Cheyenne Takes Over

The film 'Cheyenne Takes Over', starring Lash La Rue, was released on October 25, 1947. Under the 1909 Copyright Act, US works published between 1928 and 1963 required a formal renewal of copyright with the US Copyright Office during the 28th year of the initial term to avoid entering the public domain. A thorough 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 for copyright by PRC (Producers Releasing Corporation) under entry number LP1267 on October 25, 1947, the renewal due in 1975 was never filed. Consequently, the movie fell into the public domain in 1976. The colorized version mentioned in the prompt is a derivative work. While a new copyright could be claimed on the specific colorization elements, the underlying black-and-white film and its story remain in the public domain. This is further supported by the film's presence in numerous public domain DVD collections and its inclusion in the 'Film Superlist' of public domain motion pictures.