Public Domain
Father Gets In The Game
1908 · Biograph Company · Dir. D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith film about an elderly father who grows tired of seeing his son bring home beautiful women so he gets a makeover and heads out on the prowl.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
The film 'Father Gets In The Game' was released on October 10, 1908, by the Biograph Company (American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.) and was directed by D. W. Griffith with cinematography by G. W. 'Billy' Bitzer.
Under US copyright law, any work published or registered before January 1, 1928, has definitively entered the public domain regardless of whether the copyright was originally renewed. This 115-year statutory expiration is absolute. As a 1908 production, the film's copyright expired decades ago. No further search of the Catalog of Copyright Entries or the Library of Congress database is required to establish its public domain status.
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films (Shorts Records): Father Gets In The Game (1908)
- Internet Movie Database (IMDb): Father Gets In The Game (1908)
- Library of Congress: Paper Print Collection
- U.S. Copyright Office: Circular 38a (International Copyright Relations)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.