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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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Film Title	Alternate Title	Writer	Director	Manufacturer	Exchange	Country	Footage	Year Filed	Script Type	Additional Material	Determination	Note	Casefile	Box Number	Copy Request	For More Information
Black Hills				Norman Dawn	Big Three Exch	United States	4800	1929	None		Approved	Silent	15845	2816	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Hills		Poland, Joseph	Taylor, Ray	Eagle Lion Films Inc	Eagle Lion Films Inc	United States	5244	1947	Cutting Continuity	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	50495	1319	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Hills Ambush			Keller, Harry	Republic Pict Corp	Republic Pict Corp	United States	4815	1952	Cutting Continuity		Approved	N/A	57479	1680	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Hills Express, The		Myton, Fred Hall, Norman S	English, John	Republic Pict Corp	Republic Pict Corp	United States	4956	1943	Cutting Continuity		Approved	N/A	43884	1048	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Horse Canyon		Lang, David Homes, Geoffrey	Hibbs, Jesse	Universal Pict Co Inc	Universal Film Exch Inc	United States	7338	1954	Cutting Continuity		Approved	N/A	60264	1824	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Jack				Fox Film Corp	Fox Film Corp	United States	4777	1927	None	Correspondence	Eliminations	Silent	3057	2615	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Jacket				Ti Quon Motion Pict Co	New China Amusement Co	Hong Kong	10904	1939	English Translation Dialogue	Correspondence	Eliminations	N/A	37242	723	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black King, The				Southland Pict Corp	Southland Pict Corp	United States	6619	1932	Dialogue	Correspondence	Eliminations	N/A	24088	172	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Knight, The		Coppel, Alec	Garnett, Tay	Columbia Pict Corp	Columbia Pict Corp	United States	7752	1954	Dialogue	Reviews	Approved	N/A	60752	1850	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Lash, The		Carr, June Ormond, Timothy	Ormond, Ron	Western Adventure Pict	Realart Film Exch of New York Inc	United States	4955	1952	Cutting Continuity		Approved	N/A	57223	1667	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Legion				Warner Bros Pict Inc	Vitagraph Inc	United States	7486	1936	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	32325	498	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Lightning				Gotham Prod	Renown Pict Inc	United States	6000	1924	None	Correspondence	Eliminations	Silent	3117	2616	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Like Me				Hilltop Prod	Walter Reade-Sterling Inc	United States	9788	1964	Shooting Script		Approved	N/A	72090	2475	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Limelight		Summers, Walter Leslie, Dudley	Stein, Paul L	Assoc British Pict Corp	Alliance Films Corp	Great Britain	5767	1939	Cutting Continuity	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	37030	713	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Magic				Fable Pict Inc	Pathe Exch Inc	United States	650	1924	None		Approved	Silent	1052	2586	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Magic				Kalem	Monarch Theatre Co	United States	2000	1926	None	Correspondence	Eliminations	Silent	1053	2586	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Magic				Fox Film Corp	Fox Film Corp	United States	5833	1929	None		Approved	N/A	16167	2823	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Magic		Callahan, George	Rosen, Phil	Monogram Pict Corp	Monogram Pict Corp	United States	5822	1944	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	45366	1109	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Magic	Hypnotist, The			Edward Small Prod	United Artists Corp	United States	9443	1949	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	52934	1440	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Market Babies		Sayre, George Wallace	Beaudine, William	Monogram Pict Corp	Monogram Dist Corp	United States	6388	1945	Dialogue	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	47616	1199	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Market Rustlers				Monogram Pict Corp	Monogram Pict Corp	United States	5161	1943	Dialogue	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	43878	1047	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Midnight		Lazarus, Erna Johnson, Clint	Boetticher, Oscar	Monogram Pict Corp	Monogram Dist Corp	United States	5966	1949	Dialogue	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	53418	1466	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Moon				Columbia Pict Corp	Columbia Pict Corp	United States	6336	1934	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	27640	306	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Moonshine				Swedish Biograph Co	John J Iris	Sweden	1000	1923	None		Approved	Silent	1054	2586	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Black Narcissus		Lazarus, Sidney	Powell, Paul	Pathe Exch Inc	Pathe Exch Inc	United States	1900	1929	Dialogue	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	16283	2826	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov

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