Public Domain
Love Never Dies
1921 · Associated First National Pictures · Dir. King Vidor
John and Tilly's happy marriage is ruined when Tilly's father finds out about the scandalous past of John's mother. John, unaware of his father-in-law's meddling, thinks Tilly has left him, and he leaves town. Her father leads Tilly to believe that John has died in an accident, and he pushes her to marry someone else.
Confidence
100
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Why this status applies
The film 'Love Never Dies,' directed by King Vidor and starring Madge Bellamy, was released in the United States on October 20, 1921. It was produced and distributed by King Vidor Productions and Associated First National Pictures.
Under current United States copyright law, specifically the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain. Because this film was released in 1921, its copyright protection expired 75 years after its release (under the rules at the time) or reached its maximal extension at the start of the 21st century. As of January 1, 1997, all works from 1921 officially transitioned into the public domain in the US.
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