Mary and Gretel [Part 1]

This short film was released in 1916 as part of the Biograph 're-issue' or 'compilation' series (often utilizing older D.W. Griffith-era footage or new short subjects under the Biograph banner). Under US copyright law, all works published before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of whether they were originally registered or renewed. The film is documented in the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries and filmographies of the Biograph Company. As it was published over 100 years ago, it is definitively public domain in the United States and worldwide.