Public Domain
Corregidor
1943 · Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) · Dir. William Nigh
A doctor and his staff in a hospital on the Philippine island of Corregidor shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor try to treat the sick, injured and wounded as American and Filipino troops desperately try to beat back a ferocious Japanese attack.
Confidence
95
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
The film 'Corregidor' was released in 1943 and was originally registered for copyright by PRC Pictures, Inc. on March 24, 1943 (registration number LP11933). Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works registered between 1928 and 1963 required a formal renewal filing with the US Copyright Office during the 28th year of the first term to extend protection for a second term.
A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) reveals no renewal record for this title. For a 1943 registration, the renewal window would have been in 1970 or 1971. Because the copyright was not renewed, the film entered the public domain upon the expiration of its first 28-year term in 1971. The film is widely recognized as public domain in legal filmographies such as Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain by Hurst/Baer and is frequently distributed by public domain specialty labels.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database
- Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE), Motion Pictures 1912-1939 and 1940-1949
- Hurst, Walter E., and D. Richard Baer. Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain (1894-1939; 1940-1949)
- IMDb - Corregidor (1943)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.