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The Lady of the Dugout

1918 · Jennings Productions · Dir. W.S. Van Dyke

Real life outlaw Al Jennings tells a "real" story about how he came to the aid of a woman who was abused by her alcoholic husband.

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Why this status applies

The Lady of the Dugout is a 1918 silent Western film starring and produced by the former outlaw Al Jennings. The film was originally released in the United States on June 16, 1918, which is within the ±2 year window of the year provided. Under current U.S. copyright law, all works published before January 1, 1929, have entered the public domain regardless of whether they were originally registered or renewed. Because this film was published in 1918, its copyright protection expired exactly 75 years after publication (under the previous law) or has simply lapsed due to the passage of the 95-year maximum term for works from that era. As of January 1, 1994, all films from 1918 were officially in the public domain. Furthermore, search results for this title in the Library of Congress and Film Superlist (Hurst) confirm its 1918 release. It is currently hosted by various public domain archives, including the Internet Archive, without copyright challenge.
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