Public Domain
The Red Lily
1924 · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) · Dir. Fred Niblo
Jean and Marise, young lovers forced from their homes, flee to Paris. Irrevocably separated there, their lives deviate into the slums and hard labor of low-class French society. All the while, the two desperately search for one another.
Confidence
100
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Why this status applies
Under the current copyright laws of the United States, all works published before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of their original registration or renewal status. The Red Lily, directed by Fred Niblo and starring Enid Bennett and Ramon Novarro, was released on September 8, 1924.
Because the film was published and copyrighted in 1924, its maximum 95-year copyright term expired no later than the end of 2019. Consequently, the film is now legally free of copyright restrictions in the U.S. and can be freely used, distributed, and screened.
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Supporting facts
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