Public Domain
Bobby Bumps' Tank
1917 · Bray Productions · Dir. Earl Hurd
A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief after crafting a homemade tank.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
The film 'Bobby Bumps' Tank', an animated short part of the Bobby Bumps series created by Earl Hurd and produced by Bray Productions, was released in the United States in the year 1917. This was confirmed by its inclusion in the Paramount-Bray Pictograph series and contemporary trade journals such as The Moving Picture World.
Under US copyright law, all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have definitively entered the public domain regardless of whether their copyrights were ever renewed. As a 1917 release, this film's maximum possible copyright term expired long ago (the last of which expired at the end of 1992 under the previous 75-year rule). No restoration or extension provisions apply to 1917 domestic US works.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE): Motion Pictures 1912-1939
- The Moving Picture World, Vol. 31, Iss. 12 (March 1917)
- IMDb: Bobby Bumps' Tank (1917)
- Hurst, Richard Maurice. 'The Bobby Bumps Series' in Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.