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THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF WILD BILL HICKOK

THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF WILD BILL HICKOK. 1938. 2 reels each. Based on a story by John Peere Miles. © Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd.

Directors, Mack V. Wright, Sam Nelson; screenplay, George Rosener, Charles Arthur Powell, G. A. Durlam.

Registration LP8114 (part 1: The Law of the Gun) Renewed

Term began
1938-07-05
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R387440 filed 1966-06-14 by Columbia Pictures Corp (number+year; CCE 1966, OCR line 14611)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2034 (95 years from the 1938 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 R387440 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.13)

Renewal claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp (PWH)
Renewal date
1966-06-14
Original cited
LP8114 / 5Jv138
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 14611
Episode no. 
1. The law of the gun. 3 reels. 
© 5Jv138; LP8114. 14Jun66; 
R387440. 
2. The stampede. 
14Jun66; R387441.

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

Registration LP8116 (part 2: Stampede) Renewed

Term began
1938-07-06
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R379741 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 14659)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2034 (95 years from the 1938 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 R379741 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.05)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP8116 / 6Ju138
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 14659
PWH) ; 
© 6Ju138; LP8116. 
Columbia Pictures Corp. 
10Feb66; R379741.

Registration LP8133 (part 3: Blazing Terror) Renewed

Term began
1938-07-12
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R887442 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 14617)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2034 (95 years from the 1938 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 R887442 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.48)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP8133 / 12Ju138
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 14617
2. The stampede. 
14Jun66; R387441. 
3. Blazing terror. © 12Ju138; 
LP8133. l14Jun66; RB87442, 
4. Mystery Canyon. 18Ju138; Lp81 : 
UW4Jun66; R387K45 aa ae

Registration LP8152 (part 4: Mystery Canyon) No renewal found

Term began
1938-07-18
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
no renewal entry found for 1965-1967 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since
1 January 1967 (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 1965 or 1966 volume; volumes searched: 1965, 1966, 1967.

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 LP8152.

Registration LP8159 (part 5: Flaming Brands) Renewed

Term began
1938-07-25
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R387447 filed 1966-06-14 by Columbia Pictures Corp (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 14623)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2034 (95 years from the 1938 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 R387447 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.48)

Renewal claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp (PWH)
Renewal date
1966-06-14
Original cited
LP8159 / 25Ju138
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 14623
4. Mystery Canyon. 18Ju138; Lp81 : 
UW4Jun66; R387K45 aa ae 
5. Flaming brands. © 25Ju138; 
LP8159. 14Jun66; R387447, 
THE GREAT HEART, a photoplay in one 
reel by Loew's. © 29Dec38; 18517.

Registration LP8171 (part 6: The Apache Killer) Renewed

Term began
1938-08-01
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R389213 filed (date unreadable) by Columbia Pictures Corp (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35056)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2034 (95 years from the 1938 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 R389213 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.09)

Renewal claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp (PWH)
Renewal date
123166
Original cited
LP8171 / 1Aug38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35056
(PWH) 
Episode no. 
6. The Apache killer. © 1Aug38; 
LP8171. 123166; R389213. 
7. Prowling wolves. © 5Aug38; 
LP8178. 123u166; R389212.

Registration LP8178 (part 7: Prowling Wolves) Renewed

Term began
1938-08-05
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R389212 filed (date unreadable) by Columbia Pictures Corp (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35059)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2034 (95 years from the 1938 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 R389212 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.48)

Renewal claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp (PWH)
Renewal date
123u166
Original cited
LP8178 / 5Aug38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35059
6. The Apache killer. © 1Aug38; 
LP8171. 123166; R389213. 
7. Prowling wolves. © 5Aug38; 
LP8178. 123u166; R389212. 
8. The pit. © 8Aug38; LP8191. 
123u166; R389211.

Registration LP8191 (part 8: The Pit) Renewed

Term began
1938-08-08
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R389211 filed (date unreadable) by Columbia Pictures Corp (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35062)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2034 (95 years from the 1938 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 R389211 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.48)

Renewal claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp (PWH)
Renewal date
123u166
Original cited
LP8191 / 8Aug38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35062
7. Prowling wolves. © 5Aug38; 
LP8178. 123u166; R389212. 
8. The pit. © 8Aug38; LP8191. 
123u166; R389211. 
9. Ambush. © 19Aug38; LP8224. 
123u166; R389208.

Registration LP8224 (part 9: Ambush) Renewed

Term began
1938-08-19
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R389208 filed (date unreadable) by Columbia Pictures Corp (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35065)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2034 (95 years from the 1938 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 R389208 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.48)

Renewal claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp (PWH)
Renewal date
123u166
Original cited
LP8224 / 19Aug38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35065
8. The pit. © 8Aug38; LP8191. 
123u166; R389211. 
9. Ambush. © 19Aug38; LP8224. 
123u166; R389208. 
10. Savage vengeance. © 29Aug38; 
LP8239. 12J3u166; R389204.

Registration LP8239 (part 10: Savage Vengeance) Renewed

Term began
1938-08-29
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R389204 filed (date unreadable) by Columbia Pictures Corp (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35068)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2034 (95 years from the 1938 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 R389204 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.48)

Renewal claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp (PWH)
Renewal date
12J3u166
Original cited
LP8239 / 29Aug38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35068
9. Ambush. © 19Aug38; LP8224. 
123u166; R389208. 
10. Savage vengeance. © 29Aug38; 
LP8239. 12J3u166; R389204. 
11. Burning waters. © 6Sep38; 
LP8268. 3Aug66; R390295.

Registration LP8268 (part 11: Burning Waters) Renewed

Term began
1938-09-06
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R390295 filed 1966-08-03 by Columbia Pictures Corp (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35072)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2034 (95 years from the 1938 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 R390295 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.48)

Renewal claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp (PWH)
Renewal date
1966-08-03
Original cited
LP8268 / 6Sep38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35072
10. Savage vengeance. © 29Aug38; 
LP8239. 12J3u166; R389204. 
11. Burning waters. © 6Sep38; 
LP8268. 3Aug66; R390295. 
July-Dec.

Registration LP8279 (part 12: Desperation) Renewed

Term began
1938-09-15
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R390293 filed 1966-08-03 by Columbia Pictures Corp (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35079)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2034 (95 years from the 1938 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 R390293 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.48)

Renewal claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp (PWH)
Renewal date
1966-08-03
Original cited
LP8279 / 15Sep38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35079
July-Dec. 
12. Desperation. © 15Sep38; 
LP8279. 3Aug66 ; R390293. 
13. Phantom bullets. © 19Sep38; 
LP8290. BAug66; R3590292.

Registration LP8290 (part 13: Phantom Bullets) Renewed

Term began
1938-09-19
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R3590292 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35083)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2034 (95 years from the 1938 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 R3590292 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.48)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP8290 / 19Sep38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35083
12. Desperation. © 15Sep38; 
LP8279. 3Aug66 ; R390293. 
13. Phantom bullets. © 19Sep38; 
LP8290. BAug66; R3590292. 
14. The lure. © 19Sep38; LP8291. 
3Aug66; R390291.

Renewal R390291 (link: date+title, title similarity 0.48)

Renewal claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp (PWH)
Renewal date
1966-08-03
Original cited
LP8291 / 19Sep38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35087
13. Phantom bullets. © 19Sep38; 
LP8290. BAug66; R3590292. 
14. The lure. © 19Sep38; LP8291. 
3Aug66; R390291. 
15. Trail's end. © 21Sep38; 
LP8292. 3Aug66; R390290.

Registration LP8291 (part 14: The Lure) Renewed

Term began
1938-09-19
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R390291 filed 1966-08-03 by Columbia Pictures Corp (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35087)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2034 (95 years from the 1938 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 R390291 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.48)

Renewal claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp (PWH)
Renewal date
1966-08-03
Original cited
LP8291 / 19Sep38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35087
13. Phantom bullets. © 19Sep38; 
LP8290. BAug66; R3590292. 
14. The lure. © 19Sep38; LP8291. 
3Aug66; R390291. 
15. Trail's end. © 21Sep38; 
LP8292. 3Aug66; R390290.

Renewal R3590292 (link: date+title, title similarity 0.48)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP8290 / 19Sep38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35083
12. Desperation. © 15Sep38; 
LP8279. 3Aug66 ; R390293. 
13. Phantom bullets. © 19Sep38; 
LP8290. BAug66; R3590292. 
14. The lure. © 19Sep38; LP8291. 
3Aug66; R390291.

Registration LP8292 (part 15: Trail's End) Renewed

Term began
1938-09-21
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California. Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R390290 filed 1966-08-03 by Columbia Pictures Corp (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35091)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2034 (95 years from the 1938 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 R390290 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.48)

Renewal claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp (PWH)
Renewal date
1966-08-03
Original cited
LP8292 / 21Sep38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35091
14. The lure. © 19Sep38; LP8291. 
3Aug66; R390291. 
15. Trail's end. © 21Sep38; 
LP8292. 3Aug66; R390290. 
GREEN HELL, a photoplay in ten reels by 
Universal Pictures Co. © 31Dec39;

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 88201–88237.

  THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF WILD BILL HICKOK. 1938. 2 reels each. Based on
    a story by John Peere Miles. © Columbia Pictures Corp. of
    California. Ltd.

    Credits: Directors, Mack V. Wright, Sam Nelson; screenplay, George
    Rosener, Charles Arthur Powell, G. A. Durlam.

    1. The Law of the Gun. © 5Jul38; LP8114.

    2. Stampede. © 6Jul38; LP8116.

    3. Blazing Terror. © 12Jul38; LP8133.

    4. Mystery Canyon. © 18Jul38; LP8152.

    5. Flaming Brands. © 25Jul38; LP8159.

    6. The Apache Killer. © 1Aug38; LP8171.

    7. Prowling Wolves. © 5Aug38; LP8178.

    8. The Pit. © 8Aug38; LP8191.

    9. Ambush. © 19Aug38; LP8224.

    10. Savage Vengeance. © 29Aug38; LP8239.

    11. Burning Waters. © 6Sep38; LP8268.

    12. Desperation. © 15Sep38; LP8279.

    13. Phantom Bullets. © 19Sep38; LP8290.

    14. The Lure. © 19Sep38; LP8291.

    15. Trail's End. © 21Sep38; LP8292.

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