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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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Call Of The Prairie |
Smith, Vernon Schroeder, Doris |
Bretherton, Howard |
Paramount Pict Dist
Corp |
Paramount Pict Dist Corp | United States | 5999 | 1936 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 30599 | 424 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Call Of The Rockies |
Kohnson, Raymond K |
Roadshow Prod |
Syndicate Exch Inc | United States | 6700 | 1931 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 21984 | 101 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Call Of The Rockies |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | China | 4803 | 1938 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 34647 | 605 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Call Of The Rockies |
Williams, Bob |
Selander, Lesley |
Republic Pict Corp |
Republic Pict Corp | United States | 5002 | 1944 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 45320 | 1106 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Call Of The Savage #1, The | Shipwrecked |
Dickey, Basil Plympton, George Gatzert, Nate |
Friedlander, Louis |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 2562 | 1935 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 28885 | 355 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Call Of The Savage #10, The | Descending Doom |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 1605 | 1935 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 29187 | 367 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Call Of The Savage #11, The | Dragon Strikes, The |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 1523 | 1935 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 29214 | 368 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Call Of The Savage #12, The | Pit Of Flame, The |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 1585 | 1935 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 29278 | 370 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Call Of The Savage #2, The | Captured By Cannibals |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 1940 | 1935 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 28915 | 356 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Call Of The Savage #3, The | Stampeding Death |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 1745 | 1935 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 28958 | 358 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Call Of The Savage #4, The | Terror Of The Jungle |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 1590 | 1935 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 29015 | 360 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Call Of The Savage #5, The | Plunge Of Peril, The |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 1727 | 1935 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 29016 | 360 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Call Of The Savage #6, The | Thundering Waters |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 1603 | 1935 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 29070 | 363 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Call Of The Savage #7, The | Hidden Monster, The |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 1717 | 1935 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 29096 | 364 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Call Of The Savage #8, The | Jungle Treachery |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 1549 | 1935 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 29121 | 364 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Call Of The Savage #9, The | Avenging Fire God, The |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 1621 | 1935 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 29179 | 366 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Call Of The Sea |
Fox Film Corp |
Fox Film Corp | United States | 1000 | 1929 | None | Approved | N/A | 16162 | 2823 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Call Of The Sea |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 806 | 1942 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 42021 | 955 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Call Of The Sea | New York Exch for Educational Films Inc | United States | 2000 | 1928 | None | Approved | Silent | 5199 | 2647 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||||
Call Of The South Seas |
De Mond, Albert |
English, John |
Republic Pict Corp |
Republic Pict Corp | United States | 5320 | 1944 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 45190 | 1101 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Call Of The West |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 6260 | 1930 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 19598 | 22 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Call Of The Wild |
Twentieth Century
Pict |
United Artists Corp | United States | 8241 | 1935 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 29413 | 375 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Call Of The Wild, The |
Hal Roach |
Pathe Exch Inc | United States | 8000 | 1923 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 1690 | 2595 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Call Of The Wilderness |
Van Pelt |
Pathe Exch Inc | United States | 5000 | 1926 | None | Approved | Silent | 1691 | 2595 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Call Of The Woods |
John Mathew Adams
Syndicate |
Oxford Film Exch Inc | United States | 600 | 1927 | None | Approved | Silent | 1693 | 2595 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |