Renewal searches were done in both film and artwork for the years January-June 1958, July-December 1958, January-June 1957 and July-December 1957. There were no listings for the film title in motion pictures and no listings for either RKO or the film title in artwork. There's no evidence of continuing copyright on the material.
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