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THE MYSTERIOUS PILOT

THE MYSTERIOUS PILOT. 1937-38. 2 reels each, except no. 1 which is 3 reels, sd. From the novel "The Silver Hawk" by William Byron Mowery. © Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd.

Director, Spencer Gordon Bennet; continuity, George Rosener, George M. Merrick.

Registration LP7653 (part 1: The Howl of the Wolf) Renewed

Term began
1937-12-07
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R373666 filed 1965-11-18 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1965, OCR line 43725)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2033 (95 years from the 1937 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 R373666 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.12)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1965-11-18
Original cited
L7653 / 7Dec37
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43725
14. Vengeanze rides the airways. 
© 28Feb38; LP7854. 23Dec65; 
R375533. 
The howl of the wolf. 3 reels. 
© 7Dec37; L7653. 18Nov65; R373666. 
See

Registration LP7716 (part 2: The Web Tangles) Renewed

Term began
1938-01-02
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R376153 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+year; CCE 1965, OCR line 43915)
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 R376153 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP7716 / None
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43915
otherwise indicated. © Columbia 
Pictures Corp. (PWH) : : 210ct65; R370979. 
Episode NOW THAT SUMMER IS GONE, a motion pic- 
2, The web tangles. © 2Jan38; ture in one reel by Vitaphone Corp. P 
LP7716. 17Dec65; R376153. (Merrie melodies) © 25Apr38; MP8699. 
3. Enemies of the air. © 2Jan38; United Artists Television, Inc. (PWH); 
E 0 3 . 
LP7717. 17Dec65; R376152. 27Sep65; R369882. PAID TO DANCE, a photoplay in six reels 
“4, In the hands of the law. © 3Jan38; A by Columbia Pictures Corp. of Cali- 
17Dec65; R376154. * NURSE FROM BROOKLYN, a photoplay in fornia. © 260ct37; LP7528. Columbia

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.

Renewal R376153 (link: llm:number+date, title similarity 0.05)

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—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
None / 2Jan38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43914
otherwise indicated. © Columbia 
Pictures Corp. (PWH) : : 210ct65; R370979. 
Episode NOW THAT SUMMER IS GONE, a motion pic- 
2, The web tangles. © 2Jan38; ture in one reel by Vitaphone Corp. P 
LP7716. 17Dec65; R376153. (Merrie melodies) © 25Apr38; MP8699. 
3. Enemies of the air. © 2Jan38; United Artists Television, Inc. (PWH); 
E 0 3 . 
LP7717. 17Dec65; R376152. 27Sep65; R369882. PAID TO DANCE, a photoplay in six reels 
“4, In the hands of the law. © 3Jan38; A by Columbia Pictures Corp. of Cali-

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: “The OCR text interleaves two records. The record for R376153 is: '2, The web tangles. © 2Jan38; LP7716. 17Dec65; R376153.' The title 'NOW THAT SUMMER IS GONE' belongs to a different record (R370979). The part number '2' and title 'The web tangles' are from the serial episode. The renewal claimant is inferred from the surrounding context as Vitaphone Corp., which produced the series.”

Registration LP7717 (part 3: Enemies of the Air) Renewed

Term began
1938-01-02
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R376152 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+year; CCE 1965, OCR line 43918)
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 R376152 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP7717 / None
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43918
2, The web tangles. © 2Jan38; ture in one reel by Vitaphone Corp. P 
LP7716. 17Dec65; R376153. (Merrie melodies) © 25Apr38; MP8699. 
3. Enemies of the air. © 2Jan38; United Artists Television, Inc. (PWH); 
E 0 3 . 
LP7717. 17Dec65; R376152. 27Sep65; R369882. PAID TO DANCE, a photoplay in six reels 
“4, In the hands of the law. © 3Jan38; A by Columbia Pictures Corp. of Cali- 
17Dec65; R376154. * NURSE FROM BROOKLYN, a photoplay in fornia. © 260ct37; LP7528. Columbia 
Pictures Corp. (PWH); 18Aug65;

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Renewal R376152 (link: llm:number+date, title similarity 0.11)

