Motion Pictures, 1940-1949: Catalog of Copyright Entries
Library of Congress. Copyright Office
1953
This is the complete record of every motion picture registered for copyright in the United States during one of cinema's most consequential decades. The 1940s brought World War II, the golden age of film noir, the rise of television's threat, and an explosion of studio production that would never be matched. This catalog captures it all: the blockbuster hits and the B-movie programmers, the newsreels and the training films, the independent shorts and the major studio epics. For each title, you'll find the copyright claimant, registration date, and production details that legal professionals, historians, and film scholars have relied on for decades. Whether you're tracing the corporate history of a studio, researching a forgotten film, or building a comprehensive filmography, this catalog opens a window onto the full scope of American visual culture during the decade that defined the medium's mature form.
