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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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Bold Caballero, The |
Root, Wells |
Root, Wells |
Republic Pict Corp |
Republic Film Exch Inc | United States | 6246 | 1936 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 32205 | 493 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Bold Frontiersman, The |
Williams, Bob |
Ford, Philip |
Republic Pict Corp |
Republic Pict Corp | United States | 5402 | 1948 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 51394 | 1363 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Bold King Cole |
Van Beuren Corp |
RKO Dist Corp | United States | 697 | 1936 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 31145 | 446 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bolero |
Jackson, Horace |
Ruggles, Wesley |
Paramount Pict Dist
Corp |
Paramount Pict Dist Corp | United States | 7633 | 1934 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 26945 | 278 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Bolero |
Cie Francaise De
Films |
John S Tapernoux | France | 1414 | 1935 | None | CorrespondenceReviewsAppeal DocumentationPlot Summary | Rejected | N/A | 29210 | 368 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bolero |
David L Loew |
United Artists Corp | United States | 688 | 1949 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 53020 | 1444 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bolero De Raquel, El |
Raquel's Bolero |
Salvador, Jaime |
Delgado, Miguel M |
Posa Films SA |
Columbia Pict Corp | Mexico | 9066 | 1957 | English TranslationDialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 64289 | 2035 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||
Bolero Inmortal |
Immortal Bolero |
Portillo, Rafael |
Cinematografica Calderon
SA |
Azteca Films Inc | Mexico | 9063 | 1959 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 66356 | 2151 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Bolibar | Betrayal, The |
British Instructional Films
Ltd |
Ameranglo Corp | Great Britain | 8000 | 1929 | None | Correspondence | Approved | Silent | 14291 | 2790 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Boliche |
Graciani, A |
Graciani, A |
Orphea Films |
Julio Elias | Spain | 8618 | 1935 | English TranslationDialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 29220 | 368 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Bolivar Bonanza |
Wright, Hamilton |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Universal Film Exch Inc | United States | 836 | 1953 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 59273 | 1773 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bolivia |
International Film
Foundation |
General Film Prod | Bolivia | 1845 | 1946 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 49002 | 1845 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bolo Mola Land |
Lovy, Alex |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 646 | 1939 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 36949 | 709 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bologna |
Hamilton Wright |
Lester A Schoenfeld Films | United States | 1118 | 1963 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 71095 | 2418 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bolos Y Boleras |
Swinging Down The Lanes |
Foster, Harry |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 810 | 1962 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 70210 | 2368 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Bolshoi Ballet, The |
J Arthur Rank
Organization |
Rank Film Distributors Of America Inc | Great Britain | 8914 | 1957 | None | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 64736 | 2061 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bolted Door |
Universal Pict |
Big U Film Exch Inc | United States | 5000 | 1923 | None | Approved | Silent | 1147 | 2587 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bolted Door, The |
Vitaphone Corp |
Vitaphone Corp | United States | 1175 | 1938 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 34361 | 592 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Boman Pa Utstallningen |
Boman At The Exhibition |
Svensk Filmindustrie |
Ernest Mattson Inc | Sweden | 6000 | 1925 | Title ScriptEnglish Translation | Approved | Silent | 1148 | 2587 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Bomb For A Dictator, A |
Films Regent |
Medallion Pict Corp | France | 6263 | 1963 | Dubbing Script | Approved | N/A | 70561 | 2388 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bomb In The High Street |
Simcoe, Ben |
Bezencenet, Peter Bishop, Terence |
Zichy |
Hemisphere Pict Inc | Great Britain | 5443 | 1964 | Cutting Continuity | Reviews | Approved | N/A | 72365 | 2491 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Bomb, The |
Scandia Films |
Ernest Mattson Inc | Sweden | 5000 | 1925 | None | Approved | Silent | 1149 | 2587 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bomba And The Jungle Girl |
Beebe, Ford |
Monogram Pict
Corp |
Allied Artists Prod | United States | 6302 | 1952 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 58184 | 1717 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Bomba On Panther Island |
Beebe, Ford |
Beebe, Ford |
Monogram Pict
Corp |
Monogram Dist Corp | United States | 6867 | 1949 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 53779 | 1485 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Bomba, The Jungle Boy |
De Witt, Jack |
Beebe, Ford |
Monogram Pict
Corp |
Monogram Dist Corp | United States | 6370 | 1949 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 52803 | 1433 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |