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.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hollywood self-regulatory body
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film censorship organization → |
| alsoKnownAs |
PCA
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| appliedRegulation |
Hays Code
→
Motion Picture Production Code → |
| appliedTo |
American theatrical motion pictures
→
Hollywood studio productions → |
| basedOnDocument |
1930 Motion Picture Production Code text
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| beganStrictEnforcement |
mid-1934
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| country |
United States
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| declineBegan |
1950s
→
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| dissolved |
1968
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| 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
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media regulation → |
| foundedBy |
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
→
Will H. Hays → |
| fullySupersededBy |
voluntary age-based rating system in 1968
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|
| headOfOrganization |
Geoffrey Shurlock
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Joseph I. Breen → |
| inception |
1934
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| industry |
Hollywood film industry
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| issued |
certificate of approval
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| jurisdiction |
member studios of the MPPDA
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| location |
California
→
Hollywood → Los Angeles → |
| operatedDuringPeriod |
Great Depression
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World War II → postwar Hollywood studio era → |
| parentOrganization |
MPAA
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Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America → |
| purpose |
enforce the Motion Picture Production Code
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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
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Motion Picture Association of America rating system → |
| requiredFor |
major studio film releases
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| significantEvent |
introduction of PCA seal requirement for distribution
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| significantImpact |
shaped content and themes of classical Hollywood cinema
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| supervisedBy |
Catholic Legion of Decency (informally influenced)
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Motion Picture Production Code
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administeredBy |