Public Domain
Over the Fence
1917 · Hal Roach Studios / Rolin Film Company · Dir. Harold Lloyd
Snitch steals Ginger's (stolen) baseball tickets and takes Ginger's girl to the game. Finding himself without tickets, Ginger dresses as a baseball player and wins the game. A possible debut of the "Glasses" or "Boy" character.
Confidence
100
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Why this status applies
The film 'Over the Fence' is a 1917 short comedy starring Harold Lloyd, produced by Hal Roach and released through Pathé Exchange. The copyright for this motion picture was originally registered by the Rolin Film Company on August 21, 1917 (registration number LP11296).
Under current U.S. copyright law, all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain. This occurs because their maximum possible 95-year term has expired (the term expired in 2012 for 1917 works). Furthermore, even under the previous 1909 Act rules, works of this era required a renewal in their 28th year; however, because the work predates 1928, it is in the public domain regardless of renewal status.
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