Public Reel

THE PHANTOM RIDER

THE PHANTOM RIDER. 1936. 2 reels each. © Universal Productions, Inc.

Director, Ray Taylor; original screenplay, George Plympton, Basil Dickey, Ella O'Neill.

Registration LP6438 (part 1: Dynamite) Renewed

Term began
1936-06-24
Claimant
Universal Productions, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R338689 filed 1964-05-28 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 22124)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R338689 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.09)

Renewal claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
1964-05-28
Original cited
LP6438 / 24Jun36
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 22124
Inc. (PWH) 
The brink of disaster. 
LP6454., 24Tun64; R339794. 
Dynamite. © 24Jun36; LP6438. 
28May64; R338689. 
The maddened herd. © 29Jun36; 
LP6446, 28May64; R338690. 
The Phantom rides. © 14Ju136;

Registration LP6446 (part 2: The Maddened Herd) Renewed

Term began
1936-06-29
Claimant
Universal Productions, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R338690 filed 1964-05-28 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 22127)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R338690 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.12)

Renewal claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
1964-05-28
Original cited
LP6446 / 29Jun36
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 22127
LP6454., 24Tun64; R339794. 
Dynamite. © 24Jun36; LP6438. 
28May64; R338689. 
The maddened herd. © 29Jun36; 
LP6446, 28May64; R338690. 
The Phantom rides. © 14Ju136; 
LP6466. 24Jun64; R339795. 
Shot down. © 28Ju136; LP6493.

Registration LP6454 (part 3: The Brink of Disaster) No renewal found

Term began
1936-07-06
Claimant
Universal Productions, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
no renewal entry found for 1963-1965 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since
1 January 1965 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.

A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1963 or 1964 volume; volumes searched: 1963, 1964, 1965.

The renewal sections are OCR text of printed volumes; a damaged record can hide a renewal. Before relying on this, search the linked volumes yourself for the title and for number LP6454.

Registration LP6466 (part 4: The Phantom Rides) Renewed

Term began
1936-07-14
Claimant
Universal Productions, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R339795 filed 1964-06-24 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 22129)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R339795 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.80)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1964-06-24
Original cited
LP6466 / 14Ju136
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 22129
28May64; R338689. 
The maddened herd. © 29Jun36; 
LP6446, 28May64; R338690. 
The Phantom rides. © 14Ju136; 
LP6466. 24Jun64; R339795. 
Shot down. © 28Ju136; LP6493. 
24Jun64; R339798. 
Trapped by outlaws. © 21Ju136;

Registration LP6481 (part 5: Trapped by Outlaws) Renewed

Term began
1936-07-21
Claimant
Universal Productions, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R339796 filed 1964-06-24 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 22134)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R339796 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.03)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1964-06-24
Original cited
LP6481 / 21Ju136
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 22134
LP6466. 24Jun64; R339795. 
Shot down. © 28Ju136; LP6493. 
24Jun64; R339798. 
Trapped by outlaws. © 21Ju136; 
LP6481. 24Jun64; R339796. 
PHANTOM RIDES. See 
THE PHANTOM RIDER.

Registration LP6493 (part 6: Shot Down) Renewed

Term began
1936-07-28
Claimant
Universal Productions, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R339798 filed 1964-06-24 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 22131)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R339798 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1964-06-24
Original cited
LP6493 / 28Ju136
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 22131
The maddened herd. © 29Jun36; 
LP6446, 28May64; R338690. 
The Phantom rides. © 14Ju136; 
LP6466. 24Jun64; R339795. 
Shot down. © 28Ju136; LP6493. 
24Jun64; R339798. 
Trapped by outlaws. © 21Ju136; 
LP6481. 24Jun64; R339796. 
PHANTOM RIDES. See

Registration LP6505 (part 7: Stark Terror) No renewal found

Term began
1936-08-04
Claimant
Universal Productions, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
no renewal entry found for 1963-1965 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since
1 January 1965 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.

A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1963 or 1964 volume; volumes searched: 1963, 1964, 1965.

The renewal sections are OCR text of printed volumes; a damaged record can hide a renewal. Before relying on this, search the linked volumes yourself for the title and for number LP6505.

Registration LP6525 (part 8: The Night Attack) No renewal found

Term began
1936-08-13
Claimant
Universal Productions, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
no renewal entry found for 1963-1965 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since
1 January 1965 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.

A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1963 or 1964 volume; volumes searched: 1963, 1964, 1965.

The renewal sections are OCR text of printed volumes; a damaged record can hide a renewal. Before relying on this, search the linked volumes yourself for the title and for number LP6525.

Registration LP6541 (part 9: The Indians Attack) No renewal found

Term began
1936-08-19
Claimant
Universal Productions, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
no renewal entry found for 1963-1965 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since
1 January 1965 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.

