Protected
Always Goodbye
1938 · 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. · Dir. Sidney Lanfield
Following the death of her fiancé, Margot Weston is left pregnant and unmarried. Former doctor Jim Howard helps the desperate Margot. When her son is born, Jim helps her find a home for the baby with Phil Marshall and his wife. Margot insists that neither the Marshalls nor the child can ever know that she is his mother.
Confidence
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— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
Always Goodbye (1938) was produced by 20th Century-Fox and is currently protected by US copyright. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works from 1938 required a renewal in their 28th year to extend protection to the full 95-year term.
Research of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) confirms that the film was originally registered on July 1, 1938 (LP8188) and was successfully renewed on April 5, 1966 (R383457) by 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. Because the renewal was filed within the statutory window, the copyright was extended. Under the 1976 Act and the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, this 1938 production will not enter the public domain until January 1, 2034 (95 years after publication).
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Supporting facts
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database (search: Always Goodbye)
- Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures 1912–1939 and 1960–1969
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films (1931-1940)
- Hurst / D. Richard Baer, 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.