964-05-26
Original cited: LP6397 / 10Jun36
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 20852

Shattering doom. © 6May36; LP6338. 
29Apr64; R336961. 
Tournament of death. © 14May 36; 
LP6354. 29Apro4; R336964. ‘ 
Trapped in the turret. © 10Jun36; 
LP6397. 26May64; R338686. 
The tunnel of terror. © 23Mar36; 
LP6229. 27Feb64; R332771.

Registration LP6420 (part 13: Rocketing to Earth) Renewed

Term began: 1936-06-17
Claimant: Universal Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R338688 filed 1964-05-28 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 20846)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R338688 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1964-05-28
Original cited: LP6420 / 17Jun36
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 20846

The planet of peril. © 18Mar36; 
LP6220, 27Feb64; R332767. 
Rocketing to earth. © 17Jun36; 
LP6420. 28May64; R338688. 
Shattering doom. © 6May36; LP6338. 
29Apr64; R336961. 
Tournament of death. © 14May 36; 
LP6354. 29Apro4; R336964. ‘

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 71939–71970.

  FLASH GORDON. 1936. 2 reels each. From the cartoon strip by Alex
    Raymond. © Universal Productions, Inc.

    Credits: Director, Frederick Stephani; screenplay, Frederick
    Stephani, George Plympton, Basil Dickey, Ella O'Neill.

    1. The Planet of Peril. © 18Mar36; LP6220.

    2. The Tunnel of Terror. © 23Mar36; LP6229.

    3. Captured by Shark Men. © 9Apr36; LP6262.

    4. Battling the Sea Beast. © 17Apr36; LP6278.

    5. The Destroying Ray. © 23Apr36; LP6298.

    6. Flaming Fortune. © 30Apr36; LP6319.

    7. Shattering Doom. © 6May36; LP6338.

    8. Tournament of Death. © 14May36; LP6354.

    9. Fighting the Fire Dragon. © 20May36; LP6369.

    10. The Unseen Peril. © 27May36; LP6379.

    11. In the Claws of the Tigron. © 3Jun36; LP6386.

    12. Trapped in the Turret. © 10Jun36; LP6397.

    13. Rocketing to Earth. © 17Jun36; LP6420.

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