GORDON OF GHOST CITY

GORDON OF GHOST CITY. 1933. 2 reels each. Suggested by a story by Peter B. Kyne. © Universal Pictures Corp.

Director, Ray Taylor; screenplay, Ella O'Neill, Basil Dickey, George Plympton, Het Manheim, Harry Hoyt.

Registration LP4041 (part 1: A Lone Hand) Renewed

Term began: 1933-07-26
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R276929 filed 1961-06-01 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1961, OCR line 24812)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2029 (95 years from the 1933 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 R276929 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.07)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1961-06-01
Original cited: LP4O41 / 26Ju133
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1961: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3151213libr, OCR text line 24812

photoplays by Universal Pictures 
Corp. Two reels each. © Universal 
Pictures Co., Inc. (PWH) 
1. A lone hand. © 26Ju133; LP4O41. 
1Jun61; R276929. 
2. The stampede. 
1Jun61; R276930. 
Trapped. © 10Aug33; LP4060. 
1Jun61; R276931.

Registration LP4059 (part 2: The Stampede) Renewed

Term began: 1933-08-10
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1961, OCR line 24822)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2029 (95 years from the 1933 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 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.07)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: —
Original cited: LP4O59 / 10Aug33
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1961: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3151213libr, OCR text line 24822

The man of mystery. 
LP4076. 
© 10Aug33; LP4O59. 
Bis 
4, © 17Aug3d; 
ljJun61; R276932.

Registration LP4060 (part 3: Trapped) Renewed

Term began: 1933-08-10
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R276931 filed 1961-06-01 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1961, OCR line 24816)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2029 (95 years from the 1933 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 R276931 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.07)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1961-06-01
Original cited: LP4060 / 10Aug33
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1961: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3151213libr, OCR text line 24816

1. A lone hand. © 26Ju133; LP4O41. 
1Jun61; R276929. 
2. The stampede. 
1Jun61; R276930. 
Trapped. © 10Aug33; LP4060. 
1Jun61; R276931. 
The man of mystery. 
LP4076.

Registration LP4076 (part 4: The Man of Mystery) Renewed

Term began: 1933-08-17
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R276932 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+year; CCE 1961, OCR line 24819)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2029 (95 years from the 1933 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 R276932 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: —
Original cited: LP4076 / None
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1961: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3151213libr, OCR text line 24819

1Jun61; R276930. 
Trapped. © 10Aug33; LP4060. 
1Jun61; R276931. 
The man of mystery. 
LP4076. 
© 10Aug33; LP4O59.

Low confidence. This number was found loose in a stretch of OCR where two printed columns are interleaved, so its own © date clause could not be read; the link rests on the number and the renewal year alone. Read the page image before relying on it.

Registration LP4084 (part 5: Riding for Life) Renewed

Term began: 1933-08-29
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R276933 filed 1961-06-01 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1961, OCR line 24828)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2029 (95 years from the 1933 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 R276933 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.07)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1961-06-01
Original cited: LP4084 / 29Aug33
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1961: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3151213libr, OCR text line 24828

Bis 
4, © 17Aug3d; 
ljJun61; R276932. 
5. Riding for life. © 29Aug33; 
LP4084. 1Jun61; R276933. 
6. Blazing prairies. © 8Sep33; 
LP4106. 1Jun61; R276954. 
7. Entombed in the tunnel. 
© 15Sep33; LP4117. 1Jun61; R276955.

Registration LP4106 (part 6: Blazing Prairies) Renewed

Term began: 1933-09-08
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R276954 filed 1961-06-01 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1961, OCR line 24830)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2029 (95 years from the 1933 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 R276954 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.07)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1961-06-01
Original cited: LP4106 / 8Sep33
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1961: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3151213libr, OCR text line 24830

4, © 17Aug3d; 
ljJun61; R276932. 
5. Riding for life. © 29Aug33; 
LP4084. 1Jun61; R276933. 
6. Blazing prairies. © 8Sep33; 
LP4106. 1Jun61; R276954. 
7. Entombed in the tunnel. 
© 15Sep33; LP4117. 1Jun61; R276955. 
8. Stampede. © 21Sep53; LP4133. 
1Jun61; R276936.

