Public Reel

DANGER ISLAND

DANGER ISLAND. 1931. 2 reels each. © Universal Pictures Corp.

Director, Ray Taylor; story, Henry MacRae; continuity, Basil Dickey; dialogue, Ella O'Neill.

Registration LP2330 (part 1: The Coast of Peril) Renewed

Term began
1931-07-09
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R228836 filed 1958-12-30 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc (number+date; CCE 1959, OCR line 15158)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2027 (95 years from the 1931 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 R228836 (link: number+date, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
1958-12-30
Original cited
LP2330 / 9Jul31
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1959: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3131213li, OCR text line 15158
Co., Inc. (PWH) 
No. 
1. The coast of peril. © 9Jul31; 
LP2330. 30Dec58; R228836. 
2. Death rides the storm. 
© 13Ju131; LP2339. 30Dec58; 
R228837.

Registration LP2339 (part 2: Death Rides the Storm) Renewed

Term began
1931-07-13
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R228837 filed 1958-12-30 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc (number+date; CCE 1959, OCR line 15162)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2027 (95 years from the 1931 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 R228837 (link: number+date, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
1958-12-30
Original cited
LP2339 / 13Ju131
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1959: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3131213li, OCR text line 15162
1. The coast of peril. © 9Jul31; 
LP2330. 30Dec58; R228836. 
2. Death rides the storm. 
© 13Ju131; LP2339. 30Dec58; 
R228837. 
3. Demons of the pool. 
LP2340.

Registration LP2340 (part 3: Demons of the Pool) Renewed

Term began
1931-07-13
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R228837 filed 1958-12-30 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc (date+title; CCE 1959, OCR line 15162)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2027 (95 years from the 1931 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 R228837 (link: date+title, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
1958-12-30
Original cited
LP2339 / 13Ju131
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1959: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3131213li, OCR text line 15162
1. The coast of peril. © 9Jul31; 
LP2330. 30Dec58; R228836. 
2. Death rides the storm. 
© 13Ju131; LP2339. 30Dec58; 
R228837. 
3. Demons of the pool. 
LP2340.

Renewal R228838 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP2340 / None
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1959: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3131213li, OCR text line 15166
© 13Ju131; LP2339. 30Dec58; 
R228837. 
3. Demons of the pool. 
LP2340. 
© 133u13135 
30Dec58; R228838.

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 LP2357 (part 4: Devil Worshippers) Renewed

Term began
1931-07-27
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R228840 filed 1958-12-30 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc (number+title; CCE 1959, OCR line 15173)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2027 (95 years from the 1931 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 R228840 (link: number+title, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
1958-12-30
Original cited
LP2357 / 27Jul3l1
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1959: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3131213li, OCR text line 15173
© 133u13135 
30Dec58; R228838. 
4, Devil worshippers. © 27Jul3l1; 
LP2357. 30Dec58; R228840. 
DANGEROUS DAPPER DAN, a photoplay in 
one reel by Columbia Pictures Corp.

Registration LP2364 (part 5: Mutiny) Renewed

Term began
1931-07-30
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R227666 filed 1958-12-30 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1958, OCR line 45572)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2027 (95 years from the 1931 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 R227666 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.02)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1958-12-30
Original cited
LP2364 / 30Ju131
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1958: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3121213li, OCR text line 45572
SEE FINGER PRINTS. 
5. Mutiny. © 30Ju131; LP2364. 
30Dec58; R227666. 
RENEWAL REGISTRATIONS

Registration LP2396 (part 6: The Cat Creeps) No renewal found

Term began
1931-08-13
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
no renewal entry found for 1958-1960 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since
1 January 1960 (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 1958 or 1959 volume; volumes searched: 1958, 1959, 1960.

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 LP2396.

Registration LP2401 (part 7: The Drums of Doom) No renewal found

Term began
1931-08-17
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
no renewal entry found for 1958-1960 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since
1 January 1960 (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 1958 or 1959 volume; volumes searched: 1958, 1959, 1960.

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 LP2401.

Registration LP2423 (part 8: Human Sacrifice) No renewal found

Term began
1931-08-24
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
no renewal entry found for 1958-1960 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since
1 January 1960 (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 1958 or 1959 volume; volumes searched: 1958, 1959, 1960.

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 LP2423.

Registration LP2434 (part 9: The Devil Bird) Renewed

Term began
1931-09-02
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R241580 filed 1959-08-31 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc (date+title; CCE 1959, OCR line 36913)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2027 (95 years from the 1931 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 R241580 (link: date+title, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
1959-08-31
Original cited
LP2454 / 2Sep31
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1959: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3131213li, OCR text line 36913
Renewed by Universal Pictures Co., Inc. 
(PWH) 
No. 
9. The devil bird. © 2Sep315 
LP2454,. 31Aug59; R241580. 
10. Captured for sacrifice. 
© 10Sep31; LP2458. 31Aug59; R242161.

Registration LP2458 (part 10: Captured for Sacrifice) Renewed

Term began
1931-09-10
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R242161 filed 1959-08-31 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc (number+date; CCE 1959, OCR line 36918)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2027 (95 years from the 1931 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 R242161 (link: number+date, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
1959-08-31
Original cited
LP2458 / 10Sep31
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1959: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3131213li, OCR text line 36918
LP2454,. 31Aug59; R241580. 
10. Captured for sacrifice. 
© 10Sep31; LP2458. 31Aug59; R242161. 
11. The lion's lair. . © 12Sep31; 
LP2473. 3lAug59; R242163. 
12. Fire god's vengeance. © 12Sep31; 
LP2k74. 3lAug59; R242164. 
THE DEATH TRAP. SEE BATTLING WITH

Registration LP2473 (part 11: The Lion's Lair) Renewed

Term began
1931-09-12
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R242163 filed 1959-08-31 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc (number+date; CCE 1959, OCR line 36919)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2027 (95 years from the 1931 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 R242163 (link: number+date, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
1959-08-31
Original cited
LP2473 / 12Sep31
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1959: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3131213li, OCR text line 36919
10. Captured for sacrifice. 
© 10Sep31; LP2458. 31Aug59; R242161. 
11. The lion's lair. . © 12Sep31; 
LP2473. 3lAug59; R242163. 
12. Fire god's vengeance. © 12Sep31; 
LP2k74. 3lAug59; R242164. 
THE DEATH TRAP. SEE BATTLING WITH 
BUFFALO BILL, 9.

Renewal R242164 (link: date+title, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
None / 12Sep31
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1959: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3131213li, OCR text line 36921
10. Captured for sacrifice. 
© 10Sep31; LP2458. 31Aug59; R242161. 
11. The lion's lair. . © 12Sep31; 
LP2473. 3lAug59; R242163. 
12. Fire god's vengeance. © 12Sep31; 
LP2k74. 3lAug59; R242164. 
THE DEATH TRAP. SEE BATTLING WITH 
BUFFALO BILL, 9.

Registration LP2474 (part 12: Fire God's Vengeance) Renewed

Term began
1931-09-12
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R242163 filed 1959-08-31 by Universal Pictures Co., Inc (date+title; CCE 1959, OCR line 36919)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2027 (95 years from the 1931 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 R242163 (link: date+title, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
1959-08-31
Original cited
LP2473 / 12Sep31
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1959: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3131213li, OCR text line 36919
10. Captured for sacrifice. 
© 10Sep31; LP2458. 31Aug59; R242161. 
11. The lion's lair. . © 12Sep31; 
LP2473. 3lAug59; R242163. 
12. Fire god's vengeance. © 12Sep31; 
LP2k74. 3lAug59; R242164. 
THE DEATH TRAP. SEE BATTLING WITH 
BUFFALO BILL, 9.

Renewal R242164 (link: date+title, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
None / 12Sep31
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1959: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3131213li, OCR text line 36921
10. Captured for sacrifice. 
© 10Sep31; LP2458. 31Aug59; R242161. 
11. The lion's lair. . © 12Sep31; 
LP2473. 3lAug59; R242163. 
12. Fire god's vengeance. © 12Sep31; 
LP2k74. 3lAug59; R242164. 
THE DEATH TRAP. SEE BATTLING WITH 
BUFFALO BILL, 9.

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 47508–47536.

  DANGER ISLAND. 1931. 2 reels each. © Universal Pictures Corp.

    Credits: Director, Ray Taylor; story, Henry MacRae; continuity,
    Basil Dickey; dialogue, Ella O'Neill.

    1. The Coast of Peril. © 9Jul31; LP2330.

    2. Death Rides the Storm. © 13Jul31; LP2339.

    3. Demons of the Pool. © 13Jul31; LP2340.

    4. Devil Worshippers. © 27Jul31; LP2357.

    5. Mutiny. © 30Jul31; LP2364.

    6. The Cat Creeps. © 13Aug31; LP2396.

    7. The Drums of Doom. © 17Aug31; LP2401.

    8. Human Sacrifice. © 24Aug31; LP2423.

    9. The Devil Bird. © 2Sep31; LP2434.

    10. Captured for Sacrifice. © 10Sep31; LP2458.

    11. The Lion's Lair. © 12Sep31; LP2473.

    12. Fire God's Vengeance. © 12Sep31; LP2474.

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