TAILSPIN TOMMY

TAILSPIN TOMMY. 1934-35. 2 reels each except no. 1 which is 3 reels, sd. Based on the cartoon strip by Hal Forrest. © Universal Pictures Corp.

Director, Louis Friedlander; screenplay, Norman S. Hall, Vin Moore, Basil Dickey, Ella O'Neill.

Registration LP5009 (part 1: Death Flies the Mail) Renewed

Term began: 1934-10-08
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R297306 filed 1962-06-08 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 17214)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2030 (95 years from the 1934 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 R297306 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.06)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1962-06-08
Original cited: LP5009 / 80ct34
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 17214

LP5189. 8Jun62; R297281. 
Death flies the mail. © 80ct34; 
LP5009. 8Jun62; R297306. 
The earth gods roar. © 13Dec34; 
LP5171. 8Jun62; R297283.

Registration LP5025 (part 2: The Mail Goes Through) Renewed

Term began: 1934-10-11
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R297303 filed 1962-06-08 by (claimant unreadable) (number+year; CCE 1962, OCR line 17223)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2030 (95 years from the 1934 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 R297303 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.06)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1962-06-08
Original cited: LP5025 / 110et34
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 17223

Littleville's big day. © 7Jan55; 
LP5226. 8Jun62; R297278. 
The mail goes through. © 110et34; 
LP5025. 8Jun62; R297303. 
The night flight. © 12Nov34; LP5096. 
8gune2; R297293.

Low confidence: the original date in this record is unreadable, so the link rests on the number and the renewal year.

Registration LP5058 (part 3: Sky Bandits) Renewed

Term began: 1934-10-24
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R297299 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 17232)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2030 (95 years from the 1934 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 R297299 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: Jun62
Original cited: LP5058 / 240ct34
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 17232

Rushing waters. © 24Dec34; LP5211. 
8Jun62; R297279. 
a bandits. © 240ct34; LP5058. 
Jun62; R297299. 
The thrill of death. 
LP5159.

Registration LP5087 (part 4: The Copper Room) Renewed

Term began: 1934-11-07
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R297294 filed 1962-06-08 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 17207)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2030 (95 years from the 1934 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 R297294 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.02)

Renewal claimant: Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date: 1962-06-08
Original cited: LP5087 / 7Nov34
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 17207

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The copper room. © 7Nov34: LP5087. 
8Jun62; R297294. 
Death at the controls. © 19Dec34; 
LP5189. 8Jun62; R297281.

Registration LP5096 (part 5: The Night Flight) Renewed

Term began: 1934-11-12
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R297293 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 17226)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2030 (95 years from the 1934 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 R297293 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.04)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 8gune2
Original cited: LP5096 / 12Nov34
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 17226

The mail goes through. © 110et34; 
LP5025. 8Jun62; R297303. 
The night flight. © 12Nov34; LP5096. 
8gune2; R297293. 
Rushing waters. © 24Dec34; LP5211. 
8Jun62; R297279.

Registration LP5122 (part 6: The Baited Trap) Renewed

Term began: 1934-11-26
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 17201)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2030 (95 years from the 1934 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 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.02)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: —
Original cited: LP5122 / 26Nov34
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 17201

The baited trap. 
8Jun62; R297290. 
© 26Nov34; LP5122. 
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Registration LP5138 (part 7: Tommy to the Rescue) Renewed

Term began: 1934-12-03
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R297285 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+year; CCE 1962, OCR line 17240)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2030 (95 years from the 1934 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 R297285 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: —
Original cited: LP5138 / None
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 17240

The thrill of death. 
LP5159. 
Tommy to the rescue. 
LP5138. 
© 7Dec34; 
8Jun62; R297285. 
© 3Dec34;

Low confidence. This number was found loose in a stretch of OCR where two printed columns are interleaved, so its own © date clause could not be read; the link rests on the number and the renewal year alone. Read the page image before relying on it.

Registration LP5159 (part 8: The Thrill of Death) Renewed

Term began: 1934-12-07
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+year; CCE 1962, OCR line 17237)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2030 (95 years from the 1934 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 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.03)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: —
Original cited: LP5159 / None
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 17237

Jun62; R297299. 
The thrill of death. 
LP5159. 
Tommy to the rescue. 
LP5138.

Low confidence: the original date in this record is unreadable, so the link rests on the number and the renewal year.

Registration LP5171 (part 9: The Earth Gods Roar) Renewed

Term began: 1934-12-13
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R297283 filed 1962-06-08 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 17217)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2030 (95 years from the 1934 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 R297283 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.03)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1962-06-08
Original cited: LP5171 / 13Dec34
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 17217

Death flies the mail. © 80ct34; 
LP5009. 8Jun62; R297306. 
The earth gods roar. © 13Dec34; 
LP5171. 8Jun62; R297283. 
Littleville's big day. © 7Jan55; 
LP5226. 8Jun62; R297278.

Registration LP5189 (part 10: Death at the Controls) Renewed

Term began: 1934-12-19
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R297281 filed 1962-06-08 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 17209)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2030 (95 years from the 1934 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 R297281 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.03)

Renewal claimant: Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date: 1962-06-08
Original cited: LP5189 / 19Dec34
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 17209

The copper room. © 7Nov34: LP5087. 
8Jun62; R297294. 
Death at the controls. © 19Dec34; 
LP5189. 8Jun62; R297281. 
Death flies the mail. © 80ct34;

Registration LP5211 (part 11: Rushing Waters) Renewed

Term began: 1934-12-24
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R297279 filed 1962-06-08 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 17229)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2030 (95 years from the 1934 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 R297279 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1962-06-08
Original cited: LP5211 / 24Dec34
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 17229

The night flight. © 12Nov34; LP5096. 
8gune2; R297293. 
Rushing waters. © 24Dec34; LP5211. 
8Jun62; R297279. 
a bandits. © 240ct34; LP5058. 
Jun62; R297299.

Registration LP5226 (part 12: Littleville's Big Day) No renewal found

Term began: 1935-01-07
Claimant: Universal Pictures Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: no renewal entry found for 1962-1964 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since: 1 January 1964 (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 1962 or 1963 volume; volumes searched: 1962, 1963, 1964.

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 LP5226.

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 237680–237710.

  TAILSPIN TOMMY. 1934-35. 2 reels each except no. 1 which is 3 reels,
    sd. Based on the cartoon strip by Hal Forrest. © Universal Pictures
    Corp.

    Credits: Director, Louis Friedlander; screenplay, Norman S. Hall,
    Vin Moore, Basil Dickey, Ella O'Neill.

    1. Death Flies the Mail. © 8Oct34; LP5009.

    2. The Mail Goes Through. © 11Oct34; LP5025.

    3. Sky Bandits. © 24Oct34; LP5058.

    4. The Copper Room. © 7Nov34; LP5087.

    5. The Night Flight. © 12Nov34; LP5096.

    6. The Baited Trap. © 26Nov34; LP5122.

    7. Tommy to the Rescue. © 3Dec34; LP5138.

    8. The Thrill of Death. © 7Dec34; LP5159.

    9. The Earth Gods Roar. © 13Dec34; LP5171.

    10. Death at the Controls. © 19Dec34; LP5189.

    11. Rushing Waters. © 24Dec34; LP5211.

    12. Littleville's Big Day. © 7Jan35; LP5226.

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