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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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Another Man's Poison |
Guest, Val |
Rapper, Irving |
Douglas Fairbanks Jr |
United Artists Corp | Great Britain | 8084 | 1951 | Dialogue | CorrespondenceReviews | Approved | N/A | 56843 | 1649 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Another Man's Shoes |
Universal Film Manufacturing
Co |
Big U Film Exch Inc | United States | 5000 | 1922 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 340 | 2575 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Another Man's Wife |
Regal Pict Inc |
Producers Dist Corp | United States | 0 | 1924 | None | Correspondence | Eliminations | Silent | 339 | 2575 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Another Part Of The Forest |
Pozner, Vladimir |
Gordon, Michael |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Big U Film Exch Inc | United States | 9622 | 1948 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 51492 | 1368 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Another Scandal (Revised) |
Tilford Cinema Corp |
Producers Dist Corp | United States | 7322 | 1924 | None | CorrespondencePlot Summary | Rejected | Silent | 341 | 2575 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Another Shore |
Meade, Walter |
Crichton, Charles |
J Arthur Rank |
Bell Pict Corp | Great Britain | 6715 | 1950 | Cutting Continuity | Plot Summary | Approved | N/A | 55110 | 1554 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Another Sky |
Lambert, Gavin |
Minotaur Prod |
Edward Harrison | Great Britain | 7747 | 1960 | Dialogue | CorrespondenceReviews | Approved | N/A | 67915 | 2241 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Another Spring |
Sea, Mok Hong |
Hwa Sing Co |
New York Chinese Film Exch | Hong Kong | 10392 | 1944 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 44720 | 1081 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Another Spring |
Lum, Wong Tin |
Motion Pict And General Investment
Co |
World Theater | Hong Kong | 10741 | 1962 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 70150 | 2365 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Another Sunny Day In Western Australia |
Dunlop, Ian |
Australian News And Information
Bureau |
Australian News and Information Bureau | Australia | 1929 | 1962 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 69509 | 2329 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Another Thin Man |
Hackett, Albert Goodrich, Frances |
Van Dyke, W S |
MGM Pict |
Loew's Inc | United States | 9220 | 1939 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 37816 | 751 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Another Time, Another Place |
Mann, Stanley |
Allen, Lewis |
Paramount Pict Inc |
Paramount Pict Inc | United States | 8573 | 1958 | Dialogue | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 65181 | 2085 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Another Wild Idea |
Dunn, Eddie |
Parrott, Charles |
Hal Roach Prod |
MGM Dist Corp | United States | 1707 | 1934 | Cutting Continuity | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 27294 | 293 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Anoush |
Vartian, Setrag |
Crown Prod |
Crown Prod Inc | United States | 5901 | 1945 | English TranslationSubtitles ScriptDialogue | CorrespondenceAdvertising | Approved | N/A | 46726 | 1165 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Ansiedad |
Worry |
De Timoneda, J Baez, Edmundo Zacarias, Miguel |
Zacarias, Miguel |
Producciones
Zacarias |
Azteca Films Inc | Mexico | 9610 | 1953 | English TranslationDialogue | Approved | N/A | 59575 | 1789 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||
Answer Man #1 |
Bricken, Jules |
Bricken, Jules |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 966 | 1946 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 48901 | 1249 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Answer Man #2 | Nature's Atom Bomb |
Parker, Ben |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 912 | 1946 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 48958 | 1251 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Answer Man #4 | Red Fury |
Parker, Benjamin R |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 784 | 1947 | Cutting Continuity | Approved | N/A | 49594 | 1278 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Answer Man #6 | Here's Your Answer |
Parker, Benjamin R |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 702 | 1947 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 50196 | 1304 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Answer Man #7 | Lights Of Broadway |
Parker, Benjamin |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Big U Film Exch | United States | 712 | 1947 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 50275 | 1309 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Answer Man #8 | Hoop Skirt, Bustle, And Skin |
Parker, Benjamin R |
Universal Pict Co
Inc |
Big U Film Exch Inc | United States | 730 | 1947 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 50458 | 1317 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||
Answering The Riot Call |
Fox Film Corp |
Fox Film Corp | United States | 935 | 1934 | Dialogue | Approved | N/A | 27356 | 295 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Ant And The Elephant, The |
Soyuzmultfilm
Studios |
Artkino Pict Inc | USSR | 905 | 1949 | English Translation | Approved | N/A | 53366 | 1463 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | ||||||
Ant City, The |
UFA Films Inc |
UFA Films Inc | Germany | 1500 | 1939 | English Translation | Correspondence | Approved | N/A | 36534 | 690 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov | |||||
Ant Life As It Ain't |
Fable Pict |
Pathe Exch Inc | United States | 600 | 1927 | None | Approved | Silent | 346 | 2575 | NYSA will provide copies of film script upon receipt of a completed, signed Request Form | Email Researcher Services at archref@nysed.gov |