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The Hays code

The Hays code. By Charley Presland. What is the Hays code?.

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The Hays code

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  1. The Hays code By Charley Presland

  2. What is the Hays code? • The Hays, adopted in 1930 but not seriously enforced until 1934, was a set of rules governing American filmmaking that shaped American cinema for over three decades. The Code placed a number of restrictions on all films to be produced, distributed or exhibited by the members of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), the organization today known as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).

  3. Who founded the hays code? In 1922, the presidents of the major motion picture studios, including Samuel Goldwyn, Louis B. Mayer, Jesse Lasky and Joseph Schenck, formed the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America to resist mounting calls for government censorship of American films. In addition, the founders of the organization wanted to foster a more favorable public image for the motion picture industry and to safeguard the role of then-silent films’ place in mainstream America. Former Postmaster General William Hays, a member of President Harding's Cabinet, led the organization and instituted initiatives to forestall government interference in filmmaking. He oversaw the creation of a system of industry-led self-censorship, known as The Production Code or the Hays Code, a regime requiring the review of all film scripts to ensure the absence of "offensive" material. In 1945, Hays was succeeded by former U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Eric Johnston. During Johnston's tenure the name of the organization was changed to "The Motion Picture Association of America." Johnston inherited the onerous censorship responsibilities associated with the Hays Code, but added to his mission the promotion of American films, which were gaining in popularity overseas in the post-World War II era. Following Johnston's death in 1963, the MPAA's top post remained unfilled for three years, while studio executives searched for a successor.

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