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THE TREASURE OF PANCHO VILLA

THE TREASURE OF PANCHO VILLA. David Pierce Newman [1953] 12 min. Summary: An adventure story about two Americans who are forced to abandon their search for hidden treasure when they are attacked by bandits in the Sierra Madres. Credits: Author, William O. Doss

Registration MU5552 No renewal found

Term began
1953-05-05
Claimant
David Pierce Newman
Class
MU — unpublished motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun 1946)
Finding
no renewal entry found for 1980-1982 or in the Copyright Office renewal records 1978-2025
In the public domain since
1 January 1982 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

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Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Parts 12–13: Motion Pictures, 1953, Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig371213lib (OCR text), lines 21617–21627.

THE TREASURE OF PANCHO VILLA. David 
Pierce Newman [1953] 12 min. 

Summary: An adventure story about two 
Americans who are forced to abandon their 
search for hidden treasure when they are 
attacked by bandits in the Sierra Madres. 

Credits: Author, William O. Doss. 

© David Pierce Newman; 5May53; MU5552. 

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