The Big Trees (1952) is an 89-minute western that airs free on Starlite TV's Dusty Trails (CH 8) channel. Our rights research indicates it is in the U.S. public domain (evidence below).
Basis: Documented as U.S. public domain (e.g. copyright not renewed / no notice)
Evidence: The film's Wikipedia article states the copyright was not renewed and it entered the U.S. public domain in 1980. It is NOT on Wikipedia's 'List of films in the public domain in the United States'. Per-title Catalog of Copyright Entries renewal lookup NOT done.
Music: Film soundtrack falls with the film; separately published songs (if any) not individually cleared.
