
Public Domain
The Silent Command
1923 · Fox Film Corp. · Dir. J. Gordon Edwards
A distinguished young Naval officer from a celebrated military falls prey to a terrorist and his seductress accomplice bent on destroying the Panama Canal.
Confidence
100
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Why this status applies
The film 'The Silent Command' was released in 1923 and is a U.S. production by the Fox Film Corporation. Under the current U.S. copyright law (the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998), all works published or registered in the United States prior to January 1, 1929, have entered the public domain upon the expiration of their 95-year term.
As of January 1, 2019, works from 1923 became public domain. Since this film was released and copyrighted in 1923 (Registration No. LP19349), its protection expired at the end of 2018 regardless of whether the copyright was renewed in the 28th year. No further renewal or registration can extend this term for a work of this age.
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