THE HOUSE WITHOUT A KEY
THE HOUSE WITHOUT A KEY. 1926. 2 reels each, except no. 1 which is 3 reels. From the novel by Earl Derr Biggers. © Pathe Exchange, Inc.
Director, Spencer Bennet; screen adaptation, Frank Leon Smith.
Registration LP23322 (part 1: The Spite Fence) Copyright term expired
- Term began
- 1926-10-01
- Claimant
- Pathe Exchange, Inc
- Class
- LP — published photoplay
- Finding
- copyright term began 1926-10-01; 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.
Registration LP23349 (part 2: The Mystery Box) Copyright term expired
- Term began
- 1926-10-01
- Claimant
- Pathe Exchange, Inc
- Class
- LP — published photoplay
- Finding
- copyright term began 1926-10-01; 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.
Registration LP23350 (part 3: The Missing Numeral) Copyright term expired
- Term began
- 1926-10-08
- Claimant
- Pathe Exchange, Inc
- Class
- LP — published photoplay
- Finding
- copyright term began 1926-10-08; 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.
Registration LP23397 (part 4: Suspicion) Copyright term expired
- Term began
- 1926-12-02
- Claimant
- Pathe Exchange, Inc
- Class
- LP — published photoplay
- Finding
- copyright term began 1926-12-02; 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.
Registration LP23398 (part 5: The Death Buoy) Copyright term expired
- Term began
- 1926-12-05
- Claimant
- Pathe Exchange, Inc
- Class
- LP — published photoplay
- Finding
- copyright term began 1926-12-05; 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.
Registration LP23446 (part 6: Sinister Shadows) Copyright term expired
- Term began
- 1926-12-14
- Claimant
- Pathe Exchange, Inc
- Class
- LP — published photoplay
- Finding
- copyright term began 1926-12-14; 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.
Registration LP23447 (part 7: The Mystery Man) Copyright term expired
- Term began
- 1926-12-18
- Claimant
- Pathe Exchange, Inc
- Class
- LP — published photoplay
- Finding
- copyright term began 1926-12-18; 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.
Registration LP23471 (part 8: The Spotted Menace) Copyright term expired
- Term began
- 1926-12-24
- Claimant
- Pathe Exchange, Inc
- Class
- LP — published photoplay
- Finding
- copyright term began 1926-12-24; 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.
Registration LP23472 (part 9: The Wrist Watch) Copyright term expired
- Term began
- 1926-12-27
- Claimant
- Pathe Exchange, Inc
- Class
- LP — published photoplay
- Finding
- copyright term began 1926-12-27; 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.
Registration LP23480 (part 10: The Culprit) Copyright term expired
- Term began
- 1926-12-29
- Claimant
- Pathe Exchange, Inc
- Class
- LP — published photoplay
- Finding
- copyright term began 1926-12-29; 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 107267–107292.
THE HOUSE WITHOUT A KEY. 1926. 2 reels each, except no. 1 which is 3
reels. From the novel by Earl Derr Biggers. © Pathe Exchange, Inc.
Credits: Director, Spencer Bennet; screen adaptation, Frank Leon
Smith.
1. The Spite Fence. © 1Oct26; LP23322.
2. The Mystery Box. © 1Oct26; LP23349.
3. The Missing Numeral. © 8Oct26; LP23350.
4. Suspicion. © 2Dec26; LP23397.
5. The Death Buoy. © 5Dec26; LP23398.
6. Sinister Shadows. © 14Dec26; LP23446.
7. The Mystery Man. © 18Dec26; LP23447.
8. The Spotted Menace. © 24Dec26; LP23471.
9. The Wrist Watch. © 27Dec26; LP23472.
10. The Culprit. © 29Dec26; LP23480.
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