No renewal found
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.
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1939
| Title | Year | Number | Term began | Public domain from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3860—40 2 LIFE IN PARIS | 1939 | MP9867 | 1939-12-30 | 1968-01-01 |
| ACROSS THE PLAINS | 1939 | LP8869 | 1939-05-23 | 1968-01-01 |
| ACT YOUR AGE | 1939 | LP9194 | 1939-10-06 | 1968-01-01 |
| A DAY AT THE ZOO | 1939 | MP9207 | 1939-03-11 | 1968-01-01 |
| A DESERT ADVENTURE | 1939 | MP9672 | 1939-09-29 | 1968-01-01 |
| ADOBE BRICK MAKING | 1939 | MP9685 | 1939-01-23 | 1968-01-01 |
| A DOG IS BORN | 1939 | MP9737 | 1939-11-03 | 1968-01-01 |
| ADVENTURES IN THE JUNGLES | 1939 | MP9195 | 1939-03-06 | 1968-01-01 |
| A FAIR CLEAN-UP | 1939 | MU9464 | 1939-06-16 | 1968-01-01 |
| A FORTRESS OF STEEL | 1939 | MU9099 | 1939-02-02 | 1968-01-01 |
| A HEAP O' LIVIN' | 1939 | LU8833 | 1939-05-12 | 1968-01-01 |
| ALADDIN AND HIS WONDERFUL LAMP | 1939 | MP9303 | 1939-04-07 | 1968-01-01 |
| ALWAYS KICKIN! (Color Classic) 1939 | 1939 | MP9110 | 1939-01-06 | 1968-01-01 |
| ANTHOLOGY, SIEMPRE-LISTO EN LAS TINIEBLAS | 1939 | LP24572 | 1939-12-12 | 1968-01-01 |
| AQUA-RHYTHM | 1939 | MP9776 | 1939-11-24 | 1968-01-01 |
| ARCADE VARIETIES | 1939 | MP9432 | 1939-05-12 | 1968-01-01 |
| ARTIE SHAW'S CLASS IN SWING | 1939 | MP9634 | 1939-09-08 | 1968-01-01 |
| A SAFE DAY | 1939 | MU9518 | 1939-07-01 | 1968-01-01 |
| A SONG IS BORN | 1939 | MP9063 | 1939-01-06 | 1968-01-01 |
| AUDIVIS ANIMATED READING | 1939 | MU9514 | 1939-06-13 | 1968-01-01 |
| AUTOMOBILE LUBRICATION | 1939 | MU9491 | 1939-06-26 | 1968-01-01 |
| BABY CREST PRODUCTS | 1939 | MU9537 | 1939-07-19 | 1968-01-01 |
| BABY DAZE | 1939 | LP8866 | 1939-05-19 | 1968-01-01 |
| BABY RABBIT IN I WANTED RED WINGS | 1939 | MP9666 | 1939-06-23 | 1968-01-01 |
| BACK DOOR TO HEAVEN | 1939 | LP8798 | 1939-04-21 | 1968-01-01 |
| BANDITS AND BALLADS | 1939 | LP9359 | 1939-12-29 | 1968-01-01 |
| BARBARA LEE FASHIONS | 1939 | MU9536 | 1939-07-19 | 1968-01-01 |
| BARNYARD BRAT | 1939 | MP9513 | 1939-06-30 | 1968-01-01 |
| BARS AND STRIPES FOREVER | 1939 | MP9289 | 1939-04-08 | 1968-01-01 |
| BEHIND THE CUP | 1939 | MU9607 | 1939-08-23 | 1968-01-01 |
| BIG LEAGUERS | 1939 | MP9414 | 1939-04-21 | 1968-01-01 |
| BITS OF LIFE | 1939 | MP9766 | 1939-11-17 | 1968-01-01 |
| BLACK AGAIN | 1939 | LU8714 | 1939-03-15 | 1968-01-01 |
| BLACK BEAR TWINS | 1939 | MP9829 | 1939-10-04 | 1968-01-01 |
| BLACK SCOURGE | 1939 | MU9791 | 1939-12-07 | 1968-01-01 |
| BLAMED FOR A BLONDE | 1939 | LP9281 | 1939-10-20 | 1968-01-01 |
| BOOK NIGHT | 1939 | MU9383 | 1939-05-11 | 1968-01-01 |
