Public Reel

THE GENERAL

THE GENERAL. United Artists Corp. 1926. 8 reels.

Written and directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman; adaptation, Al Boasberg, Charles Smith.

Registration LP23453 Copyright term expired

Term began
1926-12-22
Claimant
Joseph M. Schenck
Class
LP — published photoplay
Finding
copyright term began 1926-12-22; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2022 (maximum 95-year term from 1926)

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 80931–80937.

  THE GENERAL. United Artists Corp. 1926. 8 reels.

    Credits: Written and directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman;
    adaptation, Al Boasberg, Charles Smith.

    © Joseph M. Schenck; 22Dec26; LP23453.

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