The Hays Code A Complex Legacy of Censorship and Artistic Suppression

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 purpose of the 1930 Hays Code was to establish a voluntary self-censoring system for the production of movies and to improve the image of Hollywood. 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 ... From the beginnings of motion pictures in the 1890s, some civic authorities have felt they needed to be regulated to protect innocent young minds and ... The Code included a wide range of restrictions on items like nudity, obscenities, ridicule of religion, and “lustful kissing.” Evil characters ... The Hays Code spelled out acceptable and unacceptable content for motion pictures produced for a public audience in the United States. The Code ... 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 ... Motion Picture Production Code American film studio self-censorship rules (1930–1967) In more languages What movies were improved by The Hayes Code? ... The Hays Code spelled out acceptable and unacceptable content for motion pictures produced for a ... In 1930, Hollywood teamed up with the Catholic Church. The result was the Production Code, a document that dictated what movies could and ...