Protected
Air Hostess
1949 · Columbia Pictures Corp. · Dir. Lew Landers
The Hansen School for Air Hostesses, operated by Celia Hansen, welcomes a new group of students; a librarian named Ruth Jackson; Lorraine Carter, a nurse; and Jennifer White, whose husband was an aviator killed in World War II. Ruth meets a smart-alec pilot, Dennis Hogan, but complications arise as Lorraine also has an interest in him. Jennifer meets a war-buddy of her husband, Fred MacCoy. All three women, with each other's help, makes it through to graduation day.
Confidence
95
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
Air Hostess (1949) was a US production by Columbia Pictures. Under the 1909 Copyright Act, works published between 1928 and 1963 required a renewal filing in their 28th year to maintain protection. This film was originally registered for copyright on January 14, 1949, under registration number LP2092.
A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress (CCE) records confirms that Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. filed a timely renewal for this motion picture on December 3, 1976, under renewal registration number R647900. Because this renewal was successfully filed, the film's copyright was extended for a total term of 95 years from its publication date.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database (entry R647900)
- Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures, 1940-1949 (Library of Congress)
- Hurst, Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain (Reference for LP2092/R647900)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.