Air Hostess

The film 'Air Hostess' was released in 1933 and was originally registered for copyright by Columbia Pictures Corp. on January 19, 1933, under registration number LP3585. According to US copyright law for works published between 1928 and 1963, a copyright must have been renewed during the 28th year of the first term to maintain protection for a second term. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) reveals no renewal registration for this specific 1933 production. The film appeared in James L. Limbacher's 'Feature Films on 8mm and 16mm' and the 'Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain' (Hurst/Baer), which confirms the lack of renewal. The film's copyright expired at the end of its first 28-year term in 1961. Because Columbia Pictures failed to file a renewal application in the 28th year (1960-1961), the work entered the public domain in the United States. This title should not be confused with the 1949 Columbia film of the same name, which was renewed and remains protected.