Production Code Administration
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The Production Code Administration was the Hollywood industry office that enforced the Motion Picture Production Code, reviewing and approving film content for moral acceptability from the 1930s to the 1960s.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Production Code Administration canonical | 12 |
| Production Code era | 1 |
| Production Code office | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T379933 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Production Code Administration Context triple: [Motion Picture Production Code, administeredBy, Production Code Administration]
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Production Accounting and Auditing System
The Production Accounting and Auditing System is a federal information system used to track, reconcile, and audit production and revenue data from natural resource extraction on public and tribal lands.
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B.
Production and Marketing Administration
The Production and Marketing Administration was a United States Department of Agriculture agency responsible for overseeing farm production programs and the marketing and distribution of agricultural commodities in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was a New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs during the Great Depression by funding public works and arts projects across the United States.
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D.
Software Development Laboratories
Software Development Laboratories was the original name of the company that later became Oracle Corporation, a major multinational database and enterprise software company.
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Office of Production Management
The Office of Production Management was a U.S. World War II-era agency responsible for coordinating and directing industrial production for national defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Production Code Administration Target entity description: The Production Code Administration was the Hollywood industry office that enforced the Motion Picture Production Code, reviewing and approving film content for moral acceptability from the 1930s to the 1960s.
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A.
Production Accounting and Auditing System
The Production Accounting and Auditing System is a federal information system used to track, reconcile, and audit production and revenue data from natural resource extraction on public and tribal lands.
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B.
Production and Marketing Administration
The Production and Marketing Administration was a United States Department of Agriculture agency responsible for overseeing farm production programs and the marketing and distribution of agricultural commodities in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was a New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs during the Great Depression by funding public works and arts projects across the United States.
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D.
Software Development Laboratories
Software Development Laboratories was the original name of the company that later became Oracle Corporation, a major multinational database and enterprise software company.
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E.
Office of Production Management
The Office of Production Management was a U.S. World War II-era agency responsible for coordinating and directing industrial production for national defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hollywood self-regulatory body
ⓘ
film censorship organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | PCA ⓘ |
| appliedRegulation |
Motion Picture Production Code
ⓘ
surface form:
Hays Code
Motion Picture Production Code ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
American theatrical motion pictures
ⓘ
Hollywood studio productions ⓘ |
| basedOnDocument | 1930 Motion Picture Production Code text ⓘ |
| beganStrictEnforcement | mid-1934 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declineBegan | 1950s ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1968 ⓘ |
| enforcedStandard |
requirements that crime not pay
ⓘ
requirements that marriage be upheld as an institution ⓘ restrictions on blasphemy ⓘ restrictions on depictions of crime ⓘ restrictions on depictions of sex ⓘ restrictions on miscegenation depictions ⓘ restrictions on nudity ⓘ restrictions on profanity ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film censorship
ⓘ
media regulation ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
ⓘ
Will H. Hays ⓘ |
| fullySupersededBy | voluntary age-based rating system in 1968 ⓘ |
| headOfOrganization |
Geoffrey Shurlock
ⓘ
Joseph I. Breen ⓘ |
| inception | 1934 ⓘ |
| industry | Hollywood film industry ⓘ |
| issued | certificate of approval ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | member studios of the MPPDA ⓘ |
| location |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Hollywood ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ |
| operatedDuringPeriod |
Great Depression
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ postwar Hollywood studio era ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
ⓘ
surface form:
MPAA
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ |
| purpose |
enforce the Motion Picture Production Code
ⓘ
grant approval seals to motion pictures ⓘ prevent government censorship through industry self-regulation ⓘ review film scripts and completed films for moral acceptability ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
MPAA film rating system
ⓘ
MPAA film rating system ⓘ
surface form:
Motion Picture Association of America rating system
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| requiredFor | major studio film releases ⓘ |
| significantEvent | introduction of PCA seal requirement for distribution ⓘ |
| significantImpact | shaped content and themes of classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Catholic Legion of Decency
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Legion of Decency (informally influenced)
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Subject: Production Code Administration Description of subject: The Production Code Administration was the Hollywood industry office that enforced the Motion Picture Production Code, reviewing and approving film content for moral acceptability from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Referenced by (14)
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