Public Domain
Arizona Days
1937 · Grand National Pictures · Dir. John English
Tex and sidekick Grass join McGill's traveling show. When Price has McGill's wagons burned, Tex becomes the county tax collector to earn money. This leads to trouble as one of those owing money is Price who says he will not pay. Business doesn´t go as plan.
Confidence
95
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
The film 'Arizona Days' was released in 1937 by Grand National Pictures. Under the US Copyright Act of 1909, works published between 1928 and 1963 required a renewal of copyright with the US Copyright Office in the 28th year after publication to secure a second term of protection.
A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) reveals no renewal registration for this title. While the film was originally registered (LP6838), the failure to renew the copyright in 1964 or 1965 caused the film to fall into the public domain in the United States upon the expiration of its first 28-year term.
This film is widely recognized as being in the public domain and is frequently included in public domain collections and available for free distribution on platforms like the Internet Archive and via various PD-specialist distributors (e.g., Alpha Video). The Film Superlist (Hurst) also confirms the lack of renewal for this production.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database
- U Penn Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE)
- Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain (1894-1939)
- IMDb
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.