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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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Advocate D'Amour |
Counsel For Romance |
Alliance Cinematographique
Europeene |
Regal Dist Corp | France | 8323 | 1938 | English TranslationSubtitles ScriptDialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 35533 | 644 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Advokat Chudych |
Lawyer Of The Poor |
Praguefilm |
Praga Film Co | Czechoslovakia | 9678 | 1948 | English TranslationDialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 51011 | 1344 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Advokatka Vera |
Advocate Vera |
Wasserman, V |
Fric, Mac |
AB Film Co |
Praga Film Co | Czechoslovakia | 7987 | 1941 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 40387 | 872 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Aegean Tragedy, The |
Procopiou, Angelos |
Maro's Film |
Apollo Films Inc | Greece | 5723 | 1963 | English TranslationDialogue | Advertising | Approved | N/A | 71604 | 2446 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Aelita | Revolt Of The Robots, The |
Mejrabpomfilm |
Amkino Corp | USSR | 2900 | 1929 | None | Correspondence | Approved | Silent | 14000 | 2784 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Aerial Gunner |
Shane, Maxwell |
Pine, William H |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 7380 | 1943 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 43154 | 1006 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Aero Nuts |
Paramount Famous Lasky
Corp |
Paramount Famous Lasky Corp | United States | 0 | 1927 | None | Approved | Silent | 2095 | 2601 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Aero-Nutics |
Paramount Pict Corp |
Paramount Pict Corp | United States | 624 | 1953 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 58632 | 1739 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Aerograd |
Frontier |
Dovzhenko, Alexander |
Dovzhenko, Alexander |
Mosfilm And
Ukrainfilm |
Amkino Corp | USSR | 7300 | 1935 | English TranslationSubtitles ScriptDialogue | Approved | N/A | 30305 | 413 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Aeronutics |
Corby, Francis Harrison, S B |
MGM Pict |
Loew's Inc | United States | 922 | 1941 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 40283 | 868 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Affair In Havana |
Zimm, Maurice Lane, Burton |
Benedek, Laszlo |
Allied Artists Pict
Corp |
Allied Artists Dist Corp | United States | 6948 | 1957 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 64574 | 2052 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Affair In Kamakura | Juvenile Jungle |
Ishihara, Shintaro |
Nakahira, Ko |
Nikkatsu |
John Alexander Assoc | Japan | 7018 | 1961 | English TranslationSubtitles ScriptDialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 68640 | 2282 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||
Affair In Monte Carlo | 24 Hours Of A Woman's Life |
Chetham-Strode, Warren |
Saville, Victor |
Associated British Pict Co
Ltd |
Allied Artists Prod | Great Britain | 6715 | 1953 | Dialogue | Reviews | Approved | N/A | 59163 | 1766 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||
Affair In Reno |
Butler, John K |
Springsteen, R G |
Republic Pict Corp |
Republic Pict Corp | United States | 6746 | 1957 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 63754 | 2005 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Affair In Trinidad |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 8823 | 1952 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 57587 | 1685 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Affair Of Susan, The |
Walker, H M Bennison, Andrew Marks, Clarence |
Neumann, Kurt |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 5822 | 1935 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 29833 | 394 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Affair Of The Courier Of Lyons, The |
Maurice Lehman |
Albert N Chaperau | France | 8420 | 1938 | Subtitles ScriptEnglish TranslationDialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 35068 | 622 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Affair Of The Follies, An |
First National Pict
Inc |
First National Pict Inc | United States | 6642 | 1927 | None | Approved | N/A | 73 | 2571 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Affair Of The Skin, An |
Maddow, Ben |
Ben Maddow |
Zenith International Film Corp | United States | 9180 | 1963 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 71369 | 2433 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Affair To Remember, An |
McCarey, Leo Daves, Delmer |
McCarey, Leo |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 10600 | 1957 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 64221 | 2031 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Affair With A Stranger |
Flournoy, Richard |
Rowland, Roy |
RKO Radio Pict Inc |
RKO Radio Pict Inc | United States | 7790 | 1953 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 58937 | 1754 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Affaire Blum |
Affair Blum, The |
Stemmle, R A |
Engel, Erich |
Deutsche Film |
Central Cinema Corp | Germany | 9929 | 1949 | English TranslationSubtitles ScriptCutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 53501 | 1471 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Affaire Du Collier De La Reine, L' |
Flogged Queen's Virtue, The Affair Of The Queen's Necklace, The |
Spaak, Charles |
L'Herbier, Marcel |
Ile De France
Films |
Siritzky International Pict Corp | France | 10170 | 1947 | English TranslationSubtitles ScriptDialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 49953 | 1293 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||
Affaire, L' | Ainsi Finit La Nuit |
Paris Affair |
Natanson, Jacques Schneider, Henri Jolivet, Rene |
Reinert, E E |
Films Metzger And
Woog |
International Film Associates Corp | France | 7929 | 1950 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 55146 | 1556 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |
Affairs Of A Gentleman, The |
Krims, Milton Ruric, Peter Hume, Cyril |
Marin, Edwin L |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 6740 | 1934 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 27441 | 299 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |