Just a Gigolo

JUST A GIGOLO. 1931. 7 reels, sd., b&w. From the David Belasco production "Dancing Partner" by Alexander Engel and Alfred Grunwald.

Renewed Under US copyright until 31 December 2026: registration LP2281 of 1931 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp was renewed (R216363); it enters the public domain on 1 January 2027.

Finding revision 4f5fa611, first recorded 5 September 2026. A revision id changes when the finding, its reason or its linked renewals change.

Director, Jack Conway; English adaptation, Frederic Hatton, Fanny Hatton; screen adaptation and dialogue, Hans Kraly. Richard Schayer, Claudine West; film editor, Oliver T. Marsh.

Registration LP2281 Renewed

Term began: 1931-06-08
Claimant: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R216363 filed (date unreadable) by Loew's, Inc (number+date; CCE 1958, OCR line 18110)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2027 (95 years from the 1931 publication)

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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 R216363 (link: number+date, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant: Loew's, Inc (PWH)
Renewal date: 137un58
Original cited: L2281 / 8Jun3l
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1958: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3121213li, OCR text line 18110

JUST A GIGOLO, a photoplay in seven 
reels by Metro-Gold -Mayer Dis- 
tributing Corp. © 8Jun3l; L2281. 
Loew's, Inc. (PWH); 137un58; 
R216363. 
KID ROBERTS, SEE THE LEATHER PUSHERS,

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 121358–121366.

  JUST A GIGOLO. 1931. 7 reels, sd., b&w. From the David Belasco
    production "Dancing Partner" by Alexander Engel and Alfred Grunwald.

    Credits: Director, Jack Conway; English adaptation, Frederic Hatton,
    Fanny Hatton; screen adaptation and dialogue, Hans Kraly. Richard
    Schayer, Claudine West; film editor, Oliver T. Marsh.

    © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.; 8Jun31; LP2281.

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