Public Domain
The Ghost of the Canyon
1920 · Capital Film Company · Dir. Robert Myles
Two railroad companies compete for a very lucrative contract. Helen's father is the first in command, and her fiance the second in one of the companies. The rival company organizes a sabotage, which is exposed by Helen. Unfortunately for her, she is alone against three men who tie her up to the railroad tracks. She faces imminent death unless she finds a way to free herself from the ropes.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
The film 'The Ghost of the Canyon' was released in 1920, starring Helen Gibson as a railroad operator in an adventure-themed western. This identification matches the user hint perfectly.
Under US copyright law, any work published before January 1, 1928, is definitively in the public domain. Because this motion picture was published in 1920, its term of copyright has expired regardless of whether it was registered or renewed. It entered the public domain at the latest on January 1, 1996, following the expiration of its maximum 75-year term under the 1976 Act (which was further extended for later works, but not those already in the public domain).
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Supporting facts
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Ghost of the Canyon (1920)
- IMDb: The Ghost of the Canyon (1920)
- Hurst, Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain (1894-1939)
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