Public Domain
All Night
1918 · Universal Film Manufacturing Co. · Dir. Paul Powell
A married society couple (Dorian and Warren) persuade an unmarried pair (Valentino and Myers) to take their places at a party while they pretend to be the servants.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
The film 'All Night,' directed by Paul Powell and starring Rudolph Valentino and Carmel Myers, was released in the United States on November 16, 1918. Under the provisions of the Copyright Act of 1909 and the subsequent Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, all works legally published in the United States prior to January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of whether their copyright was ever renewed.
The 95-year maximum term for works published in 1918 expired on December 31, 2013. Consequently, the film is no longer subject to copyright protection in the United States and is free for public use, performance, and distribution. This expiration applies to all US-produced films from the silent era released before the 1928 cutoff.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films (All Night, 1918)
- U.S. Copyright Office, Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices
- Library of Congress, Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.