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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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Bill Hardey's |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 838 | 1952 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 57053 | 1659 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bill Hayward, Ranchman |
Jans Dist Corp |
E R Champion Dist Co | United States | 1000 | 1924 | None | Approved | Silent | 1007 | 2585 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bill Of Divorcement |
Ideal Film Co |
Pathe Exch Inc | United States | 6000 | 1922 | None | Correspondence | Approved | Silent | 1008 | 2585 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bill Of Divorcement |
RKO Pict Corp |
RKO Dist Corp | United States | 6203 | 1932 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 24478 | 186 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bill Of Divorcement |
Trumbo, Dalton |
Farrow, John |
RKO Radio Pict Inc |
RKO Radio Pict Inc | United States | 6678 | 1940 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 38432 | 780 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Bill Of Hare | Merrie Melodies "Bill Of Hare" |
Warner Bros Pict Inc |
Warner Brothers Pict Dist Corp | United States | 575 | 1962 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 69577 | 2332 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Bill Of Rights Of The United States, The |
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Inc |
Trans-Lux Dist Corp | United States | 689 | 1958 | Cutting Continuity | AdvertisingPlot Summary | Approved | N/A | 65329 | 2093 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bill Of Rights, The |
Vitaphone Corp |
Vitaphone Corp | United States | 1556 | 1939 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 37218 | 722 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bill Poster, The |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 572 | 1933 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 26604 | 265 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Billboard Girl |
Foster, Lew McCoy, Harry Rodney, Earle Waldron, John A |
Pearce, Leslie |
Mack Sennett |
New York Exch for Educational Films Inc | United States | 1921 | 1932 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 23486 | 151 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Billetero, El |
Lottery Vendor, The |
Sevilla, Raphael J |
Sevilla, Raphael J |
Cinematografica
Cuauhtemoch |
Azteca Films Inc | Mexico | 9068 | 1952 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 57524 | 1682 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Billiard And Bowling Champs |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 819 | 1953 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 59047 | 1761 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Billiard Champion Of Fancy Shots | Charles C Peterson "Billiard Champion Of Fancy Shots" |
Vitaphone Corp |
Vitaphone Corp | United States | 824 | 1929 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 16381 | 2828 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Billie Gets Her Man |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 1520 | 1948 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 51865 | 1385 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Billion Dollar Boner |
Lovy, Alex |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Universal Film Exch | United States | 559 | 1960 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 67324 | 2207 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Billion Dollar Limited, The |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 799 | 1942 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 41487 | 928 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Billion Dollar Scandal, The |
Banyard, Beatrice Mack, Willard Baker, Graham Towne, Gene |
Brown, Harry Joe |
Paramount Pict Dist
Corp |
Paramount Pict Dist Corp | United States | 7973 | 1932 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 24970 | 204 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Billposters, The |
Walt Disney Inc |
RKO Radio Pict Inc | United States | 679 | 1940 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 38620 | 788 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Billy And Dot |
AB Film Studios Of
Prague |
Intercontinental Art Prod | Czechoslovakia | 3000 | 1927 | None | Approved | Silent | 1816 | 2597 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Billy Boy |
Avery, Tex |
MGM Pict |
Loew's Inc | United States | 547 | 1954 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 60072 | 1814 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Billy Budd |
Rossen, Robert Ustinov, Peter |
Ustinov, Peter |
Allied Artists Pict
Corp |
Allied Artists Dist Corp | United States | 11096 | 1962 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 70052 | 2359 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Billy Goat's Whiskers, The |
E W Hammons |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 595 | 1937 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 34061 | 578 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Billy Hill |
Vitaphone Dist
Corp |
Vitaphone Dist Corp | United States | 917 | 1934 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 28500 | 338 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Billy Jim |
R-C Pict Corp |
Robertson-Cole Dist Corp | United States | 1000 | 1922 | None | Approved | Silent | 1009 | 2585 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Billy Liar |
Hall, Willis Waterhouse, Keith |
Schlesinger, John |
Joseph Janni |
Continental Dist Inc | Great Britain | 8820 | 1963 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 71247 | 2426 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |