Illuminating the Hays Code Uncovering its Lasting Legacy

The moral code that governed mid-20th century American film-making. In this episode, we interview three prominent guests to track the history of film censorship and discuss Hollywood's Hays Code from 1934 to ... 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 Catholic-pushed Motion Picture Production Code (AKA the Hays Code) came to define American cinema through both its limits and its loopholes for decades. The Hays Code was part of a censorship program meant to appease religious groups who denounced indecent movies. Hollywood didn't enforce it too strictly at ... Full documentation from a selection of 500 film titles in the Motion Picture Association of America Production Code Administration records. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Production Code. Administration Files collection documents forty years of self-regulation. Hays Code ... The Motion Picture Production Code was a set of industry guidelines for the self-censorship of content that was applied to most motion pictures ... ... Code' and 'post-Code.' The 'Code' in question is the Motion Picture Production Code, better known as the 'Hays Code,' a reference to Motion ... Formally known as the Motion Picture Production Code, but more popularly remembered as The Hays Code, named after William H. Hays president of the Motion ...