Dead Reckoning

The film 'Dead Reckoning', directed by John Cromwell and starring Humphrey Bogart, was originally released in 1947. Under the US Copyright Act of 1909, works from this era required a copyright renewal during the 28th year of their first term to remain protected for a second term. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress CCE confirms that Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (or its predecessor) successfully renewed the copyright for this production. The renewal record (R573024) was filed on March 21, 1974, following the original registration (LP850) on February 10, 1947. Because the renewal was filed correctly within the statutory window, the copyright was extended. Under the 1976 Act and subsequent extensions (including the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act), films from 1947 with valid renewals are protected for 95 years from the date of publication, meaning this film will not enter the public domain in the United States until January 1, 2043.