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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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Four Jazz Boys |
Bollman And Grant |
Sound Films Dist Corp | United States | 714 | 1929 | None | Approved | N/A | 16254 | 2825 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Jills In A Jeep |
Werris, Snag Logan, Helen Ellis, Robert |
Seiter, William A |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 8021 | 1944 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 44953 | 1091 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Four Maids, The |
Kay, Chu |
Wong Chu Mo Film
Co |
Esther Eng | Hong Kong | 831 | 1953 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 59379 | 1778 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Four Married Men |
Silver, Marcel |
Fox Film Corp |
Fox Film Corp | United States | 617 | 1929 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 15910 | 2818 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Four Masked Men, The |
Twickenham Film Studios
Ltd |
Treo Film Exch of New York Inc | Great Britain | 5351 | 1935 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 29326 | 372 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Men And A Prayer |
Levien, Sonya Ferris, Walter Sherman, Richard |
Ford, John |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | United States | 7706 | 1938 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 34906 | 615 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Four Minute Fever |
RKO Pathe |
RKO Radio Pict | United States | 826 | 1956 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 62898 | 1961 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Four Mothers |
Warner Bros Pict Inc |
Vitagraph Inc | United States | 7769 | 1940 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 39571 | 835 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Musketeers, The |
Kin, Ho Peg |
Po, Wong, Sun |
Sae Hoi Movie
Prod |
New York Chinese Film Exch | Hong Kong | 8432 | 1952 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 57149 | 1663 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Four Orphans |
All Star Comedy |
W W Hodkinson Corp | United States | 2000 | 1923 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 5504 | 2652 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Four Parts |
Dunn, Eddie Parrott, Charles |
Hal Roach Prod |
MGM Dist Corp | United States | 1679 | 1934 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 26976 | 279 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Four Poster, The |
Columbia Pict Corp |
Columbia Pict Corp | United States | 9219 | 1952 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 57604 | 1686 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Seasons |
Kineto |
W W Hodkinson Corp | United States | 4000 | 1922 | None | Approved | Silent | 5506 | 2652 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Seasons In New England, The |
Burton Holmes
Travelogues |
Burton Holmes Travelogues | United States | 2796 | 1952 | None | Approved | Silent | 56961 | 1654 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Seasons Of Austria |
Viewpoints Inc |
Modern Talking Pict Service Inc | Austria | 800 | 1963 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 70937 | 2408 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Seasons With A Fordson |
Ford Motor Co |
Ford Motor Co | United States | 1750 | 1926 | None | Approved | Silent | 5508 | 2652 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Seasons, The |
Pictorial Club |
Pathe Exch Inc | United States | 4000 | 1927 | None | Approved | Silent | 5505 | 2652 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Seasons, The |
Kineto Co Of America
Inc |
National Exch Inc | United States | 4000 | 1921 | None | Approved | Silent | 5507 | 2652 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Shall Die | Condemned Men |
Million Dollar Prod |
Consolidated National Film | United States | 6443 | 1941 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 41319 | 919 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Four Sided Triangle | Monster And The Woman, The |
Fisher, Terence Tabori, Paul |
Fisher, Terence |
Alexander Paal
Prod |
Allied Artists Inc | Great Britain | 6589 | 1953 | None | CorrespondenceReviews | Approved | N/A | 58463 | 1730 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||
Four Sister, The |
Yuen, Lee Ying |
Shaw Studio |
Sun Sing Chinese Theater Inc | Hong Kong | 8510 | 1963 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 71337 | 2431 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Four Sisters, The |
Wah, Wu Heng |
Jay Han Film Co |
Sun Sing Chinese Theater Inc | Hong Kong | 10363 | 1956 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 63468 | 1989 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Four Skulls Of Jonathan Drake, The |
Robert E Kent |
United Artists Corp | United States | 6287 | 1959 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 66399 | 2154 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Smart Dogs |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 854 | 1937 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 33586 | 556 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Four Sons | All For The Country |
United Photo Play Service
Co |
Lun Wah Co | China | 4364 | 1934 | None | Approved | Silent | 27999 | 321 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |