Public domain romance films for Valentine's Day
The great silent romances are the easiest classics to use legally: most were published before 1931, so the film itself is free in the US. The music on the copy you find, and the restoration it came from, are a different story.
Below, every romance we have researched, layer by layer.
| Film | Year | Film print | Music | Story | Trademarks | Restorations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Way Down East | 1920 | Clear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Camille | 1921 | Clear | Active rights | Clear | Unclear | Unclear |
| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | 1921 | Clear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Beyond the Rocks | 1922 | Clear | Active rights | Clear | Unclear | Active rights |
| Blood and Sand | 1922 | Clear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Girl Shy | 1924 | Clear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Seven Chances | 1925 | Clear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| The Son of the Sheik | 1926 | Clear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Sunrise | 1927 | Clear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Street Angel | 1928 | Clear | Active rights | Clear | Unclear | Active rights |
| The Crowd | 1928 | Clear | Active rights | Clear | Unclear | Unclear |
| The Docks of New York | 1928 | Clear | Active rights | Clear | Unclear | Active rights |
12 films · all collections · all researched films