Rethinking the Hays Code Censorship, Morality, and the Evolution of Film

During the Hays Code, all cinematic portrayals of sexuality were censored, and sexual activity by both male and female characters was controlled ... The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Production Code Administration Files collection documents forty years of self-regulation and censorship in ... ... Code' and 'post-Code.' The 'Code' in question is the Motion Picture Production Code, better known as the 'Hays Code,' a reference to Motion ... It was the first attempt to introduce film censorship in the United States, and was fully enforced beginning July 1st, 1934. It remained in effect until the ... In pre-Code Hollywood, there were no guidelines around decency to the horror of religious organizations until the Hays Code was implemented. 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 ... Hays Code (1930) · Adultery, sometimes necessary plot material, must not be explicitly treated, or justified, or presented attractively. · Scenes of Passion. The film The Gang's All Here features Carmen Miranda and a chorus line doing the suggestive banana dance with five-foot bananas--banned abroad, but embraced in ... PRODUCTION CODE ADMINISTRATION (HAYS OFFICE)In the early 1920s notorious sex scandals, as well as racy movie content and advertising, raised strong cries ... The code aims to sanitize movies -- no nudity, suggestive dancing, miscegenation, ridicule of religion, illegal drug use, or objectionable language.