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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	English Title	Writer	Director	Manufacturer	Exchange	Country	Footage	Year Filed	Script Type	Additional Material	Determination	Note	Casefile	Box Number	Copy Request	For More Information
Way Of The Strong, The					Columbia Pict Corp	Hollywood Pict Corp	United States	5640	1928	None	Correspondence	Eliminations	Silent	10959	2737	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way Of The Teacher, The					Post Pict Corp	Merit Film Corp	United States	950	1922	None		Approved	Silent	17492	2850	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way Of The Transgressor					Independent Pict Corp	Apollo Exch Inc	United States	5000	1923	None		Approved	Silent	17496	2850	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way Of The West					Robert Emmet	Principal Film Exch Inc	United States	4659	1935	Dialogue	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	28600	342	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way Of The West, The					Universal Film Corp	Big U Film Exch Inc	United States	2000	1924	None	Correspondence	Eliminations	Silent	17497	2851	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way Of The Wild					Guaranteed Pict Co Inc	Guaranteed Pict Co Inc	United States	1767	1940	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	39310	822	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way Out West			Block, Alfred Morgan, Byron Farnham, Joe	Niblo, Fred	MGM Prod	MGM Dist Corp	United States	6414	1930	Cutting Continuity	Correspondence	Eliminations	N/A	19938	33	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way Out West					MGM Prod	MGM Dist Corp	United States	5391	1930	None		Approved	Silent	20506	49	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way Out West				Watson, William	E W Hammons	Fox Film Corp	United States	944	1935	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	29953	399	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way Out West			Parrott, James Adler, Felix Rogers, Charles	Horne, James W	Hal Roach Prod	Loew's Inc	United States	5791	1937	Cutting Continuity	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	32685	515	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way Out West In Florida					Paramount Pict Inc	Paramount Pict Inc	United States	886	1951	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	56243	1614	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way Out, A				Bun, Wu	Liang Kin Din	Sun Sing Chinese Theater Inc	Hong Kong	7550	1961	English Translation Dialogue		Approved	N/A	68573	2278	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way Out, The			Tully, Montgomery	Tully, Montgomery	RKO Radio Pict	RKO Radio Pict	United States	7051	1956	Cutting Continuity	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	62750	1953	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way To Happiness				Lum, Wong Tin	Kum Ton Film Co	World Theater	Hong Kong	9410	1960	English Translation Dialogue		Approved	N/A	67947	2243	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way To Happiness, The				Yin, Lai	Tung Kwo Film Co	Sun Sing Chinese Theater Inc	Hong Kong	8997	1959	English Translation Dialogue		Approved	N/A	66367	2152	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way To Love, The			Butler, Frank Binyon, Claude Glazer, Benjamin Fowler, Gene	Taurog, Norman	Paramount Pict Dist Corp	Paramount Pict Dist Corp	United States	8450	1933	Cutting Continuity	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	26226	250	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way To Peace				Yee, Sack Yu	Eastern Hollywood Film Co	New York Chinese Film Exch	Hong Kong	6575	1936	English Translation Dialogue		Approved	N/A	32193	492	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way To Rebild, The					Minerva Films	Association Films Inc	Denmark	479	1963	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	70817	2401	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way To Strength And Beauty, The					UFA	UFA Films Inc	Germany	6956	1926	None	Correspondence	Eliminations	Silent	5215	2648	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way To The Gold, The			Mayes, Wendell	Webb, Robert D	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	United States	8486	1957	Cutting Continuity	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	63976	2017	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way Up North					Universal Film Corp	Big U Film Exch Inc	United States	1000	1924	None	Correspondence	Eliminations	Silent	17498	2851	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Way Up Thar			Montague, Joseph Jr Cummings, Hugh	Sennett, Mack	E W Hammons	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	United States	1645	1935	Dialogue	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	30043	403	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Ways Of Love	Partie De Campagne, Une Miracolo, Il Jofroi	Miracle, The Day In The Country, A		Pagnol, Marcel Renoir, Jean Rossellini, Roberto	Roberto Rossellini Prod Marcel Pagnol Prod Pierre Braunberger Pantheor	Joseph Burstyn Inc	France	10339	1950	English Translation Subtitles Script Dialogue	Correspondence Reviews Article Appeal Documentation Plot Summary	Approved	Special Case File	55250	2561	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Ways Of Love (Revised)	Partie De Compagnie, Une Jofroi	Day In The Country, A			Marcel Pagnol Prod Pierre Braunberger Pantheor	Joseph Burstyn Inc	France	6930	1951	None	Correspondence	Approved	Special Case File	55627	2562	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wayside Wonders				Bruce, Robert Cameron	Wilding Pict	Modern Talking Pict Inc	United States	888	1941	Cutting Continuity		Approved	N/A	40345	870	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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