Verified Unrenewed Public Domain 1931 Feature

The Stolen Jools

Name: The Stolen Jools
Director: William C. McGann
Released: 1931
Duration: 20 min
Cast: El Brendel, Claudia Dell, Winnie Lightner, Jack Hill, Frank Fay

Directed by William C. McGann → • Production: Paramount Pictures

The Stolen Jools is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy short produced by the Masquers Club of Hollywood, featuring many cameo appearances by film stars and featured players of the day. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures to raise funds for the National Vaudeville Artists Tuberculosis Sanitarium. The UCLA Film and Television Archive entry for this film says—as do the credits—that the film was co-sponsored by Chesterfield cigarettes to support the "fine work" of the NVA sanitarium.

Runtime

20 minutes

Aspect Ratio

59:45

Archival Copies

1 Vault Holding(s)

Classification

1929–1963 Unrenewed

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⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

First published in 1931. 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.