Public Reel

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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