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The Children in the House

1916 · Fine Arts Film Company · Dir. Chester M. Franklin

A woman is stuck with an unfaithful husband until he is killed robbing a bank.

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Why this status applies

The film 'The Children in the House' was released in the United States on April 30, 1916. It is a silent drama directed by Chester M. Franklin and Sidney Franklin, starring Norma Talmadge and produced by the Fine Arts Film Company (distributed by Triangle Distributing Corporation). Under current U.S. copyright law, all works published or registered before January 1, 1929, have entered the public domain regardless of renewal status. As a 1916 production, the copyright on this motion picture expired no later than the end of its 75th year (under the 1976 Act) or was already in the public domain under the 1909 Act's 56-year maximum term. Consequently, there are no active copyright protections for this film in the United States.
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