History for Main/PublicDomainFeatureFilms

Here is a list of feature films and short subjects that fall under PublicDomain in the United States or elsewhere. In addition to those listed, any films that were made before 1928 are classified under this as well. There's also a 1970s book, ''50,000 Motion Pictures in the Public Domain'', which the compilers created by checking films that either didn't renew their copyrights (as it wasn't automatic until 1978) or never filed them to begin with.

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Here is a list of feature films and short subjects that fall under PublicDomain in the United States or elsewhere. In addition to those listed, any films that were made before ~~1928~~ 1929 are classified under this as well. There's also a 1970s book, ''50,000 Motion Pictures in the Public Domain'', which the compilers created by checking films that either didn't renew their copyrights (as it wasn't automatic until 1978) or never filed them to begin with.

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* ''Film/{{Quicksand}}'' (1950)

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* ~~''Film/{{Quicksand}}''~~ ''Film/{{Quicksand|1950}}'' (1950)

Qaweldon

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This movie may or may not be public domain considering it was never officially released in most parts of the world. So let's wait until a concessus is made before claiming it.

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* ''Film/{{Pulgasari}}'' (1985)[[note]](considered this in countries still technically at war with North Korea, such as the U.S.)[[/note]]

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/oQI_JvjpZtg Abilene Town]]'' (1946)

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* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/oQI_JvjpZtg Abilene Town]]''~~ ''Film/AbileneTown'' (1946)

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/QCTQeKernfY Ace Drummond]]'' (1936)
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx7nFNCVfZF-b13ewL17PlN1umQSxMxwA The Adventures of Smilin' Jack]]'' (1943)

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* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/QCTQeKernfY Ace Drummond]]''~~ ''Film/AceDrummond'' (1936)
* ~~''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx7nFNCVfZF-b13ewL17PlN1umQSxMxwA The Adventures of Smilin' Jack]]''~~ ''Film/TheAdventuresOfSmilinJack'' (1943)

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/d11A4utYl_w Aerial Gunner]]'' (1943)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/y8MYjciqOBg Africa Screams]]'' (1949)

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* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/d11A4utYl_w Aerial Gunner]]''~~ ''Film/AerialGunner'' (1943)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/y8MYjciqOBg Africa Screams]]''~~ ''Film/AfricaScreams]]'' (1949)

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/Ff0mA9WPhic All the Kind Strangers]]'' (1974)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/nzRoVxuhJVU The Alpha Incident]]'' (1978)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/BgLgxp2gjCg The Amazing Mr. X]]'' (1948)

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* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/Ff0mA9WPhic All the Kind Strangers]]''~~ ''Film/AllTheKindStrangers'' (1974)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/nzRoVxuhJVU The Alpha Incident]]''~~ ''Film/TheAlphaIncident'' (1978)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/BgLgxp2gjCg The Amazing Mr. X]]''~~ ''Film/TheAmazingMrX'' (1948)

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/wTLjDamn-i0 Anatomy of a Psycho]]'' (1961)

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* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/wTLjDamn-i0 Anatomy of a Psycho]]''~~ ''Film/AnatomyOfAPsycho'' (1961)

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/fSElmOmT8Xo Angels Hard As They Come]]'' (1971)

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* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/fSElmOmT8Xo Angels Hard As They Come]]''~~ ''Film/AngelsHardAsTheyCome'' (1971)

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/TVCClnphzKc Another Son of Sam]]'' (1975)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/-VDKtNDgDBM Apache Blood]]'' (1975)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/vY0n-bG71yM The Ape]]'' (1940)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/l1cO1lXURNo The Ape Man]]'' (1943)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/qF2t9CkyCJU Assassin of Youth]]'' (1937)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/GgOtvVwTJLE Assignment Outer Space]]'' (1960)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/dpdAXw1WmPg Assignment Terror]]'' (1970)

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* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/TVCClnphzKc Another Son of Sam]]''~~ ''Film/AnotherSonOfSam'' (1975)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/-VDKtNDgDBM Apache Blood]]''~~ ''Film/ApacheBlood'' (1975)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/vY0n-bG71yM The Ape]]''~~ ''Film/TheApe'' (1940)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/l1cO1lXURNo The Ape Man]]''~~ ''Film/TheApeMan'' (1943)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/qF2t9CkyCJU Assassin of Youth]]''~~ ''Film/AssassinOfYouth'' (1937)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/GgOtvVwTJLE Assignment Outer Space]]''~~ ''Film/AssignmentOuterSpace'' (1960)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/dpdAXw1WmPg Assignment Terror]]''~~ ''Film/AssignmentTerror'' (1970)

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/iCKUBH1eGvY At War with the Army]]'' (1950)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/9EOS-FFhTIw Atom Age Vampire]]'' (1963)

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* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/iCKUBH1eGvY At War with the Army]]''~~ ''Film/AtWarWithTheArmy'' (1950)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/9EOS-FFhTIw Atom Age Vampire]]''~~ ''Film/AtomAgeVampire'' (1963)

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/6iSchmK81Es Attack from Space]]'' (1964)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/jAnDungGQEA A Woman of the World]]'' (1925)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/-rxVebWVXx4 Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes]]'' (1974) (aka ''Jive Turkey'')
* ''[[https://youtu.be/F4k6eRwimRk Bad Man of Deadwood]]'' (1941)

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* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/6iSchmK81Es Attack from Space]]''~~ ''Film/AttackFromSpace'' (1964)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/jAnDungGQEA A Woman of the World]]''~~ ''Film/AWomanOfTheWorld'' (1925)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/-rxVebWVXx4 Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes]]''~~ ''Film/BabyNeedsANewPairOfShoes'' (1974) (aka ''Jive Turkey'')
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/F4k6eRwimRk Bad Man of Deadwood]]''~~ ''Film/BadManOfDeadwood]]'' (1941)

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/1Pa41ocaz_Q The Bat]]'' (1959)

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* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/1Pa41ocaz_Q The Bat]]''~~ ''Film/TheBat'' (1959)

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/-3Vc9stxsEc The Beachcomber]]'' (1939)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/TTos5FmJAAI Bear Shooters]]'' (1930)

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* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/-3Vc9stxsEc The Beachcomber]]''~~ ''Film/TheBeachcomber'' (1939)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/TTos5FmJAAI Bear Shooters]]''~~ ''Film/BearShooters'' (1930)

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/_PnvIIyV9Fw Behave Yourself]]'' (1951)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/fXzKheAB00Y Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla]]'' (1952)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/zzzwJkTZydA The Beloved Rogue]]'' (1927)[[note]](the United Artists feature film is PD and the R-C comedy short is not)[[/note]]
* ''[[https://youtu.be/TY2eECIIFlQ The Believer's Heaven]]'' (1977)

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* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/_PnvIIyV9Fw Behave Yourself]]''~~ ''Film/BehaveYourself'' (1951)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/fXzKheAB00Y Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla]]''~~ ''Film/BelaLugosiMeetsABrooklynGorilla'' (1952)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/zzzwJkTZydA The Beloved Rogue]]''~~ ''Film/TheBelovedRogue'' (1927)[[note]](the United Artists feature film is PD and the R-C comedy short is not)[[/note]]
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/TY2eECIIFlQ The Believer's Heaven]]''~~ ''Film/TheBelieversHeaven'' (1977)

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/TVqPoV9q4ck Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis]]'' (1927)

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* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/TVqPoV9q4ck Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis]]''~~ ''Film/BerlinSymphonyOfAMetropolis]]'' (1927)

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/DZumfKFLm3c Betsy Ross]]'' (1917)
* ''[[https://youtu.be/V57AGFVPrQs Beyond Justice]]'' (1992)

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* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/DZumfKFLm3c Betsy Ross]]''~~ ''Film/BetsyRoss'' (1917)
* ~~''[[https://youtu.be/V57AGFVPrQs Beyond Justice]]''~~ ''Film/BeyondJustice'' (1992)

Internetenigma

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While all entries are Public Domain they fail to meet the criteria for this list all falling well under the 40 Minute requirement for a Feature Film with Duck And Cover (1952) notably also being an Animated Film and not eligible for this list entirely.

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* ''Film/DuckAndCover'' (1952)

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* ''Film/EauxDArtifice'' (1953)

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/ap1co5ZZHYE Experiments in the Revival of Organisms]]'' (1940)

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Still under copyright.

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/SURslYlpYY8 Shock Treatment]]'' (1964)

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* ''Film/TheySavedHitlersBrain'' (1968)

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* ''Film/BodyAndSoul'' (1925)

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* ''Film/WithinOurGates'' (1920)

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Still under copyright.

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* ''[[https://youtu.be/xKvHDgL96U0 Massacre at Central High]]'' (1976)

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* ''[[https://archive.org/details/MondoTrashoMudo Mondo Trasho]]'' (1969)[[note]](the film is PD, but the soundtrack in isolation is not)[[/note]]

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* ''Film/{{The 39 Steps|1935}}'' (1935) (copyright was restored in 1996, although it's still released by PD distributors)

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* ''Film/BadTaste'' (1987)[[note]](was incorrectly labelled PD until Creator/PeterJackson revealed that the copyright was still valid)[[/note]]

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* ~~''Film/BadTaste'' (1987)[[note]](was incorrectly labelled PD until Creator/PeterJackson revealed that the copyright was still valid)[[/note]]~~''Film/TheBargain (1914)