The Hays Code A Comprehensive Guide to Hollywood's Moral Compass

The Hays Code, which prevented films from depicting sex or homosexuality, among other things, has no place in today's moviegoing world. In pre-Code Hollywood, there were no guidelines around decency to the horror of religious organizations until the Hays Code was implemented. A Code to Govern the Making of Talking, Synchronized and Silent Motion Pictures. Formulated and formally adopted by The Association of Motion Picture Producers, ... The Hays Code - also known as the Motion Picture Production Code - was a set of guidelines that regulated the content of Hollywood movies. The Hays Code restricted the content seen in movies between 1934 and 1968. Here's how it affected Hollywood, and why it was ultimately ... The Pre-Code Films: Hays Code Censorship and the Ever-Changing Hollywood (Classics of 1930-34) [Cook, Sophie] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying ... The Hays Code was a set of rules that enforced censorship on the American cinema in response to the increase of public complaints about the lewd content of ... A look at the Hays Code. The censorship code of the golden age of Hollywood, and how the Studio System of that era made it possible. PRODUCTION CODE ADMINISTRATION (HAYS OFFICE)In the early 1920s notorious sex scandals, as well as racy movie content and advertising, raised strong cries ... 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 ...