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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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Child Of Divorce |
Hayward, Lillie |
Fleischer, Richard O |
RKO Radio Pict Inc |
RKO Radio Pict Inc | United States | 5570 | 1946 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 48934 | 1250 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Child Of Manhattan |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 6626 | 1933 | Dialogue | CorrespondenceAppeal Documentation | Eliminations | N/A | 25220 | 213 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Child Of Mother India |
Central Film Co |
Central Film Co | United States | 2832 | 1934 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 28177 | 326 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Child Of The Prairie, A |
Exclusive |
Elvin Film Corp | United States | 4500 | 1925 | None | Approved | Silent | 1961 | 2599 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Child Psykolojiky |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 560 | 1941 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 40528 | 878 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Child Sock-Cology |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 590 | 1961 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 68962 | 2299 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Child Sockology |
Paramount Pict Corp |
Paramount Pict Corp | United States | 581 | 1953 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 58375 | 1726 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Child Thou Gavest Me, The |
Louis B Mayer Prod |
Associated First National Pict | United States | 5940 | 1921 | None | Approved | Silent | 1982 | 2599 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Child Waits, A |
Harvest Films Inc |
Harvest Films | United States | 454 | 1963 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 70598 | 2390 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Child Was Born, A |
Bo Wa Motion Pict
Co |
Governor Theater | Hong Kong | 9135 | 1960 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 67283 | 2205 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Child Welfare In Sweden |
Swedish Travel Information Bureau
Inc |
Scandia Films Inc | Sweden | 983 | 1942 | English Translation | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 41584 | 934 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Child Wonder, The | Baby Rose Marie "The Child Wonder" |
Vitaphone Corp |
Vitaphone Corp | United States | 731 | 1929 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 15525 | 2812 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Child's Dream, A | Christmas Dream |
Czechoslovak Film
Corp |
Universal Film Exch Inc | Czechoslovakia | 963 | 1948 | None | CorrespondencePlot Summary | Approved | N/A | 52237 | 1404 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Child's Play |
Sharp, Don Thomson, Margaret Blackmore, Peter |
Thomson, Margaret |
Lion International |
Distributors Corp of America | Great Britain | 6095 | 1957 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 64266 | 2033 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Childbirth |
Meyer, Herbert |
Louis Weiss |
Astor Pict Corp | United States | 2721 | 1940 | None | Correspondence | Rejected | N/A | 38546 | 785 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Childbirth (Modern Technique) |
Sherwood Films |
Ross S Hankins | United States | 1802 | 1959 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Special Case File | 66360 | 2554 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Childbirth (Revised) |
Astor Pict Corp |
Jewel Prod Inc | United States | 2500 | 1942 | Dialogue | CorrespondencePlot Summary | Rejected | N/A | 41969 | 953 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Childe Hassam-Artist |
Metropolitan Museum Of
Art |
Metropolitan Museum Of Art | United States | 988 | 1932 | None | Approved | Silent | 23261 | 143 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Childhood Days |
Vitaphone Corp |
Vitagraph Inc | United States | 912 | 1943 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 43747 | 1042 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Childhood Daze |
Jules Bernstein |
Capital Film Exch | United States | 1615 | 1931 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 21519 | 84 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Childhood Of Maxim Gorky, The |
Soyuzdetfilm |
Amkino Corp | USSR | 8947 | 1938 | English TranslationSubtitles ScriptDialogue | Approved | N/A | 35616 | 648 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Children In The House |
Triangle Film Corp |
Alexander Film Corp | United States | 5000 | 1922 | None | Approved | Silent | 1962 | 2599 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Children Must Laugh |
Wasilewska, Wanda Pat, Jacob |
Ford, Alexander |
Medem Sanitarium |
Medem Sanitarium Committee | Poland | 5601 | 1938 | English TranslationSubtitles Script | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 34621 | 603 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Children Of Bohemia |
Chadwick Pict Corp |
Commonwealth Film Corp | United States | 0 | 1924 | None | Approved | Silent | 1963 | 2599 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Children Of Chance |
British International Pict
Ltd |
British International Pict Inc | Great Britain | 7246 | 1930 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 21027 | 66 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |