Pushover

The film 'Pushover', directed by Richard Quine and starring Fred MacMurray and Kim Novak, was released in the United States in 1954. Under the US Copyright Act of 1909, works from this era required a renewal in the 28th year of their copyright term to remain protected. Research of the US Copyright Office records confirms that Columbia Pictures (the original claimant) successfully renewed the copyright. The original registration was LP3950, dated July 30, 1954. The renewal was filed by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. on March 1, 1982, under renewal registration number RE121-698. This renewal extends the copyright protection for a total of 95 years from the publication date. As the renewal is documented and valid, the film will not enter the public domain in the United States until January 1, 2050. The film is currently actively managed and distributed by Sony Pictures (the successor to Columbia).