Registration LP4117 (part 7: Entombed in the Tunnel) Renewed

Term began: 1933-09-15
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R276955 filed 1961-06-01 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1961, OCR line 24833)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2029 (95 years from the 1933 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 R276955 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.07)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1961-06-01
Original cited: LP4117 / 15Sep33
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1961: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3151213libr, OCR text line 24833

LP4084. 1Jun61; R276933. 
6. Blazing prairies. © 8Sep33; 
LP4106. 1Jun61; R276954. 
7. Entombed in the tunnel. 
© 15Sep33; LP4117. 1Jun61; R276955. 
8. Stampede. © 21Sep53; LP4133. 
1Jun61; R276936. 
9. Flames of fury. © 27Sep33; 
LP4150. l1Jun61; R276937. 
10. Swimming the torrent.

Registration LP4133 (part 8: Stampede) No renewal found

Term began: 1933-09-21
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: no renewal entry found for 1960-1962 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since: 1 January 1962 (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 1960 or 1961 volume; volumes searched: 1960, 1961, 1962.

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 LP4133.

Registration LP4150 (part 9: Flames of Fury) Renewed

Term began: 1933-09-27
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R276937 filed 1961-06-11 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1961, OCR line 24836)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2029 (95 years from the 1933 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 R276937 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.07)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1961-06-11
Original cited: LP4150 / 27Sep33
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1961: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3151213libr, OCR text line 24836

7. Entombed in the tunnel. 
© 15Sep33; LP4117. 1Jun61; R276955. 
8. Stampede. © 21Sep53; LP4133. 
1Jun61; R276936. 
9. Flames of fury. © 27Sep33; 
LP4150. l1Jun61; R276937. 
10. Swimming the torrent. 
LP4160. i1Jun61; R276938. 
11. A wild ride. © 170ct33; 
LP4180. l1Jun61; R276939.

Registration LP4160 (part 10: Swimming the Torrent) Renewed

Term began: 1933-10-09
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R276938 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+year; CCE 1961, OCR line 24839)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2029 (95 years from the 1933 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 R276938 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: —
Original cited: LP4160 / None
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1961: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3151213libr, OCR text line 24839

1Jun61; R276936. 
9. Flames of fury. © 27Sep33; 
LP4150. l1Jun61; R276937. 
10. Swimming the torrent. 
LP4160. i1Jun61; R276938. 
11. A wild ride. © 170ct33; 
LP4180. l1Jun61; R276939. 
12. Mystery of Ghost City. 
© 200ct33; LP4197. l1Jun61; R276940.

Registration LP4180 (part 11: A Wild Ride) Renewed

Term began: 1933-10-17
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R276939 filed 1961-06-11 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1961, OCR line 24840)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2029 (95 years from the 1933 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 R276939 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.07)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1961-06-11
Original cited: LP4180 / 170ct33
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1961: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3151213libr, OCR text line 24840

9. Flames of fury. © 27Sep33; 
LP4150. l1Jun61; R276937. 
10. Swimming the torrent. 
LP4160. i1Jun61; R276938. 
11. A wild ride. © 170ct33; 
LP4180. l1Jun61; R276939. 
12. Mystery of Ghost City. 
© 200ct33; LP4197. l1Jun61; R276940.

Registration LP4197 (part 12: Mystery of Ghost City) Renewed

Term began: 1933-10-20
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R276940 filed 1961-06-11 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1961, OCR line 24843)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2029 (95 years from the 1933 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 R276940 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.07)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1961-06-11
Original cited: LP4197 / 200ct33
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1961: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3151213libr, OCR text line 24843

LP4160. i1Jun61; R276938. 
11. A wild ride. © 170ct33; 
LP4180. l1Jun61; R276939. 
12. Mystery of Ghost City. 
© 200ct33; LP4197. l1Jun61; R276940. 
© 90ct33;

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 87445–87474.

  GORDON OF GHOST CITY. 1933. 2 reels each. Suggested by a story by
    Peter B. Kyne. © Universal Pictures Corp.

    Credits: Director, Ray Taylor; screenplay, Ella O'Neill, Basil
    Dickey, George Plympton, Het Manheim, Harry Hoyt.

    1. A Lone Hand. © 26Jul33; LP4041.

    2. The Stampede. © 10Aug33; LP4059.

    3. Trapped. © 10Aug33; LP4060.

    4. The Man of Mystery. © 17Aug33; LP4076.

    5. Riding for Life. © 29Aug33; LP4084.

    6. Blazing Prairies. © 8Sep33; LP4106.

    7. Entombed in the Tunnel. © 15Sep33; LP4117.

    8. Stampede. © 21Sep33; LP4133.

    9. Flames of Fury. © 27Sep33; LP4150.

    10. Swimming the Torrent. © 9Oct33; LP4160.

    11. A Wild Ride. © 17Oct33; LP4180.

    12. Mystery of Ghost City. © 20Oct33; LP4197.

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