Public Domain
Enoch Arden
1915 · Majestic Motion Picture Company · Dir. Christy Cabanne
Seamen Enoch Arden returns home after a long absence marooned on a desert island. At home he finds his wife married to another, and though he loves her, he cannot bear to disrupt her current happiness.
Confidence
100
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Why this status applies
Under the current US copyright law (the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998), all works published before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain. This specific adaptation of the Alfred Lord Tennyson poem, directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Lillian Gish, was released in April 1915.
Because the film was published more than 95 years ago and falls prior to the 1928 cutoff, its copyright has expired regardless of whether it was ever registered or renewed. The film is widely available in historical archives and public domain collections due to its age.
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Supporting facts
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