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Between 1921 and 1965, New York State required film distributers to obtain permission to screen individual films. Series A1418 consists of 71,269 case files documenting the application process, administered by the Motion Picture Division. Case files contain license applications, copies of film scripts, examiners' reports; and amendments to scripts if changes were required. This index summarizes the information in each case file. Search it by entering values in one or more of the fields below.
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Alternate Title | English Title | Episode | Writer | Director | Manufacturer | Exchange | Country | Footage | Year Filed | Script Type | Additional Material | Determination | Note | Casefile | Box Number | Copy Request | For More Information |
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Art In The Raw |
Weems, Walter Holmes, Ben |
Sweet, Harry |
RKO Dist Corp |
RKO Dist Corp | United States | 1739 | 1933 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 25249 | 214 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Art Of Archery |
Vitaphone Corp |
Warner Brothers Pict Dist Corp | United States | 776 | 1951 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 56435 | 1624 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Art Of Burlesque, The | Gay Exotics, The |
Raimond, Lawrence |
Allen F Stewart |
William Mishkin | United States | 4524 | 1956 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | Special Case File | 63275 | 2552 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Art Of Folk Craftsmen, The |
Fomina |
Central Documentary Film
Studios |
Artkino Pict Inc | USSR | 1877 | 1961 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 68239 | 2259 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Art Of Love, The |
Reiner, Carl |
Jewison, Norman |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Universal Film Exch Inc | United States | 8876 | 1965 | Cutting Continuity | ReviewsPlot Summary | Approved | N/A | 73197 | 2537 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Art Of Self Defense |
Walt Disney |
RKO Radio Pict Inc | United States | 695 | 1941 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 41186 | 913 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Art Of Skiing, The |
Walt Disney Inc |
RKO Radio Pict Inc | United States | 707 | 1941 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 41110 | 909 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Art Of Striptease, The | Strip Tease Burly Q |
Sonney--Mack |
William Mishkin | United States | 4298 | 1955 | None | Correspondence | Approved | Special Case File | 62011 | 2552 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Art Of Vision, The |
Stan Brakage |
Film-Makers' Cooperative | United States | 9038 | 1965 | None | Approved | N/A | 73477 | 2549 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Art Survives The Time |
AF Films |
AF Films | France | 954 | 1946 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 49085 | 1256 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Art Treasures Of The Kremlin |
Smirnitsky, Yuri Nikulin, Lev |
Lavrova, Tamara |
Central Documentary Film
Studios |
Artkino Pict Inc | USSR | 2883 | 1956 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 62415 | 1935 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Art Treasures Of The Vatican |
Fox Film Corp |
Fox Film Corp | United States | 1000 | 1927 | None | Approved | Silent | 4879 | 2643 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Art Trouble |
Vitaphone Dist
Corp |
Vitaphone Dist Corp | United States | 1915 | 1934 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 27400 | 297 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Arte Falsificado | Cine Revista: Arte Falsificado |
Forged Art |
Viguie-Guastella Inc |
Cine Revista Inc | United States | 488 | 1965 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 73148 | 2534 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Artefice Della Nuova Italia |
Creator Of A New Italy |
Cincotta, Giobambattista |
Cinema Prod Inc |
Cinema Prod Inc | Italy | 1950 | 1933 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 25724 | 232 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Artek |
Row, Alexander |
Maxim Gorky Film
Studio |
Artkino Pict Inc | USSR | 1629 | 1951 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 55474 | 1573 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Arthur |
Osso Films Inc |
Radio Favorites Inc | France | 8398 | 1931 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 21550 | 85 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Arthur Jarrett Radio Reel |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 1864 | 1932 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 24847 | 200 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Arthur Takes Over |
Sol Wurzel Prod
Corp |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 5688 | 1948 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 51294 | 1359 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra |
Vitaphone Corp |
Vitaphone Corp | United States | 898 | 1939 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 36545 | 691 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Artie Shaw's Class In Swing | Paramount Presents Artie Shaw's Class In Swing |
Herman, Justin |
Roush, Leslie |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 930 | 1939 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 37317 | 727 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Artist Ilya Repin (1844-1930) |
Leningrad Popular Science Film
Studios |
Artkino Pict Inc | USSR | 1822 | 1958 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 65432 | 2099 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Artist's Model, The | New York Exch for Educational Films Inc | United States | 1000 | 1924 | None | Approved | Silent | 416 | 2576 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||||
Artist's Muddle, The |
Christie Film Co |
Central Film Co | United States | 1000 | 1925 | None | Approved | Silent | 417 | 2576 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Artist's Muddles |
Adamson, Ewart Whitman, Phil Pagano, Ernest |
Educational Film Exch
Inc |
Fox Film Corp | United States | 1754 | 1933 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 25233 | 213 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |