The Chinese Parrot
THE CHINESE PARROT. Universal Jewel. 1927. 7 reels. Based on the novel by Earl Derr Biggers.
Copyright term expired Free in the US since 1 January 2023: the full term of registration LP24331 of 1927 by Universal Pictures Corp has run out.
Finding revision bdacb05a, first recorded 5 September 2026. A revision id changes when the finding, its reason or its linked renewals change.
Director, Paul Leni; adaptation and continuity, J. Grubb Alexander.
Registration LP24331 Copyright term expired
- Term began
- 1927-08-24
- Claimant
- Universal Pictures Corp
- Class
- LP — published photoplay
- Finding
- copyright term began 1927-08-24; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
- In the public domain since
- 1 January 2023 (maximum 95-year term from 1927)
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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 36630–36637.
THE CHINESE PARROT. Universal Jewel. 1927. 7 reels. Based on the novel
by Earl Derr Biggers.
Credits: Director, Paul Leni; adaptation and continuity, J. Grubb
Alexander.
© Universal Pictures Corp.; 24Aug27; LP24331.
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