Navigating the Labyrinth of the Hays Code Censorship and Creativity in Hollywood

The moral code that governed mid-20th century American film-making. 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 ... They also instituted a set of editorial “don'ts” and “be carefuls” for film producers in 1927. However, the MPPDA and Hays are best remembered ... The Hays Code was created to answer the moral outrage by church groups, politicians, and conservative social organizations to numerous pre-code ... it was eighty years ago today—15 July 1934—that the Production Code Administration, one of Hollywood's most successful attempts to police itself ... The Hollywood Production Code of 1930 and LGBT Characters. Bibliography. Danesi, Marcel. The History of the Kiss!: the Birth of Popular Culture. To skirt the guidelines, “lines were rewritten, dishabille scenes adroitly shuffled, and anatomies piquantly draped.” Other films used these and other ... 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 ... Movies from 1930 to 1967 were governed by a Production Code. This web site reproduces it and gives examples of where the Code prevented proposed stories and ... The Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 (Hays Code). If motion pictures present stories that will affect lives for the better, they can become the most ...