TRADER TOM OF THE CHINA SEAS
ganization, inc.; 24Feb54; JP2586. THE TRADE-IN— PROBLEM OR OPPORTU- NITY (Filmstrip) Chevrolet Motor Division, Made by Jam Handy Organization, 56 fr., color, 35mm, Eastman color, neral Motors Corp,; 22Apr54; JU7866. TRADER TOM OF THE CHINA SEAS. Republic Pictures Corp. 2 reels each, sd., b&w, 35mm
Registration LP3270 No renewal found
- Term began
- 1954-01-06
- Claimant
- Republic Pictures Corp
- Class
- LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Jan. 1950)
- Finding
- no renewal entry found for 1981-1983 or in the Copyright Office renewal records 1978-2025
- In the public domain since
- 1 January 1983 (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 1981 or 1982 volume; volumes searched: 1981, 1982, 1983.
Catalog entry
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Parts 12–13: Motion Pictures, 1954, Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig381213lib (OCR text), lines 12220–12235.
JP2586. THE TRADE-IN— PROBLEM OR OPPORTU- NITY (Filmstrip) Chevrolet Motor Division, Made by Jam Handy Organization, 56 fr., color, 35mm, Eastman color, © Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corp,; 22Apr54; JU7866. TRADER TOM OF THE CHINA SEAS. Repub- lic Pictures Corp. 2 reels each, sd., b&w, 35mm. © Republic Pictures Corp.; trailer and no. 1-3; 6Jan54; LP3270; no. 4-12;
Copies on the Internet Archive
| Item | Year | Downloads | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trader Tom of the China Seas (1954) | 1954 | 1,311 | cliffhangers, moviesandfilms |
| Trader Tom Of The China Seas Complete Serial Colorized | 1954 | 1,305 | opensource_movies, community |
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