Verified Unrenewed Public Domain 1939 Feature

The Flying Deuces

Name: The Flying Deuces
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Released: 1939
Duration: 68 min
Cast: Jean Del Val, Michael Visaroff, Reginald Gardiner, Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Richard Cramer

Directed by A. Edward Sutherland → • Production: RKO Pictures

The Flying Deuces, also known as Flying Aces, is a 1939 buddy comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy, in which the duo join the French Foreign Legion. It is a partial remake of their short film Beau Hunks (1931).

Runtime

68 minutes

Aspect Ratio

4:3 Academy (Pillarbox)

Archival Copies

1 Vault Holding(s)

Classification

1929–1963 Unrenewed

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⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

First published in 1939. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works published between 1929 and 1963 required mandatory formal copyright registration renewal during their 28th year. Official United States Copyright Office Catalog of Copyright Entries records show zero renewal registration was filed, placing this work permanently in the Public Domain.