Cataloging A Movie

[seekermeister]

Cataloguing A Movie

As said in the title, I was in the process of cataloging a movie (Police Court), which I downloaded from Archivie.org:

Police_Court : I.E. Chadwick Productions, Directed by Luis King : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

And it was going routinely, until I noticed that the opening credits said that this was copyrighted in 1951 by Albert Finney Productions, which is odd, because my source, iMDB and everything I Googled said that it was released 2-20-1932. Normally, I don't pay much attention to such discrepancies, but this one is quite large, and I tend to believe the film credits more than other sources, especially when it appears that it hasn't been tampered with.

Another difference is that the film list it as a Albert Finney production, whereas other sources list I.E. Chadwick. Chadwick is listed in the credits, but with no identification of his part in the film.

Where would I check for authoritative info to confirm the right date, or to explain the difference?

 

[boohbah]

edward finney not albert. albert finney was born in 1936.

its possible that edward finney purchased the copyright for the movie at a later date.

 

[seekermeister]

Thanks, I sometimes get things turned around, but that still doesn't solve the basic question.

 

[seekermeister]

Here is another one just like the first. Same release date, copyright date, even the same producer:

Girl From Calgary : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

How can the release date be 19 years after the copyright date shown in the opening credits?