Motion Picture Production Code
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The Motion Picture Production Code was a set of industry moral guidelines that strictly governed the content of American films for several decades in the early-to-mid 20th century.
Aliases (4)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film censorship code
→
moral guidelines → self-regulatory code → |
| administeredBy |
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
→
Production Code Administration → |
| administeredFrom |
Hollywood, California
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| alsoKnownAs |
Hays Code
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| appliesTo |
American motion pictures
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Hollywood studio films → |
| basedOn |
Catholic moral teaching influences
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| country |
United States
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| effectiveEnforcementStart |
1934
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| endDate |
late 1960s
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| enforcementMechanism |
denial of distribution without approval
→
requirement of PCA seal of approval → |
| goal |
to avoid government censorship
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to promote moral standards in films → to protect the film industry’s public image → |
| historicalContext |
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| industry |
film industry
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| influencedBy |
Catholic Legion of Decency
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| jurisdiction |
major Hollywood studios
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| language |
English
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| namedAfter |
Will H. Hays
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| periodOfProminence |
1934–1950s
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| regulates |
portrayal of adultery
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portrayal of blasphemy → portrayal of childbirth → portrayal of clergy → portrayal of crime so that crime does not pay → portrayal of law enforcement → portrayal of marriage and family → portrayal of national symbols → portrayal of nudity → |
| replacedBy |
MPAA film rating system
→
Motion Picture Association of America rating system → |
| scope |
content of films
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depiction of crime → depiction of drug use → depiction of homosexuality → depiction of miscegenation → depiction of profanity → depiction of religion → depiction of sex → depiction of violence → morality in films → |
| startDate |
1930
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| typeOfRestriction |
prior restraint on content
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Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Production Code Administration
→
Production Code Administration ("Hays Code") → |
appliedRegulation |
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Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
→
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ("Hays Code") → |
developed |
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Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
→
Will H. Hays ("Hays Code") → |
notableWork |
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Motion Picture Production Code
("Hays Code")
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alsoKnownAs |
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The Singing Fool
("pre-Code Hollywood")
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era |
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Catholic Legion of Decency
("Motion Picture Production Code enforcement")
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influenced |
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Panic in the Streets
("United States film rating system (pre-MPAA modern ratings)")
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motionPictureRatingSystem |
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Hollywood Golden Age
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regulatoryFramework |
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MPAA film rating system
("Hays Code")
→
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replaced |