| BOW STRING | 1939 | MP9127 | 1939-01-27 | 1968-01-01 |
| BOY'S REFORMATORY | 1939 | LP8809 | 1939-04-21 | 1968-01-01 |
| BREAKING THE NEWS | 1939 | MP9612 | 1939-08-25 | 1968-01-01 |
| BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S BRIDE | 1939 | LP8938 | 1939-06-30 | 1968-01-01 |
| BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S SECRET POLICE | 1939 | LP8781 | 1939-04-14 | 1968-01-01 |
| BUSY LITTLE BEARS | 1939 | MP9721 | 1939-10-20 | 1968-01-01 |
| CAMPING TRIPS | 1939 | MU9784 | 1939-12-02 | 1968-01-01 |
| CAREFREE COOKING | 1939 | MU9102 | 1939-02-02 | 1968-01-01 |
| CATCHING WHOPPERS | 1939 | MP9711 | 1939-10-13 | 1968-01-01 |
| CHILE | 1939 | MP9778 | 1939-11-10 | 1968-01-01 |
| CIRCUS CO-ED | 1939 | MP9251 | 1939-03-10 | 1968-01-01 |
| CLOCK WISE | 1939 | LP8779 | 1939-03-24 | 1968-01-01 |
| COAT TALES | 1939 | LP9285 | 1939-11-17 | 1968-01-01 |
| COLD WALLS | 1939 | MU9250 | 1939-03-15 | 1968-01-01 |
| COLOMBIA | 1939 | MP9547 | 1939-07-21 | 1968-01-01 |
| COME OUT OF THE KITCHEN | 1939 | MU9384 | 1939-05-12 | 1968-01-01 |
| COMFORT IN THE MAKING | 1939 | MU9149 | 1939-02-20 | 1968-01-01 |
| CONVICT'S CODE | 1939 | LP8549 | 1939-01-10 | 1968-01-01 |
| CORONATION OF POPE PIUS XII | 1939 | MP9265 | 1939-03-20 | 1968-01-01 |
| CRAZY AUCTIONEER | 1939 | MP9325 | 1939-03-30 | 1968-01-01 |
| CRIME RAVE | 1939 | LP8758 | 1939-01-13 | 1968-01-01 |
| CUPID RIDES THE RANGE | 1939 | LP9174 | 1939-09-08 | 1968-01-01 |
| DAFFY DUCK AND THE DINOSAUR | 1939 | MP9328 | 1939-04-22 | 1968-01-01 |
| DANGER FLIGHT | 1939 | LP9227 | 1939-10-23 | 1968-01-01 |
| DAYS OF JESSIE JAMES | 1939 | LP9315 | 1939-12-20 | 1968-01-01 |
| DEAR PARDNERS | 1939 | MU9140 | 1939-02-16 | 1968-01-01 |
| DEATH VALLEY THRILLS | 1939 | MP9478 | 1939-06-09 | 1968-01-01 |
| DEVIL DRIVERS | 1939 | MP9408 | 1939-05-24 | 1968-01-01 |
| DIAMOND DUST | 1939 | MP9389 | 1939-05-12 | 1968-01-01 |
| DOG-GONE | 1939 | LP8871 | 1939-04-21 | 1968-01-01 |
| DOUBLE OR NOTHING | 1939 | LP9560 | 1939-12-23 | 1968-01-01 |
| DOWN THE WYOMING TRAIL | 1939 | LP8839 | 1939-05-11 | 1968-01-01 |
| DRESS REHEARSAL | 1939 | LU9121 | 1939-09-23 | 1968-01-01 |
| DRIFTING WESTWARD | 1939 | LP8562 | 1939-01-18 | 1968-01-01 |
| DUEL PERSONALITIES | 1939 | LP8784 | 1939-03-09 | 1968-01-01 |
| ECUADOR | 1939 | MP9622 | 1939-09-01 | 1968-01-01 |
| ESCAPE TO PARADISE | 1939 | LP9342 | 1939-12-22 | 1968-01-01 |
| ETERNALLY YOURS | 1939 | LP9187 | 1939-10-20 | 1968-01-01 |
| EVERYBODY'S HOBBY | 1939 | LP9064 | 1939-08-26 | 1968-01-01 |
| EVERYTHING'S ON ICE | 1939 | LP9292 | 1939-10-06 | 1968-01-01 |
| EXILE EXPRESS | 1939 | LP8865 | 1939-05-18 | 1968-01-01 |
