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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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Worm's Eye View, A |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 637 | 1939 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 36822 | 703 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Worrier, The | Richard Carle In "The Worrier" |
Vitaphone Corp |
Vitaphone Corp | United States | 836 | 1927 | None | Approved | N/A | 4846 | 2642 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Worst Woman In Paris |
Brown, Martin Bell, Monta Dix, Marion |
Bell, Monta |
Fox Film Corp |
Fox Film Corp | United States | 6834 | 1933 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 26321 | 254 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Wot A Night |
Radio Pict |
RKO Dist Corp | United States | 1000 | 1931 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 21993 | 101 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Wot's All Th' Shootin' Fer |
White, Volney |
Terrytoons Inc |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 582 | 1940 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 38583 | 787 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Wotta Knight |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 616 | 1947 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 50011 | 1295 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Wotta Nitemare |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 699 | 1939 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 36738 | 699 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Would You Be Willing |
Goulding, Alf |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 1599 | 1935 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 29178 | 366 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Wozzeck |
Klaren, Georg C |
Klaren, Georg C |
Deutsche Film |
Joseph Burstyn Inc | Germany | 7293 | 1954 | English TranslationDialogueSubtitles Script | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 60287 | 1825 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Wrangler's Roost |
Phoenix Prod Inc |
Monogram Pict Corp | United States | 5130 | 1941 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 40556 | 880 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Wrath Of Jealousy |
Stellar Prod |
Fortune Film Exch | United States | 6523 | 1942 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 41735 | 941 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Wrath Of The Gods |
Thomas H Ince |
Webster Pict Inc | United States | 0 | 1922 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 17629 | 2853 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Wrath Of The Seas |
International Pict |
Conquest Pict | United States | 6800 | 1929 | None | Approved | Silent | 16455 | 2830 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Wreck Of The Hesperus, The |
Cecil DeMille Studio
Prod |
Pathe Exch Inc | United States | 6447 | 1927 | None | Approved | Silent | 4121 | 2632 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Wreck Of The Hesperus, The |
Davis, Mannie |
Terrytoons Inc |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 581 | 1943 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 44550 | 1075 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Wreck Of The Hesperus, The |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 6129 | 1948 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 51089 | 1347 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Wreck Of The Mary Deare, The |
Ambler, Eric |
Anderson, Michael |
Julian Blaustein
Prod |
Loew's Inc | United States | 9506 | 1959 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 66842 | 2180 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Wreck, The |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Commonwealth Film Corp | United States | 5400 | 1927 | None | Approved | Silent | 17630 | 2853 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Wreckage |
Henry Ginsberg Dist
Corp |
Apollo Exch Inc | United States | 6000 | 1925 | None | Approved | Silent | 17631 | 2853 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Wrecker, The |
Tiffany Stahl Prod |
Tiffany-Stahl Prod | United States | 6520 | 1929 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 16408 | 2828 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Wrecker, The |
Tiffany Stahl Prod
Inc |
Tiffany-Stahl Prod | United States | 6275 | 1929 | None | Approved | Silent | 17374 | 2848 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Wrecker, The |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 6707 | 1933 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 25934 | 240 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Wreckers Coast |
Drummer Films |
Lester A Schoenfeld Films | Great Britain | 1311 | 1964 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 72211 | 2482 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Wreckety Wrecks |
Lord, Del |
Hal Roach Prod |
MGM Dist Corp | United States | 1690 | 1932 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 24963 | 203 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Wrecking Crew |
Murphy, Richard Shane, Maxwell |
McDonald, Frank |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 6513 | 1942 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 42135 | 961 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |