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Motion Pictures
1912-1939
Table of Contents
| Page | |
|---|---|
| Motion Pictures, 1912-39 | 1 |
| Index | 985 |
| Series List | 1229 |
Preface
Motion Pictures, 1912-1939, is a cumulative cataloglisting works registered in the Copyright Office inClasses L and M between August 24, 1912, andDecember 31, 1939. Prior to that period motionpictures were registered in the category of photographs.These earlier works have not beenincluded in this catalog because of the difficultyof identifying the motion pictures so registered.
The information given in each entry for themotion pictures in this catalog has been obtainedfrom the record books of the Copyright Office, theoriginal application for the registration of thecopyright claim, and descriptive material depositedwith the application and film in theCopyright Office at the time of registration. Inaddition, when these sources indicated that aparticular motion picture was based on a publishedbook or story or on a previously existingdramatic work, the name of the author and thetitle of such work have been verified, when possible,by reference to the records of the CopyrightOffice and the Official Catalog of the Library ofCongress. Information from other reference toolswas supplied in the entry only in the case of missingnumbers and titles of parts of a serial, and inthe few cases when that occurred the number ortitle is given in brackets. The descriptive materialmentioned above is not available for allfilms. The film itself could not be examinedbecause, in the case of published motion pictures,it was the policy to return the film to theclaimant as soon as registration was completed,and in the case of unpublished motion picturesonly representative prints taken from the filmwere deposited.
Each entry contains information which 1) isdescriptive of the film, and 2) identifies the copyrightclaimant and the author of the motion pictureas given in the application, the date on whichthe term of copyright began, and the copyrightregistration number. The descriptive portion ofthe entries varies considerably in fullness,