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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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Alarm, The |
Universal Film Manufacturing
Co |
Big U Film Exch Inc | United States | 2000 | 1921 | None | Approved | Silent | 123 | 2571 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Alarm, The |
Fox Film Corp |
Fox Film Corp | United States | 2000 | 1922 | None | Approved | Silent | 124 | 2571 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Alarma |
Alarm |
Cardona, Rene |
JVS Prod |
Cinexport Film Co | Mexico | 5680 | 1938 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 35793 | 656 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Alas De Mi Patria |
Wings Of My Country |
Borcosque, Carlos |
Raul Ancona |
Raul Ancona | Argentina | 9305 | 1939 | English TranslationDialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 37780 | 750 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Alas Sobre El Chaco |
Storm Over The Andes |
Borgia, Rene Greene, Eve Wead, Frank De Mond, Albert |
Cabanne, Christy |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 7935 | 1935 | English TranslationCutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 30129 | 406 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||
Alaska |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Exch | United States | 1000 | 1930 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 20861 | 60 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Alaska |
Burton Holmes |
Burton Holmes | United States | 2500 | 1942 | None | Approved | Silent | 41454 | 927 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Alaska |
Boylan, Malcolm Stuart Sayre, George Wallace Orkow, B Harrison |
Archainbaud, George |
Monogram Pict
Corp |
Monogram Pict Corp | United States | 6855 | 1944 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 45724 | 1124 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Alaska |
Burton Holmes
Travelogues |
Burton Holmes | United States | 2975 | 1950 | None | Approved | Silent | 54074 | 1501 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Alaska |
Burton Holmes Inc |
Burton Holmes Travelogues | United States | 2917 | 1957 | None | Approved | Silent | 63639 | 1998 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Alaska Highway |
Foster, Lewis Shane, Maxwell |
McDonald, Frank |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 6071 | 1943 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 43484 | 1021 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Alaska Lifeboat |
RKO Pathe |
RKO Radio Pict | United States | 1872 | 1956 | None | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 63434 | 1987 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Alaska Love |
Adler, Felix McCoy, Harry Rodney, Earle Waldron, John A |
Stafford, Babe |
Mack Sennett |
New York Exch for Educational Films Inc | United States | 1773 | 1932 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 24078 | 172 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Alaska Or Bust |
Fable Pict Inc |
Pathe Exch Inc | United States | 600 | 1928 | None | Approved | Silent | 11130 | 2740 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Alaska Passage |
Bernds, Edward |
Bernds, Edward |
Associated Prod
Inc |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 6436 | 1959 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 66012 | 2132 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Alaska Patrol |
Hoerl, Arthur |
Bernhard, Jack |
Burwood Pict Corp |
Film Classics Inc | United States | 5506 | 1949 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 52601 | 1422 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Alaska Seas |
Doniger, Walter Homes, Geoffrey |
Hopper, Jerry |
Paramount Pict Corp |
Paramount Pict Corp | United States | 6928 | 1953 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 59710 | 1795 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Alaska Sweepstakes |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 722 | 1936 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 30553 | 422 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Alaska Tour |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 961 | 1941 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 41275 | 917 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Alaska--49th State |
Dynamic Films |
Pan-American World Airways | United States | 849 | 1963 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 70589 | 2390 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Alaskan Eskimo, The |
Hibler, Winston Sears, Ted |
Algar, James |
Walt Disney |
RKO Radio Pict Inc | United States | 2399 | 1953 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 58439 | 1729 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Alaskan Grandeur |
Weidig, Valeska |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 759 | 1945 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 46503 | 1156 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Alaskan Honeymoon, An |
Fox Film Corp |
Fox Film Corp | United States | 1000 | 1923 | None | Approved | Silent | 127 | 2571 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Alaskan Knights |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 688 | 1930 | None | Approved | N/A | 19674 | 24 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Alaskan Sled Dog |
Hauser, Dwight |
Walt Disney Prod |
Buena Vista Film Dist Co Inc | United States | 1655 | 1956 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 63299 | 1980 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |