Lightning Bryce, Episode 11: The Madman’s Match

Lightning Bryce is a 15-chapter Western film serial released in 1919 starring Jack Hoxie. Episode 11, titled 'The Madman’s Match', was copyrighted and released during the year 1919. According to US copyright law, all works published in the United States prior to January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of whether they were ever renewed. Because the film is well over 95 years old and predates the 1928 cutoff, its copyright protection has expired by operation of law. No search of the renewal records is necessary to confirm its status, as the maximum possible term of protection for a 1919 work ended no later than 1994 (75 years under the 1976 Act).