Public Domain
The Call of the City
1915 · Selig Polyscope Company · Dir. Harry Beaumont
A naive young lady comes to the big city but is unfortunately befriended by a couple who probably are up to no good. However, she is unaware of this and accepts their offer to help. Soon, and completely out of the blue, another crook accosts them--and the two men struggle until one of them is killed.
Confidence
100
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Why this status applies
The film 'The Call of the City' was produced by the Selig Polyscope Company and released in September 1915. Under US copyright law (17 USC § 304), all works published or registered before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain due to the expiration of their maximum copyright term (95 years from the date of publication).
As this film was released in 1915, its copyright protection expired no later than 1990 (the end of the 75th year if following the laws prior to the 1998 extension, or 1943 if it had not been renewed). Regardless of renewal status, its age places it well before the 1928 cutoff for automatic public domain status in the United States.
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Supporting facts
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