In the case of motion pictures produced as serials, information relating to the entire serial precedes that relating to the individual numbers or episodes in the serial. More than one entry of a serial is made whenever the descriptive information varies for different parts of the serial. Individual issues of a serial are listed in numerical sequence or by date; in those cases where the name or form of name of the claimant has changed, the issues claimed under a specific name are listed below it. The copyright symbol © always appears immediately before the name of the copyright claimant and the copyright date whenever they are in separate statements. When duplicate numbers appear in a sequence of issues, arrangement of the duplicates is by copyright date. Omission of an item in a sequence does not necessarily mean that the item has not been registered in the Copyright Office, since it may be included in the catalog under its specific title.
Index
The second section of this catalog lists the names of the persons and organizations associated with the production of the motion pictures described in the main section and of the authors of the novels, dramas, or other works upon which these motion pictures are based. Also included are the names of persons on whose lives the motion pictures are based or whose names appear in the titles in connection with a musical performance or athletic event. The names of the persons listed in the statements of credits in the main entries are not included. The name of each person or organization is used as a heading, the form of which is either the one appearing in the Official Catalog of the Library of Congress or the one most frequently found in the records of the Copyright Office. Similar names have been listed separately unless it is clear that they identify the same person or organization. Cross-references from different forms of the same name and from pseudonyms are included in the list.
Under each heading are listed alphabetically the titles of the motion pictures associated with it, together with their respective year dates, or, for serials, the word serial, enclosed in parentheses, in lieu of a date. An asterisk preceding the title indicates that the name appearing in the heading is that of the copyright claimant.
Series List
The third section of this catalog lists the series titles which are given in the main entries. These frequently appear in varying forms. For each series, therefore, an established form, based on the one most frequently used, is given in the heading. Following the heading are references to other series titles which seem to be related because the names are similar and the claimants are the same. Listed below the headings are, first, the names of the claimants, and, second, the titles of the motion pictures, each followed by its date. In the case of serials, the word serial, enclosed in parentheses, is used in lieu of a date.
The lists of titles under each series may be incomplete for the period covered by this catalog, because only those titles have been included which are so identified in the sources used in compiling the catalog. For some motion pictures two series titles are given, each of which is entered separately, since the information available makes it impossible to differentiate between main series and subseries.
Abbreviations and Symbols
The following list includes abbreviations and symbols used in this catalog with specific copyright or bibliographic meanings. Definitions are not given for abbreviations in common use.
| a.k.a. | also known as |
| b&w | black and white |
| © | copyright symbol |
| d.b.a. | doing business as |
| descr. | description |
| ft. | feet |
| LP | published motion-picture photoplays |
| LU | unpublished motion-picture photoplays |
| min. | minutes |
| mm | millimeters |
| MP | published motion pictures other than photoplays |
| MU | unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays |
| pseud. | pseudonym |
| sd. | sound |
| si. | silent |
| t.a. | trading as |