Public Domain
Modeling
1921 · Inkwell Studios (distributed by Paramount Pictures) · Dir. Dave Fleischer
The Clown causes trouble for the Cartoonist, and a sculptor using the studio, when he escapes from his backdrop and hides in the wet clay of a bust.
Confidence
100
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Why this status applies
The film 'Modeling' is a 1921 animated short from the Out of the Inkwell series, directed by Dave Fleischer and starring Koko the Clown. It was originally released in the United States on September 18, 1921.
Under US copyright law, all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of renewal status. As this film was published in 1921, its statutory copyright term has expired. The film is widely available in public domain collections and on the Internet Archive due to this expiration.
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