| EYES FRONT | 1939 | MU9515 | 1939-07-01 | 1968-01-01 |
| FAREWELL VIENNA | 1939 | MP9492 | 1939-06-23 | 1968-01-01 |
| FEATHERED PESTS | 1939 | LP8997 | 1939-07-14 | 1968-01-01 |
| FIERY ABYSS | 1939 | MP10096 | 1939-10-06 | 1968-01-01 |
| FIRST IN '40 | 1939 | MU9729 | 1939-11-02 | 1968-01-01 |
| FISHERMAN'S PLUCK | 1939 | MP9313 | 1939-04-14 | 1968-01-01 |
| FISHERMAN'S WHARF | 1939 | LP8695 | 1939-02-03 | 1968-01-01 |
| FIVE TIMES FIVE | 1939 | MP9550 | 1939-07-21 | 1968-01-01 |
| FOR SAFETY'S SAKE | 1939 | MU9787 | 1939-12-07 | 1968-01-01 |
| FORTY MILLION HOOF BEATS | 1939 | MP9786 | 1939-12-03 | 1968-01-01 |
| FOX HUNTING IN THE ROMAN CAMPAGNA | 1939 | MP10038 | 1939-01-14 | 1968-01-01 |
| FRANKIE MASTERS AND HIS ORCHESTRA | 1939 | MP9859 | 1939-12-29 | 1968-01-01 |
| FREE AIR | 1939 | MU8995 | 1939-01-03 | 1968-01-01 |
| FRESH VEGETABLE MYSTERY | 1939 | LP9595 | 1939-09-29 | 1968-01-01 |
| FRONTIER PONY EXPRESS | 1939 | LP8794 | 1939-04-20 | 1968-01-01 |
| FRONT OFFICE PROCEDURE | 1939 | MP9460 | 1939-06-08 | 1968-01-01 |
| FUNDAMENTAL STEPS IN BATON TWIRLING | 1939 | MU9646 | 1939-09-13 | 1968-01-01 |
| GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA | 1939 | LP9400 | 1939-12-19 | 1968-01-01 |
| GIRL FROM RIO | 1939 | LP9021 | 1939-08-03 | 1968-01-01 |
| GOATS | 1939 | MP9827 | 1939-08-03 | 1968-01-01 |
| GOLD RUSH DAZE | 1939 | MP9268 | 1939-02-25 | 1968-01-01 |
| GOLGOTHA—THAT ALL MIGHT LIVE | 1939 | LU8627 | 1939-01-12 | 1968-01-01 |
| GOOD SKATES | 1939 | MP9305 | 1939-04-14 | 1968-01-01 |
| GUARDIAN SHOES | 1939 | MU9535 | 1939-07-19 | 1968-01-01 |
| HAPPY HEN AND HER CHICKS | 1939 | MP9853 | 1939-10-01 | 1968-01-01 |
| HAUNTED HOUSE | 1939 | LP8884 | 1939-06-03 | 1968-01-01 |
| HEARST METROTONE NEWS, INC., NEW YORK | 1939 | MP9835 | 1939-11-29 | 1968-01-01 |
| HEAT TAKES A HOLIDAY | 1939 | MU9520 | 1939-07-01 | 1968-01-01 |
| HELLO MAMA | 1939 | MP9287 | 1939-04-10 | 1968-01-01 |
| HELP WANTED | 1939 | MU9240 | 1939-02-25 | 1968-01-01 |
| HELP YOURSELF | 1939 | MU9345 | 1939-04-10 | 1968-01-01 |
| HERE'S HAL | 1939 | MP9785 | 1939-11-24 | 1968-01-01 |
| HERE'S WHY BEST BET'S BUICK | 1939 | MU9756 | 1939-10-23 | 1968-01-01 |
| HERITAGE OF THE DESERT | 1939 | LP8932 | 1939-06-23 | 1968-01-01 |
| HEROES IN BLUE | 1939 | LP9241 | 1939-11-07 | 1968-01-01 |
| HIS GIRL FRIDAY | 1939 | LP9305 | 1939-12-30 | 1968-01-01 |
| HI-YO SILVER | 1939 | LU8803 | 1939-04-27 | 1968-01-01 |
| HOLD YOUR BREATH | 1939 | MP9163 | 1939-02-17 | 1968-01-01 |
| HOLLYWOOD HIGHLIGHTS | 1939 | MP9686 | 1939-03-01 | 1968-01-01 |
| HOME BONER | 1939 | LP8772 | 1939-03-10 | 1968-01-01 |
| HORRORS OF WAR | 1939 | MP10614 | 1939-09-25 | 1968-01-01 |
| HOW IT'S BUILT | 1939 | MU9101 | 1939-02-02 | 1968-01-01 |
| HUMMING BIRD | 1939 | MU9755 | 1939-11-14 | 1968-01-01 |
| HYDRO-MANIACS | 1939 | MP9621 | 1939-09-01 | 1968-01-01 |
| IN OLD CALIENTE | 1939 | LP8944 | 1939-06-19 | 1968-01-01 |
| INVISIBLE STRIPES | 1939 | MP9819 | 1939-03-06 | 1968-01-01 |
| IRISH LUCK | 1939 | LP9072 | 1939-08-09 | 1968-01-01 |
| IRRIGATION FARMING | 1939 | MP9826 | 1939-08-03 | 1968-01-01 |
| IT TAKES TWO TO MAKE A CHAMP | 1939 | MU9107 | 1939-02-02 | 1968-01-01 |
| JACK LEARNS TO USE THE LIBRARY | 1939 | MU9200 | 1939-03-09 | 1968-01-01 |
| JAMAICA | 1939 | MP9416 | 1939-05-26 | 1968-01-01 |
| JAMAICA INN | 1939 | LP9183 | 1939-10-02 | 1968-01-01 |
| JAN | 1939 | LP9356 | 1939-11-17 | 1968-01-01 |
| JENGIBRE CONTRA DINAMITA! | 1939 | LP24575 | 1939-12-12 | 1968-01-01 |
| JOURNEY THROUGH TIME AND SPACE | 1939 | MU9730 | 1939-11-02 | 1968-01-01 |
| JUDO EXPERTS | 1939 | MP9816 | 1939-12-08 | 1968-01-01 |
| JUMPING BEANS | 1939 | MU9278 | 1939-04-01 | 1968-01-01 |
| JUST A SECOND | 1939 | MU9249 | 1939-03-15 | 1968-01-01 |
| KENNEL KINGS | 1939 | MP9551 | 1939-07-31 | 1968-01-01 |
| KING COTTON | 1939 | MU9246 | 1939-03-15 | 1968-01-01 |
| KOL NIDRE | 1939 | LU9179 | 1939-10-16 | 1968-01-01 |
| LADY OF THE TROPICS | 1939 | LP9053 | 1939-08-09 | 1968-01-01 |
| LAUGH IT OFF | 1939 | LP9202 | 1939-11-01 | 1968-01-01 |
| LAW OF THE PAMPAS | 1939 | LP9214 | 1939-11-03 | 1968-01-01 |
| LE MIOCHE | 1939 | LP8725 | 1939-03-11 | 1968-01-01 |
| LONG SHOT | 1939 | LP8578 | 1939-01-06 | 1968-01-01 |
| LOST ATLANTIS | 1939 | LU8661 | 1939-02-13 | 1968-01-01 |
| LOVE AFFAIR | 1939 | LP8757 | 1939-03-16 | 1968-01-01 |
| LUCKY COLORS | 1939 | MU9264 | 1939-03-25 | 1968-01-01 |
| MADE FOR EACH OTHER | 1939 | LP8663 | 1939-02-23 | 1968-01-01 |
| MAD YOUTH | 1939 | LP8724 | 1939-03-20 | 1968-01-01 |
| MAID TO ORDER | 1939 | LP8623 | 1939-01-27 | 1968-01-01 |
| MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN | 1939 | LP8816 | 1939-05-02 | 1968-01-01 |
| MARRIAGE-GO-ROUND | 1939 | LP8996 | 1939-07-28 | 1968-01-01 |
| ME& MY GIRL | 1939 | LP9554 | 1939-11-28 | 1968-01-01 |
| MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, OVERTURE PLAYED BY THE NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA OF THE U. S. A | 1939 | MP9723 | 1939-10-27 | 1968-01-01 |
| MEXICAN SILHOUETTE | 1939 | MP9422 | 1939-05-23 | 1968-01-01 |
| MEXICAN SILHOUETTE | 1939 | MP9423 | 1939-05-23 | 1968-01-01 |
| MEXICAN SPITFIRE | 1939 | MP9871 | 1939-12-08 | 1968-01-01 |
| MEXICAN SPITFIRE | 1939 | MP9872 | 1939-12-13 | 1968-01-01 |
| MEXICAN SPITFIRE | 1939 | MP9874 | 1939-12-20 | 1968-01-01 |
