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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.
Film Title![]() |
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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Bad Lord Byron, The |
Kitchin, Laurence Holt, Paul Thorne, Anthony Quennell, Peter Young, Terence |
MacDonald, David |
J Arthur Rank Prod |
Bell Pict Corp | Great Britain | 7262 | 1950 | Cutting Continuity | Plot Summary | Approved | N/A | 54667 | 1646 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Bad Luck Blackie |
Avery, Tex |
MGM Pict |
Loew's Inc | United States | 639 | 1949 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 52529 | 1418 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bad Man From Bodie |
Charles R Seeling |
Aywon Film Corp | United States | 4850 | 1925 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 671 | 2580 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bad Man From Red Butte |
Robins, Sam |
Taylor, Ray |
Universal Pict Co |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 5231 | 1940 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 38729 | 793 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Bad Man Of Brimstone |
Maibaum, Richard Hume, Cyril |
Ruben, J Walter |
MGM Pict |
Loew's Inc | United States | 8010 | 1937 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 34228 | 586 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Bad Man Of Deadwood |
Webb, James R |
Republic Pict Corp |
Republic Pict Corp | United States | 5460 | 1941 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 40913 | 898 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bad Man Tamer |
Bray Prod |
Hollywood Pict Corp | United States | 0 | 1927 | None | Approved | Silent | 3011 | 2615 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bad Man's Bluff | Pathe Exch Inc | United States | 1000 | 1926 | None | Approved | Silent | 672 | 2580 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||||
Bad Man, A |
W H Prod Co |
Jay Makely | United States | 1800 | 1925 | None | Approved | Silent | 669 | 2580 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bad Man, The |
First National Pict Dist
Corp |
First National Pict Dist Corp | United States | 7124 | 1930 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 19968 | 33 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bad Man, The |
Root, Wells |
Thorpe, Richard |
MGM Pict |
Loew's Inc | United States | 6306 | 1941 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 40167 | 862 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Bad Man, The |
Tin Ku Co |
Universal Theatre | Hong Kong | 8053 | 1957 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 64200 | 2030 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bad Man, The |
Edwin Carewe |
New York Associated First National Pict Inc | United States | 6337 | 1923 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 670 | 2580 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bad Man--Trailer, The |
Firt National Vitaphone
Prod |
Vitaphone Dist Corp | United States | 784 | 1930 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 20128 | 38 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bad Medicine |
Yarbrough, Jean |
RKO Dist Corp |
RKO Dist Corp | United States | 1445 | 1936 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 31012 | 441 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bad Men Of Arizona | Tombstone (The Town Too Tough To Die) |
Paramore, Edward Le Vino, Albert Shelby |
McGann, William |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 7146 | 1941 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 41421 | 925 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||
Bad Men Of Missouri |
Warner Bros Pict Inc |
Vitagraph Inc | United States | 6693 | 1941 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 40696 | 887 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bad Men Of The Border |
Buffington, Adele |
Fox, Wallace W |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 5001 | 1945 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 47308 | 1187 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Bad Men Of The Hills |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 5273 | 1942 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 42270 | 968 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bad Men Of Thunder Gap |
Clifton, Elmer |
Herman, Albert |
Producers Releasing
Corp |
PRC Film Exch Inc | United States | 5227 | 1943 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 43283 | 1012 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Bad Men's Money |
J Charles Davis
Prod |
Bell Pict Inc | United States | 5000 | 1929 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 14401 | 2792 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bad Ol' Putty Tat | Merrie Melodies "Bad Ol' Putty Tat" |
Vitaphone Corp |
Warner Brothers Pict Dist Corp | United States | 636 | 1949 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 53107 | 1449 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bad One, The |
Joseph M Schenck |
United Artists Corp | United States | 6673 | 1930 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 19493 | 19 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bad Seed, The |
Mahin, John Lee |
Le Roy, Mervyn |
Warner Bros Pict Inc |
Warner Brothers Pict Dist Corp | United States | 11610 | 1956 | Dialogue | ReviewsArticle | Approved | N/A | 63144 | 1972 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Bad Sister | Flirt, The |
Schrock, Raymond L Reed, Tom Knopf, Edwin |
Henley, Hobart |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 6253 | 1931 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 21474 | 83 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |