Public Domain films on Blu-ray Thread

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Questionable titles, possibly copyrighted orphaned works

One Eyed Jacks (1961)



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"Rescued films" NOW COPYRIGHTED AND NO LONGER PUBLIC DOMAIN

Beat The Devil (1953)

The Twilight Time version is 94 minutes which has been reconstructed with lost scenes adding 5 minutes to the previous 89 minutes public domain version. Sony's Grover Crisp states that the film is NOT in public domain. The Film Detective release is 89 minutes.

Beneath The Twelve Mile Reef (1953)

The original version is pd because it was never renewed. The new restoration which has restored long lost scenes is copyrighted. "The legal status of Beneath the 12-Mile Reef was eventually resolved by 20th Century Fox in 2013, and the movie was rescued from public domain so that a quality DVD could be released through Fox Cinema Archives. Fans are now able to enjoy the movie with stereo sound and a quality picture - complete with the "lost" scene in which Gilbert Roland stuffs a cigar into Peter Graves' mouth after beating him in a fist fight."

Escape From Sobibor (1987)

Never really public domain formally an orphaned work.

It's A Wonderful Life (1946)


The Trial (1962)