Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The 1913 version of 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' starring King Baggot and directed by Herbert Brenon is in the public domain in the United States. Under current US copyright law, all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of renewal status or authorship. This specific film was produced by Carl Laemmle's Independent Moving Pictures (Imp), which became part of Universal. As a work from the silent era published well before the 1928 cutoff, it is widely used in public domain collections and is available for free download through the Internet Archive and other historical film databases without restriction. No search for renewal or notice is required given its publication date.