Public Domain
Branded a Bandit
1924 · Action Pictures · Dir. Paul Hurst
A miner has struck it rich and gives some ore to cowhand Jess Dean to take to his granddaughter. But Horse Williams has the miner shot and uses the ore found on Jess to accuse him of the murder. Jess escapes from the mob of townspeople who later learn that the body of the supposedly dead miner has mysteriously disappeared.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
Branded a Bandit was released on July 1, 1924, and was directed by Paul Hurst. It stars Yakima Canutt and was produced and distributed by Action Pictures.
Under US copyright law, any work published or registered before January 1, 1928, has definitively entered the public domain. This occurs because the maximum possible copyright term for works from this era (including the initial term and the renewal term) has expired. As this film was released in 1924, its 95-year term expired no later than the end of 2019.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- IMDb: Branded a Bandit (1924)
- 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.