The Hays Code A Complex History of Film Regulation

The Hays Code was a regulation of industry guidelines for the self-censorship of content in the United States (1934-1968). “The code prohibited profanity, suggestive nudity, graphic or realistic violence, sexual persuasions and rape. It had rules around the use of ... Motion Picture Production Code American film studio self-censorship rules (1930–1967) In more languages The Hays Code, which prevented films from depicting sex or homosexuality, among other things, has no place in today's moviegoing world. The Hays Code is a set of rules and guidelines that Hollywood films were made to follow between the early 1930s and late 1960s. The Hays Code was a blueprint for self-censorship, ensuring films didn't cross lines that would provoke government intervention. 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 ... 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 ... Hays. The code was created to avoid a code of external censorship being imposed on movie production given the contemporary social climate. The ... The Hays Code, written by a Jesuit priest and Catholic publisher, was designed as a code regulating the moral content of feature films.