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Films in the Public Domain
The following is list of films that are probably in the public domain.  If you plan to use one of these films we recommend that you consult with an attorney to ensure that it is in fact public domain.
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Title

Year

Starring

Length

365 Nights in Hollywood

(1934)

Alice Faye, James Dunn, Frank Mitchell

77 min.

Abba Again

(1983)

Abba, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson

35 min.

ABDULLA THE GREAT

(1954)

Gregory Ratoff Arabian Nights story.

79 min.

ABILENETOWN

(1946)

Randolph Scott

89min.

Admiral Was a Lady, The .

(1950)

Edmond O'Brien, Steve Brodie, Hillary Brooke

87 min.

ADVENTUREISLAND

(1947)

Rory Calhous, Rhonda Flemin.g.

66 min.

AFRICA SCREAMS

(1949)

Bud Abbott Lou Costello

80 min.

AGAINST THE WIND

(1948)

SIMONE SIGNORET ROBERT BEATTY

96 min.

Amazing Mr. X, The

(1948)

Turhan Bey, LynnBari, Cathy O'Donnell

72 min.

AMERICAN EMPIRE

(1942)

Richard Dix

82 min.

ANGEL AND THE BADMAN

(1947)

John Wayne

99 min.

Angel on My Shoulder 

(1946)

Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, Claude Rains

101 min.

Ants in His Pants 

(1940)

Will Mahoney, Ann Richards, Jean Hatton

77 min.

Ape, The

(1940)

Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gertrude Hoffman

62 min.

Arthur Freed's Hollywood Melody 

(1962)

Donald O'Connor, Shirley Jones, Howard Keel .

60 min.

Band Waggon

(1940)

Arthur Askey, Jack Hylton, Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch

85 min.

SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SECRET WEAPON

(1942)

Basil Rathbone

68 min.

Battle for Music

(1943)

Hay Petrie, Joss Ambler, Charles Carson

87 min.

BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE.

(1960)

 

64 min.

Bedside Manner

(1945)

Ruth Hussey, John Carroll, Charles Ruggles

72 min.

BENEATH THE 12 MILE REEF 

(1953)

Robert Wagner

 

Beware

(1948)

Jordan, Valerie Black, Eddie Byrd

60 min.

Beyond Tomorrow 

(1940)

 Charles Winninger, Aubrey Smith, Maria Ouspenskaya

84 min.

BIG CAT 

(1949)

Preston Foster hunts vicious cougar.

77 min.

Big Timers, The 

(1945)

 Stepin Fetchit, Duke Williams, Lou Swarz

40 min.

BIG TREESColor. Kirk Douglas

(1952)

 

89 min.

Bing Crosby Edsel Show, The

(1957)

Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope

58 min.

Bing Crosby Special

 

Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin

50 min.

Bitter Sweet 

(1933)

 Anna Neagle, Fernand Gravey, Esme Percy

76 min.

Black Dragons, The:

(1939)

Bela Lugosi, Joan Barclay, George

61 min.

Black Eyes

(1939)

Otto Kruger, Mary Maguire, Walter Rilla

72 min.

Black Tights 

(1960)

Cyd Charisse, Zizi Jeanmarie, Moira Shearer

120 min.

BLOOD CREATURE

(1959)

 

54 min.

Blood Mania

(1971)

Peter Carpenter , Maria DeAragon, Chris Marconi

88 min.

BLUEBEARD  .

(1944)

 John Carradine

74 min.

Boarding House Blues.

 (1948)

Dusty Fletcher, Jackie Moms Mabley, Marcellus Wilson

90 min.

BORDERLINE

 (1950)

Fred MacMurray

88 min.

Bowery at Midnight

(1942)

Bela Lugosi, Wanda McKay, John Archer

61 min.

 Boys from Brooklyn

(1952)

Bela Lugosi, Sammy Petrillo, Duke Mitchell

72 min.

BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE

(1959)

 

81 min.

Breakfast in Hollywood

(1946)

Tom Brenneman, Bonita Granville, Beulah Bondi

90 min.

Breaking the Ice 

 (1938)

Charles Ruggles, Dolores Costello, Bobby Breen

79 min.

Bride of the Gorilla 

(1951)

Raymond Burr, Barbara Payton, Tom Conway

65 min.

Broadway of Lerner and Loewe 

(1962)

Maurice Chevalier, Julie Andrews, Richard Burton

51 min.

Broken Melody, The

(1934)

John Garrick, Margot Grahame, Merle Oberon

 84 min.

Broken Strings

(1940)

Clarence Muse, Sybil Lewis, William Washington

85 min.

Bucket of Blood, A

(1959)

Dick Miller, Barboura Morris, Antony Carbone

66 min. 

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