Public Domain
The Tree Man
1925 · Clyde Cook Productions
Confidence
100
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Why this status applies
The film 'The Tree Man' is a silent comedy short released in 1925, starring Clyde Cook and directed by Hampden Del Ruth. It was released in the United States by Fox Film Corporation.
Under the current US copyright law (Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Copyright Term Extension Act), all works published or registered in the United States before January 1, 1929, have entered the public domain. Because this film was published in 1925, its maximum copyright term of 95 years has expired (expiring no later than January 1, 2021).
— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- IMDb: The Tree Man (1925)
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films (1921-1930)
- Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures 1912-1939
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