
Public Domain
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914 · Keystone Film Company · Dir. Roscoe Arbuckle
A city slicker tries to woo a country girl while her boyfriend fixes his tire.
Confidence
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Why this status applies
The film 'Leading Lizzie Astray' was released on November 30, 1914, by the Keystone Film Company, starring Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle. Under US copyright law, all works published before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain due to the expiration of their statutory copyright term (the maximum term for works of this era was 56 years, comprising an initial 28-year term and a secondary 28-year renewal term).
Since this film was released in 1914, it passed into the public domain no later than 1970 (assuming it was even registered and renewed). Today, it is recognized as a public domain work and is widely available through archives and film preservation sites like the Internet Archive and various silent film databases.
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