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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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Washington Irving |
Kineto Co Of America
Inc |
C Urban | United States | 1000 | 1921 | None | Correspondence | Approved | Silent | 17450 | 2850 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Washington Masquerade, The |
Blythe, Samuel Meehan, John |
Brabin, Charles |
MGM Prod |
MGM Dist Corp | United States | 8048 | 1932 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 24108 | 173 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Washington Melodrama |
Chanslor, Roy Parsonnet, Marion |
Simon, S Sylvan |
MGM Pict |
Loew's Inc | United States | 7242 | 1941 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 40253 | 866 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Washington Merry-Go-Round |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 7113 | 1932 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 24498 | 187 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Washington Parade #1 |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 906 | 1938 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 35916 | 662 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Washington Parade #2 | Inside The White House |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 976 | 1939 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 36278 | 678 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Washington Parade #3 | Inside The Capitol |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 892 | 1939 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 37024 | 712 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Washington Parade #4 | Library Of Congress |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 965 | 1939 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 37281 | 725 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Washington Parade (Series 2) #1 | Smithsonian Institution |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 942 | 1939 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 37789 | 750 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Washington Parade (Series 2) #2 | United States Treasury |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 975 | 1939 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 37998 | 761 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Washington Parade (Series 2) #3 | Inside The Federal Bureau Of Investigation |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 954 | 1940 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 38266 | 773 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Washington Parade (Series 2) #4 | Social Security |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 871 | 1940 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 38655 | 790 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Washington Parade (Series 2) #5 | Archives |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 892 | 1940 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 39002 | 806 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Washington Parade (Series 2) #6 | Our National Defense |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 893 | 1940 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 39256 | 819 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Washington Parade (Series 3) #1 | Mint, The |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 952 | 1940 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 39484 | 831 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Washington Parade (Series 3) #2 | United States Military Academy West Point |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 944 | 1940 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 39676 | 840 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Washington Parade (Series 3) #3 | United States Naval Academy |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 895 | 1941 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 39842 | 847 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Washington Parade (Series 3) #4 | Spirit Of 1941, TheMen For Defense |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 885 | 1941 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 40066 | 858 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Washington Shrine Of American Patriotism |
Wade Prod |
Association Films Inc | United States | 770 | 1961 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 68696 | 2284 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Washington The Man And The Capitol |
Vitaphone Dist
Corp |
Vitaphone Dist Corp | United States | 1736 | 1931 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 23240 | 143 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Washington The Surprising State |
Charles A Perryman
Prod |
Modern Talking Pict Service | United States | 948 | 1963 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 71287 | 2428 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Washington Under The American Flag |
Vitagraph Inc |
Vitagraph Inc | United States | 875 | 1923 | None | Approved | Silent | 17451 | 2850 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Washline Romance, A |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Exch | United States | 1000 | 1929 | None | Approved | Silent | 12349 | 2757 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Wasp And The Bee, The |
Exhibitors Film
Exch |
FC Pict Corp | United States | 900 | 1933 | None | Approved | N/A | 26155 | 248 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Wasp Woman, The |
Filmgroup |
Waldman Films Inc | United States | 5489 | 1959 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 66492 | 2159 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |