THE GREEN HORNET

THE GREEN HORNET. 1939. 2 reels each. Based on the radio adventure. © Universal Pictures Co., Inc.

Directors, Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor; screenplay, George H. Plympton, Basil Dickey, Morrison C. Wood, Lyonel Margolies.

Registration LP9247 (part 1: The Tunnel of Terror) Renewed

Term began: 1939-11-21
Claimant: Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R397963 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (llm:number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35118)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 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 R397963 (link: llm:number+date, title similarity 0.12)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: —
Original cited: None / 21Nov39
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35118

The thundering terror. 9 24 Nov39; 
Lpg9254. 1Dec66; R397965. 
The tunnel of terror. © 21Nov39; 
Lp9g247. 1Dec66; R397963. 
4, Pillar of flame. © 5Dec39; 
Lpge72. 33an67; R400368.

This link was made after a language model re-read the damaged OCR (deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro); the reading was accepted only because the number and date or title it reported agree with the catalog. Its note: “Original number OCR'd as 'Lp9g247'; corrected to LP9247 based on typical format and surrounding entries (LP9273, LP9254, LP9274).”

Registration LP9273 (part 3: Flying Coffins) Renewed

Term began: 1939-11-22
Claimant: Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R397968 filed 1966-12-01 by Universal Pictures, a division of Universal City Studios, Inc (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35112)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 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 R397968 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: Universal Pictures, a division of Universal City Studios, Inc (PWH)
Renewal date: 1966-12-01
Original cited: LP9273 / 22Nov39
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35112

a division of Universal City Studios, 
Inc. (PWH) 
Flying coffins. © 22Nov39; LP9273. 
1Dec66; R397968. 
The thundering terror. 9 24 Nov39; 
Lpg9254. 1Dec66; R397965.

Registration LP9254 (part 2: The Thundering Terror) Renewed

Term began: 1939-11-24
Claimant: Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R397965 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (llm:number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35115)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 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 R397965 (link: llm:number+date, title similarity 0.12)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: —
Original cited: None / 24 Nov39
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35115

Flying coffins. © 22Nov39; LP9273. 
1Dec66; R397968. 
The thundering terror. 9 24 Nov39; 
Lpg9254. 1Dec66; R397965. 
The tunnel of terror. © 21Nov39; 
Lp9g247. 1Dec66; R397963.

This link was made after a language model re-read the damaged OCR (deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro); the reading was accepted only because the number and date or title it reported agree with the catalog. Its note: “Original number OCR'd as 'Lpg9254', corrected to LP9254 based on context and standard prefix. Date '24 Nov39' is clear. Renewal date '1Dec66' is clear.”

Registration LP9272 (part 4: Pillar of Flame) Renewed

Term began: 1939-12-05
Claimant: Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R400368 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (llm:number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35122)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 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 R400368 (link: llm:number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: —
Original cited: None / 5Dec39
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35122

The tunnel of terror. © 21Nov39; 
Lp9g247. 1Dec66; R397963. 
4, Pillar of flame. © 5Dec39; 
Lpge72. 33an67; R400368. 
5. The time bomb. © 7Dec39; LP9274. 
3Jan67; R400367.

This link was made after a language model re-read the damaged OCR (deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro); the reading was accepted only because the number and date or title it reported agree with the catalog. Its note: “OCR misread orig number Lpge72 as LP9272 (g=9, e=2). Renewal date 33an67 interpreted as 23Jan67 based on surrounding renewal dates in Jan 1967.”

Registration LP9274 (part 5: The Time Bomb) Renewed

Term began: 1939-12-07
Claimant: Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R400367 filed 1967-01-03 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35125)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 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 R400367 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.12)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1967-01-03
Original cited: LP9274 / 7Dec39
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35125

4, Pillar of flame. © 5Dec39; 
Lpge72. 33an67; R400368. 
5. The time bomb. © 7Dec39; LP9274. 
3Jan67; R400367. 
6. Highways of peril. 
LP9289. 3Jan67; R400365.

Registration LP9289 (part 6: Highways of Peril) Renewed

Term began: 1939-12-12
Claimant: Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R400365 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+year; CCE 1966, OCR line 35129)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 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 R400365 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: —
Original cited: LP9289 / None
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35129

5. The time bomb. © 7Dec39; LP9274. 
3Jan67; R400367. 
6. Highways of peril. 
LP9289. 3Jan67; R400365. 
7. Bridge of disaster. © 20Dec39; 
LP9296. 3Jan67; R400369.

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 LP9296 (part 7: Bridge of Disaster) Renewed

Term began: 1939-12-20
Claimant: Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R400369 filed 1967-01-03 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 35131)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 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 R400369 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.12)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1967-01-03
Original cited: LP9296 / 20Dec39
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 35131

6. Highways of peril. 
LP9289. 3Jan67; R400365. 
7. Bridge of disaster. © 20Dec39; 
LP9296. 3Jan67; R400369. 
Ones

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 89664–89683.

  THE GREEN HORNET. 1939. 2 reels each. Based on the radio adventure. ©
    Universal Pictures Co., Inc.

    Credits: Directors, Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor; screenplay, George H.
    Plympton, Basil Dickey, Morrison C. Wood, Lyonel Margolies.

    1. The Tunnel of Terror. © 21Nov39; LP9247.

    2. The Thundering Terror. © 24Nov39; LP9254.

    3. Flying Coffins. © 22Nov39; LP9273.

    4. Pillar of Flame. © 5Dec39; LP9272.

    5. The Time Bomb. © 7Dec39; LP9274.

    6. Highways of Peril. © 12Dec39; LP9289.

    7. Bridge of Disaster. © 20Dec39; LP9296.

Copies on the Internet Archive

Item	Year	Downloads	Collection
The Green Hornet (serial)	1940	52,159	short_films, moviesandfilms

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