Public Domain
A House Divided
1913 · Alice Guy Blaché / Solax Studios · Dir. Alice Guy-Blaché
A married couple, suspecting one another of infidelity, decide to "live separately together."
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
The film 'A House Divided' was directed by Alice Guy Blaché and released in the United States on May 2, 1913, by Solax Studios. This falls squarely within the pre-1928 window for US copyright law.
Under current US copyright law, all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain due to the expiration of the maximum possible copyright term (95 years). As a 1913 production, this work became part of the public domain in the US regardless of its previous renewal status or the survival of the original production company.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Library of Congress: Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) - Motion Pictures 1912-1939
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films: A House Divided (1913)
- Hurst, Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain 1894-1939
- Wikipedia: List of films in the public domain in the United States
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.