Renewal claimant
United Artists Television, Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
—
Original cited
None / 2Jan38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43916
Pictures Corp. (PWH) : : 210ct65; R370979. 
Episode NOW THAT SUMMER IS GONE, a motion pic- 
2, The web tangles. © 2Jan38; ture in one reel by Vitaphone Corp. P 
LP7716. 17Dec65; R376153. (Merrie melodies) © 25Apr38; MP8699. 
3. Enemies of the air. © 2Jan38; United Artists Television, Inc. (PWH); 
E 0 3 . 
LP7717. 17Dec65; R376152. 27Sep65; R369882. PAID TO DANCE, a photoplay in six reels 
“4, In the hands of the law. © 3Jan38; A by Columbia Pictures Corp. of Cali- 
17Dec65; R376154. * NURSE FROM BROOKLYN, a photoplay in fornia. © 260ct37; LP7528. Columbia

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: “Part of a serial; original number LP7717 confirmed by surrounding entries (LP7716, LP7717).”

Registration LP7770 (part 4: In the Hands of the Law) Renewed

Term began
1938-01-03
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R376159 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+year; CCE 1965, OCR line 43684)
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 R376159 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.00)

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—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP7770 / None
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43684
photoplays by Columbia Pictures Corp. 
of California. 2 reels each unless 
LP7770. 
. The crackup. © 3Jan38; LP7694. 
_17Dec65; R376159.

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 LP7694 (part 5: The Crackup) Renewed

Term began
1938-01-03
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R376159 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1965, OCR line 43687)
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 R376159 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.03)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
_17Dec65
Original cited
LP7694 / 3Jan38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43687
LP7770. 
. The crackup. © 3Jan38; LP7694. 
_17Dec65; R376159. 
5 
6. The dark hour. © 5Jan38; LP7697.

Registration LP7697 (part 6: The Dark Hour) Renewed

Term began
1938-01-05
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R376158 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1965, OCR line 43692)
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 R376158 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.03)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
_17Dec65
Original cited
LP7697 / 5Jan38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43692
_17Dec65; R376159. 
5 
6. The dark hour. © 5Jan38; LP7697. 
1 
_17Dec65; R376158.

Registration LP7719 (part 7: Wings of Destiny) Renewed

Term began
1938-01-10
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R3576157 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1965, OCR line 43699)
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 R3576157 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP7719 / 10Jan38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43699
_17Dec65; R376158. 
. Wings of destiny. © 10Jan38; 
_LP7719. 17Dec65; R3576157. 
8. Battle in the sky. © 19Jan38; 
LP7746. 17Dec65; R376151.

Registration LP7746 (part 8: Battle in the Sky) Renewed

Term began
1938-01-19
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R376151 filed 1965-12-17 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1965, OCR line 43701)
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 R376151 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1965-12-17
Original cited
LP7746 / 19Jan38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43701
. Wings of destiny. © 10Jan38; 
_LP7719. 17Dec65; R3576157. 
8. Battle in the sky. © 19Jan38; 
LP7746. 17Dec65; R376151. 
9. The great flight. © 27Jan38;

Registration LP7762 (part 9: The Great Flight) Renewed

Term began
1938-01-27
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R376150 filed 1965-12-17 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1965, OCR line 43705)
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 R376150 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1965-12-17
Original cited
LP7762 / 27Jan38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43705
8. Battle in the sky. © 19Jan38; 
LP7746. 17Dec65; R376151. 
9. The great flight. © 27Jan38; 
LP7762. 17Dec65; R376150. 
10. Whirlpool of death. © 3Feb38; 
LP7783. 23Dec65; R375542.

Registration LP7783 (part 10: Whirlpool of Death) Renewed

Term began
1938-02-03
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R375542 filed 1965-12-23 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1965, OCR line 43709)
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 R375542 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1965-12-23
Original cited
LP7783 / 3Feb38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43709
9. The great flight. © 27Jan38; 
LP7762. 17Dec65; R376150. 
10. Whirlpool of death. © 3Feb38; 
LP7783. 23Dec65; R375542. 
11. The haucted mill. © 8Feb38; 
LP7795. 23Dec65; R375541. 
12, The lost trail. © 14Feb38; 
“TP7813. 23Dec65; R375537.

