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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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Film Title	English Title	Writer	Director	Manufacturer	Exchange	Country	Footage	Year Filed	Script Type	Additional Material	Determination	Note	Casefile	Box Number	Copy Request	For More Information
Anaesthesia			Jason, Will	MGM Pict	Loew's Inc	United States	902	1938	Cutting Continuity		Approved	N/A	35171	626	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Anahid				Artadrutune Ereven Film Studio	Artkino Pict Inc	Armenia	6000	1948	English Translation Dialogue	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	51664	1374	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Analfabeto, El	Illiterate, The	Salvador, Jaime	Delgado, Miguel M	Posa Films International SA	Columbia Pict Corp	Mexico	9889	1962	English Translation Dialogue		Approved	N/A	69313	2319	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Anastasia		Laurents, Arthur	Litvak, Anatole	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	United States	9334	1956	Dialogue	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	63522	1992	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Anatole				Paramount Pict Corp	Paramount Pict Corp	United States	804	1962	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	70078	2360	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Anatole Friedland Ritz Revue				Fox Case Corp	Fox Case Corp	United States	1000	1928	None		Approved	N/A	9786	2719	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Anatomy Of A Disease, The				Vision Assoc	New York Tuberculosis And Health Assoc	United States	1370	1962	Shooting Script		Approved	N/A	70222	2369	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Anatomy Of A Murder			Preminger, Otto	Columbia Pict Corp	Columbia Pict Corp	United States	14490	1959	Dialogue	Correspondence Article	Approved	N/A	66520	2160	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Anatomy Of A Psycho		Devlin, Don Mann, Jane	Peters, Brooke S	Plymouth Prod Inc	Realart Film Exch of New York Inc	United States	6643	1961	Cutting Continuity		Approved	N/A	68494	2272	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Anatomy Of Love, The		Bassani, G De Filippo, Eduardo Blasetti, A Continenza, A D'Amico, Suso Cecchi		Lux-Cines	Kassler Films Inc	Italy	8275	1959	English Translation Subtitles Script Dialogue	Correspondence Article	Approved	N/A	66806	2178	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Anatre E Fucili	Duck Shooting		Capriata, Carlo	MTFZ Prod Co	IFE Releasing Corp	Italy	948	1953	English Translation Dialogue	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	59349	1777	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Ancestors				Bray Pict Inc	Selznick Dist Corp	United States	780	1924	None		Approved	Silent	299	2574	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Anchors Aweigh		Lennart, Isobel	Sidney, George	MGM Pict	Loew's Inc	United States	12542	1945	Cutting Continuity		Approved	N/A	46928	1173	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Ancient Art, An				UFA Prod	MGM Dist Corp	Germany	1000	1929	None		Approved	Silent	13562	2777	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Ancient Art--Modern Magic				Glass Container Manufacturers Institute Inc	Al O Bondy	United States	922	1958	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	65272	2090	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Ancient Baalbek And Palmyras				Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc	Trans-Lux Dist Corp	United States	350	1958	Cutting Continuity	Advertising Plot Summary	Approved	N/A	65115	2081	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Ancient Castles Of Saxony				German R R Information Office	Mary Warner	Germany	845	1936	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	31639	467	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Ancient Cathedrals Of The Kremlin			Usoltsev, Alexander	Moscow Popular Science Film Studio	Artkino Pict Inc	USSR	1825	1961	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	68938	2298	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Ancient Cities Of Southern France				P P Devlin	P P Devlin	United States	976	1937	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	33982	575	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Ancient Cures		Barclay, David Marx, Arthur	Barclay, David	MGM Pict	Loew's Inc	United States	721	1953	Cutting Continuity	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	58994	1757	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Ancient Ducky Of Brittany				Pathe Exch Inc	Pathe Exch Inc	United States	1000	1923	None		Approved	Silent	300	2574	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Ancient Egypt				Fitzpatrick Prod	Loew's Inc	United States	781	1939	Cutting Continuity		Approved	N/A	36224	676	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Ancient Fistory				Paramount Pict Corp	Paramount Pict Corp	United States	631	1952	Dialogue		Approved	N/A	58157	1715	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Ancient Highway, The				Players Lasky Corp	Famous Players Lasky Corp	United States	6034	1925	None		Approved	Silent	301	2574	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov
Ancient India				MGM Pict	Loew's Inc	United States	785	1952	Cutting Continuity	Correspondence	Approved	N/A	57505	1681	NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form	Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov

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