Public Domain
A Romeo Robin
1930 · Tiffany Productions · Dir. John Foster
A happy-go-lucky musical where various characters, mostly birds I guess (tough to tell with all dressed up in hats and clothes), play instruments, sing or dance.
Confidence
95
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
A Romeo Robin is a US production released by Tiffany Productions in 1930. Because it was published between 1928 and 1963, its copyright status in the United States depended on a timely renewal filing with the U.S. Copyright Office during the 28th year of its initial copyright term.
A thorough search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) reveals no renewal registration for this title. Tiffany Productions, the original producer, went defunct in the 1930s, and while many of its assets were later acquired, the vast majority of its films fell into the public domain due to administrative neglect of renewals. The film is consistently listed in James Robert Parish's and D. Richard Baer's 'Film Superlist' as a work that entered the public domain after the expiration of its first 28-year term in 1958.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database
- Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE), Motion Pictures 1912-1939; 1950-1959
- Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain (1894-1939)
- IMDb: A Romeo Robin (1930)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.