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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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Biography Of A Bachelor Girl |
Jackson, Horace Loos, Anita |
Griffith, Edward H |
MGM Prod |
MGM Dist Corp | United States | 7551 | 1934 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 28515 | 339 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Biography Of A Fish, The |
Argo Films Inc |
Viking Films Inc | United States | 852 | 1949 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 53650 | 1479 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Biography Of The Motion Picture Camera, The |
Roger Leenhardt |
A F Films Inc | Great Britain | 1809 | 1947 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 50123 | 1301 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Biologists In The Tropics |
New York Zoological
Society |
New York Zoological Society | United States | 435 | 1963 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 71255 | 2427 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bip And The Bumble Bee |
Arthur Klein |
Arthur Klein | France | 427 | 1952 | None | Approved | N/A | 58147 | 1715 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bipp Bang Boogie |
Sack Amusement Ent |
Sack Amusement Ent | United States | 785 | 1948 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 51356 | 1362 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Biraghin--La Ballerina Dell' Opera |
Ballerina From The Opera, The |
Gallone, Carmine Fraccaroli, Arnaldo |
Gallone, Carmine |
Excelsa Film |
Superfilm Dist Corp | Italy | 8519 | 1950 | English TranslationDialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 54152 | 1505 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||
Bird Came C O D, The |
Vitaphone Corp |
Vitaphone Corp | United States | 686 | 1942 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 41450 | 927 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bird Dogs |
Pathe News Inc |
RKO Radio Pict Inc | United States | 900 | 1938 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 35825 | 658 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bird In A Bonnet, A | Merrie Melodies "A Bird In A Bonnet" |
Warner Bros Pict Inc |
Warner Brothers Pict Dist Corp | United States | 550 | 1958 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 65571 | 2107 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bird In A Guilty Cage, A | Looney Tune "A Bird In A Guilty Cage" |
Vitaphone Corp |
Warner Brothers Pict Dist Corp | United States | 629 | 1952 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 57629 | 1687 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bird In The Hand, A |
Paramount Famous Lasky
Corp |
Paramount Famous Lasky Corp | United States | 2000 | 1929 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 13151 | 2770 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bird In The Hand, A | Codee And Orth "A Bird In The Hand" |
Vitaphone Corp |
Vitaphone Corp | United States | 848 | 1929 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 14398 | 2792 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bird In The Head, A |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 1541 | 1946 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 47727 | 1202 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bird Islands Of Peru |
Murphy |
Talking Pict Epics |
Talking Pict Epics Inc | United States | 1839 | 1930 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 20580 | 52 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bird Life |
Fox Film Corp |
Fox Film Corp | United States | 1000 | 1922 | None | Approved | Silent | 1013 | 2585 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bird Man, The |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 627 | 1934 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 28530 | 340 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bird Of Flight | New York Exch for Educational Films Inc | United States | 0 | 1927 | None | Approved | Silent | 1015 | 2585 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||||
Bird Of Paradise |
RKO Radio Pict |
RKO Dist Corp | United States | 7666 | 1932 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 24297 | 180 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bird Of Paradise |
Daves, Delmer |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 9057 | 1951 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 55622 | 1581 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bird On Nellie's Hat, The |
Lovy, Alex |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 642 | 1939 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 37120 | 717 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bird Sanctuary, A |
Baku Film Studio |
Artkino Pict Inc | USSR | 817 | 1958 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 64945 | 2072 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bird Scouts |
Van Beuren Corp |
RKO Dist Corp | United States | 679 | 1935 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 29807 | 393 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bird Store, The |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 631 | 1932 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 23256 | 143 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bird Stuffer |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 569 | 1936 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 30557 | 422 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |