Public Domain
Womanhandled
1925 · Famous Players-Lasky / Paramount Pictures · Dir. Gregory La Cava
Bill Dana, a New York City playboy, can't resist the flaming flappers and red-hot mamas along the Great White Way, so he decides to head out west to his uncle's ranch in Wind River, Texas. But the gold-diggers and their relatives follow him.
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
Under the current laws of the United States, all works published or registered before January 1, 1929, have entered the public domain. Womanhandled is a silent comedy produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures on December 28, 1925 (with general release in early 1926).
Because the film was published in 1925, its 95-year maximum term of copyright protection expired on December 31, 2020. Even if the copyright had been properly registered and renewed (which it was, originally registered as LP22176 on December 23, 1925), the expiration of the statutory term is absolute for films of this era. As of January 1, 2021, the film is legally in the public domain in the United States.
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— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) - Motion Pictures 1912–1939
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Hurst, Richard Maurice. Film Superlist: 1894-1939
- 17 U.S.C. § 304 (Duration of Copyright)
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.