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Motion Pictures
1940–1949
Table of Contents
| Page | |
|---|---|
| Motion Pictures, 1940–1949 | 1 |
| Index | 503 |
| Series List | 585 |
Preface
Motion Pictures, 1940–1949, is a cumulative cataloglisting works registered in the CopyrightOffice in Classes L and M from January 1, 1940,through December 31, 1949. It continues theseries of cumulative catalogs which began in1951 with Motion Pictures, 1912–1939. A thirdvolume, Motion Pictures, 1894–1912, is also beingpublished (though not as a part of the series); itlists works copyrighted prior to 1912 and identifiedas motion pictures by Howard LamarrWalls. These three volumes, together with thecurrent issues of the Catalog of Copyright Entries,Third Series, Parts 12–13, Motion Pictures and Filmstrips,comprise an unbroken record of the copyrightregistration of motion pictures and, also,an extensive although not complete record ofmotion picture production in the United Statesthrough the entire history of the industry.
The information given in the entries for theperiod 1940–1946 was obtained from the recordbooks of the Copyright Office, the original applicationsfor the registration of the copyrightclaims, and the descriptive material depositedwith the applications and films at the time ofregistration. For the period 1947–1949, theinformation was transcribed (with slight changesin the order of the material, for the sake of consistency)from card copy previously used in thepreparation of the semiannual issues of theCatalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Parts12–13, Motion Pictures. Beginning with July 1,1949, the title of Parts 12–13 was changed toMotion Pictures and Filmstrips and filmstrips registeredin Class J were listed. These filmstrips,however, have been omitted f