SO YOU WANT TO BE A MUSICIAN
hort subject. Summary: When Joe McDoakes fails as a gypsy fiddler and a symphony orchestra cymbalist, he continues his musical career as a one-man band. Credits: Directed and written by Richard Bare; original story, George O'Hanlon; music, William Lava; film editor, Rex Steele. Cast: George O'Hanlon
Registration MP3174 Renewed
- Term began
- 1952-12-30
- Claimant
- The Vitaphone Corp
- Class
- MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Jan. 1950)
- Finding
- renewal RE51487 filed 1980-02-20 by Warner Brothers, Inc. (number+date; Copyright Office public records dataset, record 6948963)
- Enters the public domain
- 1 January 2048 (95 years from the 1952 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 RE51487 (link: number+date, title similarity 1.00)
- Renewal claimant
- Warner Brothers, Inc. (PWH)
- Renewal date
- 1980-02-20
- Original cited
- MP3174 / 1952-12-30
- Source
- U.S. Copyright Office public records dataset (renewals registered 1978–2025, January 2026 release), control number 6948963: record in the Copyright Public Records System
Structured record, not OCR: renewal number RE51487, registered 1980-02-20, for original registration MP3174 published 1952-12-30.
Catalog entry
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Parts 12–13: Motion Pictures, 1953, Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig371213lib (OCR text), lines 18959–18971.
Bros. short subject. Summary: When Joe McDoakes fails as a gypsy fiddler and a symphony orchestra cymbalist, he continues his musical career as a one-man band. Credits: Directed and written by Richard Bare; original story, George O'Hanlon; music, William Lava; film editor, Rex Steele. Cast: George O'Hanlon. © The Vitaphone Corp.; 30Dec52; MP3174.
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