Public Domain
He Did and He Didn't
1916 · Keystone Film Company · Dir. Roscoe Arbuckle
A doctor, very much in love with his beautiful wife, comes to suspect that her visiting childhood friend Jack is more than just a friend. Jack's intentions are honorable, but everything he does tends to show his actions in a suspicious light, especially when burglars invade the house and Jack and the wife are caught together in their nightclothes.
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Why this status applies
The film 'He Did and He Didn't' (1916) is a silent short starring Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle and Mabel Normand. It was produced by the Keystone Film Company and released in late January or early February 1916.
Under United States copyright law, all works published before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of their original registration or renewal status. As this film was published and released in 1916, its statutory copyright term has expired. No further research into renewals or registration numbers is required, as the 95-year maximum term for works of this era has lapsed.
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