Verified Unrenewed Public Domain 1933 Feature

Riders of Destiny

Name: Riders of Destiny
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Released: 1933
Duration: 53 min
Cast: Bert Lindley, Si Jenks, Addie Foster, Wally Howe, Q21475230

Directed by Robert N. Bradbury → • Production: Lone Star Productions

Riders of Destiny is a 1933 pre-Code Western musical film starring 26-year-old John Wayne as Singin' Sandy Saunders, and is one of the earliest examples of the singing cowboy movie. It was the first of a series of sixteen Lone Star Westerns made for Monogram Pictures between 1933 and 1935 by writer and director Robert N. Bradbury, and the first pairing of Wayne with George "Gabby" Hayes.

Runtime

53 minutes

Aspect Ratio

119:90

Archival Copies

1 Vault Holding(s)

Classification

1929–1963 Unrenewed

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⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

First published in 1933. 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.