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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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Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The

(1920)

Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss, Friedrich Feher

69 min.

Calendar Girl

(1947)

Jane Frazee, William Marshall, James Ellison

80 min.

Cantor's Son, The

(1937)

MoysheOysher, Florence Weiss, Judith Abarbanel

90 min.

CAPTAIN KIDD

(1945)

Randolph Scott, Charles Laughton.

89 min.

CAPTAIN SCARLETT

(1953)

Richard Greene.

78 min.

Carnival of Souls

(1962)

Candace Hilligoss, Herk Harvey, Frances Feist 

80 min.

Cat O¹ Nine Tails, The

(1971)

Karl Malden, James Franciscus, Catherine Spaak

112 min.

CAUSE FOR ALARM

(1951)

Loretta Young

73 min.

Chandu on the Magic Isle

(1935)

Bela Lugosi, Maria Alba, Murdock MacQuarrie

68 min.

Charm of La Boheme

(1936)

Maria Eggarth, Jan Kiepura, Alfred Gerasch

90 min.

Chloe, Love Is Calling You

(1934)

Olive Borden, Reed Howes, Georgette Harvey

55 min.

Chu-Chin-Chow

(1934)

George Robey, Fritz Kortner, John Garrick

102 min.

Circle of Fear

 (1972)

John Astin, Patty Duke Astin, William

60 min.

Circus of Fear

(1967)

Christopher Lee, Klaus Kinski, Anthony Newlands

65 min.

Climbing High

(1939)

Jessie Matthews, Michael Redgrave, Noel Madison

76 min.

COLONEL EFFINGHAM'S RAID

(1945)

Charles Coburn, Joan Bennett

70 min.

CORPSE VANISHES
 

(1942)

Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters, Tristram Coffin

63 min.

COUNTRY GENTLEMEN

(1936)

Olson & Chic Johnson.

65 min.

Country Western All-Stars

(1950's)

Sons of the Pioneers, Carl Smith, Jim Reeves

52 min.

Crawling Hand

(1963)

Alan Hale, Jr., Kent TaylorPeter Breck, Rod Lauren

98 min.

CREATURE FROM HAUNTED SEA

(1961)

Roger Corman monster.

74 min.

Crimes at the Dark House

(1940)

Tod Slaughter, Sylvia Marriott, Hilary Eaves

61 min.

Crimes of Stephen

(1936)

Tod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor, D. J. Williams

65 min.  

D.O.A.

(1950)

Edmond O'Brien

83 min.

Dance Hall

(1941)

Carole Landis, Cesar Romero, William Henry

73 min.

Dance of Life

(1929)

Hal Skelly, Nancy Carroll, Dorothy Revier

115 min.

DANIEL BOONE 

(1956)

Bruce Bennett

76 min.

Delightfully Dangerous 

(1945)

Jane Powell, Ralph Bellamy, Constance Moore

92 min.

DEMENTIA 13

(1963)

Francis Ford Coppola

76 min.

Demon Within, The

(1972)

Christopher Walken, Ralph Meeker, Ronny Cox

94 min.

Deputy Drummer

(1935)

Lupino Lane, Jean Denis, Harold Brewer

71 min.

Designs in Music

(1961)

Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Dorothy Collins

52 min.

DETOUR

(1945)

Tom Neal

68 min.

Devil on Horseback

(1936)

Del Campo, Fred Keating, Lily Damita

71 min.

Devil's Partner,

(1958)

Ed Nelson, Richard Crane, Edgar Buchanan

75 min.

DICK TRACY VS GRUESOME 

(1947)

Boris Karloff.

65 min.

Divorce of Lady X

(1938)

Merle Oberon, Binnie Barnes, Ralph Richardson

92 min.

Dixiana

(1930)

Bebe Daniels, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey

100 min.

Dixie Jamboree

(1944)

Francis Langford, Guy Kibbee, Charles Butterworth

72 min. 

Dizzy Dames

(1936)

Marjorie Rambeau, Florine McKinney, Lawrence Gray

65 min.

Doctor Blood's Coffin

(1962)

Kieron Moore , Hazel Court, Ian Hunter

92 min.

Doll Face

(1945)

Vivian Blaine, Dennis O'Keefe, Perry Como

79 min.

Doughnuts and Society 

(1936)

Louise Fazenda, Ann Rutherford, Hedda Hopper

63 min.

DR KILDARE'S STRANGE CASE

(1940)

 

77 min.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

(1955)

Michael Rennie, Cedric Hardwicke

52 min.

DRUMS IN DEEP SOUTH

(1951)

Guy Madison

86 min.

Duke Is the Tops, The 

(1938)

Lena Horne, Ralph Cooper, Laurence Criner

94 min.

Easter Teleparade of Stars

(1950's)

Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Liberace

52 min.

Escape to Paradise

(1939) 

Bobby Breen, Marla Shelton, Pedro de Cordoba

60 min.

ETERNALLY YOURS 

(1939)

Loretta Young, David Niven

91 min.

Fabulous Dorseys, The

(1947)

Dorsey Brothers, Janet Blair, Paul Whiteman

89 min.

Face at the Window,

(1939)

Tod Slaughter, John Warwick, Aubrey Mallalieu

63 min.  

Face of the Screamin.g Werewolf

(1959)

Lon Chaney Jr., Crox Alvarado, Rosa Arenas

60 min.

Fiesta

(1943)

Antonio Moreno, Armida, Anne Ayars

40 min.

FIGHTING CARAVANS

(1931)

Gary Cooper

80 min.

Fit for a King

(1937)

Joe E. Brown, Helen Mack, Paul Kelly

56 min.

FLYING DEUCES 

(1939)

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy

65 min.

Follie's Girl

(1943)

Gordon Oliver, Doris Nolan, Cora Witherspoon

74 min.

Follow Your Heart

(1936)

Marion Talley, Nigel Bruce, Michael Bartlett

80 min.

Forbidden Music

(1936)

Jimmy Durante, Richard Tauber, Diana Napier

80 min.

 Ford Star Jubilee

(1956)

Louis Armstrong, Dorothy Dandridge, Gordon MacRae

90 min.

Forget Me Not

(1937)

Beniamin.o Gigli, Joan Gardner, Ivan Brandt

70 min. 

Frankenstein's Daughter

(1958)

John Ashley, Sandra Knight, Donald Murphy

85 min.  

Front Page, The

(1931)

Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian

101 min.

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