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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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Big Caesar | Gangway |
Vitaphone Dist
Corp |
Vitaphone Dist Corp | United States | 1574 | 1931 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 21667 | 89 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Big Cage, The |
Marks, Clarence Reyher, Ferdinand Anthony, Edward |
Neumann, Kurt |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 7376 | 1933 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 25342 | 217 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Big Calibre |
Supreme Pict |
Hollywood Film Exch Inc | United States | 5419 | 1935 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 28649 | 344 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Big Caper, The |
Stevens, Robert |
William C Thomas And Howard B
Pine |
United Artists Corp | United States | 7596 | 1957 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 63828 | 2009 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Big Casino |
Zucker, Frank |
Macdonald, Ballard |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 1925 | 1933 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 26572 | 263 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Big Cat And The Little Mouse |
Lovy, Alex |
Universal Pict Co |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 656 | 1938 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 35399 | 637 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Big Cat, The |
Yost, Dorothy Grant, Morton |
Karlson, Phil |
Eagle Lion Films Inc |
Eagle Lion Films Inc | United States | 6799 | 1949 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 53001 | 1443 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Big Chance, The |
Eagle Pict Corp |
Eagle Pict Corp | United States | 5991 | 1933 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 25547 | 226 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Big Change In World Markets, The |
Transfilm |
Association Films Inc | United States | 1110 | 1960 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 68013 | 2247 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Big Chase, The |
Hilton, Arthur D |
Lippert Pict |
Favorite Pict Exch of New York Inc | United States | 5372 | 1954 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 60463 | 1835 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Big Cheese, The |
Van Buren Corp |
Pathe Exch Inc | United States | 700 | 1930 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 20545 | 51 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Big Chief Ko-Ko | Red Seal Pict Corp | United States | 1000 | 1925 | None | Approved | Silent | 971 | 2584 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||||
Big Chief No Treaty |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 571 | 1962 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 70025 | 2357 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 693 | 1938 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 34822 | 612 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Big Circus, The |
Wallace, Irving Bennett, Charles Allen, Irwin |
Newman, Joseph M |
Allied Artists Pict Co |
Allied Artists Dist Corp | United States | 9775 | 1959 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 66550 | 2162 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Big City |
Butler, Hugo Schary, Dore |
Borzage, Frank |
MGM Pict |
Loew's Inc | United States | 7193 | 1937 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 33556 | 555 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Big City |
Kandel, Aben Chapin, Anne Morrison Cook, Whitfield |
Taurog, Norman |
MGM Pict |
Loew's Inc | United States | 9270 | 1948 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 51219 | 1355 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Big City Blues |
Warner Bros Pict Inc |
Vitagraph Inc | United States | 5792 | 1932 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 24197 | 176 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Big City Blues |
Filmcraft Prod |
Sack Amusement Ent | United States | 949 | 1948 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 51456 | 1366 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Big City Blues |
Martina Huguenot Van Der
Linden |
Ajay Film Co | Holland | 1847 | 1964 | None | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 72615 | 2505 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Big City Fantasy |
Vitaphone Dist
Corp |
Vitaphone Dist Corp | United States | 897 | 1934 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 26961 | 279 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Big City, The | Big Burg, The |
Van Buren Corp |
Pathe Exch Inc | United States | 600 | 1929 | None | Correspondence | Approved | Silent | 13577 | 2777 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Big City, The |
MGM Prod |
MGM Dist Corp | United States | 6830 | 1928 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 6327 | 2663 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Big City, The |
Universal Film
Corp |
Big U Film Exch Inc | United States | 2000 | 1925 | None | Approved | Silent | 972 | 2584 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Big Cleanup, The |
Tendlar, Dave |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 554 | 1963 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 71211 | 2425 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |