Protected
Barbary Coast
1935 · Samuel Goldwyn Productions / United Artists · Dir. Howard Hawks
Mary Rutledge arrives from the east, finds her fiancé dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel of Luis Chamalis' Bella Donna, a rowdy gambling house in San Francisco in the 1850s. She falls in love with miner Jim Carmichael and takes his gold dust at the wheel. She goes after him, Chamalis goes after her with intent to harm Carmichael.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
The film was originally registered for copyright on October 2, 1935, under registration number LP5842. Since it was published between 1928 and 1963, its copyright status depended on whether a renewal was filed with the US Copyright Office during the 28th year of the initial term.
Research of official renewal records confirms that the copyright was successfully renewed on September 19, 1963, under renewal number R322197 by Frances Howard Goldwyn (as the surviving spouse of the author). Further renewals or maintenance by the successor entity, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., and eventually the current rightsholders (the Goldwyn estate/Warner Bros. via distribution), ensure the film remains under copyright. Under the Copyright Term Extension Act, its 95-year term will expire on December 31, 2030.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database (R322197)
- Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1935 Motion Pictures (LP5842)
- Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain 1894-1939 (Hurst / Baer)
- IMDb: Barbary Coast (1935)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.