Beyond the Silver Screen The Hayes Code's Influence on American Culture

This was a set of guidelines that the movie industry used to regulate the content of films from the early 1930s until the late 1960s. The Hays Code was a regulation of industry guidelines for the self-censorship of content in the United States (1934-1968). The representation of LGBTQ characters and themes in popular cinema has been largely stereotypical. The flamboyant, effeminate, and often comedic caricature of ... The extant versions of the Code vary somewhat in typo- graphical details, layout, word choice, and arrangement of the text. Some omit the philosophical passages ... Hays (Garden. City, N.Y., 1955), 439-42. Histories of the Production Code vary on its authorship. See Paul W. Facey, The Legion of Decency: A Sociolog- ical ... In this episode, we interview three prominent guests to track the history of film censorship and discuss Hollywood's Hays Code from 1934 to ... The Motion Picture Production Code was a set of industry guidelines for the self-censorship of content that was applied to most motion pictures released by ... PRODUCTION CODE ADMINISTRATION (HAYS OFFICE)In the early 1920s notorious sex scandals, as well as racy movie content and advertising, raised strong cries ... December 1944 reprint of June 13, 1934 production code. Pages 1-20. Subject Topical, Classification--Motion pictures · Motion pictures--Moral and ethical ... The Hays Code was a set of rules that enforced censorship on the American cinema in response to the increase of public complaints about the lewd content of ...