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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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Touring Riverside |
Associated Industrial Film
Co |
R W Maw | United States | 2000 | 1923 | None | Correspondence | Approved | Silent | 16637 | 2834 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Touring South Buffalo |
Associated Industrial Film
Co |
R W Maw | United States | 2000 | 1923 | None | Correspondence | Approved | Silent | 16638 | 2834 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Touring The Sportworld |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 867 | 1936 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 31379 | 455 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Touring The Tyrolean Alps |
Burton Holmes Lectures
Inc |
Burton Homes Lectures Inc | United States | 3000 | 1926 | None | Approved | Silent | 16639 | 2834 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Tourist Trails Of The Crimea |
Zamoroshsky, I |
Central Documentary Film
Studios |
Artkino Pict Inc | USSR | 1846 | 1959 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 66639 | 2167 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Tourist, The | New York Exch for Educational Films Inc | United States | 0 | 1925 | None | Approved | Silent | 16641 | 2834 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||||
Tourist, The |
Obrock And
Spiegel |
Obrock And Spiegel | United States | 942 | 1924 | None | Approved | Silent | 16650 | 2834 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Tourists De Luxe |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Exch | United States | 2000 | 1924 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 16642 | 2834 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Tournament Of Roses |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 1489 | 1954 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 59866 | 1803 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Tout's Waterloo |
Leslie Powers |
Leslie Powers | United States | 345 | 1922 | None | Approved | Silent | 16643 | 2834 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Tout, The | Frank Gaby In "The Tout" |
Vitaphone Corp |
Vitaphone Corp | United States | 565 | 1927 | None | Approved | N/A | 4707 | 2640 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Toute Sa Vie |
Sarah And Son |
Aragny, Jean |
Cavalcanti, Alberto |
Paramount Publix
Corp |
Paramount Publix Corp | United States | 7782 | 1931 | English TranslationCutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 21922 | 98 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||
Tovarich |
Warner Bros Pict Inc |
Vitagraph Inc | United States | 8841 | 1937 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 34165 | 583 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Tovarishi |
Comrades |
Timoshenko, S |
Lenfilm |
Amkino Corp | USSR | 6900 | 1935 | English TranslationDialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 29245 | 369 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Toward The Unknown |
Le Roy, Mervyn |
Warner Bros Pict Inc |
Warner Brothers Pict Dist Corp | United States | 10314 | 1956 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 63245 | 1977 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Toward Unity |
Seldes, Gilbert |
Beekman Prod |
First Division Exch Inc | United States | 815 | 1934 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 28102 | 324 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Towed In A Hole |
Marshall, George |
Hal Roach Prod |
MGM Dist Corp | United States | 1925 | 1932 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 24921 | 202 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Tower Of Destiny |
RKO Pathe |
RKO Radio Pict Inc | United States | 1368 | 1954 | None | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 60490 | 1836 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Tower Of Lies |
MGM Prod Corp |
Metro Goldwyn Dist Corp | United States | 6708 | 1925 | None | Approved | Silent | 16644 | 2834 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Tower Of London |
Lee, Robert N |
Lee, Rowland V |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 8337 | 1939 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 37860 | 753 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Tower Of London |
Gene Corman |
United Artists Corp | United States | 7159 | 1962 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 70109 | 2362 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Tower Of Melody |
Imperial Pict |
Principal Film Exch Inc | United States | 875 | 1937 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 34018 | 576 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Tower Of Terror |
Monogram Pict
Corp |
Monogram Pict Corp | United States | 5551 | 1942 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 42032 | 956 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Towering Wonders Of Utah, The |
Vitagraph Inc |
Vitagraph Inc | United States | 1000 | 1922 | None | Approved | Silent | 16645 | 2834 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Town Hall Follies |
Lantz, Walter |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 721 | 1935 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 29221 | 368 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |