The Trail of the North Wind

The film 'The Trail of the North Wind' (frequently associated with both 1923 and 1924) was released during the silent film era. Under current US copyright law, the term of protection for works published with a copyright notice before 1928 was 95 years from the date of publication. As of January 1, 2019, all works published in the United States before 1924 have entered the public domain. Even if the film had been published in 1924 (which would have potentially extended its protection until 2020), it would have required a renewal of copyright in its 28th year to maintain protection. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) shows no renewal record for this title produced by Nell Shipman. Given that the publication date is definitively before 1928, the work has expired into the public domain regardless of renewal status.