A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1963 or 1964 volume; volumes searched: 1963, 1964, 1965.

The renewal sections are OCR text of printed volumes; a damaged record can hide a renewal. Before relying on this, search the linked volumes yourself for the title and for number LP6541.

Registration LP6570 (part 10: Human Targets) No renewal found

Term began
1936-08-31
Claimant
Universal Productions, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
no renewal entry found for 1963-1965 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since
1 January 1965 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.

A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1963 or 1964 volume; volumes searched: 1963, 1964, 1965.

The renewal sections are OCR text of printed volumes; a damaged record can hide a renewal. Before relying on this, search the linked volumes yourself for the title and for number LP6570.

Registration LP6575 (part 11: The Shaft of Doom) Renewed

Term began
1936-09-03
Claimant
Universal Productions, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R344119 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 46328)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R344119 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.16)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
27TAug64
Original cited
LP6575 / 3Sep36
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 46328
The outlaw's vengeance. © 20ct36; 
LP6621. 28Sep64; R345621. 
The shaft of doom. © 3Sep36; LP6575. 
27TAug64; R344119. 
PIGS IS PIGS, a motion picture in 
one reel by Vitaphone Corp.

Registration LP6596 (part 12: Flaming Gold) Renewed

Term began
1936-09-15
Claimant
Universal Productions, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R3844121 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 46319)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R3844121 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP6596 / 15Sep36
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 46319
Crashing timbers. 
27TAug64; R344123. 
Flaming gold. © 15Sep36; LP6596. 
27TAug64; R3B44121. 
The last chance. © 24Sep36; LP6610. 
2TAug64; R3B44125.

Registration LP6598 (part 13: Crashing Timbers) Renewed

Term began
1936-09-16
Claimant
Universal Productions, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R344123 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 46313)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R344123 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.05)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP6598 / 16Sep36
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 46313
reels each. © Universal Pictures Co., 
Inc. (PWH) 
© 16Sep36; LP6598. 
Crashing timbers. 
27TAug64; R344123.

Registration LP6610 (part 14: The Last Chance) Renewed

Term began
1936-09-24
Claimant
Universal Productions, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R3844125 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 46322)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R3844125 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.17)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP6610 / 24Sep36
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 46322
Flaming gold. © 15Sep36; LP6596. 
27TAug64; R3B44121. 
The last chance. © 24Sep36; LP6610. 
2TAug64; R3B44125. 
The outlaw's vengeance. © 20ct36; 
LP6621. 28Sep64; R345621.

Registration LP6621 (part 15: The Outlaw's Vengeance) Renewed

Term began
1936-10-02
Claimant
Universal Productions, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R345621 filed 1964-09-28 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1964, OCR line 46325)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2032 (95 years from the 1936 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 R345621 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.11)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1964-09-28
Original cited
LP6621 / 20ct36
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 46325
The last chance. © 24Sep36; LP6610. 
2TAug64; R3B44125. 
The outlaw's vengeance. © 20ct36; 
LP6621. 28Sep64; R345621. 
The shaft of doom. © 3Sep36; LP6575. 
27TAug64; R344119.

Renewal R339841 (link: date+title, title similarity 0.25)

Renewal claimant
Golumbia Pictures Corp (PWH)
Renewal date
1964-06-18
Original cited
LP6626 / 20ct36
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1964: Internet Archive catalogofc19643181213libr, OCR text line 22846
TUGBOAT PRINCESS, a photoplay in seven 
reels by Columbia Pictures Corp. of — 
California. © 20ct36; LP6626. Golum- 
bia Pictures Corp. (PWH); 18Jun64; 
R339841. 
TUNNEL OF TERROR.

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 187937–187971.

  THE PHANTOM RIDER. 1936. 2 reels each. © Universal Productions, Inc.

    Credits: Director, Ray Taylor; original screenplay, George Plympton,
    Basil Dickey, Ella O'Neill.

    1. Dynamite. © 24Jun36; LP6438.

    2. The Maddened Herd. © 29Jun36; LP6446.

    3. The Brink of Disaster. © 6Jul36; LP6454.

    4. The Phantom Rides. © 14Jul36; LP6466.

    5. Trapped by Outlaws. © 21Jul36; LP6481.

    6. Shot Down. © 28Jul36; LP6493.

    7. Stark Terror. © 4Aug36; LP6505.

    8. The Night Attack. © 13Aug36; LP6525.

    9. The Indians Attack. © 19Aug36; LP6541.

    10. Human Targets. © 31Aug36; LP6570.

    11. The Shaft of Doom. © 3Sep36; LP6575.

    12. Flaming Gold. © 15Sep36; LP6596.

    13. Crashing Timbers. © 16Sep36; LP6598.

    14. The Last Chance. © 24Sep36; LP6610.

    15. The Outlaw's Vengeance. © 2Oct36; LP6621.

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