Public Domain
Alice's Little Parade
1926 · Walt Disney Studio · Dir. Walt Disney
Julius is riding through the town declaring war and the villagers promptly arm and ready themselves. While Alice inspects the troops, the opposing army (made up of mice) fires its cannons. Julius is hit and knocked completely apart; he's picked up and brought to the hospital where they put him back together with a healthy helping of spare parts. The stalwart cat returns to the field and, using a fan and a piece of strong-smelling cheese, lures the mice out of their trench, clubbing them on the head as they arrive with his multifunctional tail.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
The film 'Alice's Little Parade' is one of the 'Alice Comedies' produced by Walt Disney and distributed by Winkler Pictures. It was released on February 1, 1926. Under U.S. copyright law, any work published or registered before January 1, 1929, has entered the public domain as its maximum copyright term of 95 years has expired.
Even if the film were published later, motion pictures from this era required a renewal in the 28th year to maintain protection. While Disney was diligent with later works, the blanket expiration of all pre-1929 works (as of January 1, 2024, at the latest) makes the status of this specific short definitive without the need to search for specific renewal filings. It has fully aged out of its statutory term of protection.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ15a.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Comedies
- https://www.disneyanimation.com/history/
- Hurst, Richard Maurice. Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain (1894–1939)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.