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THE BLACK BOOK

THE BLACK BOOK. 1929. 2 reels each. © Pathe Exchange, Inc.

Joseph Anthony Roach; directors, Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas L. Storey.

Registration LP645 (part 1: The Secret of the Vault) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-08-02
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-08-02; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP646 (part 2: The Death Rail) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-08-07
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-08-07; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP692 (part 3: A Shot in the Night) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-09-04
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-09-04; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP731 (part 9: The Assassin Strikes) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-09-04
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-09-04; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP693 (part 4: The Danger Sign) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-09-07
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-09-07; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP732 (part 10: Out of the Shadows) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-09-08
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-09-08; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP694 (part 5: The Flaming Trap) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-09-10
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-09-10; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP710 (part 6: The Black Dam) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-09-10
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-09-10; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP698 (part 7: The Fatal Hour) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-09-14
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-09-14; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP711 (part 8: The Mystery Mill) Copyright term expired

Term began
1929-09-18
Claimant
Pathe Exchange, Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1929-09-18; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2025 (maximum 95-year term from 1929)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 19363–19387.

  THE BLACK BOOK. 1929. 2 reels each. © Pathe Exchange, Inc.

    Credits: Joseph Anthony Roach; directors, Spencer Gordon Bennet,
    Thomas L. Storey.

    1. The Secret of the Vault. © 2Aug29; LP645.

    2. The Death Rail. © 7Aug29; LP646.

    3. A Shot in the Night. © 4Sep29; LP692.

    4. The Danger Sign. © 7Sep29; LP693.

    5. The Flaming Trap. © 10Sep29; LP694.

    6. The Black Dam. © 10Sep29; LP710.

    7. The Fatal Hour. © 14Sep29; LP698.

    8. The Mystery Mill. © 18Sep29; LP711.

    9. The Assassin Strikes. © 4Sep29; LP731.

    10. Out of the Shadows. © 8Sep29; LP732.

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