Name: I Walk Alone
Director: Byron Haskin
Released: 1947

I Walk Alone

1947 · Hal Wallis Productions / Paramount Pictures · Dir. Byron Haskin

Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.

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Why this status applies

The film 'I Walk Alone' was released in late 1947 (premiered December 31, 1947) and registered for copyright by Hal Wallis Productions, Inc. on January 23, 1948, under registration number LP1453. As a work from the 1928–1963 era, it required a manual renewal during the 28th year of its first term to remain protected. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries confirms that the copyright was successfully renewed. The renewal was filed on February 3, 1975, by Hal B. Wallis (as author) under renewal number R597087. Because the copyright was properly maintained, the film is protected for a total term of 95 years from its publication date. The film will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2023. At the time of this analysis, it remains under active copyright protection.

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