The Wiser Sex

THE WISER SEX. 1932. 8 reels, sd. Based on a play "Her Confessions" by Clyde Fitch.

Renewed Under US copyright until 31 December 2027: registration LP2930 of 1932 by Paramount Publix Corp was renewed (R2354721); it enters the public domain on 1 January 2028.

Finding revision c6317afe, first recorded 5 September 2026. A revision id changes when the finding, its reason or its linked renewals change.

Director, Berthold Viertel; screenplay, Harry Hervey, Caroline Francke.

Registration LP2930 Renewed

Term began: 1932-03-18
Claimant: Paramount Publix Corp
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R2354721 filed (date unreadable) by Emka, Ltd (date+title; CCE 1959, OCR line 17466)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2028 (95 years from the 1932 publication)

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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 R2354721 (link: date+title, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant: Emka, Ltd (PWH)
Renewal date: —
Original cited: L2950 / 18Mar32
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1959: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3131213li, OCR text line 17466

THE WISER SEX, a photoplay in eight 
reels by Paramount Publix Corp. 
© 18Mar32; L2950. Emka, Ltd. (PWH); 
8Apr59; R2354721. 
THE WOLF IN CHEAP CLOTHING, a photoplay 
in one reel by Columbia Pictures

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 273104–273111.

  THE WISER SEX. 1932. 8 reels, sd. Based on a play "Her Confessions" by
    Clyde Fitch.

    Credits: Director, Berthold Viertel; screenplay, Harry Hervey,
    Caroline Francke.

    © Paramount Publix Corp.; 18Mar32; LP2930.

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