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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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Aces Up | Toby The Pup "Aces Up" |
Radio Pict |
RKO Dist Corp | United States | 1000 | 1931 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 21657 | 88 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Aces Wild |
Scotto, Aubrey |
Educational Film Exch
Inc |
Fox Film Corp | United States | 878 | 1933 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 25879 | 238 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Aces Wild |
Commodore Pict
Corp |
Malcolm Laboratories Corp | United States | 5609 | 1936 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 31452 | 458 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Ache In Every Stake, An |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 1662 | 1941 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 40650 | 884 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Achievement In The Air | British Information Services | Great Britain | 888 | 1951 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 56812 | 1645 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Aching Youth |
Hal Roach Prod |
MGM Dist Corp | United States | 2000 | 1928 | None | Correspondence | Approved | Silent | 6814 | 2671 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Acht Maedchen Im Boot |
Eight Girls In A Boat |
Winterstein, Franz |
Waschnek, Erich |
Terra Film |
General Foreign Sales Corp | Germany | 7397 | 1935 | English TranslationDialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 29732 | 389 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||
Achte Wochentag, Der |
Eighth Day Of The Week, The |
Hlasko, Marek Ford, Alexander |
Ford, Alexander |
CCC Arthur Brauner |
Continental Dist Inc | Germany | 7173 | 1958 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 66060 | 2134 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||
Achtung Landung |
Attention Landing |
Cortina |
Casino Film Exch Inc | Germany | 1098 | 1959 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 67018 | 2190 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Acid Test |
Scotto, Aubrey |
Tom Howard |
New York Exch for Educational Films Inc | United States | 973 | 1932 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 24616 | 191 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Acosada |
Persecuted |
Diego, Alberto Dubois, Alberto |
Dubois, Alberto |
Emilio Spitz |
Azteca Films Inc | Venezuela | 6427 | 1963 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 70676 | 2394 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Acquittal, The |
Universal Film
Corp |
Big U Film Exch Inc | United States | 7000 | 1923 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 38 | 2570 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Acquitted |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 5711 | 1929 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 18336 | 2867 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Acquitted By The Sea | Ripley's Believe It Or Not #2932 |
Allvine, Earl |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 940 | 1940 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 39271 | 820 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Acres Of Plenty |
Cunningham, Bert |
Pathe News Inc |
RKO Radio Pict Inc | United States | 803 | 1939 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 37629 | 743 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Acro--Batty |
Lewyn, Louis |
MGM Pict |
Loew's Inc | United States | 821 | 1942 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 41824 | 945 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Acrobatic Aces |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 877 | 1940 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 39742 | 843 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Acrobatic Babies |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 720 | 1948 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 52121 | 1398 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Acrobatic Flies | Dexterity And Mimicry Of Insects (Acrobatic Flies) |
Kineto Co Of
America |
Climax Film Corp | United States | 975 | 1921 | None | Approved | Silent | 3262 | 2619 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Acrobatic Illini, The |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 836 | 1948 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 51969 | 1390 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Acrobatics And Eurhythmics |
Central Documentary Film
Studios |
Artkino Pict Inc | USSR | 1841 | 1960 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 67264 | 2204 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Acrobats, The |
Dora Film |
Portale Film Exch | Italy | 5000 | 1926 | None | Approved | Silent | 39 | 2570 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Acrobatty Bunny | Looney Tune "Acrobatty Bunny" |
Vitaphone Corp |
Warner Brothers Pict Dist Corp | United States | 634 | 1946 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 48317 | 1225 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Across America In Ten Minutes |
Lyman H Howe |
New York Exch for Educational Films Inc | United States | 989 | 1933 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 25116 | 209 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Across St Gothard Alps |
Burlingham
Adventures |
Commonwealth Film Corp | United States | 1000 | 1921 | None | Approved | Silent | 40 | 2570 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |