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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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Film Title	English Title	Writer	Director	Manufacturer	Exchange	Country	Footage	Year Filed	Script Type	Additional Material	Determination	Note	Casefile	Box Number	Copy Request	For More Information
Back Foo Tou Chung	No Where To Turn		Tow, Long	Mun Wah Film Co	Lee Kie Cheong	Hong Kong	8816	1951	English Translation Dialogue		Approved	N/A	56194	1611	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back From Eternity		Latimer, Jonathan	Farrow, John	RKO Radio Pict Inc	RKO Radio Pict Inc	United States	8768	1956	Cutting Continuity		Approved	N/A	63167	1973	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back From Shanghai				Richard Talmadge Prod	Capital Film Exch	United States	4700	1930	None	Correspondence	Eliminations	Silent	18956	4	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back From The Dead		Turney, Catherine	Warren, Charles Marquis	Regal Films	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	United States	7152	1957	Cutting Continuity		Approved	N/A	64247	2032	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back From The Dead			Look, Gow Si	Li Chung Film Co	Sun Sing Chinese Theater Inc	Hong Kong	8283	1958	English Translation Dialogue		Approved	N/A	65064	2078	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back From The Front				Columbia Pict Corp	Columbia Pict Corp	United States	1606	1943	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	43038	1001	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back From The Monastery			Liang, Yung Kung	Tai Wah Film Co	Sun Sing Chinese Theater Inc	Hong Kong	9642	1961	English Translation Dialogue		Approved	N/A	68234	2258	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Home					New York Exch for Educational Films Inc	United States	0	1927	None		Approved	Silent	3034	2615	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Home Again			Man, Chiang Oy	Chung Tien Movie Prod	New York Chinese Film Exch	Hong Kong	8249	1953	English Translation Dialogue		Approved	N/A	58479	1731	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Home And Broke				Players Lasky Corp	Famous Players Lasky Corp	United States	7814	1922	None		Approved	Silent	645	2579	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Home In Ireland				Richard Hayward	Hoffberg Prod Inc	Ireland	3488	1951	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	57612	1686	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back In Circulation				First National Pict Inc	First National Pict Inc	United States	7361	1937	Dialogue	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	33485	552	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back In The Saddle		Lasky, Jesse Jr Murphy, Richard	Landers, Lew	Republic Pict Corp	Republic Pict Corp	United States	6566	1941	Cutting Continuity		Approved	N/A	40118	860	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Of Men				Triangle Film Corp	Syracuse Film Corp	United States	5000	1922	None		Approved	Silent	646	2579	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Of The Mike				Jam Handy Pict Service Inc	Principal Film Exch Inc	United States	841	1939	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	37057	714	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Page				Pyramid Prod Inc	General Pict Exch	United States	5812	1934	Dialogue	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	27425	298	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Page, The		Townley, Jack Pagano, Ernest	Goodrich, William	Mermaid Talking Comedies	New York Exch for Educational Films Inc	United States	1841	1931	Dialogue	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	21763	92	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Pay				First National Pict Dist Corp	First National Pict Dist Corp	United States	5774	1930	Dialogue	Correspondence	Eliminations	N/A	19064	6	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Pay				Cosmopolitan Prod	Famous Players Lasky Corp	United States	7000	1922	None	Correspondence Advertising	Eliminations	Silent	647	2579	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Pay--Trailer (Revised Print)				Firt National Vitaphone Prod	Vitaphone Dist Corp	United States	348	1930	Dialogue	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	19160	9	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Stage				Hal Roach Studio	Pathe Exch Inc	United States	2000	1923	None		Approved	Silent	648	2579	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Stage				Universal Film Manufacturing Co	Big U Film Exch Inc	United States	1000	1921	None		Approved	Silent	649	2579	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Stage Love			Young, Soo Joo	Unique Film Prod Co	New York Chinese Film Exch	Hong Kong	7462	1937	English Translation Dialogue	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	32765	519	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Street		Lehman, Gladys	Stahl, John M	Universal Pict Corp	Big U Film Exch	United States	8252	1932	Cutting Continuity	Correspondence	Eliminations	N/A	24204	176	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Back Street		Jackson, Felix Manning, Bruce	Stevenson, Robert	Universal Pict Co	Big U Film Exch	United States	7980	1941	Cutting Continuity	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	39895	850	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov

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