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THE CALL OF THE SAVAGE

THE CALL OF THE SAVAGE. 1935. 2 reels each. From the story "Jan of the Jungle" by Otis Adelbert Kline. © Universal Pictures Corp.

Director, Louis Friedlander; screenplay, Nate Gazert, George Plympton, Basil Dickey.

Registration LP5405 (part 1: Shipwrecked) Renewed

Term began
1935-03-19
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R306296 filed 1962-12-12 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 39505)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2031 (95 years from the 1935 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 R306296 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.03)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1962-12-12
Original cited
LP5405 / 19Mar35
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 39505
The plunge of peril. No.5. 
© Z0Aprs5; LP5506. 12Dec62; 
R3Z06309, 
Shipwrecked. No.1. © 19Mar35; 
LP5405. 12Dec62; R306296. 
Stampeding death. No.3. © 2Apr35; 
LP5441. 12Dec62; R306302.

Registration LP5406 (part 2: Captured by Cannibals) Renewed

Term began
1935-03-19
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R306297 filed 1962-12-12 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 39480)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2031 (95 years from the 1935 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 R306297 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.05)

Renewal claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
1962-12-12
Original cited
LP5406 / 19Mar35
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 39480
© 24May353 P5568. 12Dec62; 
R506316. 
Captured by cannibals. No.2. 
© 19Mar35; LP5406. 12Dec62; 
R306297. 
Descending doom. No.10. © 6Jun55; 
LP5590. 12Dec62; R3063520.

Registration LP5441 (part 3: Stampeding Death) Renewed

Term began
1935-04-02
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R306302 filed 1962-12-12 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 39508)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2031 (95 years from the 1935 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 R306302 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.03)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1962-12-12
Original cited
LP5441 / 2Apr35
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 39508
Shipwrecked. No.1. © 19Mar35; 
LP5405. 12Dec62; R306296. 
Stampeding death. No.3. © 2Apr35; 
LP5441. 12Dec62; R306302. 
Terrors of the jungle. No.4. 
© 22Apr35; LP5495. 12Dec62; 
R306307.

Registration LP5493 (part 4: Terrors of the Jungle) No renewal found

Term began
1935-04-22
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 LP5493.

Registration LP5506 (part 5: The Plunge of Peril) Renewed

Term began
1935-04-30
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R3206309 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+year; CCE 1962, OCR line 39502)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2031 (95 years from the 1935 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 R3206309 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.27)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP5506 / Z0Aprs5
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 39502
© 17Jun35; Le5620. 12Dec62; 
R306323. 
The plunge of peril. No.5. 
© Z0Aprs5; LP5506. 12Dec62; 
R3Z06309, 
Shipwrecked. No.1. © 19Mar35; 
LP5405. 12Dec62; R306296.

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

Registration LP5518 (part 6: Thundering Waters) Renewed

Term began
1935-05-07
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R306310 filed 1962-12-12 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 39515)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2031 (95 years from the 1935 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 R306310 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.06)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1962-12-12
Original cited
LP5518 / 7May35
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 39515
Terrors of the jungle. No.4. 
© 22Apr35; LP5495. 12Dec62; 
R306307. 
Thundering waters. No.6. © 7May35; 
LP5518. 12Dec62; R306310. 
July—Dec.

Registration LP5542 (part 7: The Hidden Monster) Renewed

Term began
1935-05-14
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R306313 filed 1962-12-12 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 39491)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2031 (95 years from the 1935 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 R306313 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.12)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1962-12-12
Original cited
LP5542 / 14May35
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 39491
© 11Jun35; LP5601. 12Dec62; 
R506321. 
The hidden monster. No.7. 
© 14May35; LP5542. 12Dec62; 
R306313. 
Jungle treachery. No.8. © 23May35; 
LP5555. 12Dec62; R506315.

Registration LP5555 (part 8: Jungle Treachery) Renewed

Term began
1935-05-23
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R506315 filed 1962-12-12 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 39494)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2031 (95 years from the 1935 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 R506315 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.03)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1962-12-12
Original cited
LP5555 / 23May35
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 39494
The hidden monster. No.7. 
© 14May35; LP5542. 12Dec62; 
R306313. 
Jungle treachery. No.8. © 23May35; 
LP5555. 12Dec62; R506315. 
The pit of flame. No.12. 
© 17Jun35; Le5620. 12Dec62; 
R306323.

Registration LP5568 (part 9: The Avenging Fire God) Renewed

Term began
1935-05-24
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R506316 filed 1962-12-12 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc (llm:number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 39476)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2031 (95 years from the 1935 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 R506316 (link: llm:number+date, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
1962-12-12
Original cited
None / 24May353 P5568
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 39476
Co., Inc. (PWH) 
The avenging fire god. No.9. 
© 24May353 P5568. 12Dec62; 
R506316. 
Captured by cannibals. No.2. 
© 19Mar35; LP5406. 12Dec62; 
R306297.

This link was made after a language model re-read the damaged OCR (deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro); the reading was accepted only because the number and date or title it reported agree with the catalog. Its note: “OCR misread '24May35' as '24May353' and 'LP5568' as 'P5568'. Part title is 'The avenging fire god'.”

Registration LP5590 (part 10: Descending Doom) No renewal found

Term began
1935-06-06
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 LP5590.

Registration LP5601 (part 11: The Dragon Strikes) Renewed

Term began
1935-06-11
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R506321 filed 1962-12-12 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 39487)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2031 (95 years from the 1935 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 R506321 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.15)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1962-12-12
Original cited
LP5601 / 11Jun35
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 39487
Descending doom. No.10. © 6Jun55; 
LP5590. 12Dec62; R3063520. 
The dragon strikes. No.11. 
© 11Jun35; LP5601. 12Dec62; 
R506321. 
The hidden monster. No.7. 
© 14May35; LP5542. 12Dec62; 
R306313.

Registration LP5620 (part 12: The Pit of Flame) Renewed

Term began
1935-06-17
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R306323 filed 1962-12-12 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1962, OCR line 39498)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2031 (95 years from the 1935 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 R306323 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.24)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1962-12-12
Original cited
Le5620 / 17Jun35
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1962: Internet Archive catalogofcopyr3161213libr, OCR text line 39498
Jungle treachery. No.8. © 23May35; 
LP5555. 12Dec62; R506315. 
The pit of flame. No.12. 
© 17Jun35; Le5620. 12Dec62; 
R306323. 
The plunge of peril. No.5. 
© Z0Aprs5; LP5506. 12Dec62; 
R3Z06309,

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 30577–30606.

  THE CALL OF THE SAVAGE. 1935. 2 reels each. From the story "Jan of the
    Jungle" by Otis Adelbert Kline. © Universal Pictures Corp.

    Credits: Director, Louis Friedlander; screenplay, Nate Gazert,
    George Plympton, Basil Dickey.

    1. Shipwrecked. © 19Mar35; LP5405.

    2. Captured by Cannibals. © 19Mar35; LP5406.

    3. Stampeding Death. © 2Apr35; LP5441.

    4. Terrors of the Jungle. © 22Apr35; LP5493.

    5. The Plunge of Peril. © 30Apr35; LP5506.

    6. Thundering Waters. © 7May35; LP5518.

    7. The Hidden Monster. © 14May35; LP5542.

    8. Jungle Treachery. © 23May35; LP5555.

    9. The Avenging Fire God. © 24May35; LP5568.

    10. Descending Doom. © 6Jun35; LP5590.

    11. The Dragon Strikes. © 11Jun35; LP5601.

    12. The Pit of Flame. © 17Jun35; LP5620.

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