A Society Sensation

A Society Sensation was released on September 30, 1918, as a Bluebird Photoplay production. Under the United States Copyright Act of 1976 and the subsequent Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, all works published or registered in the United States prior to January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain. This occurs regardless of whether the copyright was originally renewed or maintained. The film was directed by Paul Powell and is notable for starring a young Rudolph Valentino (billed as Rudolpho De Valentina) alongside Carmel Myers. Following the expiration of its 95-year maximum potential term (which would have occurred in 2013 under older math, but was superseded by the absolute 1928 cutoff), the film resides universally in the public domain. Additionally, versions of this film exist in the public domain as both the original 1918 feature-length version and a later re-edited 1924 version titled 'The Dynamic Valentino.' All versions are now PD due to their pre-1928 publication dates.