| MILESTONES OF PROGRESS | 1939 | MU9727 | 1939-11-02 | 1968-01-01 |
| MODES AND MOTORS | 1939 | MU9310 | 1939-04-15 | 1968-01-01 |
| MOMENTS OF CHARM OF 1940 | 1939 | MP9732 | 1939-10-27 | 1968-01-01 |
| MONEY AT WORK | 1939 | MP9671 | 1939-09-27 | 1968-01-01 |
| MOON OVER HARLEM | 1939 | LP8950 | 1939-06-26 | 1968-01-01 |
| MORE POWER TO YOU | 1939 | MU9312 | 1939-04-15 | 1968-01-01 |
| MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD | 1939 | MU9462 | 1939-06-16 | 1968-01-01 |
| MOVIETONE NEWS | 1939 | MP9955 | 1939-12-22 | 1968-01-01 |
| MOVIETONE NEWS | 1939 | MP9956 | 1939-12-22 | 1968-01-01 |
| MOVIETONE NEWS | 1939 | MP9958 | 1939-12-22 | 1968-01-01 |
| MOVIETONE NEWS | 1939 | MP9959 | 1939-12-22 | 1968-01-01 |
| MOVIETONE NEWS | 1939 | MP9960 | 1939-12-22 | 1968-01-01 |
| MOVIETONE NEWS | 1939 | MP9961 | 1939-12-22 | 1968-01-01 |
| MOVING VANITIES | 1939 | LP8868 | 1939-05-05 | 1968-01-01 |
| MR. AND MRS. JESSE CRAWFORD AT HOME | 1939 | MP9306 | 1939-04-15 | 1968-01-01 |
| MR. WONG IN CHINATOWN | 1939 | LP8991 | 1939-07-18 | 1968-01-01 |
| MUSICAL MOUNTAINEERS | 1939 | MP9388 | 1939-05-12 | 1968-01-01 |
| MUSIC THROUGH THE YEARS | 1939 | MP9144 | 1939-02-03 | 1968-01-01 |
| MUTINY IN THE BIG HOUSE | 1939 | LP9166 | 1939-10-02 | 1968-01-01 |
| MY FIRST TRIP TO CHINA—WHERE THE WIND ROCKS THE BAMBOO | 1939 | MU9467 | 1939-06-17 | 1968-01-01 |
| MY FRIEND THE MONKEY | 1939 | MP9096 | 1939-01-20 | 1968-01-01 |
| MY SON | 1939 | LU8879 | 1939-06-02 | 1968-01-01 |
| MYSTERY PLANE | 1939 | LP8720 | 1939-02-17 | 1968-01-01 |
| MYXEDEMA | 1939 | MU9175 | 1939-02-27 | 1968-01-01 |
| NAME THE CITY | 1939 | MU9552 | 1939-08-01 | 1968-01-01 |
| NANCY DREW—REPORTER | 1939 | LP8650 | 1939-02-18 | 1968-01-01 |
| NAVAJO INDIANS | 1939 | MP9818 | 1939-03-06 | 1968-01-01 |
| NAVY SECRETS | 1939 | LP8611 | 1939-01-27 | 1968-01-01 |
| NEW ENGLAND YESTERDAY AND TODAY | 1939 | MU9104 | 1939-02-02 | 1968-01-01 |
| NICKY RIDES AGAIN | 1939 | LU8679 | 1939-02-25 | 1968-01-01 |
| NOISELESS NEWS | 1939 | LU9267 | 1939-12-07 | 1968-01-01 |
| NO MOTOR TOO HOT | 1939 | MU9339 | 1939-04-15 | 1968-01-01 |
| NO PARKING | 1939 | LP9520 | 1939-12-22 | 1968-01-01 |
| NOTHING BUT PLEASURE | 1939 | LP9323 | 1939-12-18 | 1968-01-01 |
| NOW IS THE TIME | 1939 | LU9268 | 1939-12-07 | 1968-01-01 |
| NURSE EDITH CAVELL | 1939 | LP9196 | 1939-09-21 | 1968-01-01 |
| ODDITIES IN THE LAW | 1939 | MU9275 | 1939-03-31 | 1968-01-01 |
| OILY TO BED AND OILY TO RISE | 1939 | LP9152 | 1939-10-01 | 1968-01-01 |
| OKLAHOMA TERROR | 1939 | LP9073 | 1939-08-18 | 1968-01-01 |
| ORGAN NOVELTY | 1939 | MP9820 | 1939-03-06 | 1968-01-01 |
| ORGAN NOVELTY | 1939 | MP9890 | 1939-08-30 | 1968-01-01 |