Time for our annual look at the films being released into public domain as of January 1st. For 2024, we find ourselves in the toehold of the sound era with movies from 1928:
The Crowd, which we covered here in this previous post.
The Cameraman with Buster Keaton
The Man Who Laughs - Conrad Veidt at his creepiest
The Wind - Lillian Gish (a movie I keep meaning to cover. Maybe this year.)
The Last Command - for which Emil Jannings won the first Best Actor Oscar.
Street Angel - with Janet Gaynor
The Circus - Charlie Chaplin, of course.
Speedy - Harold Lloyd's last silent feature
Should Married Men Go Home? - first teaming of Laurel and Hardy.
And...believe it or not... we get Disney cartoons escaping from the tight hold of the Disney vault - the iconic Steamboat Willie and Plane Crazy.
For more on films, books, and music now entering public domain, have a look at this article by Jennifer Jenkins on the website: Duke Center for the Study of Public Domain.
Here's a look at our past posts on movies entering public domain:
Another Old Movie Blog: Public Domain Day - 2023
Another Old Movie Blog: Public Domain Day - 2022
Another Old Movie Blog: Public Domain Day - 2021
Another Old Movie Blog: Public Domain Day - 2020
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