Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America

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film industry trade association self-regulatory organization

The Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America was the early 20th-century U.S. film industry trade association, led for many years by Will H. Hays, that regulated Hollywood content and represented major studios.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Motion Picture Association of America 19
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America canonical 11
Motion Picture Association 4

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film industry trade association ⓘ
self-regulatory organization ⓘ
activeInPeriod Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood

silent film era ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hays Office ⓘ
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
surface form: Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc.
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
developed Motion Picture Production Code ⓘ
surface form: Hays Code

Motion Picture Production Code ⓘ
dissolved 1945 ⓘ
focus film content regulation ⓘ
government relations and lobbying ⓘ
public relations for Hollywood ⓘ
foundedBy major Hollywood film studios ⓘ
headquartersLocation New York City ⓘ
historicalRole precursor to modern film rating systems ⓘ
historicalSignificance central organization in classical Hollywood studio system ⓘ
inception 1922 ⓘ
industry motion picture industry ⓘ
keyPerson Will H. Hays ⓘ
mainActivity issuing content guidelines to studios ⓘ
negotiating with state and local censorship boards ⓘ
promoting American films abroad ⓘ
namedAfter Will H. Hays ⓘ
notableWork Motion Picture Production Code ⓘ
president Will H. Hays ⓘ
presidentEnd 1945 ⓘ
presidentStart 1922 ⓘ
purpose lobby on behalf of the U.S. film industry ⓘ
regulate content of Hollywood films ⓘ
represent interests of major film studios ⓘ
regulationType depictions of sex and violence in films ⓘ
moral standards in films ⓘ
religious and political sensitivities in films ⓘ
regulatoryMechanism industry guidelines ⓘ
self-censorship ⓘ
represented 20th Century Fox ⓘ
surface form: 20th Century-Fox

Columbia Pictures ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
Paramount Pictures ⓘ
RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
United Artists ⓘ
Universal Pictures ⓘ
Warner Bros. Entertainment ⓘ
surface form: Warner Bros.
shortName Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: MPPDA
successor Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Motion Picture Association

Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Motion Picture Association of America

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Motion Picture Production Code → administeredBy → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
Paramount Pictures → memberOf → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association
Christopher Dodd → boardMemberOf → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America → shortName → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: MPPDA
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America → alsoKnownAs → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc.
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America → successor → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America → successor → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association
Production Code Administration → parentOrganization → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
Production Code Administration → parentOrganization → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: MPAA
Production Code Administration → foundedBy → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
MPAA film rating system → administeredBy → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association
American Film Institute → foundedBy → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
Will H. Hays → employer → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
Basic Instinct → ratingBoard → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
Lady and the Tramp → ratingSystem → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
The Incredibles 2 → ratingSystem → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
subject surface form: Incredibles 2
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
Pre-Code Hollywood → oversightBody → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing → hasFilmRatingSystem → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America (historical context)
Exit Wounds → ratingSystem → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
Ted (2012 film) → ratedBy → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
Unforgiven → ratedBy → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
Kinsey → filmRatingSystem → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
American cinema → regulatoryBody → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association
My Bloody Valentine → censorshipBy → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
Hays Office → parentOrganization → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
Hays Office → parentOrganization → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: MPPDA
PCA → parentOrganization → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
PCA → parentOrganization → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: MPAA
Geoffrey Shurlock → employer → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
Geoffrey Shurlock → employer → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
Geoffrey Shurlock → partOf → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
film "RoboCop" → ratingSystem → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
subject surface form: RoboCop
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
The Boss Baby → ratingSystem → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
Kazaa → facedLegalActionFrom → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
Your Cheatin’ Heart (1964 film) → ratingSystem → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
The Shaggy Dog → ratingSystem → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! → hasFilmRatingSystemIssueWith → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America
Passed (Production Code era) → usedBy → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
Joseph I. Breen → employer → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
Wall Street → ratedBy → Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motion Picture Association of America