Breaking Down the Hays Code A Timeline of Key Events

The Code included a wide range of restrictions on items like nudity, obscenities, ridicule of religion, and “lustful kissing.” Evil characters ... In this episode, we interview three prominent guests to track the history of film censorship and discuss Hollywood's Hays Code from 1934 to ... PRODUCTION CODE ADMINISTRATION (HAYS OFFICE)In the early 1920s notorious sex scandals, as well as racy movie content and advertising, raised strong cries ... We continue our spotlight the Hays Gaze looking at pre-Code films and the Hays Code by looking at the '31 and '40 film adaptations of DR. March 31, 1930 is the day the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (the precursor organization to our current MPAA) officially adopted the Hays ... The moral code that governed mid-20th century American film-making. Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the ... First of all, the Code prohibited a picture from “lowering the moral standards of those who see it.” It called for depictions of the “correct ... My family started Universal Studios, and I make videos about their work and legacy. The Hays Code was a set of motion picture censorship ... The Hays Code was a regulation of industry guidelines for the self-censorship of content in the United States (1934-1968).