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Scarlet Street is a 1945 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang. The screenplay concerns two criminals who take advantage of a middle-aged painter in order to steal his artwork. The screenplay concerns two criminals who take advantage of a middle-aged painter in order to steal his artwork.
In some cases, a film's copyright has lapsed because of non-renewal while the underlying literary or dramatic source is still protected by copyright; for example, the film His Girl Friday (1940) became a public domain film in 1969 because it was not renewed, but it is based on the 1928 play The Front Page; as a practical matter, the film could ...
Woman on the Run is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Norman Foster and starring Ann Sheridan and Dennis O'Keefe. [1] The film was based on the April 1948 short story "Man on the Run" by Sylvia Tate. The film exists in the public domain and was restored and preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
In 2012, the United States Supreme Court decision in Golan upheld the ability of Congress to restore copyright to public domain works by international treaty. Note that restored, subtitled, and dubbed versions of films can themselves be subject to copyright, even if other elements of the film are in the public domain. Thus even if a film dates ...
Black Film Archive is a curated database of Black films released between 1898 and 1999 that are currently streaming on online platforms like YouTube, Netflix, and Tubi. [2] Some of the films are free to view due to public domain laws. [2] The site is inclusive of approximately 250 Black films as of its August 26, 2021 launch. [3]
The Amazing Mr. X, also known as The Spiritualist, is a 1948 American horror thriller film noir directed by Bernard Vorhaus with cinematography by John Alton. The film tells the story of a phony spiritualist racket. The film is prominently featured in Alton's book on cinematography Painting with Light (1949).
Please Murder Me! is a 1956 American film noir directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Angela Lansbury, Raymond Burr and Dick Foran. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The film contains an incomplete copyright notice omitting mention of its claimant and has fallen into the public domain .
Film noir is not a clearly defined genre (see here for details on the characteristics). Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e.g.