A Girl Revue: First Edition

The film 'A Girl Revue: First Edition' (also known simply as 'A Girl Revue') is a US short subject produced by Educational Pictures and released in April 1928. Under the US Copyright Act of 1909, works published before January 1, 1928, are in the public domain. Works published in 1928 were subject to a 28-year initial term and required a renewal filing in their 28th year to maintain protection. Research of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) shows no renewal record for this title or for the specific episode 'First Edition' under Educational Pictures. According to the 'Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain 1894–1939' by Hurst and Baer, the majority of short-form variety films from this era, specifically those from Educational's 'Tuxedo Comedies' or 'Mermaid Comedies' lines (which distributed similar revue shorts), entered the public domain due to non-renewal. Because the 28-year window for a 1928 release closed in 1956 without a renewal filing, the work safely resides in the public domain.