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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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Cafe Hostess |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 5757 | 1939 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 37877 | 754 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Cafe In Cairo |
Hunt Stromberg
Prod |
Producers Dist Corp | United States | 5666 | 1924 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 1656 | 2594 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Cafe Kalau |
Guter, Johannes |
UFA Films Inc |
UFA Films Inc | Germany | 1334 | 1931 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 22237 | 110 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Cafe Metropole |
Deval, Jacques |
Griffith, Edward H |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 7497 | 1937 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 32919 | 526 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Cafe Rendezvous |
Schwarzwald, Milton |
Nu-Atlas Pict Inc |
RKO Radio Pict Inc | United States | 887 | 1938 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 35942 | 663 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Cafe Society |
Van Upp, Virginia |
Griffith, Edward H |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 7523 | 1939 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 36325 | 680 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Cafe Society |
Irving K Meginnis |
Irving K Meginnis | United States | 311 | 1947 | None | Approved | N/A | 49761 | 1284 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Cafe Society | Cavalcade Of Broadway "Cafe Society" |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 985 | 1949 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 53699 | 1481 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Cafichio Viejo |
Empire Prod Inc |
Empire Prod Inc | United States | 815 | 1930 | English Translation | Approved | N/A | 18987 | 5 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Cage Aux Rossignols, La |
Cage Of Nightingales, A |
Wheler, Rene Noel-Noel |
Dreville, Jean |
French Gaumont |
Lopert Films Inc | France | 7884 | 1946 | English TranslationSubtitles ScriptDialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 49276 | 1265 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||
Cage Fright |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 630 | 1952 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 57598 | 1686 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Cage Of Evil |
Robert E Kent |
United Artists Corp | United States | 6318 | 1960 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 67628 | 2225 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Cage Of Gold |
Whittingham, Jack |
Dearden, Basil |
Ealing Studios |
Ellis Films Inc | Great Britain | 7310 | 1951 | Cutting Continuity | CorrespondencePlot Summary | Approved | N/A | 56883 | 1650 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Cage, The |
Sidney Peterson |
Cinema 16 | United States | 889 | 1948 | None | Approved | Silent | 51064 | 1346 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Caged |
Cromwell, John |
Warner Bros Pict Inc |
Warner Brothers Pict Dist Corp | United States | 8672 | 1950 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 54348 | 1515 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Caged Fury |
Lang, David |
Berke, William |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 5463 | 1947 | Cutting Continuity | CorrespondenceAdvertising | Approved | N/A | 50751 | 1332 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Cagey Bird |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 584 | 1946 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 48591 | 1236 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Cagey Business |
Paramount Pict Corp |
Paramount Pict Corp | United States | 542 | 1965 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 73430 | 2547 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Cagey Love |
Arrow Pict Corp |
Merit Film Corp | United States | 0 | 1925 | None | Approved | Silent | 1657 | 2594 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Caidos En El Infierno |
Fallen, The |
Pena, Gabriel |
Amadori, Luis Cesar |
Mentasti Argentina Sono
Film |
Clasa-Mohme Inc | Argentina | 10193 | 1955 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 61818 | 1903 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Cain |
Leon Perior |
Talking Pict Epics Inc | United States | 7038 | 1931 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 22921 | 132 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Cain And Abel |
Sacred Film Inc |
Merit Film Corp | United States | 1000 | 1921 | None | Approved | Silent | 1658 | 2594 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Cain And Artem |
Betrov-Bytov, P P |
Sovkino |
Amkino Corp | USSR | 7000 | 1930 | None | CorrespondenceReviews | Eliminations | Silent | 19322 | 13 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Cain And Mabel |
Warner Bros Pict Inc |
Vitagraph Inc | United States | 8098 | 1936 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 31592 | 466 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Cain Y Abel |
Cain And Abel |
Cortaza, Ernesto Galiana, Fernando |
Cardona, Rene |
Tepeyac Prod |
Azteca Films Inc | Mexico | 7560 | 1957 | English TranslationDialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 64282 | 2035 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |