The Deacon Stops the Show
THE DEACON STOPS THE SHOW. Joker. 1916. 1 reel.
Copyright term expired Free in the US since 1 January 2012: the full term of registration LP8984 of 1916 by Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc has run out.
Finding revision 0b9f3bc7, first recorded 5 September 2026. A revision id changes when the finding, its reason or its linked renewals change.
Director, Allen Curtis; scenario, Ben Cohn.
Registration LP8984 Copyright term expired
- Term began
- 1916-08-23
- Claimant
- Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc
- Class
- LP — published photoplay
- Finding
- copyright term began 1916-08-23; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
- In the public domain since
- 1 January 2012 (maximum 95-year term from 1916)
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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 49778–49783.
THE DEACON STOPS THE SHOW. Joker. 1916. 1 reel.
Credits: Director, Allen Curtis; scenario, Ben Cohn.
© Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc.; 23Aug16; LP8984.
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