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FOLLOW THE LEADER

FOLLOW THE LEADER. 1930. 6,851 ft., sd. Based on "Manhattan Mary" by William K. Wells, George White, DeSylva Brown, and Ray Henderson.

Director, Norman Taurog; screenplay, Gertrude Purcell, Sid Silvers; dialogue staged by Al Parker.

Registration LP1809 Copyright term expired

Term began
1930-12-12
Claimant
Paramount Publix Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1930-12-12; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2026 (maximum 95-year term from 1930)

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

Renewal R207511 (link: number+date, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
Paramount Pictures Corp (PWH)
Renewal date
1958-01-27
Original cited
L1809 / 12Dec30
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1958: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3121213li, OCR text line 17460
FOLLOW THE LEADER, a photoplay in nine 
reels by Paramount Publix Corp. 
© 12Dec30; L1809. Paramount Pic- 
tures Corp. (PWH); 27Jan58; 
R207511. 
FOOTLIGHT FOLLIES. 

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 73523–73530.

  FOLLOW THE LEADER. 1930. 6,851 ft., sd. Based on "Manhattan Mary" by
    William K. Wells, George White, DeSylva Brown, and Ray Henderson.

    Credits: Director, Norman Taurog; screenplay, Gertrude Purcell, Sid
    Silvers; dialogue staged by Al Parker.

    © Paramount Publix Corp.; 12Dec30; LP1809.

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