Registration LP7795 (part 11: The Haunted Mill) Renewed

Term began
1938-02-08
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R375541 filed 1965-12-23 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1965, OCR line 43711)
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 R375541 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1965-12-23
Original cited
LP7795 / 8Feb38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43711
LP7762. 17Dec65; R376150. 
10. Whirlpool of death. © 3Feb38; 
LP7783. 23Dec65; R375542. 
11. The haucted mill. © 8Feb38; 
LP7795. 23Dec65; R375541. 
12, The lost trail. © 14Feb38; 
“TP7813. 23Dec65; R375537.

Registration LP7813 (part 12: The Lost Trail) Renewed

Term began
1938-02-14
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R375537 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (llm:number+date; CCE 1965, OCR line 43713)
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 R375537 (link: llm:number+date, title similarity 0.13)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
None / 14Feb38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43713
10. Whirlpool of death. © 3Feb38; 
LP7783. 23Dec65; R375542. 
11. The haucted mill. © 8Feb38; 
LP7795. 23Dec65; R375541. 
12, The lost trail. © 14Feb38; 
“TP7813. 23Dec65; R375537. 
13. The ret tightens. © 21Feb38;

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 'LP7813' as '“TP7813' and '12.' as '12,'. Part of a serial with header not shown.”

Registration LP7842 (part 13: The Net Tightens) Renewed

Term began
1938-02-21
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R375534 filed 1965-12-23 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1965, OCR line 43717)
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 R375534 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1965-12-23
Original cited
LP7842 / 21Feb38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43717
12, The lost trail. © 14Feb38; 
“TP7813. 23Dec65; R375537. 
13. The ret tightens. © 21Feb38; 
LP7842. 23Dec65; R375534. 
14. Vengeanze rides the airways. 
© 28Feb38; LP7854. 23Dec65;

Registration LP7854 (part 14: Vengeance Rides the Airways) Renewed

Term began
1938-02-28
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R375533 filed 1965-12-23 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1965, OCR line 43722)
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 R375533 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1965-12-23
Original cited
LP7854 / 28Feb38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1965: Internet Archive catalogofc19653191213libr, OCR text line 43722
LP7842. 23Dec65; R375534. 
14. Vengeanze rides the airways. 
© 28Feb38; LP7854. 23Dec65; 
R375533. 
The howl of the wolf. 3 reels. 
© 7Dec37; L7653. 18Nov65; R373666.

Registration LP7873 (part 15: Retribution) Renewed

Term began
1938-03-11
Claimant
Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 15343)
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 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP7873 / 11Mar38
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 15343
Television, Inc. (PWH); 19Jan66; 
R3578463. 
© 11Mar38; LP7873. 
NAUTICAL KNIGHTS, a photoplay in two 
reels by Universal Pictures Co. 
© 20Dec38; LP8500. Universal Pictures

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 160423–160459.

  THE MYSTERIOUS PILOT. 1937-38. 2 reels each, except no. 1 which is 3
    reels, sd. From the novel "The Silver Hawk" by William Byron Mowery.
    © Columbia Pictures Corp. of California, Ltd.

    Credits: Director, Spencer Gordon Bennet; continuity, George
    Rosener, George M. Merrick.

    1. The Howl of the Wolf. © 7Dec37; LP7653.

    2. The Web Tangles. © 2Jan38; LP7716.

    3. Enemies of the Air. © 2Jan38; LP7717.

    4. In the Hands of the Law. © 3Jan38; LP7770.

    5. The Crackup. © 3Jan38; LP7694.

    6. The Dark Hour. © 5Jan38; LP7697.

    7. Wings of Destiny. © 10Jan38; LP7719.

    8. Battle in the Sky. © 19Jan38; LP7746.

    9. The Great Flight. © 27Jan38; LP7762.

    10. Whirlpool of Death. © 3Feb38; LP7783.

    11. The Haunted Mill. © 8Feb38; LP7795.

    12. The Lost Trail. © 14Feb38; LP7813.

    13. The Net Tightens. © 21Feb38; LP7842.

    14. Vengeance Rides the Airways. © 28Feb38; LP7854.

    15. Retribution. © 11Mar38; LP7873.

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