Unraveling the Hays Code Hollywood's Battle Over Morality

... Code' and 'post-Code.' The 'Code' in question is the Motion Picture Production Code, better known as the 'Hays Code,' a reference to Motion ... PRODUCTION CODE ADMINISTRATION (HAYS OFFICE)In the early 1920s notorious sex scandals, as well as racy movie content and advertising, raised strong cries ... 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 ... A Code to Govern the Making of Motion and Talking Pictures: the Reasons Supporting It and the Resolution for Uniform Interpretation. My family started Universal Studios, and I make videos about their work and legacy. The Hays Code was a set of motion picture censorship ... And so it was that beginning 15 July 1934, every film produced by a MPPDA member would have to be approved by the PCA before it could be ... In 1968, Hollywood abandoned the Hays Code for good and formed the Motion Picture Association of America, which formed the rating system we ... Let's just get this out of the way: the Hays Code was awful. It was sexist, racist, homophobic nonsense that set film back decades and ... The Motion Picture Production Code. December, 1956. Pages 1-16. The Motion Picture Production Code—commonly known as the Hays Code—arrived in 1930. Co-written by a Catholic priest and the Catholic ...