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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 Titlesort descending 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
Witwer Beauty Parlor Series #3 Last Nose Of Summers R-C Pict Corp
Film Booking Offices of America Inc United States 2000 1927 None Approved Silent 8079 2692 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Witwer Beauty Parlor Series #4 Boys Will Be Girls R-C Pict Corp
Film Booking Offices of America Inc United States 2000 1927 None Approved Silent 2213 2603 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Witwer Beauty Parlor Series #5 Helene Of Troy, New York R-C Pict Corp
Film Booking Offices of America Inc United States 2000 1927 None Correspondence Eliminations Silent 2161 2602 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Witwer Beauty Parlor Series #6 Toupay Or Not Toupay FBO Prod Inc
FBO Pict Corp United States 2000 1927 None Correspondence Eliminations Silent 2961 2614 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Witwer Beauty Parlor Series #7 Chin He Loved To Lift FBO Prod Inc
FBO Pict Corp United States 2000 1927 None Approved Silent 2907 2613 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Witwer Beauty Parlor Series #8 Fresh Hair Fiends R-C Pict Corp
FBO Pict Corp United States 2000 1927 None Approved Silent 3269 2619 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Witwer Beauty Parlor Series #9 Peter's Pan R-C Pict Corp
FBO Pict Corp United States 2000 1927 None Approved Silent 3267 2619 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wives And Etc (Part I) Charles Ruggles And Co In "Wives And Etc" (Part I) Vitaphone Corp
Vitaphone Corp United States 924 1928 None Approved N/A 10777 2735 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wives And Lovers Anhalt, Edward
Rich, John
Paramount Pict Corp
Paramount Pict Corp United States 9307 1963 Cutting Continuity Approved N/A 70958 2409 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wives And Women Universal Film Corp
Big U Film Exch Inc United States 1000 1926 None Approved Silent 18128 2862 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wives At Auction True Story Pict Inc
Oxford Film Exch Inc United States 5874 1926 None Approved Silent 18129 2862 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wives Beware Regent Pict Inc
Syndicate Exch Inc United States 5541 1933 Dialogue Approved N/A 25553 226 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wives Don't Weaken New York Exch for Educational Films Inc United States 1594 1928 None Approved Silent 12805 2764 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wives For Sale UFA Prod
MGM Dist Corp Germany 1000 1928 None Approved Silent 12079 2753 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wives Never Know Brennan, Frederick Hazlitt
Nugent, Elliott
Paramount Pict Inc
Paramount Pict Inc United States 6769 1936 Cutting Continuity Correspondence Approved N/A 31556 464 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wives Of The Prophet Lee Bradford Co
Fineart Dist Co Inc United States 7000 1928 None Correspondence Eliminations Silent 6133 2660 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wives Under Suspicion Connolly, Myles
Whale, James
Universal Pict Co
Big U Film Exch United States 6282 1938 Cutting Continuity Approved N/A 35097 623 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wizard Of Arts, The Paramount Pict Inc
Paramount Pict Inc United States 592 1941 Dialogue Approved N/A 40738 889 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wizard Of Baghdad, The Silver, Pat

Lasky, Jesse L Jr
Sherman, George
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp United States 8292 1960 Cutting Continuity Reviews
Plot Summary 		Approved N/A 68083 2251 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wizard Of Clubs, The Paramount Pict Corp
Paramount Pict Corp United States 814 1953 Dialogue Approved N/A 58536 1734 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wizard Of Moo B K Blake
Metropolitan Film Dist United States 895 1940 Dialogue Approved N/A 39132 813 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wizard Of Oz, The Chadwick Pict Corp
Merit Film Corp United States 6300 1925 None Approved Silent 18130 2862 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wizard Of Oz, The Woolf, Edgar Allan

Ryerson, Florence

Langley, Noel
Fleming, Victor
MGM Pict
Loew's Inc United States 9167 1939 Cutting Continuity Approved N/A 37293 726 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wizard Of The Fairway Columbia Pict Corp
Columbia Pict Corp United States 937 1942 Dialogue Approved N/A 42754 989 NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Wizard Of The Saddle FBO Pict Corp
FBO Film Exch United States 4801 1927 None Correspondence Eliminations Silent 4908 2643 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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