Public Domain
Her First Biscuits
1909 · Biograph Company · Dir. D.W. Griffith
A new bride has made a batch of biscuits. Her husband pretends to like them, so she delivers the rest to his office. But one bite of these biscuits makes you violently ill, and soon all his visitors (he runs a theatrical booking agency), plus the workmen at home, are ill; when she shows up at the office, they all go after her.
Confidence
100
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Why this status applies
Her First Biscuits is a silent short film directed by D.W. Griffith and produced by the Biograph Company. It was released in June 1909, starring Florence Lawrence and Mary Pickford. Under U.S. copyright law, all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of renewal or notice status.
Because the film was released in 1909, its maximum possible copyright term (which would have been 56 years under the 1909 Act, or extended via the 1976 Act) has long since expired. The film is now legally free to use, distribute, and screen in the United States without permission from the original creator or studio.
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