You are here
Motion Picture Division Index Search
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Four Devils |
Murnau, F W |
Fox Film Corp |
Fox Film Corp | United States | 9295 | 1929 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 16124 | 2822 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Four Faces Of Asia |
McKeown, Robert |
Robert McKeown |
Burton Holmes Inc | Canada | 3200 | 1960 | None | Advertising | Approved | Silent | 67140 | 2196 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Four Faces West |
Fox Film Corp |
Fox Film Corp | United States | 2000 | 1927 | None | Approved | Silent | 4122 | 2632 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Fast Guns |
Hole, William A Jr |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Universal Film Exch | United States | 6569 | 1959 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 66966 | 2187 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Four Feathers, The |
Paramount Famous Lasky
Corp |
Paramount Famous Lasky Corp | United States | 7256 | 1929 | None | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 16021 | 2820 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Four Feathers, The |
Alexander Korda |
United Artists Corp | United States | 10333 | 1939 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 37238 | 723 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Four Flusher, The |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Exch | United States | 6000 | 1927 | None | Approved | Silent | 4435 | 2637 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Flusher, The |
Fox Film Corp |
Fox Film Corp | United States | 2000 | 1923 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 5498 | 2652 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Four Flushing |
Doubleday Prod Inc |
Myriad Exch Inc | United States | 1000 | 1922 | None | Approved | Silent | 5499 | 2652 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Footed Pals |
Film Exch Inc |
Service Film Exch | United States | 1000 | 1926 | None | Approved | Silent | 5500 | 2652 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Footed Ranger |
Universal Pict Corp |
Big U Film Exch Inc | United States | 5000 | 1928 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 6717 | 2669 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Four For The Morgue |
MPA Feature Films
Inc |
Pan-World Film of New York Inc | United States | 7566 | 1963 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 70521 | 2386 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Frightened People |
Coffee, Lenore Cormack, Bartlett |
De Mille, Cecil B |
Paramount Pict Dist
Corp |
Paramount Pict Dist Corp | United States | 8510 | 1933 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 26693 | 268 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Four From Nowhere, The |
Goodwill Pict Inc |
Goodwill Dist Corp | United States | 4395 | 1925 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 5501 | 2652 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Four Girls In Town |
Sher, Jack |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Universal Film Exch Inc | United States | 7683 | 1956 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 63477 | 1989 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Four Girls In White |
Yost, Dorothy |
Simon, S Sylvan |
MGM Pict |
Loew's Inc | United States | 6608 | 1939 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 36274 | 678 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Four Guns To The Border |
Coen, Franklin Van Marter, George |
Carlson, Richard |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Universal Film Exch Inc | United States | 7403 | 1954 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 60627 | 1843 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Four Hearts |
Mosfilm |
Artkino Pict Inc | USSR | 7044 | 1946 | English TranslationSubtitles ScriptDialogue | Approved | N/A | 47927 | 1210 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse, The |
Gay, John Ardrey, Robert |
Minnelli, Vincente |
Julian Blaustein
Prod |
MGM Inc | United States | 13777 | 1962 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 69460 | 2327 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Four Hours To Kill |
Krasna, Norman |
Leisen, Mitchell |
Paramount Pict Dist
Corp |
Paramount Pict Dist Corp | United States | 6565 | 1935 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 28981 | 359 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Four In A Flat |
RKO Dist Corp |
RKO Dist Corp | United States | 2000 | 1930 | None | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 19052 | 6 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Four In A Jeep |
Montagu, Elizabeth Harding, William Treichlinger, William M Sahl, Hans Schweizer, Richard |
Lindtberg, Leopold |
L Wechsler |
United Artists Corp | United States | 8879 | 1951 | Dialogue | CorrespondenceReviews | Approved | N/A | 56080 | 1605 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Four Indian Love Lyrics |
Fitzpatrick Pict Inc |
Fitzpatrick Pict Inc | United States | 1000 | 1926 | None | Approved | Silent | 5503 | 2652 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Intimate Passions, The | Passion |
Isaar Film |
Arthur Davis Releasing Org | France | 7382 | 1954 | English TranslationSubtitles ScriptDialogue | Correspondence | Eliminations | N/A | 60127 | 1817 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Four Jacks And A Jill |
Twist, John |
Hively, Jack |
RKO Radio Pict Inc |
RKO Radio Pict Inc | United States | 6107 | 1941 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 41155 | 911 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |