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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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Borrah Minevitch And His Harmonica Rascals |
Vitaphone Corp |
Vitaphone Corp | United States | 990 | 1935 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 29078 | 363 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Borrah Minevitch And His Harmonica School |
Vitaphone Corp |
Vitagraph Inc | United States | 821 | 1942 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 42654 | 985 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Borrasca En Las Almas |
Tempest Of The Soul |
Orellana, Carlos Rodriguez, Ismael |
Rodriguez, Ismael |
Rodriguez Hermanos
SA |
Azteca Films Inc | Mexico | 8925 | 1954 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 60660 | 1845 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Borrowed Blonde |
Green, Russ |
Yates, Hal |
RKO Radio Pict Inc |
RKO Radio Pict Inc | United States | 1610 | 1947 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 49681 | 1282 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Borrowed Finery |
Tiffany Prod |
Renown Pict Inc | United States | 6000 | 1925 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 1194 | 2588 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Borrowed Hero |
Monogram Pict
Corp |
Monogram Pict Corp | United States | 5880 | 1941 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 41307 | 919 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Borrowed Husbands |
Vitagraph Inc |
Vitagraph Inc | United States | 6358 | 1924 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 1195 | 2588 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Borrowed Trouble |
R-C Pict Corp |
Film Booking Offices of America Inc | United States | 2000 | 1923 | None | Approved | Silent | 1196 | 2588 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Borrowed Trouble | Law Of The Trail |
Lewis J Rachmil |
United Artists Corp | United States | 5303 | 1948 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 51849 | 1384 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Borrowed Wives |
Tiffany Prod Inc |
Tiffany Prod | United States | 5981 | 1930 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 20114 | 37 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Borrowing Trouble | Jones Family In "Borrowing Trouble," The |
De Wolf, Karen Chapin, Robert |
Strayer, Frank R |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 5400 | 1937 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 33991 | 575 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Bosco's Parlor Pranks |
MGM Prod |
MGM Dist Corp | United States | 829 | 1934 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 28079 | 323 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bosko's Easter Egg |
MGM Pict |
Loew's Inc | United States | 714 | 1937 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 32690 | 515 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bosom Friends |
E W Hammons |
Fox Film Corp | United States | 778 | 1934 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 27273 | 292 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Bosom Friendship |
UFA Films Inc |
UFA Films Inc | Germany | 1082 | 1930 | None | Approved | N/A | 20227 | 40 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Boss Comes To Dinner, The |
A George Hurrell |
Astor Pict Corp | United States | 940 | 1948 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 51597 | 1371 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Boss Cowboy |
Superior Talking
Pict |
Arthur Greenblatt Inc | United States | 4933 | 1934 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 27571 | 303 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Boss Didn't Say Good Morning, The |
Foster, Douglas |
Tourneur, Jacques |
MGM Pict |
Loew's Inc | United States | 917 | 1937 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 33655 | 559 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Boss Is Always Right, The |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 649 | 1959 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 67052 | 2191 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Boss Of Bar Twenty, The |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Exch | United States | 2000 | 1929 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 17142 | 2844 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Boss Of Big Town |
Dein, Edward |
Dreifuss, Arthur |
Producers Releasing
Corp |
PRC Film Exch Inc | United States | 5936 | 1942 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 42869 | 994 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Boss Of Boomtown |
Lively, William |
Taylor, Ray |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 4995 | 1944 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 45233 | 1103 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Boss Of Bullion City |
McLeod, Victor St Claire, Arthur |
Taylor, Ray |
Universal Pict Co |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 5450 | 1940 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 39477 | 830 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Boss Of Camp 4, The |
Fox Film Corp |
Fox Film Corp | United States | 5000 | 1922 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 1197 | 2588 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Boss Of Hangtown Mesa |
Drake, Oliver |
Lewis, Joseph H |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 5202 | 1942 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 42214 | 965 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |